Equipment
Empire Flood Gate Scheme Includes Dredging
Kiewit and Pittman joint venture has won a $65.8 million worth Empire Flood Gate project that will help cut the risk of future flooding, protecting homes and businesses in the Plaquemines Parish. Works on the project are expected to take approximately three years with completion scheduled for summer
Aqualis Offshore to move Saudi Aramco’s jack-ups
Aqualis Offshore, part of Aqualis ASA, has signed a rig moving services contract with Saudi Aramco, a national oil and gas company of Saudi Arabia. The contract value is undisclosed. Under the deal, offshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore will provide offshore rig moving service
Coney Island T-Groins Project Awarded
U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Congress members Jerrold Nadler and Hakeem Jeffries, NYS Senator Diane Savino, NYS Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny and NYC Council member Mark Treyger announced that a $25,155,385 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract has been awarded for the Coney
Hydroid Gets New Marketing Manager
Hydroid has appointed Kaitlyn Rhue as the newest addition to their sales & marketing team. Kaitlyn will take over the duties as Marketing Manager. Rhue will help to align the company for future growth and expand its presence in the Marine Robotics market. Part of her focus will be to increase custom
Governments Need to Avert Reef ‘In Danger’ Downgrade
Instead of wasting time with a secret trip to lobby the World Heritage Committee, as reported today, the Abbott and Newman governments should be following the World Heritage Committee’s recommendations, say the Australian Greens. “The World Heritage Committee is an expert committee – members will ju
Air Products technology for Freeport LNG
Air Products signed an agreement to provide two sets of its proprietary LNG technology, equipment, and process license for Freeport LNG’s liquefaction and export project. The sale includes two of Air Products’ main cryogenic coil wound heat exchangers and the associated equipment and technology whic
Scientists Find Large Submarine Canyon in Med
A massive underwater canyon has been discovered in the Mediterranean near Italy by an international team of scientists that includes mapping experts from the National Oceanography Centre. The canyon measures almost 1000 square miles (2,500 sq km) and the scientists believe this giant area was not ca
Water Enters New Suez Canal
Suez Canal Authority Chairman Mohab Mamish announced yesterday that water has entered the New Suez Canal waterway from the northern and southern entrances of the Canal. He added that this is a historical moment for the country. The New Suez Canal project will boost Egypt’s economy and help speed up
Talisman in preps for Yme platform scrapping
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Talisman Energy Norge AS consent to use the Mærsk Giant jack-up drilling rig as living quarters on the Yme field, in the North Sea. The Yme field is in the south-eastern section of the North Sea in 77-93 metres of water. The field was first devel
Chengdu Cryogenic orders Siemens LNG equipment
Siemens Energy said it has received an order from Chengdu Cryogenic Liquidation Equipment to provide two compressor trains for an LNG project in Etuoke Qian Qi of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with an annual capacity of 400,000 tons of LNG. This marks the fifth order for Siemens from Chengdu Cryo
INROS LACKNER in Baltic 2 OWF Project
In the last week of August, the first of a total of 80 wind energy plants of the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm has been erected. For INROS LACKNER this also marks an important milestone for the offshore project which, on behalf of EnBW, is being supported with wide-ranging professional commitment. The
Damen Delivers OCSV ‘Fugro Pioneer’
Fugro has taken delivery of the second of the three Fugro Offshore Coastal Survey Vessels (FOCSV) being built by Damen. The Fugro Pioneer is a compact, survey ship capable of undertaking a wide range of survey, monitoring and inspection operations. The vessel is designed for a variety of survey and
Fugro takes delivery of ‘Fugro Pioneer’
Fugro has taken delivery of the second of the three Fugro Offshore Coastal Survey Vessels (FOCSV), ‘Fugro Pioneer’, being built by Damen.
BG Group, BIR in New Underwater Vehicle Project
Vehicles which make detailed inspections of subsea pipelines, facilities and structures are the focus of an R&D project, codenamed FlatFish, being undertaken by BG Brasil and the Brazilian Institute of Robotics (BIR). “FlatFish will be a lightweight, low cost vehicle able to carry out subsea inspect