Equipment
Carbon Trust’s OWA in JIP to Undertake ‘Suction Bucket’ Installation Trials
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator is joining forces with Statoil, Statkraft, EON, DONG Energy and Universal Foundation, in close co-operation with Aalborg University, to undertake installation trials of the Universal Foundation ‘suction bucket’ offshore wind foundation. Such innovative fo
Rocksource hires Ross Offshore for consultancy services
Ross Offshore AS today announces a contract award with Rocksource Exploration Norway AS (REN). The frame contract is for well management and Consultancy Services. The contract term is 7 years; 3 years firm and with two possible extensions of two years each. The contract was effective as of June the
Hamilton Australia Supports Curtis Island LNG Projects
Hamilton Australia said that the company’s workers are currently working on the laboratory fume cupboards at all 3 separately owned liquefied natural gas projects on Curtis Island, near Gladstone. By the end of this year, QGC will become the first of three LNG plants to start exporting to Asia, clos
MCA Tests Oil Spill Clean Up Tech in Belfast (UK)
New high-tech equipment that can be deployed anywhere in the UK to clean up oil spills is today (Wednesday 11 June) being put to the test in Belfast Harbour. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has recently purchased two new pieces of equipment known as the NOFI Current Buster 6. This is the very lat
Bolette Dolphin drillship gets important DNV-GL certificate
Norwegian contractor Dolphin Drilling has achieved international accreditation of a maintenance management system onboard its latest deepwater drillship, following a rigorous assessment from one of the largest classification bodies in ship and offshore certification. Dolphin Drilling, an independent
Gray Fabrication to Build Floating Hull for Scotrenewables’ Tidal Turbine
Scotrenewables Tidal Power, the world leader in the development of floating tidal turbines based in Orkney (in Scotland), have awarded a key fabrication contract for the superstructure of the SR2000 tidal turbine to Gray Fabrication based in Cupar, Fife. The 2MW turbine, the SR2000, will be the culm
Norway to Build Research Vessel in Cooperation with FAO
Norway is to build one of the most advanced research vessels in the world as part of an ongoing project with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support developing countries improve the management of their fisheries. The new $80 million research vessel Dr Fridtjof Na
Deltares: Land Subsidence Requires Creative Approach
The future of delta cities such as Jakarta, Bangkok and Tokio is threatened by sea-level rise, but even more by land subsidence of up to several metres a century. Raising dikes fails to solve the underlying problem: falling groundwater levels. The only sustainable remedy is to combine urban function
UK: DNS Meeting to Discuss Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Plans
Decom North Sea (DNS), the oil and gas decommissioning forum, will host a lunch and learn event to give supply chain companies the opportunity to learn more about a variety of pertinent topics; from crisis communications, to the new developments at Aberdeen harbour. The event will take place on Tues
Wärtsilä and DOF in Services Supply Agreement
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has signed an extensive three-year services supply agreement with the Norwegian DOF Group at the end of April 2014. The agreement covers services for all Wärtsilä equipment, including engines and propulsion as well as electrica
Marsh Lake Restoration Scheme Receives Federal Authorization (USA)
The Marsh Lake environmental restoration project achieved a major milestone yesterday, when President Barack Obama signed the Water Resource Reform and Development Act of 2014 into law. This act, last passed in 2007, provides authorization for development of projects by the U.S. Army Corps of Engine
Wärtsilä, DOF pen services supply deal
Finland’s Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s solutions and services provider, has signed an extensive three-year services supply agreement with the Norwegian DOF Group in the end of April 2014.
Signing of WRRDA into Law to Bring Benefits to Louisiana, Senator Says
Yesterday, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), made the following statement after attending the President Obama’s signing of the Water Resources and Reform Development Act (WRRDA) into law. Vitter was the lead Senate Republican on the c
The Philippines: Calmay River Dredging Progresses According to Plan
The dredging operation at the heavily silted Calmay River has so far excavated some 3,600 cubic meters of silt and sediment equivalent to 224 truckloads after just four weeks. This was bared during a meeting called by Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez with officials of the Department of Public Work