Decommissioning North Sea oil and gas facilities is projected to cost £40.6 billion ($66.3 billion) over the next 25 years in the North Sea, Oil & Gas UK says. According to Oil & Gas UK when the time is right, oil companies will seek to decommission as efficiently and cost effectively as possible wh
Germany’s Siemens will buy Dresser-Rand, a U.S.-based oilfield equipment provider, for a sum of $7.6 billion.
Peaceful community action and last minute letters outlining crucial new evidence from Senator Scott Ludlam has ‘Stopped the Clock’ on the disastrous canal and marina development at Point Peron. After months of well-orchestrated community campaigning to halt a decision by Federal Environment Minister
Sevan Drilling ASA, an international offshore drilling contractor, has entered into a standstill agreement with Cosco (Qidong) Offshore Co. Limited related to Sevan Developer’s construction contract. Earlier in August, in the Q2 earnings report, the company mentioned significant delay in the deliver
Marine extraction sites alter the morphology of the seabed and in doing so offer unique opportunities to create a new environment in these locations, stated the article “Utilizing the Full Potential of Dredging Works: Ecologically Enriched Extraction Sites”, published in the September issue of Terra
Dredging works on the rivers Parrett and Tone are in full swing. This work is taking place on the left hand bank of the Parrett between the confluence with the river Tone and Burrowbridge. [mappress] September 22, 2014
The Annual General Meeting of the European Dredging Association (EuDA) is scheduled for 13 November 2014. With the title “Breaking Trade Barriers around the World – Special Focus on the World Dredging Markets”, this event will take place at the Stanhope Hotel in Brussels and will start at 10.00am. “
Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado on Sunday reiterated his call for the massive dredging of heavily-silted rivers in Bulacan and Pampanga to mitigate the effects of severe flooding due to climate change. The governor said most of the flooded areas in the fourth and second congressional districts of
In early 2014 the construction of the offshore wind farm Butendiek, located in the North Sea west of Sylt, started. Butendiek comprises 80 turbines with each 3.6 MW, resulting in a total capacity of 288 MW. Jan De Nul Group is in charge of the installation of scour protection for the 80 monopiles. T
Floods in Bangkok and the Thames delta, salt intrusion in Egypt and Bangladesh; these are just some examples of rising risks to coastal river deltas and delta cities driven by rapid urbanization, subsidence and climate change. How to manage the growing risks for population and industry in the deltas
The upper Hudson River dredging project, 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
TGS, a provider of multi-client geoscience data to oil and gas exploration and production companies, is continuing its Explorer Series seismic acquisition program in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Panfilo 3D will add 11,500 km(2) to TGS’ multi-client library in the Lund and Henderson Central Gul
The Bearskin Neck Stone Jetty in Rockport, Mass., will be repaired under the terms of a $2.8 million contract issued recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by Classic Site Solutions, Inc., of Springfield, Mass. Construction is scheduled to start
Polarcus Limited has signed a Letter of Award with TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA for the charter of a Polarcus A-Class 3D seismic vessel offshore US Gulf of Mexico. TGS is continuing its Explorer Series seismic acquisition program in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Panfilo 3D will add 11,500
