Equipment
Kongsberg’s Safety and Automation Systems for Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup Platforms
Kongsberg Maritime AS has been awarded a Project Specific Agreement including a FEED contract for delivery of Safety and Automation systems to the four Johan Sverdrup field platforms by Statoil Petroleum AS. The Project Specific Agreement also includes an option for Safety and Automation equipment,
Yilport Acquires Swedish Terminal
Turkish operator Yilport is expanding into the Baltic region, starting with the acquisition of a container terminal in Sweden. Yilport now owns 80% of Gävle Container Terminal, with the remaining 20% of the shares in the company controlled by Gävle Municipality. “This new ownership structure means t
Scottish O&G Delegation to Participate at CIOTC 2014
It is reported that several enterprises of Scottish oil and gas delegation will participate as pavilion in the 4th China (Beijing) International Offshore Oil & Gas Technology Conference and Exhibition (CIOTC 2014) China’s most specialized and Asia’s most promising shows in the offshore oil and gas i
Seatronics and OceanWise to Supply Ras al-Khaimah Port with Tidal Monitoring and Display System
Seatronics and OceanWise have jointly been awarded a contract by Ras al-Khaimah Port, United Arab Emirates for the supply and support of a Tidal Monitoring, Telemetry and Display System, comprising six Valeport TideMasters and Water Level Radars and OceanWise’s data telemetry equipment, plus managem
Tekmar hires WCG as agent for North America
Tekmar Energy Limited, a supplier of cable protection systems for the offshore wind and oil & gas markets globally, has announced an agency agreement with the Massachusetts-based Whitman Consulting Group Inc. (WCG). WCG will represent Tekmar as its commercial services agent for the full line of Tekm
USA: University Staff to Learn About John Redmond Reservoir Dredging
More than 50 University of Kansas staff members will visit the John Redmond Reservoir and Tallgrass Prairie Preserve on Friday, May 30. The 2014 Mini Wheat State Tour is an initiative of the Unclassified Senate and its professional development committee. Each year, the tour brings together a group o
VIDEO: Court Halts Bimini Dredging Project (The Bahamas)
The controversial dredging operation in Bimini has been brought to a halt with the granting of an injunction by the Privy Council in London. The Privy Council brought the dredging to a stop, ruling that if they wish to continue, the developers must show how a permit they got “over night” and which t
Rowan Renaissance Experiences Subsea Systems Issues
Rowan Companies plc, a global provider of international and domestic contract drilling services in the ultra-deepwater and shallow water jack-up market, informed, through its fleet contract status update, that Rowan Renaissance is experiencing issues with its subsea systems. The Rowan Renaissance ul
Picture of the Day: Indian River Inlet Restoration Work (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, is restoring the north shore of the Indian River Inlet by pumping more than half a million cubic yards of sand from the inlet onto the beach and constructing a dune. Hurricane Sandy caused overwash and flooding on the north shore, forcing Rout
Egypt: Suez Canal Revenues on the Rise, Official Says
Suez Canal yesterday achieved a record in the number of vessels and the cargo passing through it, Suez Canal Authority Chairman Mohab Mamish said. In statements to Al-Tahrir TV channel, Mamish said revenues of Suez Canal are on the rise, asserting that security levels at the water course were beefed
Kongsberg’s SAS systems for Johan Sverdrup
Kongsberg Maritime AS has been awarded a Project Specific Agreement including a FEED contract for delivery of Safety and Automation (SAS) systems to the four Johan Sverdrup field platforms by Statoil Petroleum AS. The Project Specific Agreement also include an option for Safety and Automation equipm
SRTP Uses MSC Software in Designing Rotor Blade for World’s Largest Tidal Turbine
MSC Software Corporation, a global leader in helping product manufacturers to advance their engineering methods with simulation software and services, has announced that Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd, based in the Orkney Islands, has used MSC Nastran and Patran with Laminate Modeler to design and a
New Life for Sheffield’s Waterways (UK)
A plan which will help to bring new life to Sheffield’s formerly industrial waterways has been agreed. The strategy, which was signed during the One Big River Week – a week of events celebrating Sheffield’s waterways, sets out an action plan that will continue the recovery and put the city’s canal,
UK: Lincshore Dredging Program Completed
Lincshore, the Environment Agency’s multi-million pound flagship scheme, finished on Friday 23 May. This year’s campaign began on 17 April following on from work to rebuild the sand dunes north of Mablethorpe that were badly damaged by the December tidal surge. Mark Adams, Coastal Engineer, said: “O