Equipment
MMT to conduct sonar survey for Nord Stream
MMT (Sweden) has been awarded a contract for side scan sonar survey and a camera based study of benthic fauna by Nord Stream AG. The scope of Nord Stream´s monitoring campaign is to assess the impact of the presence of the pipelines on the near seabed currents through the observation of potential lo
Scana completes sale of offshore business
Scana Industrier ASA has completed the sale of three of its subsidiaries.
Byron: Spartan 202 spuds SM 6 #1 well
Byron Energy Limited has reported that the contracted jack-jp drilling rig, Spartan Rig 202, has spudded the Byron Energy SM 6 #1 well located in South Marsh Island Block 6 on Saturday,24 May 2014, at approximately 3.15 3M (USA Central Time).
Ichthys contract for SAL Heavy Lift
SAL Heavy Lift GmbH, through its wholly owned Singapore subsidiary, SAL Heavy Lift Singapore Pte Ltd, has signed a major new contract with Australia’s BAM Clough Joint Venture for shipping and deployment of LNG and LPG product loading platforms for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project, near Darwin
Picture of the Day: Replenishment Project at Rockaway Beach (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is placing roughly 3.5 million cubic yards of sand along Rockaway Beach from Beach 19th to Beach 149th to replace sand lost during Hurricane Sandy. This work will restore the beach to its design profile – making it better than it was before Sandy’
The Bahamas: Bimini Dredging Halted by Privy Council
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 order to stop all dredging activities, which went into effect immediately, will stay in place until the developers, Resorts World Bimini (RWB), can demonst
MCG Offers Barents and Norwegian Sea MC2D Data
MCG has announced that the company would like to draw particular attention to the newly added blocks in the western part of the Barents Sea APA2014 area. Brand new MC2D data covering this area was acquired and broadband processed in 2013 (MCG1301). This modern dataset in a 4 km x 4 km grid provides
Xervo lifeboats for world’s largest jack-up rig
The Danish davit manufacturer Xervo will provide its top-quality lifeboats, Boat-In-A-Box, to several Maersk Drilling projects.
Greens: Abbot Point Port Could End Up as Stranded Asset (Australia)
Even though a quarter of Queensland coal output is being produced at a loss, as reported today, the Abbott and Newman governments are continuing to prioritise coal over the Great Barrier Reef, climate, water supplies, agriculture and tourism. “Figures from the Queensland Resources Council show that
USA: Comment Period Extended for Boise River Feasibility Study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, extended the public scoping period for the Boise River Feasibility Study. Study planners added 30 days to the scoping period, which now runs from April 24 to June 23. The Corps and the Idaho Water Resources Board (IWRB) conducted a series of sc
Abbot Point Project: HSBC Follows Deutsche Bank (Australia)
Less than 24 hours after Germany’s Deutsche Bank ruled out lending to the controversial Abbot Point coal port expansion on the Great Barrier Reef, major international bank HSBC has followed suit, with Group Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver stating it “would be extraordinarily unlikely to go anywhere
Parker Drilling adds new rig to its GoM fleet
Parker Drilling Company, an international provider of contract drilling and drilling-related services and rental tools to the energy industry, acquired a 1500 horsepower posted barge rig for its Gulf of Mexico drilling fleet in a transaction valued at approximately $12.25 million, using cash on hand
Australia: Officials Discuss Port of Hastings Development
Western Port community representatives came together last week to receive an update on the Port of Hastings container expansion and to discuss issues raised by their community networks. Speaking at the second meeting of the Port of Hastings Development Authority’s stakeholder engagement network, POR
USA: Mohawk Northeast Wins Bridgeport and New Haven Breakwaters Deal
Repairs to the Bridgeport Harbor east and west breakwaters in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and the New Haven Harbor east, middle and west breakwaters in New Haven, Connecticut, will be completed under the terms of around $7.5 million contract awarded recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Eng