MMT has recently completed a geophysical cable route survey for the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm (OWF) project for Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH. The geophysical survey was performed by MMT for the entire inner array grid cable route. The geophysical survey included bathymetric and side-scan s
The Coastal Engineering Research Board (CERB), which provides guidance to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for coastal engineering research, will meet September 18th and 19th at the Wyndham Jacksonville, 1515 Prudential Dr., Jacksonville, Fla. The theme of the meeting is “Regional Sediment Managemen
The Navy will christen the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) Choctaw County, named for three U.S. counties, located in Mississippi, Alabama and Oklahoma, which share the county’s name, during a ceremony in Mobile, Ala., Sept. 15. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will deliver the ceremony’s principal add
Tap Oil, a stakeholder in the Manora Oil Development, offshore Thailand, has announced that the contracts for the Floating, Storage Offtake (FSO) Unit conversion and charter have been awarded to affiliates of Tanker Pacific Offshore Terminals Pte Ltd. (TPOT). The FSO conversion will be undertaken in
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces an Athena field operational and production update. The planned hydraulic intervention to eliminate the production tubing blockage in the P1 well, using a Remotely Operated Vehicle Support Vessel, has been performed. This intervention, involving the pumping of fluids into
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that the company received the “Best Performing Container Liner Shipping Company” award sponsored by Eigen Verladers Organisatie (EVO) of the Netherlands. The award was based on a joint assessment by EVO and Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands, ev
Aging infrastructure for marine ports, inland waterways, and airports threatens more than 1 million U.S. jobs according to a new Failure to Act report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Between now and 2020, investment needs in the nation’s marine ports and inland waterways sector
Matt Lang has joined Hydroid, Inc., a Pocasset-based manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), as a senior proposal associate. Prior to joining Hydroid, Lang was a proposal coordinator for CG Power Solutions in Albany, New York. In his new role, Lang will be responsible for proposal dev
On September 6, 2012, Petrobras began oil production in the ultra-deep waters of the Chinook oil field from the floating production, storage and offloading platform, FPSO BW Pioneer, moored some 250 kilometers off the coast of the State of Louisiana in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. It is the first FPSO t
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the WILLIAM FLORES, the third Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. The announcement was made by Bollinger executive vice president of new construction, Chris Bollinger, “We are very pleased to announce the delivery of the WILLIAM FLORES
On the morning of Sep. 6th, 2012, CHEC signed the Main Contract for Mozambique Nacala Coal Wharf Project with the owner CVRD Inco in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. The value of the contract was around US 73 million dollars, with the construction duration of 24 months. This symbolized that CHEC s
The United States Environmental Protection Agency in coordination with the US Navy and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced approval of the thirteenth Record of Decision (ROD) at the Naval Submarine Base – New London Superfund site in Groton, Conn. In signing the R
Carlos Morales-Gil, Director-general Exploration & Production of the Mexican oil company Pemex will participate in the Offshore Energy Conference 2012 in Amsterdam. He will present the latest developments in upstream oil and gas in Mexico and Pemex’s strategy for the future. The Offshore Energy Conf
On September 6, 2012, Petrobras began oil production in the ultra-deep waters of the Chinook oilfield from the floating production, storage and offloading platform, FPSO BW Pioneer, moored some 250 kilometers off the coast of the State of Louisiana in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. It is the first FPSO to
