Equipment
Waccamaw River Cleanup Program Progresses Well (USA)
According to the first Santee Cooper coal ash removal report released this week, Santee Cooper has removed over 42,000 tons from its unlined coal ash lagoons on the banks of the Waccamaw River in Conway, South Carolina. The removal is part of a settlement reached between Santee Cooper and citizen gr
Dolphin hired for large survey in Australia
Dolphin Geophysical has been awarded a contract from TGS for Nerites Season 2 located in the Bight’s deep water Ceduna Sub-basin in Australia, covering 13.000 sq.km. The initial Season 1 was carried out by Polar Duchess and she will return together with a second Dolphin high-capacity vessel in Q4 20
Mott MacDonald to Undertake Shire River Basin Management Program
Mott MacDonald, together with consortium partners Centre for Development Management from Malawi and LTS of the UK, has been appointed on the first phase of the Shire River Basin Management Program by Malawi’s Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development. The World Bank financed project
Russia: Large Fleet of Dredgers on Its Way to Sabetta Port
19 dredging vessels led by CSD “D’Artagnan” departed the Port of Murmansk on July 27 and are now on their way to the Port of Sabetta. The Sabetta dredging project will be executed by a fleet of dredgers recruited by subcontractor LLC Mordraga from around the world. Among them will be: a cutter sucti
Det norske to drill first wildcat in licence 553
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Det norske oljeselskap ASA a drilling permit for wellbore 34/7-36 S, in the Norwegian North Sea. Wellbore 34/7-36 S will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig after completing drilling of wildcat well 31/10-1 for Tullow Oil
Apollo South System Field Test Successful
Apollo and Alcatel-Lucent have successfully completed a field trial on the existing Apollo South system, which connects France to the United States, achieving the transmission of 7.2 terabits-per-second (Tbit/s) of data per fiber pair, based on 100 gigabit-per-second (Gbit/s) technology. Made possib
Industry Leaders to Attend Subsea Cables UK Conference
Subsea Cables UK, the trade association for submarine power and telecommunications cables for the United Kingdom and Northern Europe, has announced that its 43rd Plenary will be held at The Essex Golf & Country Club, Colchester, UK, hosted by Zytech Ltd. The Plenary will be held over 1.5 days on the
Rohr Dredge Continues Its European Expansion
Rohr International Dredge Holdings, Inc. acquired Eurl Rohr France, including its current backlog, inventory and all associated intellectual property (IPR), on July 23, 2014. Rohr France, which is based in Betting, France, was a Rohr licensee and will continue at the same location, operating as a su
Norwegian IMR Invites Tenders for Supply of Cables for MUST System
The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research’s (IMR) has issued a tender invitation for the supply of new electro-optical cables. The cables will be used for its MUST system on the “G.O. Sars” research vessel. MUST (Multi-Usage System for Towed vehicle) is used for mapping and volume measurement of fi
VIDEO: Boskalis’ Dredger at Port of Felixstowe (UK)
Work has recently started at the Port of Felixstowe on the latest expansion of the UK’s largest container port. VSBW Joint Venture, a consortium of VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster, has been appointed as the lead contactor to extend the port’s Berth 9 by 190 metres. The work will increase the c
Dril-Quip Sees Profit Rise in 1H 2014
Dril-Quip, Inc. has announced net income of $51.3 million, or $1.27 per diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2014, versus net income of $42.9 million, or $1.05 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2013. Total revenues were $230.3 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2014 com
Dril-Quip 2Q net income rises to $51.3M
Dril-Quip, Inc. today announced net income of $51.3 million, or $1.27 per diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2014, versus net income of $42.9 million, or $1.05 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2013. Total revenues were $230.3 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2014 c
USA: X-Subsea Scores Five-Year Deal with Civil Engineering Company
X-SUBSEA has secured a significant excavation contract to assist a civil engineering company with the construction of a dam across the Ohio River in the US. The innovative project, across the busiest inland stretch of waterway in the US, involves placing piers onto a concrete template placed into th
Modus AUV Division Gets New Development Manager
Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd, a provider of integrated project support services and remote and autonomous technologies for subsea and seabed intervention has appointed a new AUV Development Manager. Angus Cooper has joined Modus to spearhead their development and growth plans in the deployment of A