Norshore Atlantic, Norshore’s first versatile drilling vessel, has now begun on the contract with Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd on the Malikai field in Malaysia. After arriving in Malaysia last week, the vessel has been through different pre-operational acceptance tests. The contract commenced M
Dragflow S.r.l. is a world player in solid pumping solutions with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment. Hereby we are bringing you an exclusive story about the commissioning of the Dragflow Dredging Pump Model HY85B in the Philippines, Caraga
As previously reported on August 19th and August 27th, the Sevan Louisiana continues to encounter operational difficulties due to the BOP and supporting systems. The original issue with the BOP has been rectified, however the BOP tensioner support systems still needs further repair and replacements
Seaborn Networks has announced that to better address its contracted customer demand, its Seabras-1 submarine fiber optic cable has been increased to be a 6-fiber pair system with a maximum upgradeable capacity of 60Tbps. “We increased the system size in response to the significant pent up demand on
KrisEnergy Ltd., an independent upstream oil and gas company, has announced that the S.V. Nordic Bahari vessel has started acquisition of 1,200 km 2D seismic data in the Sakti production sharing contract (“PSC”) offshore East Java, Indonesia. The acquisition program was awarded to PT. Alamjaya Makmu
The Australian Greens said that their strong campaign standing with the community against dredge spoil dumping in the Great Barrier Reef has resulted in the Newman Government finally considering onshore disposal of the Abbot Point dredge spoil. “The immense community, scientific and international op
When designing the new Cat® M318F and M320F Wheel Excavators, Caterpillar solicited customer input for characteristics considered important. Heading the list were initial quality and reliability, low operating costs, operator comfort and safety, simplicity of operation and maintenance, durability, a
The Queensland Government has today revealed a long term port development strategy that will see dredge material produced at Abbot Point beneficially re-used on land. Premier Campbell Newman said the Queensland Government had been working on the Abbot Point Beneficial Reuse Strategy since coming to
Van Oord: New SRI Vessel for Offshore Division Van Oord has ordered a new subsea rock installation vessel. Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Shanghai will build the vessel at its Ningbo yard in China. The vessel will be delivered in 2016. GLDD Wins $30 Mln Freeport Harbor Contract Great Lakes Dredge
The Energy Department has released the first National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study (NOWEGIS). The NOWEGIS investigated the key economic and technological factors that will influence the integration of offshore wind energy onto the national grid. NOWEGIS suggests that the United St
Searcher Seismic has reported that the acquisition of the Pinatubo multi-client 2D seismic survey is now complete. The 3,510 km survey covering a 10 by 20 km grid in the West Luzon Basin includes coverage over the PECR5 bid round blocks 8,9,10 & 11. The Pinatubo 2D survey offers for the first time a
JDR will showcase its industry leading inter-array cable designs, cable accessories and post-delivery offshore services at Wind Energy Hamburg. JDR’s engineering team has led the development of inter-array cables for offshore wind operators across a range of important projects including the Meerwind
Dolphin has been awarded an industry first ever 16 streamer 3D seismic contract for an undisclosed client in the Kara Sea. The contract has a duration of approximately 3 months and will begin in Q2 of 2015. Dolphin will utilise one of the high capacity ice classed 3D seismic vessels for the survey a
Significant challenges often require a team effort. Restoring the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary is one of them. A group of professionals from the Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently joined 200+ scientists, engineers, academics and restoration professionals at a major symposium
