Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 21-27, 2017). Jan De Nul’s New Cutter Suction Dredger Launched Mrs. Julie De Nul has released the self-propelled cutter suction dredger Willem van Rubroeck in the sea at the Uljanik Shipyard in Croatia.
Robbers have boarded a tanker and stole some oil from the ship while it was anchored at Lagos General Purpose Anchorage, Nigeria. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of August 19, according to a report by ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). As informed, alert duty watch keepers onb
Oil and gas company Hyperdynamics is nearly finished with the most difficult portion of its Fatala-1 exploration well offshore Guinea. The well is being drilled with the Pacific Drilling-owned drillship Pacific Scirocco, which arrived at location in early August. Hyperdynamics said on Friday that, a
Freight rates for the Long Range (LR) tankers are expected to remain low for the rest of this and the next year, according to a tanker market update from McQuilling Services. “Based on the developments witnessed over the first seven months of this year, we have adjusted our expectations for 2017/201
The government of Guinea-Bissau has approved FAR Limited’s equity increase and change in terms for the country’s offshore licenses. The Australian oil and gas company informed on Friday it has received official confirmation that the increase in equity and amendments to the Guinea-Bissau licenses ann
Wood Group and Exceedence plan to present a new software platform for combined financial and engineering modelling of wave energy systems next week.
By: David Carter Shinn It may sound too good to be true, but it’s not completely out of the question. With utilization levels at just over 50% for all rig types and over 130 newbuild rigs stranded or under construction, the need for an increase in rig scrapping (recycling) seems obvious. But it’s no
REN-operated Sines LNG import terminal in Portugal is to receive a new cargo of the chilled fuel from Nigeria.
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just revealed the 7th nominee for its Safety Award 2017 – Jan De Nul Group’s Hatch Covers for Deck Hatches. When a low deck hatch is in the process of opening, it quickly becomes a dangerous situation. Falling down an unprotected and ope
The Hague-based LNG giant Shell has started natural gas production from the second phase of the Gbaran-Ubie project in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. The first phase of the Gbaran-Ubie oil and gas development was commissioned back in June 2010. Peak production of around 175,000 barrels of oil equival
US-based cruise line Celebrity Cruises has entered into a partnership with the Regional Maritime University (RMU) in Ghana which will enable female bridge officers to be openly recruited from a West African country for the first time in the cruise industry. As informed, on August 27, 2017, the cruis
Kosmos Energy has completed the drill stem test (DST) of the Tortue-1 well, demonstrating that the Tortue field offshore Mauritania is a world-class resource. The DST also confirmed key development parameters including well deliverability, reservoir connectivity, and fluid composition, the company s
