Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) has announced that the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) has been awarded $233,600 to further develop research and educational programs to ensure that New Jersey coastal communities are resilient to the impacts of climate change, as well as future storms.
GasLog signed an agreement with Bg Group’s unit Methane Services to acquire two LNG carriers for $460 million.
Sub-Atlantic has secured three international contracts with a combined value of over £3.5 million for the manufacture of three specialist remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The firm will provide IKM Subsea in Norway, Italy’s Globe Exploration and Total Marine Technology of Australia with observation
Expert advice provided to WWF-Australia has raised alarming concerns about the plan to dump dredge spoil on the Caley Valley wetlands at Abbot Point. These include that the ponds may be too small to hold the dredge spoil, that sediment flowing to Reef waters has been seriously underestimated, and th
Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar agreed to build 11 vessels for Ner Port Project.
Wärtsilä’s dual-fuel engines have been ordered for the Gotland’s LNG-powered RoPax ferry.
Lundin has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to carry out exploration drilling of well 16/4-9 S, located in the North Sea. Lundin Norway AS (Lundin) is the operator for production licence PL 359 in blocks 16/1 and 16/4 in the central North Sea. The area is around 200
First Coastal Corporation and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) are working on a beach nourishment project in Westhampton, Suffolk County, New York. Works on the Westhampton Interim Beach Nourishment Rehabilitation, part of the Hurricane Shore Protection Project, began on October 28, 2014
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District’s multi-functional debris vessel SNELL is in Florida providing support to the Jackson District’s Jacksonville Harbor Expansion Project. The crew of the SNELL is working with Jacksonville District Geotechical Engineers to gather sediment samples fo
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 15 – December 21). The UK-based oil services company Subsea 7 is reported to be letting go almost 150 employees in Norway. According to the latest reports, the company revealed that its Norwa
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) in partnership with Volker Stevin International (VolkerWessels) have been awarded a contract by Iberdrola Renewables Offshore Deutschland GmbH for the partial construction of the Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm in German section of the Baltic Sea. The work comp
Pakistan’s K-Electric Limited (formerly Karachi Electric Supply Company Limited) has signed two separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Engro with the objective of increasing power supply to the city of Karachi and it’s adjoining areas using LNG as fuel for new generation. Introduction of LNG
Norway’s Rem Offshore ASA has informed that the delivery of the Offshore Construction Vessel (OCV) the company ordered at Vard in June has been delayed for a year. The two companies signed the contract in June 2014 according to which the vessel would be delivered in the Q1 2016. However, Rem Offshor
Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) has informed that a temporary approval has been granted to resume production at reduced rate at the Huntington field, in the UK North Sea, and that the field is now on stream. Offshore Energy Today previously reported that production from Huntington field was delaye
