Equipment
Cleanup Plan for Lower Ley Creek Area Introduced (USA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated soil and sediment at the Lower Ley Creek area of the Onondaga Lake Superfund Site located in the Town of Salina, Onondaga County, New York. Discharges from nearby industries and a landfill have contaminated the soi
Workers stuck on North Sea rig due to helicopter leak
A crew consisting of 18 oil workers has been left stranded on a North Sea Ensco 102 rig when discovered that the helicopter, that was supposed to fly them home, is leaking fluid. The problem with the Airbus EC225, that was supposed to take the workers home, was discovered when the rig workers lined
Conquest MB1 Assistance in Concordia Ops Nears Completion
Now the disaster ship Costa Concordia floats again, the work of the Dutch Conquest MB1 crane ship and her crew is there almost done. The Dutch company Conquest Offshore has in the recent months, in cooperation with a large group of international companies, installed the sponsoons that will refloat t
Athens Group’s system for drilling rig testing gets patented
Athens Group, a provider of independent, 3rd-party technology assurance services for oil and gas drilling and production systems, has announced receipt of U.S. Patent No.: 8793114, entitled Method and System for Drilling Rig Testing Using Virtualized Components from the United States Patent and Trad
UK: James Fisher, KDM Marine Enter Business Partnership
James Fisher, the UK’s leading marine services provider, announced the formation of a new venture with Aberdeen based company KDM Marine, named James Fisher Mass Flow Excavation Ltd, to jointly offer their market-leading subsea excavation capability and resources to the offshore industry in a single
APC creates in-house LNG equipment testing facility
Alpha Process Controls, a member of the GT Group, has created a unique in-house testing centre to support the manufacture and commissioning of its family of marine emergency release couplings for LNG transfer. The testing facility, which represents a £1million investment by the company, utilises a p
AAL delivers LNG tanks to Port of San Diego
Austral Asia Line (AAL) has delivered and discharged one of the heaviest pieces of cargo carried on its Pacific Service to date. Two LNG tanks weighing 380 tons each and a main engine weighing 384 tons were discharged in the Port of San Diego. The two LNG tanks measured around 26 meters in length an
UK: TRUXOR to Revitalize Bottesford Beck
North Lincolnshire Council has been working closely with The Friends of the Beck to regenerate the Bottesford Beck area and with the help of a new ‘amphibious’ machine the area will be improved even more. The TRUXOR machine has been brought in by Ebsford Environmental, the contractor that is carryin
Tritech Sells Gemini Profiling Sonars to STR
Tritech announces the sale of multiple Gemini 620pd multibeam profiling sonars to Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR), Great Yarmouth. The sales of Gemini 620pd, the latest technology for subsea profiling operations, are significant for Tritech as they follow on from the successful introduction of t
DCD Marine Cape Town working on SPS and upgrade of ultra-deepwater rig
DCD Marine Cape Town was awarded the contract by a leading global driller to carry out the SPS (special periodic survey) and upgrade on its ultra-deepwater rig. “It is gratifying to have gained recognition for the quality turnkey service we provide, and once again our experienced project management
Experts Discuss Disposal and Beneficial Reuse Options for Dredged Material
Stephanie Wilson, Senior Project Scientist with ESS Group, Inc., chaired the EBC 8th Annual Ocean Resource Management Conference: Update on Dredging In New England – Disposal and Beneficial Reuse held on Thursday, June 26, 2014 in Boston, MA. Under Wilson’s leadership, this program brought together
Saipem bags two FPSO contracts in Brazil and Angola
Saipem has been awarded contracts for the extension of leasing and upgrading works of the Cidade de Vitoria FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel) in Brazil. The company has also been awarded a lease extension and operation contract for the Gimboa FPSO in Angola. These contracts ar
Dredging Scheme at Crescent Bar About to Commence (USA)
Work to improve boat navigation near Crescent Bar is expected to begin next month, according to an agreement reached between Grant PUD and Crescent Bar Inc. Under the agreement, Grant PUD will remove about 45,000 cubic yards of sediment in the channel that connects the Crescent Bar Boat Launch with
Nexen: Blackbird’s second production well tested
Atlantic Petroleum has announced that the initial production testing from the Blackbird Field second production well, 20/02a-B3, has achieved sustained rates of over 7,000 bbls/day (c. 660 bbls/day net to Atlantic Petroleum), which was constrained by surface equipment. The well is being drilled and