Equipment
Voith launches new Schneider Propeller for tugs and OSVs
Voith rounds off its product portfolio for tugs and offshore support vessels (OSV) with the new size 34 Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP).
VIDEO: AdBm Deploys Subsea Noise Reduction System at Butendiek OWF
The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), part of the IC2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin (UT), has detailed the recent successful offshore demonstration of AdBm Technologies’ underwater noise abatement system. AdBm, a portfolio company of ATI’s Clean Energy Incubator, worked with its Du
ABB to Deliver Power Solutions to Ocean Rig’s New Drillships
ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, has secured an order to deliver total power solutions to Ocean Rig’s two seventh generation new integrated design mobile offshore drilling units (MODU) that is being built by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) at Goeje shipyard in Korea. The contr
VIDEO: New Suez Canal Dredging – The First Day
The New Suez Canal dredging program has officially commenced. This phase of the project will be undertaken in parallel with the dry digging. This development project will boost Egypt’s economy and help speed up the movement of vessels through the 193 km long canal, which connects the Red Sea to the
ABB to power Ocean Rig’s drillship duo
ABB has secured an order to deliver total power solutions to Ocean Rig’s two seventh generation new drillships that are being built by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) at Goeje shipyard in Korea.
PHOTO UPDATE: “Dredging in India”
Dredge Yard, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of dredging and mining equipment, took the opportunity of the recent “Dredging in India” conference to present its new model, the ECO200 dredger. At the event, which was held in Mumbai from 3-4 September 2014, the company’s Operations Manager, Mi
Corps, Cal Fish and Wildlife OK Mitigation Bank
Putting ink to paper during an informal ceremony held on August 21, Dave Castanon signed the bank enabling instrument for the San Luis Rey River Mitigation Bank, adding nearly 54 acres of the river’s floodplain to a pool of land that will provide compensatory mitigation for projects that impact wetl
DONG Energy to Use Nexans’ Offshore Array Cables Until 2020
DONG Energy in Denmark and Nexans signed in July a new framework agreement for the delivery of up to 1,750 kilometres of submarine cables for wind farms off the British coast. The cables will be used for connecting turbines to each other and to the offshore transformer platforms. The framework agree
Phase 1 of Muddy River Project Moves Ahead
Construction activities continue on Phase 1 of the $30.9 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management and Environmental Restoration project in Boston, Massachusetts. On Saturday, September 20, another traffic shift to change both vehicular and pedestrian traffic will occur to begin construction of the
Amarcon Showcases OCTOPUS-Onboard at SMM
Amarcon, a part of the ABB group, and OceanWaveS GmbH, a fully owned subsidiary of Rutter Inc., will demonstrate an OCTOPUS-Onboard advisory suite including Wave and Surface Current Monitoring System set-up during the SMM in Hamburg, from 9 – 12 September 2014. The Amarcon OCTOPUS-Onboard motion mon
EMGS: ‘EM Leader’ hired for 3D survey off Brazil
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a contract worth USD 5.5 million from Petrobras for 3D EM data acquisition in Brazil.
Long Island Sound Restoration Plan Released
The Long Island Sound Study, a partnership of federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as nonprofit and community groups and businesses, yesterday released a new updated Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for restoring and protecting the Long Island Sound over the next two
Total completes location preparation for ‘Prospector 1’
Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. has announced that Total E&P UK Limited and ELF Exploration UK Limited has completed the preparation of the location for Prospector 1 drilling rig. Therefore, as of 5 September 2014 the rig is being compensated per its original contract at the mobilization rate. In
PGS cuts fleet to reduce cost and capex
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA announced today that it has implemented further steps to streamline operations, reduce cost and capital expenditures (“CAPEX”), and improve cash flow.