The International Conference on Water Resources, Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ICWRCOE 2015) will take place from March 12-14, 2015, in Surathkal, Mangalore, India. This conference will provide a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists and academicians as well as industrial professionals fr
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co Ltd (ZPMC). The contract is for four offshore cranes, including a 400-tonne SWL active heave-compensated crane capable of deploying 3,000m of wire rope. All four cranes will be fitted to a new 145m dive suppor
China Sunrise Group Co. Ltd. (“CSG”) has appointed Singapore’s SBI Offshore Limited as the lead contractor responsible for procurement of drilling equipment systems for a CS70 semi-submersible offshore rig. Designed by Moss Maritime of Norway, the rig will be built in China. Guangzhou-based CSG, whi
On December 19th, 2014, Ms. Maria Wasiak, Minister of Infrastructure and Development paid a visit to the Port of Gdansk. She was accompanied by Ms. Dorota Pyc, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, and by Ms. Monika Niemiec-Butryn, Deputy Director of the Departme
Seismic surveyor Magseis has said that a final contract has been entered into with Chevron North Sea Ltd for seabed seismic acquisition in the UK sector of the North Sea using the company’s proprietary MASS system and the Artemis Athene vessel. The work is expected to start towards the end of the fi
Norwegian geophysical company, Magseis, has secured a final contract with Chevron North Sea Ltd for seabed seismic acquisition in the UK sector of the North Sea. This notice is with reference to the previously announced letter of intent (LOI) from an undisclosed international oil company for seabed
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a fully owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, has bagged an offshore contract valued at approximately $140 million (Rs.894 crores) from the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for additional development of the Vasai East project. The contract, won against internat
UTEC StarNet a division of global offshore survey company UTEC has appointed Colin McHardy as the new Business Unit Director. According to the company, with extensive experience gained from various executive director and operation manager roles, McHaardy’s track record makes him well placed to help
Much of the recent commentary concerning the decline in oil prices has focused on US onshore production, specifically whether the continued extraction of unconventional resources is viable at current prices. Undoubtedly, this will be a key issue for the dynamics of global supply. However, Douglas-We
Seadrill Limited has exercised a purchase option for the West Polaris, a 6th generation Ultra-Deepwater drillship, from Ship Finance International. The West Polaris was acquired by Ship Finance in 2008 and subsequently bareboat chartered to Seadrill with purchase options starting in 2012. The purcha
On December 24, 2014 the Antarctica 100 expedition of the Russian Geographical Society’s Branch in the Republic of Tatarstan returned from the Antarctic. Russian divers led by Dimitri Schiller went to the South Pole. The project’s objective was to develop relatively safe methods of deep diving in th
The largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterway’s capacity. To date, the overall program is 83 percent complete, w
China’s first multifunction underwater engineering ship “Offshore Oil 286” with operating water depth of 3000 invested and constructed by COOEC kicked off operation on Sunday, Xinhua reports. Built by Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding “Offshore Oil 286” is a multifunctional underwater engineering vesse
The first steel rolling gate has been installed on the new locks on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal Expansion Program, marking another milestone in the massive project. The massive steel gates weigh on average 3,400 tons and vary in size depending on their location (Pacific or Atlantic) and th
