Rolls-Royce has secured a contract by the Brazilian ship owning company CBO to equip an existing offshore platform supply vessel (PSV) with a new patented dual draglink (DDC) subsea crane. This will be the first installation of a subsea crane designed to be able to use either fibre or steel wire rop
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, Galveston Park Board, City of Galveston officials and parts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency yesterday celebrated the completion of the largest beach nourishment project in TX history. Ribbon cutting ceremony for the $19.5 million Galveston nourishme
Teekay, a marine energy transportation, storage and production company, has informed that the FPSO Pioneiro de Libra arrived in Brazilian territorial waters on May 17. The FPSO, owned by the 50/50 joint venture between Odebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG) and Teekay Offshore Partners, set sail to Brazil on M
Oslo-based Awilco LNG agreed more flexible charter deals with Teekay LNG and intends to raise NOK 215 million (US$25 million) through a private placement in order to re-establish a robust financial platform.
M² Subsea has secured a contract to supply the Go Electra vessel with ROVs and personnel to support survey work on the Nord Stream 2 subsea pipeline system. The company has been sub-contracted by Next Geosolutions to deliver the campaign in the Baltic Sea. The contract is valued in excess of one mil
Yesterday, the state enterprise Ukrainian Seaports Authority (USPA) and China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) signed a contract for carrying out dredging operations at the Yuzhny seaport in Odessa. According to the government portal, the document was inked in the presence of Prime Minister of
Lloyd’s Register has used its specialist expertise in its Maine-based subsidiary, SGC Engineering, to support DONG Energy on its evaluation phase of the Bay State project with its offshore site and export cable route geophysical and hydrographic surveys. DONG Energy has recently secured two leases i
Leeds City Council recently released a fly-through video of the of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme construction works in progress. The project, led by the City Council in partnership with the Environment Agency, is split into two phases. Costing some £50 million, the Phase 1 of the Leeds Flood Al
Oslo-listed offshore vessel owner Ocean Yield has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Connector 1 AS, entered into a contract with Ezra Holdings for extension of the bareboat charter contract for the vessel Lewek Connector. The extension is for a firm period of 3 months, plus further extensions in
A crucial undertaking generations in the making, the Kissimmee River Restoration Project is now within sight of the finish line, reports the South Florida Water Management District. “Through our partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, we are restoring the river and protecting it for the e
A preliminary feasibility study, carried out by Xodus Group and funded jointly by the States of Guernsey and Guernsey Electricity, has found that offshore wind technology could be viable in several locations off Guernsey and that there are a range of technically feasible options to develop a 30MW of
Oceaneering’s oilfield business segments, Asset Integrity, has been awarded a three-year operational inspection frame agreement extension with Statoil. The frame agreement provides for Oceaneering to develop and implement inspection and maintenance programs related to 14 specified Norwegian onshore
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has started oil and natural gas production in the area of Lula Sul (South), at the Santos Basin pre-salt, through FPSO P-66. The FPSO unit left the shipyard and headed to its offshore location in February and, following arrival and hook up, production started on Wedne
MMT Sweden has been awarded a three-year contract by Nord Stream AG to inspect both lines of the Nord Stream pipeline running through the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. The external inspection of the pipeline will be executed by the joint venture between MMT Sweden and Reach Subsea. The scope of
