Equipment
KrisEnergy starts seismic survey off Indonesia
KrisEnergy Ltd., an independent upstream oil and gas company, has announced that the S.V. Nordic Bahari vessel has started acquisition of 1,200 km 2D seismic data in the Sakti production sharing contract (“PSC”) offshore East Java, Indonesia. The acquisition program was awarded to PT. Alamjaya Makmu
Greens: Onshore Disposal Finally on the Agenda
The Australian Greens said that their strong campaign standing with the community against dredge spoil dumping in the Great Barrier Reef has resulted in the Newman Government finally considering onshore disposal of the Abbot Point dredge spoil. “The immense community, scientific and international op
M318F and M320F Wheel Excavators Introduced
When designing the new Cat® M318F and M320F Wheel Excavators, Caterpillar solicited customer input for characteristics considered important. Heading the list were initial quality and reliability, low operating costs, operator comfort and safety, simplicity of operation and maintenance, durability, a
Australia: New Strategy to Protect GBR
The Queensland Government has today revealed a long term port development strategy that will see dredge material produced at Abbot Point beneficially re-used on land. Premier Campbell Newman said the Queensland Government had been working on the Abbot Point Beneficial Reuse Strategy since coming to
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Van Oord: New SRI Vessel for Offshore Division Van Oord has ordered a new subsea rock installation vessel. Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Shanghai will build the vessel at its Ningbo yard in China. The vessel will be delivered in 2016. GLDD Wins $30 Mln Freeport Harbor Contract Great Lakes Dredge
USA: Offshore Wind Grid Interconnection Could Cut Production Costs by $7.68 Bln
The Energy Department has released the first National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study (NOWEGIS). The NOWEGIS investigated the key economic and technological factors that will influence the integration of offshore wind energy onto the national grid. NOWEGIS suggests that the United St
Searcher Seismic wraps up Pinatubo seismic survey (Philippines)
Searcher Seismic has reported that the acquisition of the Pinatubo multi-client 2D seismic survey is now complete. The 3,510 km survey covering a 10 by 20 km grid in the West Luzon Basin includes coverage over the PECR5 bid round blocks 8,9,10 & 11. The Pinatubo 2D survey offers for the first time a
JDR in Cable Showcase at Wind Energy Hamburg
JDR will showcase its industry leading inter-array cable designs, cable accessories and post-delivery offshore services at Wind Energy Hamburg. JDR’s engineering team has led the development of inter-array cables for offshore wind operators across a range of important projects including the Meerwind
Dolphin Nets 16 Streamer 3D Seismic Gig in Kara Sea
Dolphin has been awarded an industry first ever 16 streamer 3D seismic contract for an undisclosed client in the Kara Sea. The contract has a duration of approximately 3 months and will begin in Q2 of 2015. Dolphin will utilise one of the high capacity ice classed 3D seismic vessels for the survey a
Officials Discuss NY-NJ Harbor Estuary Restoration
Significant challenges often require a team effort. Restoring the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary is one of them. A group of professionals from the Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently joined 200+ scientists, engineers, academics and restoration professionals at a major symposium
Damen to supply propeller nozzles for 4 ocean going tugs
Damen Marine Components will supply a total eight 5,050 millimetre propeller nozzles for four ultra long distance towing and anchor handling vessel newbuildings. They are the largest nozzles that DMC will have manufactured with its spinning machine technique to date. The order was granted by Caterpi
Dolphin hired for 16-streamer seismic survey in Kara Sea
Dolphin Group ASA has been awarded an industry first ever 16-streamer 3D seismic contract for an undisclosed client in the Kara Sea, offshore Russia.
Judge’s Decision Means More Money for Gulf Coast Restoration
United States District Court Judge Carl Barbier yesterday ruled that BP was “grossly negligent” in its actions leading to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This ruling means that BP faces penalties of up to $4,300 per barrel of oil spilled, maximizing the money that will be
Mubadala Starts Manora Drilling
Mubadala Petroleum, Operator of the Manora Oil Development joint venture, has advised that the Atwood Orca jackup drilling unit spudded the first of 15 planned development wells, MNA-02. The MNA-01 and MNA-02 wells will be batch drilled to final total depths of 2,104 m and 2,441 m measured depth res