Swedegas and Kanfer Shipping have signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration in the transport of LNG by sea.
Reportedly, the oil and gas giant Shell is delving into the upcoming offshore wind projects in the Netherlands. Shell’s representatives have attended information meetings regarding the Borssele I & II tender, which is scheduled to be open for applications in May. There are strong rumours that Shell
Oslo-listed seismic contractor, Polarcus, has acquired a complete marine seismic in-sea acquisition system from bankrupt seismic player Dolphin Geophysical. Dolphin filed for bankruptcy in December last year after failing to secure financial support to keep the business afloat. The company’s UK busi
North Myrtle Beach City Council on Monday, March 21, passed second reading of an ordinance to approve the “Master Trust Indenture” for the Cherry Grove Dredging Project, which is a step forward in obtaining financing for the project. The ordinance approves a Master Trust Indenture (MTI) for the Cher
ETA, the subsea cable specialist engineering firm based in Hampshire UK, has been awarded a contract to supply power joints and dry mate connectors to Wave Hub, the wave energy test site located in Cornwall UK. ETA has strengthened its portfolio of clients building on its involvement in the Cape Sha
Fugro has secured a contract from Dana Petroleum to supply ROV drilling support services on board the Ocean Guardian MODU. Using one of its FCV 600 ROVs, Fugro will carry out drilling and completions projects at the Dana-operated Western Isles development in the northern North Sea. The scope of work
Italdraghe SpA will be exhibiting at the 31st edition of the Bauma show that will be held in Munich, Germany, between April 11 – 17, 2016. In the Mining section, the company will be showcasing its cutter suction dredgers. Also at the event, Italdraghe will present its extremely popular excavator dre
The Navarre Beach Dune Restoration project could begin as early as late April and will include placing of approximately 1.6 million cubic yards of sand east of the Gulf Islands National Seashore to the eastern limits of the beach Marine Park. According to the Santa Rosa County, the project construct
LNG engineer KBR said on Monday it has been awarded a multi-phased contract for front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the Woodfibre liquefied natural gas project in Squamish, British Columbia.
The Town of Hilton Head Island has just announced changes to the schedule of the upcoming beach renourishment project. Sand placement activities will commence June 15, 2016 along the Port Royal Sound Shoreline portion of the project. Once complete, work is expected to move from Port Royal Sound to S
Byron Energy has started with sidetrack well operations after failing to free the stuck drill pipe in its SM 6 #2 well located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The well was spud in February 2016 with Hercules Offshore’s Hercules 205 jack-up drilling rig. Byron Energy reported on March 18, 2016, that the
France’s Total and China National Petroleum Company signed a strategic agreement to extend the cooperation between the two companies.
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 14 – March 20). Aker Solutions is reducing management and other staff of its subsea business in Norway. As many as 600 permanent positions at facilities in Fornebu, Moss, Tranby and Ågotnes may
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 14-20). Financial Institutions Tour Panama Canal Expansion The five international financial institutions partially financing the Panama Canal Expansion Program traveled to Panama last week to see the 96.6 p
