A hackathon is being organized in the to identify new technology and practices which can reduce the cost of well construction on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). Jointly driven by the Technology Leadership Board Workgroup, ITF and the Oil and Gas Authority, the focus of the event will be to highligh
Australian engineering company WorleyParsons on Thursday said it has been awarded a five-year deal by Shell for the Pearl gas to liquids (GTL) project and associated facilities in Qatar.
Aqua Comm and Megaport (USA) announced a partnership whereby Megaport will access the Aqua Comms’ America-Europe Connect (AEConnect) subsea cable system, linking New York, Dublin and London, and enable elastic interconnection to its transatlantic subsea cable network. This partnership will allow ent
Altus Intervention has won a fixed term, five-year contract to provide well intervention services for Maersk Oil. The company was awarded the contract for the provision of slickline services, coiled tubing services, well surveillance, ballistic and wireline tractor services to support Maersk Oil’s C
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 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) yesterday renewed its call on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require additional sediment sampling for Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) contamination in the upper Hudson River. In a letter to EPA Regional Administrator
Parker Bestobell Marine, the supplier of cryogenic valves said it has secured the company’s largest order to date to supply its equipment for nine vessels worth US$5 million.
New techniques for dredging the Parrett are being tested this November and December, as Somerset Rivers Authority seeks cheaper and better ways of maintaining tidal rivers. Three weeks of trials are being carried out between Westonzoyland Pumping Station and Burrowbridge to see how effective water i
Black & Veatch headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, has been selected as owner’s engineer by Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe for a 1,516 megawatt combined cycle power project in northeastern Brazil.
Van der Kamp recently won a contract to handle dredging work in the Rotterdam port area. According to the agreement, the Zwolle-based dredging company will be responsible for keeping Rotterdam’s port basins at the correct depth until 2023. To perform the task, the company will use a LNG-powered dred
Australian LNG player Woodside has completed the acquisition of 50 percent of BHP Billiton’s interests in the Scarborough gas field located offshore Western Australia. The acquisition that was announced in September had been completed for $US250 million and a contingent payment of $150 million payab
As part of the outer harbor dredging portion of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, the Dredge Illinois was recently repositioned off Cockspur Island in the main navigation channel of the Savannah River. Dredged material is being placed on Jones-Oysterbed Island. When working further from land, c
Adriatic LNG on Monday informed that it has completed the tender procedure for the peak shaving cargo for the winter season 2016/2017.
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
