Aquamarine Power has appointed John Malcolm as their new Chief Executive Officer. He will take the reins at the Edinburgh-based business on October 15. The current CEO Martin McAdam is stepping down after six and half years in post. John Malcolm has broad international experience, and has been a non
U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Senate Energy Committee and Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, urged Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to increase federal investment in Louisiana’s waterways during a roundtable discussion with port d
Escalating energy requirements and declining reserves in existing wells are lending momentum to subsea exploration, fuelling the adoption of subsea equipment globally, Frost & Sullivan report reveals. As attractive returns and higher recovery rates position subsea exploration to challenge the near-s
R.E. Staite Engineering, Inc., from San Diego, California, has won a $12.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of the Redwood City Harbor Channel. During the project, the contractor will remove up to 600,000 cubic yards of material. According to the defense.gov, it is estimate
Recently at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, MIT researchers unveiled an oval-shaped submersible robot, a little smaller than a football, with a flattened panel on one side that it can slide along an underwater surface to perform ultrasound scans. Originally designed t
Bristow Group Inc., the provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, has announced that since the beginning of calendar year 2014, it has secured several renewal and new multi-year contracts for oil and gas and search and rescue operations (SAR). The announcement was made in adva
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
FoundOcean and Ranger Offshore have signed a strategic agreement this month. The partnership will offer clients a competitive, design-to-installation solution for a range of projects. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Ranger Offshore provides marine and subsea construction support services including
FoundOcean and Ranger Offshore, Inc. signed a strategic agreement this month focused on Mexico region, formalizing the relationship that has developed between the two oil and gas sector specialists. To remind, in May this year, FoundOcean has been awarded approved supplier status for offshore grouti
Cedar Bayou and Vinson Slough channels were opened on September 25, 2014, after having been sealed in the 1970s and enduring decades of negative impacts from siltation and low water flows. The restoration of Cedar Bayou and Vinson Slough has created the vital connection from Mesquite and Aransas Bay
WesternGeco, a Schlumberger subsidiary, has exercised option to extend ‘Geco Bluefin’ charter.
GTT of France said it received five AIPs for transportation of liquefied gases other than LNG. As an outcome of the shale gas revolution in the US, there is an abundant supply of ethane. In order to use this ethane, it must be transported, consequently, interest in ethane as a cargo is on the rise,
The City of Winona has announced that the East End Boat Harbor will be closed for approximately one month to accommodate the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi River channel dredging and sand offloading. The Winona Port Authority earlier approved an agreement with the Army Corps to deposit ab
N-Sea, the Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) specialist, has recently completed its inaugural diving scope with the innovative TUP Diving System® (Transfer Under Pressure). The diving scope involved X-mas tree assistance with the deployment of the TUP Diving System® for client ONE (Oranje-Nas
