Equipment
City of Fond du Lac: Lakeside Park Dredging Kicks Off (USA)
Dredging will commence today at the marina entrance at Lakeside Park, announced the City of Fond du Lac – Municipal Government. The City’s contractor, PCi Dredging, will be dredging a channel at the Marina entrance located east of the lighthouse. The dredge area will be approximately 80’ x 250’ and
MH370 Search Gets Petronas Boost
PETRONAS continues to provide technical support and funding for the search-and-recovery (SAR) operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 by deploying an underwater search equipment and a support vessel to the new search zone. The national oil company will fund $21 million (RM67 millio
Legislators OK Environmental Bond Bill (USA)
A $2.2 billion environmental bond bill that could fund hundreds of projects across the state, ranging from hiking trails to harbor dredging, cleared the state House and Senate last week as formal legislative sessions drew to a close for the year. The environmental bond authorizes funding for state a
WHL Energy: CGG Delivers ‘La Bella’ Seismic Volume Report
Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited has received the final Seismic Volume Report for the “La Bella” 3D seismic survey on schedule and provided to the VIC/P67 JV partners, AWE Limited and Tap Oil Limited. The fully processed Seismic Volume Report has been compiled by contractor CGG Services
Malaysian oil company assists in MH370 search
PETRONAS continues to provide technical support and funding for the search-and-recovery (SAR) operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 by deploying an underwater search equipment and a support vessel to the new search zone. The national oil company will fund RM67 million for deploym
Galp Strikes Out in TAO-1
Galp Energia has concluded the drilling of the exploration well TAO-1, located in the Tarfaya Offshore area, in the Atlantic margin of offshore Morocco, where no hydrocarbons were encountered. The primary objective of the well was to test the resources potential of the Trident prospect, located in t
Panama Canal Authority, GUPC Achieve Milestone Agreement
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the consortium Groups Unidos por el Canal (GUPC) signed the variation incorporating to the original contract the agreement reached in March for completion of the Third Set of Locks project. “What remains now is to continue working with the commitment to complete
VIDEO: Active Subsea Volcano Imagery by Scripps
With modern computing power and innovative analytical skills, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and their colleagues have constructed the most detailed imagery to date of a massive active magma chamber located off the Pacific Northwest where Earth’s plates are spreadi
UK: Holland Haven Beaches Receive New Sand
Hundreds of people are descending on Holland Haven to witness a major £36 million coastal defense scheme get underway. Twice a day on the high tide a shallow draft dredging vessel is pumping hundreds of cubic meters of sand and gravel onto the existing beaches. The material is being is being brought
Cameroon: Bowleven Secures Etinde Exploitation
Bowleven, the Africa focused oil and gas exploration group, has been awarded the Etinde Exploitation Authorisation (EA), signed by the President of Cameroon. This concludes the final stage of the EA award process. This EA gives Bowleven and its joint venture partners, which will include SNH, the Cam
Corps Plans to Issue New England General Permits
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is proposing to suspend the existing general permits in each of the six New England states and issue the New England General Permits (NE GPs) to authorize certain activities that require Department of Army permits under Section 404 of the Clean
USACE Invites Comments on Bald Head Island Shoreline Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Village of Bald Head Island Shoreline Stabilization Project in Brunswick County, North Carolina. The project proposal includes the construction a terminal groin structure and co
USA: Big Boost for Braddock Bay Restoration Plan
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer said that the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will allocate $575,000 in federal funds to initiate the final design phase of the Braddock Bay restoration project. Specifically, the EPA funding will go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to flesh o
Corps Seeks Input on Council Bend Chute Project (USA)
A draft supplemental environmental assessment for repairs to the Council Bend chute in Pottawattamie County, Iowa is currently available for public review. The draft supplemental EA evaluates the environmental impacts of repairing a chute scour hole that formed along the southern bank during the 201