Equipment
Fugro supports Technip’s ops in North Sea
Real-time metocean data transmitted by a Fugro SEAWATCH Wavescan buoy is enabling energy industry construction expert Technip to plan its operations more effectively, leading to improved safety and cost-efficiency, Fugro reports. According to Fugro, work is well underway on Technip’s largest UK Nort
Picture of the Day: Rockaway Beach Project
Brig. Gen. Kent D. Savre, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division, talks with Raegan Medgie of the Weather Channel at an ongoing coastal storm damage risk reduction project site on Rockaway Beach in Queens, NY. About 3 million cubic yards of sand is being pumpe
Cairn Strikes Oil Offshore Senegal
Cairn and its joint venture partners have discovered oil in the FAN-1 exploration well, offshore Senegal. The well, located in 1,427 metres (m) water depth and approximately 100 kilometres offshore in the Sangomar Deep block, has reached a Target Depth (TD) of 4,927 m and was targeting multiple stac
NYS: Sediment Sampling Starts on October 9
New York State Canal Corporation announced that river bottom sediment sampling will be occurring on the Upper Hudson River/Champlain Canal between Thursday, October 9th and Friday October 17th. The sediment sampling schedule is as follows: – Thursday & Friday and Monday & Tuesday; October 9 & 10 and
Claxton Releases Infographic Guide to North Sea Well Abandonment
Claxton, an Acteon company, has released an infographic guide to well abandonment costs in the North Sea. Released on the eve of the Oil and Gas UK Offshore Decommissioning Conference, held annually in St Andrews, Scotland, to discuss decommissioning in the region, the infographic highlights the cos
UPDATE: Upper Hudson River Dredging Program
The upper Hudson River dredging project, administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and General Electric (GE), will be in progress during the 2014 Navigation Season between Lock C-4 in Stillwater and Lock C-8 in Fort Edward. The dredging operations are lighted, have day
Caterpillar to launch new G3600 series gas compression engine
Caterpillar Oil & Gas said it will launch the enhanced Cat G3600 series with the ADEM A4 Engine Control Module at the GMRC Show in Nashville, Tennessee. The natural gas fuelled G3600 engine family is the company’s flagship series for gas compression applications, having logged over 140 million opera
ACP: Long-Standing Relationship Discussed
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) received yesterday a delegation from Port Everglades led by Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief and Deputy Port Director Glenn Wiltshire. During the meeting, the Panama Canal Administrator provided an update on the Expansion Program and its impact on U.S. East Coast
USCG Establishes Safety Zone Regulation
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone closing Pea Patch Island Anchorage No. 5 and the upper portion of Reedy Point South Anchorage No. 3 to anchoring operations in order to facilitate dredging in New Castle Range in the Delaware River. This regulation is necessary to provide for t
Vallourec’s PREON Foundation Tech on Trials in Hannover
Vallourec’s offshore foundation system PREON® marine is the first foundation technology to be tested in the new Test Center for Support Structures at Leibnitz University of Hannover, Germany. Inaugurated in September 2014, the Test Center for Support Structures includes a 10 meters deep foundation e
Hydroid Launches New Cape Cod Base
Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), has officially opened a new, manufacturing and applied research facility in Pocasset, MA. The eco-friendly facility, located at 3 Henry Drive, is 40,000 square-feet and houses the compa
Federal Target Program 2010–2020 Amended
The Federal Target Program “Russian Transport System Development (2010 – 2020)” has been amended by the Government of Russia. Amendments for «Sea transport» subprogram were developed in order to execute the list of orders from October 15th 2013 (No. Pr-2416) made by the president of Russia after the
DAMEN: DOP Submersible Dredge Pump 250
Damen, an international shipyard group, has just released a video about its DOP Submersible Dredge Pump 250 during the recent tests. A highly efficient, wear resistant dredge pump with a large spherical passage is at the heart of the DOP pump. The dredge pump has excellent suction properties and bec
Virgin Islands Port Authority Refinances Bonds
The Virgin Islands Port Authority has approved a resolution to fund its capital projects plan by refinancing existing 2003 bonds in the amount of about $24 million and issuing about $29 million in new bonds, the Virgin Islands Daily News reports. The newspaper said that the refinancing is expected t