IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has signed an agreement with Deloitte, making the professional services firm its strategic partner for the deployment of IFS Applications™ in the offshore, oil & gas and maritime industry in the Benelux. Through the agreement, IFS is expanding its par
New FOI documents revealed that the conclusions from modelling of deep ocean currents published by GBRMPA in 2013, were fiercely disputed by the Queensland Ports Association (QPA) because the results called into question all previous port modelling and monitoring, North Queensland Conservation Counc
On 20 and 21 May 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s barrier management in the early phase of the Johan Sverdrup project prior to the plan for development and operation (PDO). The objective of a pre-PDO audit is to monitor that the operator’s plans and
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in conjunction with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, continue work on a $36.5 million coastline restoration project at Rockaway Beach by placing nearly 3.5 millio
Greater New Orleans, Inc. announced the launch of the Coalition for Coastal Resilience and Economy (CCRE). CCRE is a business led coalition that will create an educated, informed voice of advocacy for sustainable restoration efforts in Louisiana’s wetlands, rivers, deltas, and coastline. “Water is t
The EEW in Rostock, Germany, is working on the 940 tonnes XL monopiles that will be deployed at DONG Energy’s offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2. The 66.5 meter long monopiles have a diameter of 7.5 meter and a total weight of 940 tonnes. According to schedule, the monopiles will be rammed into [
The Administration of the Yuzhny Port (Odessa region) increased the port dues that are levied on capesize vessels with drafts of more than 14.5 meters at its berths No. 5 and No. 6 on July 1. This became possible after the port acquired the ability to handle vessels with drafts of up to 18.5 meters
Karoon has executed final agreements with members of the QGOG Constellation S.A. group for contracting the “Olinda Star” semi‐submersible drilling rig. The “Olinda Star” has been contracted to complete up to four wells in Karoon’s 65% owned and operated Santos Basin blocks, S‐M‐1037, 1101, 1102, 116
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a contract worth $2.7 million from OMV (Norge) AS and its partners in PL537 for 3D EM data acquisition in the Barents Sea. The survey will start in July using the vessel Atlantic Guardian. Atlantic Guardian is a cable laying / seabed mapping vessel
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded the final contract to complete the Roseau, Minnesota, flood diversion project on July 9. R.J. Zavoral & Sons, Inc., from East Grand Forks, N.D., was awarded a $12 million contract to begin working on the final phase of the diversion projec
Petrobras facing $15B loss in case of SBM Offshore contracts termination Petrobras, Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, has said that it may have a reduction of $15 billion in net income between 2014 and 2018 in case of termination of current contracts with SBM Offshore. Offshore helicopter saf
Snøhvit is the first offshore development in the Barents Sea and the first major development on the Norwegian continental shelf with no surface installations. The seabed facilities are designed to be over-trawlable, so that neither they nor fishing equipment will suffer any damage from coming into c
Siemens has completed installation of the offshore platform for the direct-current connection HelWin2. Working under contract from the German-Dutch grid operator TenneT, Siemens has thus achieved a decisive milestone of the German grid connection projects. “We have now installed three high-tech plat
Hydrex team has replaced the three leaking bow thruster shaft seals of a 400-meter container ship in Gdansk, Poland. The operation was performed on-site and underwater using the company’s flexible mobdocks. The vessel was able to continue its commercial activities without any hindrance or delay. Tog
