Equipment
ABB to equip Kraken FPSO with power and automation tech
ABB, a power and automation technology group, has won an order from Armada Kraken Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Bumi Armada Berhad, a Malaysia-based international offshore oilfield services provider. ABB will provide power and automation technologies for the floating, production, storage and offloading (
Nova RMF to Undertake Coronado Dredging Project
Nova RMF from Napa, California, has won a $9.3 million for firm-fixed-price task order under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract for maintenance dredging of piers at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. The work to be performed provides for maintenance dredging of surrounding piers
Siri oil now flows to subsea tank, not tanker
The oil from DONG Energy’s oil fields in the North Sea: Siri, Nini, Nini East, Cecilie and Stine-1, is now sent directly to the oil tank below the Siri platform. This takes place after completion of extensive repair work lasting several years.
EMGS in Barents Sea Data Sale
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into a data licensing agreement with an international oil company worth USD 3.7 million, after adjustment for partner’s share of the revenues, for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS’ multi-client data library in the Barents Sea. The multi-client
Plexus’ HP/HT Equipment for BG Group’s North Sea Well
Plexus Holdings PLC has received a purchase order (PO) from BG Group (UK) to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for an exploration well in the UK Continental Shelf in the North Sea. Under the terms of the PO contract, which is expected to have a duration of 150 days, Plexus will
Little Narragansett Bay Dredging Set for November
Maintenance dredging of a portion of Little Narragansett Bay in Westerly, Rhode Island and Stonington, Connecticut will be completed under the terms of a $1.4 contract awarded recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by H&L Contracting, LLC, of Ba
OceanWorks to Upgrade and Refurbish CSnet Seafloor Node Pod
OceanWorks International has taken the delivery of node pod #3 from CSnet for the purpose of refurbishment and upgrade to the latest standard. CSnet’s OCB subsea infrastructure, including five seafloor nodes which form the existing seafloor observatory portion of the system, was originally designed
HK&S Construction Bags Block Island Contract
Repairs to the east jetty of the Block Island Harbor of Refuge in Block Island, Rhode Island, will be completed under the terms of a $3.4 million contract awarded recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by HK&S Construction Holding Corp., of Newp
EPA Highlights Importance of Wetlands
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck will join today Marc Matsil of the Trust for Public Land and Richard Nicotra of the Nicotra Group to highlight the importance of wetlands in protecting communities from the dangers of severe storms such as Hurricane Sandy
Surf City Captain Pleads Guilty to Illegal Dredging
United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced recently in federal court, before Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox, that David Wayne Luther, 63, of Surf City, North Carolina, entered a guilty plea to violating the Clean Water Act and the Rivers and Harbors Act. According to informa
Aquamarine Power Gets New CEO
Aquamarine Power has appointed John Malcolm as their new Chief Executive Officer. He will take the reins at the Edinburgh-based business on October 15. The current CEO Martin McAdam is stepping down after six and half years in post. John Malcolm has broad international experience, and has been a non
Senator Pushes for Investment in La. Waterways
U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Senate Energy Committee and Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, urged Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to increase federal investment in Louisiana’s waterways during a roundtable discussion with port d
Report: Subsea equipment demand in growth mode
Escalating energy requirements and declining reserves in existing wells are lending momentum to subsea exploration, fuelling the adoption of subsea equipment globally, Frost & Sullivan report reveals. As attractive returns and higher recovery rates position subsea exploration to challenge the near-s
Redwood Dredging Contract Awarded
R.E. Staite Engineering, Inc., from San Diego, California, has won a $12.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of the Redwood City Harbor Channel. During the project, the contractor will remove up to 600,000 cubic yards of material. According to the defense.gov, it is estimate