Air Products, Technip signed a deal for supply of LNG process technology and equipment for Inner Mongolia mid-scale LNG project.
From 22 to 25 September 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has carried out an audit of the control and management of materials handling and the technical condition of lifting equipment at Statoil and the company’s management of lifting-equipment maintenance at Snorre A platform, in the Norwe
Imperium has signed a worldwide licensing arrangement with Subsea 7 to adapt Imperium’s unique ultrasound camera inspection system for subsea applications. The agreement covers a variety of diver and ROV mounted uses in an offshore energy setting. Once Imperium’s tools are adapted for subsea usage,
The upper Hudson River dredging program, administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and General Electric (GE), will be in progress during the 2014 Navigation Season between Lock C-4 in Stillwater and Lock C-8 in Fort Edward. The dredging operations are lighted, have day
Ahead of the second anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the first “Sandy Infrastructure Inventory” of the historic $17 billion investment of federal Sandy aid funding to date, that has gone towards resilient green infrastructure, transportation, coastal protecti
Aberdeen Coastguard received a request early on Saturday morning, which prompted the rapid response of Invergordon Lifeboat to attend an incident in the Cromarty Firth. Invergordon RNLI Trent Class Lifeboat and her volunteer crew were launched just before 7.00am to assist the dredger WD Mersey. The
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has informed shipping, harbor craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the West Jurong Channel dredging scheme is currently underway. This deepening work will be carried out by the grab dredgers which will be held by 3 spuds as an
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Statoil consent to use the Deepsea Atlantic mobile drilling facility for drilling and well operations at Gullfaks Sør. The consent covers production drilling and work on existing production wells, in addition to permanent plugging and abandonment of thr
The U.S. Navy has committed to get half of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2020. One element of that strategy will be looking to extract energy from tides, currents and waves. The University of Washington is helping to reach that goal with an $8 million, four-year contract from the Nav
The Panama Canal Expansion is back on track with final completion of the project set for 2016. When this major construction project is completed, it will more than double the cargo capacity of the century old canal. The expanded Panama Canal will change shipping patterns and affect ports up and down
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District’s project at Barnegat Inlet requires dredging to provide a safe, reliable navigation channel for one of the most dangerous inlets on the east coast. The project is critical to a large fishing fleet consisting of full-time commercial, charter and
Ashtead Technology has set up, a first-of-its-kind, subsea training academy in Aberdeen in the world-renowned subsea centre of excellence at Westhill. The subsea technology training academy will meet global demand for improved competency in the configuration, operation and maintenance of increasingl
Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company, introduced StingBlade conical diamond element bit. StingBlade bits increase run length and rate of penetration (ROP) while delivering improved steering response in directional applications. “In the continuous drive for increasing efficiency and lowering costs whil
Maersk Drilling’s third drillship, Maersk Venturer, which was delivered September 25, 2014 from the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si in South-Korea, has secured a short term contract with oil major Total. Maersk Venturer will start a one well programme offshore Malaysia with an es
