A new national poll shows the majority of Australians believe the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef has lost out to industrial development over past decades. Two-thirds of the community (66%) holds the view that the national icon’s World Heritage status makes it more important for protection
Gladstone is set to consolidate its position as Queensland’s industrial powerhouse following release of the new Ports Strategy for Queensland. Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Chief Executive Michael Roche said the strategy would inject new confidence into the sector. “The release of the Queenslan
ConocoPhillips Australia, the operator of the Darwin LNG export facility, said that it will replace the carbon dioxide (CO2) absorber to extend the life of the 3.7 mtpa LNG facility. Altus Logistics has been contracted to move the new piece of equipment on Sunday 15th June, which will temporarily di
AXYS Technologies Inc has announced that after a formal RFP process attracting responses from industry leaders, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DoE’s) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has awarded AXYS the contract to supply two WindSentinel floating LiDAR systems. The systems will be ma
Eight U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District projects that will provide critical infrastructure to local ports and ecosystem restoration efforts in Florida received approval as part of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014, which was signed into law yesterday. Fo
Following recent meetings between Chatham Rock Phosphate and Boskalis, the two parties have agreed a variation to the services agreement that the parties entered into July 2012. Under the agreement, Boskalis will assist CRP with the marine consent application; including providing technical advice an
The Research & Development Corporation (RDC) and Statoil Canada Ltd. have announced a collaborative investment in three new research and development projects with the potential to improve Arctic and harsh-environment offshore oil and gas operations in Newfoundland and Labrador and around the world.
The Florida Ports Council applauded President Obama for signing the bipartisan Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). The Council has been in Washington D.C. with officials with the Florida Executive Office of the Governor, the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Depart
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. said that 75.12 percent of the shareholders have elected a stock dividend distributed in the form of ordinary shares. As a result, 2,672,757 new ordinary shares will be issued today. The admission of these shares to trading on Euronext Amsterdam is required under the
The Governor Chris Christie’s Administration this week proposed technical revisions to land use rules for coastal areas that will maintain New Jersey’s high standards for protection of natural resources while providing more clarity to people who live and work in these areas, Department of Environmen
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is responding to an equipment failure on board the Deepwater Nautilus semisubmersible drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 100 miles south of Fourchon, Louisiana. The offshore oil and gas operator, Shell Offshore Inc., reported t
In another step forward for the Panama Canal Expansion Program, the second shipment of four rolling gates for the Third Set of Locks arrived yesterday from port of Trieste, Italy, to the waterway’s Atlantic side on board the semi-submersible vessel STX Sun Rise. “This is another milestone as it comp
Oceaneering International, Inc. has secured a contract from FMC Technologies, Inc., to supply umbilicals for the Jangkrik project located in the Muara Bakau PCS (Production Sharing Contract) area off the coast of Indonesia. The order is for super-duplex steel tube production control umbilicals, with
Oceaneering International, Inc. has secured a contract from FMC Technologies Singapore Pte Limited, a subsidiary of FMC Technologies, Inc., to supply umbilicals for the Jangkrik project located in the Muara Bakau PCS (Production Sharing Contract) area off the coast of Indonesia. The order is for sup
