IHC Lagersmit, part of IHC Merwede, has opened on 8 June last a new manufacturing plant in Alblasserdam, The Netherlands. The company has decided to invest in the latest high-tech production facility for rotating shaft seals in western Europe, despite in these economically difficult times. In additi
Even though the current investment programme 2008-2011, which amounts to EUR 1 billion, is still being implemented, the DEME Group is already commencing a new series of investments which will see 3 new units on the market by mid-2012. An amount of EUR 260 million has been allocated for these new inv
Dredging is essential for the maintenance and development of ports, harbours and waterways for navigation, remediation and flood… (CEDA) [mappress] Source: CEDA, June 17, 2010
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and contractor PUMA have reported that progress on the major port expansion project in Rotterdam at… [mappress] Source: portofrotterdam, June 17, 2010
Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) has been successful in securing repeat business from Van Oord, Holland one of the biggest Dredger operators… [mappress] Source: Colombo Dockyard, June 17, 2010
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation reported today that it has been engaged as a subcontractor to Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure Group (“Shaw”) to provide dredging services relating to the construction of sand berms off the Louisiana coast. Shaw has been retained by the State of Louisiana t
EXMAR NV of Belgium (“EXMAR”) and LLOG Deepwater Development Company LLC of the United States (“LLOG”) have reached an agreement in principle whereby LLOG will acquire the semi-submersible production platform OPTI-EX™ from EXMAR. The OPTI-EX™ is currently located quay side in Ingleside, Texas. LLOG
UP to 300 wind turbines the height of the London Eye could be sited off the Dorset coast and generating energy by 2018.The offshore wind… Melanie Vass (bournemouthecho) – [mappress] Source:bournemouthecho , June 17, 2010;
Valiant Petroleum plc (“Valiant”) announced the second Tybalt exploration well (211/8c-4Z) has been successfully tested, delivering a post clean-up peak rate of 5,400 barrels of oil per day (“bopd”) and 4 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (“mmscfd”) on a 56/64″ choke representing a combined
Massachusetts utility regulators are holding the first of three public hearings on National Grid’s deal to buy power from the Cape Wind… [mappress] Source: boston, June 17, 2010;
Deep Down, Inc. is an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services. In response to recent investor inquires, the company commented that the recently announced 180-day moratorium on exploration drilling in water de
Istanbul/Bonn (WWEA) – On the occasion of the 9th World Wind Energy Conference 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey, the Board of the World Wind Energy Association has decided to give the World Wind Energy Award 2010 to the Founding Member States of the International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA and hand it ov
In line with the recently approved sand berm plans by the President of the US, the State of Louisiana has contracted Royal Boskalis… [mappress] Source: Boskalis, June 16, 2010;
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from the public on the research,… [mappress] Source: allvoices, June 16, 2010;
