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  • Block Island Wind Farm Getting Taller (Gallery)

    16 November 2015

    Deepwater Wind has been installing top decks on foundations at its Block Island offshore wind farm since the beginning of this month.  According to the company’s social media pages, the first top deck was installed on 3 November and the third of the total five foundations got its top deck a week later. The work is being carried […]

  • Safe Harbor Energy island worries New Yorkers

    27 March 2009

    New Yorkers are worried about a proposal to create a man-made island off the Rockaway shore to store and process liquified natural gas. The island would be at least 60 acres at the surface and more than 110 acres at the ocean floor, according to the Atlantic Sea Island Group. It would use fill from […]

  • Multifuel LNG station planed for Dordrecht Inland Seaport

    17 October 2017

    PitPointLNG and Port of Rotterdam signed a letter of intent to jointly investigate the realization of a multifuel LNG bunkering station at the Dordrecht Inland Seaport.

  • Laying of Block Island Mainland Link to Start This Week

    1 June 2016
    Storage

    The Big Max cable laying barge will start installing the 20-mile submarine cable which will export the electricity produced by the the first US offshore wind farm, the 30MW Block Island, to the mainland later this week. The National Grid (Sea2Shore) subsea cable will connect Block Island, to Naragansett, Rhode Island. The installation works will begin […]

  • Laying of Block Island Mainland Link to Start This Week

    1 June 2016
    Storage

    The Big Max cable laying barge will start installing the 20-mile submarine cable which will export the electricity produced by the the first US offshore wind farm, the 30MW Block Island, to the mainland later this week. The National Grid (Sea2Shore) subsea cable will connect Block Island, to Naragansett, Rhode Island. The installation works will begin […]

  • Noble Energy abandons Falkland Islands offshore well

    29 October 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Noble Energy, a U.S.-based independent oil company, is abandoning an exploration well offshore the Falkland Islands, citing disappointing results. According to the company, the Humpback well offshore the Falkland Islands reached total depth and is being plugged and abandoned. Humpback was drilled in the Fitzroy sub-basin of the Southern Area License and encountered non-commercial quantities […]

  • Global Maritime Bags Block Island OWF Contract

    11 July 2016

    Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering has signed a contract with Deepwater Wind to provide marine warranty services for the Block Island Wind Farm, America’s first offshore wind farm. Services that will be provided include a technical review of all installation procedures and calculations, the survey and inspection of installation vessels, the witnessing of the installation […]

  • Block Island Wind Farm Tracking Birds and Bats

    19 September 2017
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Deepwater Wind has installed a wildlife tracking station on the easternmost foundation platform at the Block Island wind farm, America’s first offshore wind farm, to assist researchers in their studies of bird and bat activity off the Atlantic Coast.

  • Block Island Wind Farm Tracking Birds and Bats

    19 September 2017
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Deepwater Wind has installed a wildlife tracking station on the easternmost foundation platform at the Block Island wind farm, America’s first offshore wind farm, to assist researchers in their studies of bird and bat activity off the Atlantic Coast.

  • Waterway Dredging Will Take Place at Oak Island (USA)

    3 July 2010

    Bulldozers spotted recently scraping islands near Davis Canal at Oak Island’s west end are readying the area for disposal of material from… By Amanda Hutcheson [mappress] Source: starnewsonline, July 3, 2010;

  • USA: Officials Announce Funding for Tangier Island Jetty

    23 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Gov. Bob McDonnell and Col. Paul Olsen of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers traveled to Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay to announce they have signed an agreement to build a long-awaited seawall and jetty to protect the Island’s endangered harbor. The project will involve both state and federal funding. “This is fantastic news,” […]

  • Photo of the Day: Block Island Foundations Taking Shape

    27 May 2015

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Block Island offshore wind farm foundations at the Gulf Island Fabrications construction site in Louisiana. The construction phase of what is to be the first US offshore wind farm commenced last month. Specialty Diving Services is one of the contractors which will manufacture components of the foundation substructures. The […]

  • ‘Island Constructor’ en route to intervene at Oyo field

    30 March 2016

    Erin Energy has announced that the Island Constructor light well intervention (LWI) vessel has departed Skalevic, Norway and is en route to the Oyo field, offshore Nigeria. Erin Energy explained that the vessel would be used for LWI service on the Oyo-8 well, which has been necessitated by the failure of the well’s sub-surface controlled […]

  • Nawi Island Marina Plans Get Major Boost

    16 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    Plans to have the Nawi Island Marina operational by May 2020 has received a major boost with the involvement of the Fiji Navy and its Hydrographic Unit. The Fiji hydrographic office is the national charting agency and is responsible for the conduct of hydrographic surveys. The office will be sending out a team to Savusavu […]

  • VOSCF Installs GBS Offshore Sakhalin Island (Russia)

    5 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

      This week VOSCF, a joint venture between Sovcomflot and Van Oord, successfully installed a Gravity Based Structure (GBS) for the offshore platform Berkut in the Arkutun Dagi field offshore Sakhalin Island. The GBS was designed and constructed by Kvaerner in the Russian mainland port of Vostochny in Nakhodka, for the Sakhalin 1 Project. The […]

  • Authorities Discuss Renewable Energy Development in the Channel Islands

    18 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The authorities of Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey and Sark will discuss plans to develop renewable energy in the Channel Islands, at the second political summit to be held on 18 March. Also, one of the topics of the discussion will be the cooperation between the authorities to benefit from future opportunities, BBC informs. Channel Islands’ Marine […]

  • Island Offshore Orders ULSTEIN-Designed Vessel (Norway)

    20 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    ULSTEIN has entered into a contract with Island Offshore and their American partner Edison Chouest Offshore for the delivery of a multifunctional offshore vessel based on ULSTEIN’s SX121 design, with an option for an additional vessel. The vessel is prepared and tailored for the well intervention, IMR and SURF segments, and meets the latest requirements […]

  • TechnipFMC to take over Island Offshore’s subsea unit

    2 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    TechnipFMC has signed an agreement with the Island Offshore group to acquire a 51% stake in Island Offshore’s subsidiary, Island Offshore Subsea.

  • Boskalis to expand Marker Wadden with two new islands

    25 March 2021
    Infrastructure

    Following construction of the first five islands of the Marker Wadden, Boskalis will expand this nature reserve with two new islands on behalf of Dutch Society for the Preservation of Nature (Natuurmonumenten) and the Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat). The new islands have a surface area of 300 hectares and, […]

  • Boskalis to Construct First Artificial Residential Island in the Americas

    17 January 2011

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a contract from Ocean Reef Island Inc to construct an artificial island off the coast near the residential area of Punta Pacifica in Panama City. The project, with a contract value of approximately € 55 million, is already underway and the project is expected to be completed mid […]

  • USA: Officials Seek Bidders for Blount Island Dredging

    9 July 2010
    Project & Tenders

    USACE announces tender for maintenance dredging for 38-foot project  Marine Corps Terminal, berthing areas at  Blount Island, Duval County, Florida. The project work consists of maintenance dredging of the Marine Corps Terminal, Blount Island, to a 38-Foot required depth with a 2-foot allowable overdepth in Berth 1 (Base) and Berth 2 (Option A). All dredge […]

  • The Bahamas: Dredging on Big Bell Island Under Way

    9 June 2011

    Excavation of a yacht basin at Big Bell Island in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park is underway as owner the Aga Khan forges ahead with… By MEGAN REYNOLDS (tribune242) [mappress] Source: tribune242, June 9, 2011  

  • NIWA surveys seabed around Whakaari/White Island

    20 July 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    NIWA scientists are surveying seafloor in the waters around Whakaari/White Island in the Bay of Plenty. Mapped in 2005 and again in 2019, the area is known for its underwater vents and canyons. However, the eruption of Whakaari/White Island in December last year is likely to have significantly altered the seafloor landscape. NIWA marine geologist […]

  • FOGL: Loligo Nearing Total Depth (Falkland Islands)

    11 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    FOGL, an oil and gas exploration company focused on its extensive licence areas to the South and East of the Falkland Islands, is providing this update on drilling operations at the Loligo prospect. The well has been drilled to a depth of 3,900 metres and is expected to reach total depth (“TD”) today. Drilling operations […]

  • Norway: Subsea 7 Charters Island Intervention Vessel

    25 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Island Offshore has secured contract for its  subsea construction vessel Island Intervention. The vessel has begun the charter with Subsea 7 , the international provider of Subsea, Umbilical, Riser and Flowline  (SURF) services. The operations are expected to take up to three weeks. The vessels duties involve light construction, crane, ROV, survey and positioning operations […]