Top water experts from Royal HaskoningDHV will present seven papers including the latest innovations in sandscaping and flood resilience at Flood and Coast 2017, 28-30 March at the Telford International Centre, UK. The three-day conference, convened by the Environment Agency, is seen as a key forum
The Port of Gothenburg is planning to make use of contaminated clay from the seabed to build a new freight terminal. According to the port, the method is currently being tested as part of large-scale field trials using dredging spoils from the Göta Älv river. The first barges loaded with spoils arri
Resource estimates for gas and condensate volumes in the Phoenix South discovery offshore Australia have increased by 32 percent. The Phoenix South discovery is located in exploration permit WA-435-P, operated by Quadrant Energy with 80% interest. The remaining 20% is held by Carnarvon Petroleum. Th
The European Commission has found support to be granted to the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Danish territorial waters to be in line with EU state aid rules.
Specialist equipment and engineering services provider Sparrows Group secured a three-year contract to deliver fixed crane maintenance and lifting and rigging services for the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project in Australia.
Offshore drilling services provider Aban Offshore has been awarded a contract by the India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for deployment of the drillship Aban Ice for a firm period of 3 years. The total value of the letter of award is approximately $72.4 million (equivalent to INR 471 Crores
4Subsea has been awarded the wellhead integrity monitoring contract for Odfjell Drilling on the Deepsea Stavanger drilling operations on Wintershall’s Maria field development. The scope of work includes monitoring six wells for the coming 12-18 months, with an option of further two wells. The monito
Gov. John Bel Edwards has just released details on proposed legislation for protecting and restoring Louisiana’s coast. These proposals are part of the governor’s legislative package that will be considered in the Regular Session that is set to begin on April 10. “This is a plan for all of Louisiana
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, yesterday announced the completion of the Miami Beach erosional hotspots beach renourishment. The $11.9 million project is part of the ongoing Miami-Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project. “The Corps’ contractor, Ea
Wasco Coating has started work on the concrete weight coating of the Nord Stream 2 pipes. The pipes will be part of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which carry Russian gas through the Baltic Sea to the EU. Concrete weight coating done by Wasco will add stability of the pipeline on the seabed. Wasco is c
The Willoughby Spit and Vicinity Coastal Storm Damage Reduction project in Norfolk, Virginia, is moving into the fifth week of dredging and beach fill operations, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District. USACE reported that this week a third dredge will be arriving on the sit
Investment company Sirius Petroleum has executed a contract with Polaris Consulting Company which has been hired to undertake a seabed survey around the Ororo field license area, offshore Nigeria. The Ororo field, discovered in 1986, is located within OML 95 in shallow waters offshore Ondo State. It
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) for delivery of four complete HUGIN AUV systems (autonomous underwater vehicles) for detection, classification and identification of mines. Under the NOK 155 million contract, the HUGIN AUV’s will have a depth
Work on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District’s largest navigation scheme, the Post 45 Deepening Project has entered the final phase, according to the Lt. Col. Matthew Luzzatto, the District Engineer. The project recently received authorization to proceed under the Water Infrastructu
