Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, has won two orders in Brazil and the Bahamas. The activities involve dredging work for the construction of a new shipyard in Aracruz, Brazil. The client is Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA),
Statoil has received consent for installation and temporary operation of a modular drilling rig (MDR) at the Heimdal facility. Installation will begin in the third quarter of 2014 with commissioning scheduled for November. Heimdal is a gas field lying under 120 metres of water in block 25/4 in the c
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. has reported net income of $90 million, or $0.65 per share, for the second quarter of 2014, compared with net income of $185 million, or $1.33 per share, in the same period a year earlier. Revenues in the second quarter of 2014 were $692 million, compared with revenue
VVV-Spetstekhnika, a Kherson-based manufacturer of suction dredgers, recently delivered new dredger, the НСС 400/20-F-GR to a customer in Ukraine. The model, equipped with two removable suction nozzles on the suction tube and capable of dredging up to 10m, was produced in just four months. Control h
Dredge Yard recently acquired and installed additional new machines in its facility in Turkey. This equipment, CNC vertical lathes and CNC Pattern Maker, will increase their capacity in the machining and assembly shop and to align with the capacity of the casting and fettling. Dredge Yard with its s
At the end of June 2014, one of Conbit’s specialist lifting crews replaced the flare tip on the OFON2 complex, offshore Nigeria. A team of 5 people completed the job within a limited shutdown period. The OFON field is located in block OML 102, approximately 45 km off the southeast coast of Nigeria a
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) announced that findings from the first and second phases of a Joint Industry Project (JIP) into understanding the effect of slug flow on pipelines and risers has led to significant enhancements in their software package, Flexcom, to deliver automated slug capabilities. Subsea
Downer EDI Limited (Downer) will implement the RIB iTWOcx Cloud Project Document Management, Collaboration and Governance Platform to deliver a trustworthy and auditable project management system for their downstream portion of the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. The contra
The Legislature of the Virgin Islands, during a special session held on July 21st, approved a Coastal Zone Management permit to dredge off the St. Thomas for larger cruise ships and legislation allowing the Virgin Islands Port Authority refinance bonds to save interest and fund the port improvements
The dredging/de-silting of two rivers in Tewksbury to help reduce the risk of flooding has been welcomed by Gloucestershire County Council. The work to remove silt from two places in the River Swilgate and Carrant Brook will help move water through the area faster and reduce the risk of flooding. Th
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has announced that findings from the first and second phases of a Joint Industry Project into understanding the effect of slug flow on pipelines and risers has led to significant enhancements in their software package, Flexcom, to deliver automated slug capabilities. Subsea sy
The Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation has approved the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIA Report) for the section of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline that will cross the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Turkey. The EIA Report consists of an assessment of potential impacts o
The Lynnhaven Inlet Federal Navigation Channel is fully navigable after a $2 million maintenance dredging project, managed by the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, removed critical shoaling conditions exacerbated by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The maintenance dredging also featured benefi
The Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation has approved the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIA Report) for the section of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline that will cross the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Turkey. The EIA Report consists of an assessment of potential impacts o
