Cavache Inc., one of the leading companies in dredging industry, is using an Ellicott 1170 dredge to perform the 40ft. maintenance dredging project for Manatee Harbor. Since the works began some two months ago, the 2010 Maya Caelyn is dredging the entrance channel, turning basin and berthing areas i
The Seabed Excavator, a multipurpose subsea tool carrier and dredging vehicle, developed by Swire Seabed, is capable of working at 2500 metres water depth. The video shows Seabed Excavator vehicle in action. The system is delivered with a Kongsberg Evotec active heave compensated LARS system, and th
Three months after its last delivery, Fugro has received the third of a series of three Fugro Offshore Coastal Survey Vessels (FOCSV) being built by Damen on December 12th 2014. Like her sisters, Fugro Frontier is a compact, diesel-electric FOCSV designed for a variety of tasks. However, Fugro Front
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, to use Oseberg Vestflanke beyond its originally planned life. Oseberg Vestflanke is part of the Oseberg field and has been developed using subsea facilities tied back to the Oseberg field centre. The plan for development and op
Nexans has provided to BP and its Shah Deniz development project, in the Caspian Sea, the first delivery in what will be, according to Nexans, the world’s largest and most complex Direct Electrical Heating (DEH) system to date. Nexans is supplying a comprehensive subsea DEH system solution including
The Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Building has issued investment approval for the units to be erected by Energinet.dk in order to connect the forthcoming offshore wind turbines at Kriegers Flak in the Baltic Sea to the onshore electricity grid. The approval allows Energinet.dk to enter int
Bowtech Products, a provider of subsea vision systems, welcomed a delegation from Japan to their Aberdeen Headquarters. The delegation was led by Yoshihiko Ikumura, president of Marimex Japan K.K. and included colleagues from Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) and Nippon
Dredging works to remove about 3.000.000 m3 of material from Piombino Harbor are currently underway. These works, undertaken by DEME Group, are included in the project for the realization of facilities and environmental interventions aimed to the improvement and the industrial competitiveness of the
Technip’s vessel Top Estrela do Mar has arrived in Brazil and has started operations. Characterized by its high pipelay tension capacity of 550 tons, the vessel will be employed mainly to install umbilical and flexible flowlines and risers to connect subsea wells to floating production units. These
FMC Technologies has received an order worth $268 million from Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited (a Chevron company), operator of the Agbami field, to provide subsea equipment for operations in the Agbami field, offshore Nigeria. The Agbami field is located 70 nautical miles (113 km) off the coast o
FMC Technologies has received an order from Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron company, operator of the Agbami field, to provide subsea equipment for operations in the Agbami field, offshore Nigeria. According to FMC, the value of the order is $268 million. The Agbami field is located 70 n
The HYPACK® 2015 USA Training Event will be held in San Antonio, TX, from January 5th- 8th, 2015. The HYATT REGENCY San Antonio Riverwalk will be providing accommodations and hosting for the annual event. During the event, the company will reveal the newest version of its software, the HYPACK® 2015.
Vattenfall, the Swedish energy company, have agreed a £164M deal to transfer ownership of a Kent wind farm’s electricity export cables and substations. The agreement, with international infrastructure group Balfour Beatty, was finalised following a tender process, managed by energy regulator Ofgem,
Deputy Leader of Essex County Council, Councillor Kevin Bentley made a visit to the Clacton and Holland-on-Sea coastal protection scheme recently to inspect the first completed beaches of the 22 new ones being built to safeguard a 5km stretch of coast. Cllr Bentley, who is responsible for Economic G
