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  • Restoration Plan Introduced for Orange Creek Basin (USA)

    18 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has adopted a long-term restoration plan for Orange Creek basin. The restoration plan, known as a basin management action plan or BMAP, identifies strategies and projects that will be implemented by the department in conjunction with local governments over the next five years to improve the water quality of […]

  • North Cove Dredging Approved

    15 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The State Bond Commission has approved $7.5 million for the dredging of North Cove on the Connecticut River. The funding, from the state’s Grants-In-Aid program, will go toward improvements to ports and marinas, including dredging and navigational direction. “This is a smart investment for our town,” said Rep. Devin Carney, R-Old Saybrook. “Dredging the North Cove […]

  • USACE’s Stone Harbor Scheme Underway

    1 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia Distric is currently conducting dredging operations on the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway and using the sediment to restore marsh near Stone Harbor, New Jersey. “Our goal is to beneficially use dredged material when possible to restore habitat and enhance coastal resiliency. Our project partners include the State of NJ Department […]

  • BENMAR Builds SITS for NAVSEA

    6 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    BENMAR Fabrication is currently making a Submarine Diving and Recompression System Ship Interface Template Set (SITS) for NAVSEA. The SITS are a component that enables rapid physical installation, integration, and alignment of deck-mounted Pressurized Rescue Module System elements on a Vessel of Opportunity. These SITS, which are a combination of fixtures and structural supports, will accommodate […]

  • Marine Coordination Services Scores Norther Contract

    23 January 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Van Oord has contracted Marine Coordination Services to provide a team to support the construction of the Norther offshore wind farm in Belgium. Under the contract, Marine Coordination Services is currently deploying a team of four professionals to support the marine coordination center. According to the Dutch company, the team, which can be deployed 24/7, will operate […]

  • Surfrider Foundation to Discuss Wave Energy

    12 May 2014
    Environment

    The Newport Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation will hold its monthly meeting this week at the Newport Visual Arts Center on the Nye Beach Turnaround. Kaety Hildenbrand, extension marine fisheries educator from the Oregon State University’s (OSU) Sea Grant program, will deliver a speech during the meeting, taking place on Thursday at 6:30 p.m., according […]

  • CMA CGM Pledges Not to Use the Northern Sea Route

    26 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Saadé said that none of CMA CGM’s 500 vessels will use the Northern Sea Route along Siberia.

  • Nord Stream: Construction Works Slightly Increased Underwater Noise Levels in Baltic Sea

    18 September 2012

    A study has been conducted in cooperation between Nord Stream, the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) and the Swedish Nature Protection Agency, in order to establish the underwater noise levels in the sea close to the Natura 2000 area at Norra Midsjöbanken, to the south of Gotland. Noise emanating from regular commercial maritime traffic as […]

  • Greenpeace activists scale drilling rig to ‘celebrate’ Exxon Valdez spill anniversary

    24 March 2014

    Today, on the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, Greenpeace climbers scaled an ExxonMobil rig destined to drill in the Russian Arctic. The activists are calling for a ban on offshore oil drilling in the Arctic and for renewed efforts to fight climate change. Fourteen activists from seven different countries took […]

  • Saratoga Resources, Inc. Anticipates No Material Impact from Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

    30 June 2010

    Saratoga Resources, Inc. today announced that the continuing, well-publicized, Gulf of Mexico oil spill is not anticipated to have any material impact on its current or future operations, including its in-field development and drilling program. In a letter to its shareholders, posted today on the Company’s website (www.saratogaresources.net), management pointed to major differences between the […]

  • N-Sea and SeaRenergy complete offshore retrofit project with SES

    23 November 2020
    Equipment, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    N-Sea Renewable and Utilities Services (N-Sea RUS) and SeaRenergy consortium have completed a project with Subsea Energy Solutions (SES) on a rapid turnaround project using an innovative retrofit solution. Founders, Rick Van Bruggen and Arno Van Poppel, set up N-Sea Renewable and Utilities Services based on the need to provide a new level of offering […]

  • Menendez Tours USACE’s Rahway River Flood Mitigation Project

    13 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senator Bob Menendez toured the Rahway River in Cranford yesterday with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Colonel David Caldwell, the New York District commander, to see firsthand their efforts to mitigate the flood threat along the entire 82-square-mile Rahway River Basin.  The senator has continued to fight in Congress to expedite this project and […]

  • TVO Kicks Off West Midlands Flood Prevention Projects

    13 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Team Van Oord (TVO) has started work on two schemes with a combined value of £4 million to provide improved protection against flooding for two communities in the Midlands. The contract for the works – at Selly Park in Birmingham and the Staffordshire town of Rugeley – has been awarded to TVO by the Environment Agency. […]

  • Seaway Offshore Cables Nets US Offshore Wind Project

    12 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Seaway Offshore Cables (SOC), in combination with Subsea 7, has been awarded its first US offshore wind project by Ørsted Wind Power North America who are constructing the project for Dominion Energy. The multi-million-dollar contract will see SOC, and Subsea 7 operating out of the Gulf of Mexico, perform the turnkey supply and installation of […]

  • Russia: Gazprom to Receive Stake in Wintershall’s Projects in the North Sea

    11 March 2011
    Business & Finance

      Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee of OAO Gazprom, and Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel, Board member of BASF, responsible for the Oil & Gas Division, signed in St. Petersburg a Memorandum which foresees possible development on a parity basis of two additional sites of the Achimov deposits of the Urengoy field. The document […]

  • PNG LNG Project Employs 6,600 Papua New Guineans

    12 September 2011

    More than 6,600 Papua New Guineans are part of the growing workforce to construct infrastructure and facilities for the PNG LNG Project. The Project’s second quarter 2011 Environmental and Social Report features this and other highlights in employment, compensation, construction, community investment and engagement, and environmental protection. The total Project workforce grew by 30 percent […]

  • HiDef Lands Hornsea Project Three Wildlife Survey Contract

    5 May 2016
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    DONG Energy has selected HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited to undertake ultra-high resolution digital video aerial surveys for birds and marine megafauna across the Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm.  The Hornsea Zone is located adjacent to the River Humber, approximately 200 kilometres south of Newcastle and 75 kilometres north of The Wash. Hornsea Project Three is the latest […]

  • EU Commission Authorises Portugese Offshore Renewables Demonstration Projects

    23 April 2015
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    The European Commission has found a Portuguese scheme that will support demonstration projects producing wave, tidal and offshore wind energy to be in line with EU state aid rules. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “The development of new renewable technologies is crucial to help Europe meet its environmental commitments. Today’s approved scheme is […]

  • New Jersey Expands Qualified Offshore Wind Project Definition

    22 January 2020
    Authorities & Government

    New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill which expands the definition of a “qualified offshore wind project” to include an “open access offshore wind transmission facility”. Open access offshore wind transmission facility is a high voltage transmission facility that conforms to applicable FERC regulations and policies regarding open access transmission, the […]

  • Damen fast crew supplier obtains ABS approval in principle

    12 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Damen’s fast crew supplier (FCS) 2710 has received approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). To achieve approval, Damen has modified the design of its standard FCS 2710 to meet the U.S. requirements. It is now said to incorporate waterjets driven by engines that are compliant with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations. […]

  • Contract for Laying First South Stream String to Be Signed in March

    11 March 2014

    Gazprom approved the signing of a contract for laying the first string of South Stream’s offshore section and a pipe procurement contract for the second string of the gas pipeline offshore section. Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee took part today in the South Stream Transport Supervisory Board meeting in Zurich (Switzerland). The […]

  • EA Continues to Battle Floods (UK)

    13 February 2014

    As the Environment Agency continues to take action around the clock to reduce flood risk across the South East, communities are being warned to expect more flooding as further heavy rainfall is forecast over the next few days across the region. With more widespread heavy rain expected across the South East throughout the rest of […]

  • Viaro Energy broadens its UK oil & gas horizons in North Sea with Deltic buy

    1 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    London-based independent upstream player Viaro Energy is expanding its oil and gas portfolio in the UK sector of the North Sea through the acquisition of Deltic Energy, an AIM-listed natural resources investing company.

  • OneSubsea delivers final subsea tree for ‘world’s largest deepwater oil & gas field’

    23 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    OneSubsea has delivered the 21st and final subsea tree for Petrobras’ Búzios project in Brazil, said to be the largest deepwater oil and gas field in the world, concluding a four-year journey for the project. OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, announced today, June 23, the completion of the delivery […]

  • The Netherlands: Royal Boskalis Westminster Orders Cable Laying Vessel

    25 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has placed an order with Samsung for the construction of a power cable laying vessel. The vessel with an overall length of 100 meters and with a cable loading capacity of 5,000 ton is expected to be completed in the second half of 2012. Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has also been […]