The Environment Secretary and the Chief Executive of the Environment Agency were part of a delegation which yesterday, December 8, visited the the Shoreham Adur Tidal Walls scheme. Andrea Leadsom, Sir James Bevan and the local MP Tim Loughton were shown round the site, which is being delivered by Te
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Kongsberg Maritime of Norway have signed a joint development agreement for a new LNG FSRU regasification control system.
Recently completed dredging of the Crown Bay in St. Thomas, allowed for the first time a Solstice-class cruise ship to berth along the Austin “Babe” Monsanto Marine Terminal. On Wednesday, the Celebrity Silhouette was berthed along the northern side of the pier, thanks to dredging work that increase
Greek natural gas company, DEPA, on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with Attica Group to look into the possibility of using LNG as fuel for the latter’s fleet of passenger ships.
Oslo-listed SeaBird, a seismic data provider for oil and gas companies, has signed an agreement to provide a vessel for an upcoming 2D seismic survey in South America. The project is anticipated to start in late December 2016 and will have a duration of approximately 45 days. SeaBird will be using t
Japan-based engineering company, JGC Corporation said it has secured a contract for the world’s largest floating LNG producer, Shell’s Prelude FLNG. The contract has been awarded to JGC by Shell’s Australian unit and its partners in the Prelude FLNG project. Under the deal, JGC will provide the cons
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council has released an update to its 2013 Comprehensive Plan. According to the Council, the update provides additional strategic guidance for them to follow as they make decisions on funding projects and activities aimed at restoring the Gulf of Mexico. The Coun
Yesterday’s passage of S.612, the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act (WIIN) by the U.S. House of Representatives, moves the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project closer to securing the authorization necessary to begin construction. The WIIN Act, formerly known as Water Resources Devel
Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has reported that the floating LNG (FLNG) unit SATU produced its first LNG from the Kanowit gas field, offshore Sarawak on December 5, 2016. PFLNG SATU made its 2,120 nautical mile journey from Okpo, South Korea to the Kanowit gas field in May this year for the
CHC Group will provide three new Sikorsky S-92 aircraft to serve Shell’s Prelude FLNG project from its base in Broome, Australia.
UK-based Global Marine Systems has secured a contract from Tampnet to enhance inter oil-field communication networks in the North Sea. The work, which focuses on the installation of a platform to platform fibre optic cable, will be undertaken in 2018 by one of the company’s installation vessels. It
Dutch company SBM Offshore has lowered its forecast for operating profit (EBITDA) in 2016 as it will recognise a write-down of $30 million on a contract around a diving support and construction vessel (DSCV) SBM Installer. Due to the continuing downturn in the oil industry, the operating profit is n
The Europe Technologies Group, said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Shipbuilding and Repair Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago to repair LNG carrier membrane containment systems.
South Stream Transport B.V. has awarded the Swiss-based Allseas a contract to lay the first line of the TurkStream offshore gas pipeline in the Black Sea, with an option for laying the second line. According to the contract, Allseas is to lay more than 900 km of pipes on the seabed. Allseas will eng
