EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin announced yesterday at an event in Dover, Delaware, that EPA has awarded a total of $2.6 million in Wetland Program Development Grants to six recipients in EPA’s Mid-Atlantic region. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environment Control (DNRE
Vallourec has started delivering premium line pipe for the offshore Egina field, operated by Total Upstream Nigeria. The Egina oil field is located 130km off the coast of Nigeria, in 1,750 m water depth indeepwater Oil Mining Lease (OML) 130. The field is currently under development and the produc
The dredging program will be carried out very soon in the vicinity of Pulau Muara Besar (PMB) in Brunei, according to Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd. On behalf of Hengyi, subcontractors LSL and WEC Sdn Bhd will perform the dredging activity in the surrounding areas of PMB Western and Southern Channels fr
After years of excellent cooperation in South East Asia, at the beginning of this year DRAGFLOW Singapore was born and it’s already successfully accomplished many projects such as the deepening and normalization of the Pun Hlaing River in Hlaing Thar Yar Township, Myanmar. Satisfied with what has be
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions will showcase its subsea capabilities at two UK conferences this month. The sealing specialist is helping oilfield operators “stay ahead of the game” in the quest to drill deeper, providing high-integrity sealing solutions able to stand up to the extreme operating pressu
A fleet of seven robotic vehicles were launched into the ocean off southwest England this week, in the most ambitious project of its kind in Europe. The vehicles are aiming to travel up to 300 miles over the next 20 days, and will be collecting scientific data about ocean processes and marine life.
A team of McDermott experts has achieved what the company says is a first of a kind in the valve industry; the world’s largest forged body specialty valve. The valve was created in collaboration with a leading valve manufacturer. The valves are destined for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project. “T
McDermott’s experts, in collaboration with a leading valve manufacturer, have developed, as the company claims, a first of a kind in the valve industry, the world’s largest forged body specialty valve, for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project. “The Ichthys Project umbilical, riser and flowline inf
McDermott said that its team of experts has achieved a first of a kind in the valve industry; creating the world’s largest forged body specialty valve, in collaboration with Subsea. The valves are destined for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project in Australia. “The Ichthys project umbilical, riser
The Port of Wells dredging project is scheduled for Monday, October 6, 2014. The port’s dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel north of number 4 buoy, between buoys 2 and 4. All material dredged from these areas will be placed on the berm which is marked by th
Norway’s Aptomar will provide its oil spill detection and combating technology to Fafnir Offshore’s Polarsyssel vessel that will operate offshore Svalbard. The Polarsyssel PSV was recently delivered to Fafnir Offshore, Icelandic offshore service company , from Havyard Ship Technology’s yard in Leirv
Fugro has been awarded a contract by BP Exploration Operating Company for the provision of wellhead and riser monitoring services. The contract will support BP drilling activities for the Quad 204 redevelopment of the Schiehallion field, West of Shetland. A total of 25 wells are to be drilled over t
Director of Dredgers’ Administration with the Suez Canal Authority, Ahmed Sayed Ahmed, stated recently that the project of digging the New Suez Canal so far underwent several stages, including designing, dry digging and dredging. Ahmed added that the dredging stage reached 9 meters depth, as about 2
Polarcus has reported that Polarcus Alima has been mobilized for a dual-azimuth proprietary 3D seismic survey offshore Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa.