Providence Resources, an Irish-based oil and gas explorer, has received an extension for its Kish Bank Basin license, offshore Dublin. According to Providence, the Minister of State for the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment has given his consent to extend the first phase o
Norfolk Marine’s vessel the Norfolk Swift has completed a full site bathymetric survey of Robin Rigg offshore wind farm. The contract was awarded to Norfolk Marine by E.on Climate & Renewables UK in early September 2016. The vessel was mobilised to site from Norfolk Marine’s Lowestoft yard by road t
Shipbuilding and offshore services company, Timsah, has chosen Saab Seaeye Cougar XTi underwater vehicle for its new multi-purpose supply vessel, built for hire. The A1 class 2441 ton ship is rated for towing, fire-fighting and offshore support and includes a helicopter pad and accommodation for 60
Oil major BP and oilfield technology giant General Electric (GE) have launched a new digital solution which the companies claim is designed to improve the efficiency, reliability, and safety of BP’s oil and gas production operations. The solution has been named the Plant Operations Advisor (POA), GE
Curtin Maritime Corp, located in California, USA, recently took delivery of Damen submersible dredge pump, the DOP350. This submersible dredge pump has been acquired to empty barges at the Cullinan Ranch Tidal March Restoration Project, which is aimed to restore tidal wetlands in the San Pablo Bay N
Iemants – Jan De Nul joint venture has been awarded an EPCI contract for two gravity based foundations (GBF) for Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm from Energinet.dk and 50Hertz Transmission GmbH. The Kriegers Flak is a 600 MW offshore wind farm located in the Danish Baltic Sea. Iemants and Jan De Nul
The Oil and Gas Authority UK (OGA) has awarded four new contracts worth approximately £1 million to Shearwater GeoServices, Geokinetics, DMT Petrologic and Quality Seismic to supply more than 10,000 kilometres of reprocessed proprietary 2D seismic data of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) as part of t
A new report by Oil & Gas UK forecasts a gradual but steady rise in offshore oil and gas decommissioning in the UK and Norway over the next ten years, with activity growing from a market worth over £2 billion in 2015. The report is the first survey of both the UK and Norwegian decommissioning [&hell
Damen Shipyards Group has concluded an informative seminar on the subject of Environmental Dredging for key players in the Chinese dredging industry. The two-day seminar presented several new developments from the field of environmental dredging. More than 50 representatives from over 20 Chinese dre
VOLVO has presented its largest excavator to date, the EC750E at the recent MINExpo 2016 show in Las Vegas, NV. The EC750E was designed to deliver heavy lifting power and high productivity with best-in-class fuel efficiency. The machine is capable of delivering up to 15 percent higher productivity w
Mr Kommer Damen, Chairman of the Damen Shipyards Group, on November 9th officially reopened the offices of Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) in Nijkerk following an extensive refit and extension. Among the many improvements, the building now provides visitors with a complete ‘dredging experience’, star
Ellicott Dredges supplied all the cutter suction dredgers used in the original construction of the Panama Canal in 1907. In 1943, the Panama Canal Authority added the Mindi, also built by Ellicott, to their fleet. This dredger was a key component in the physical and economic expansion of the Panama
Cranemaster, has appointed Unique Group as representative in UAE and India. Cranemaster units will be stored locally and Unique Group can also provide service technicians if assistance is needed. This should ensure easy access for Middle East and Indian customers to Cranemaster products and services
Last week’s contract with the French oil and gas giant Total could open Iran for more foreign investments, or at least that’s what the Middle Eastern country is hoping for. In an interview given to Financial Times, Iran’s deputy oil minister for international affairs Amir-Hossein Zamaninia said that
