Equipment
Subsea 7 Orders Pipes from Tata Steel
Tata Steel has signed a series of contracts with Subsea 7, one of the world’s leading contractors in engineering, construction and subsea services to the offshore industry, to supply undersea pipes to four separate North Sea projects. The four contracts, signed over the past year and worth an estima
Google Invests in $300 Mln Subsea Cable Link
A consortium of six global companies announced that they have signed commercial agreements to build and operate a new Trans-Pacific cable system to be called “FASTER” with NEC Corporation as the system supplier. The FASTER cable network will connect the United States to two landing locations in Japa
Picture of the Day: Flood Risk Reduction Project in Port Monmouth
For nearly a year, the Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has been repairing damage from Hurricane Sandy to previously-engineered beaches in New York and New Jersey. Now, restoration has expanded to a new area where the Corps of Engineers hasn’t previously worked ─ Port Monmouth, N.J. In Ju
Schlumberger, OneSubsea, Helix Energy Form Well Intervention Alliance
OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. and Schlumberger have announced that they have entered into a letter of intent to form an alliance to develop technologies and deliver services to optimize the cost and efficiency of subsea well intervention systems. H
Corps Seeks Input on Old Hickory Lake Shoreline Management Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, said that the 2014 Old Hickory Lake Shoreline Management Plan is finalized and available to the public. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes recently approved the amended plan, which includes the input collected from public meetings held
QRC: Science Confirms Great Barrier Reef Challenges
The scientific focus on improving the health of the Great Barrier Reef took another leap forward today with the release of several important reports from the Queensland and Australian Governments. Commenting on the release of the Great Barrier Reef Strategic Assessment, Great Barrier Reef Program Re
Schlumberger, Helix, and OneSubsea form alliance
OneSubsea™, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. and Schlumberger have entered into a letter of intent to form an alliance to develop technologies and deliver services to optimize the cost and efficiency of subsea well intervention systems. Helix is a leading subsea
USA: Benton County Shoreline Program Under Final Review
A program to manage 330 miles of shoreline, including portions of the Columbia and Yakima rivers, in Benton County is open for comment through the Washington Department of Ecology. The locally tailored shoreline program is designed to help minimize environmental damage to shoreline areas, reserve ap
Australia: Strategic Assessment Bolsters Protection of GBR
The Australian and Queensland Governments have today released the final comprehensive strategic assessment of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area addressing a key recommendation of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. The comprehensive strategic assessment, released alongside the Great Barrie
CGG, Fugro Net $200 Mln OBC Seismic Job for Pemex
CGG has announced that Pemex recently awarded CGG a contract worth close to US $200m for ocean bottom cable (OBC) 3D-4C seismic work in one of the oil company’s most important producing areas, the Ku Maloob Zaap oil field and the light crude oil fields of the Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico. [
Great News for Suffolk County Coastal Storm Resiliency Project
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has signed legal agreements with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Suffolk County, and authorized $68 million in State financing, as part of a three-phase $207 million coastal storm ris
Pulse Opens New Production and Testing Facility (USA)
Pulse Structural Monitoring Inc., an Acteon company, has opened a new, purpose-built facility in Katy, Texas, that will provide modern office, production and testing facilities in an established industry hub. The modern 740-m2 facility will support Pulse’s expansion plans in the North American marke
Chelsea Technologies Develops Shallow-Water Hydrocarbon Sensor
Irelands, Marine and Environmental Sensing Technology Hub (MESTECH) use Chelsea UviLux to detect hydrocarbon levels in Lower Liffey Estuary. Tim Sullivan and Dian Zhang of MESTECH recently deployed a Chelsea Technologies Group hydrocarbon sensor on a trial basis in the Lower Liffey Estuary. This sen
Liebherr – HS 8300 HD in Dredging Application (VIDEO)
The Liebherr HS 8300 HD Hybrid duty cycle crawler crane weighing over 350 tonnes offers a powerful hybrid drive. When designing the new duty cycle crawler crane Liebherr paid special attention to an extended service life of the machine. In the animation you can see this machine in dredging applicati