The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency is reviewing site cleanups and remedies at the 16 Superfund Sites in Pennsylvania. These routine check-ups, known as ‘five-year reviews,’ will be done at Superfund sites across the Mid-Atlantic region this year. EPA conducts evaluations every five years to d
Unique Maritime Group, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, has signed a joint venture agreement with OEG Offshore (OEG), to offer the rental and sale of offshore equipment in the Middle East region. The new joint venture company, OEG Unique,
A new report has revealed that the impact of dredging and dumping in the Great Barrier Reef is much worse than the mining industry or state-owned ports have indicated, raising concerns over plans to dredge and dump more than 100 million tonnes in the Reef’s waters. The report’s key findings include:
TGS announces the expansion of multi-client 2D surveys offshore Eastern Canada with plans to acquire more than 30,000 km of seismic data, in partnership with PGS, utilizing two vessels during the 2014 acquisition season. The M/V Sanco Spirit, utilizing the PGS GeoStreamer® technology, will acquire s
The launch of the Ramform Titan class marine seismic data acquisition ships by Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) mark a new era of subsea oil and gas exploration. The second of these vessels, the Ramform Atlas was launched in January, 2014. The Ramform Titan and Ramform Atlas are designed and built by PG
IMS has announced that Grupo Terra’s IMS Depth Master Dredge operating at the Xacbal Dam is successfully removing silt and sand from 55 ft. (16.7m) depth. The Depth Master Model DM-55 is removing the silt from the dam to keep the turbines operating which are critical for producing Guatemala City’s e
REEF Subsea has won its first pipeline trenching project for the industry-leading Q1000 jet trencher on the Sierra L5 pipeline for client GDF SUEZ. This month, Reef Subsea will mobilise its state-of-the-art Q1000 jet trencher on-board the Reef Despina Construction Support Vessel to provide trenching
Dredging of more than 13 million cubic metres of seabed is about to commence in the Moreton Bay Marine Park for the next stage of Brisbane’s second runway. This highlights the need for strong protection in the marine park, said the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) today. AMCS Marine Cam
The 8th meeting of the Response Officers to Combat Oil Spills and Maritime Accidents, was held recently at Grand Heritage Hotel in Doha. The event was organized by the Permanent Emergency Committee in association with Ministry of Environment and Marine Emergency Mutual Aid Centre (MEMAC), subordinat
Baker Hughes has announced the commercial release of its patent-pending TORRENT™ openhole gravel-pack solution, designed to help operators improve packing efficiency, reduce HSE risks and streamline operations in high-cost offshore environments. The solution combines a field-proven multipath gravel-
REEF Subsea has secured its first pipeline trenching project for its Q1000 jet trencher on the Sierra L5 pipeline in Dutch Norh Sea for GDF SUEZ. This month, Reef Subsea will mobilise its state-of-the-art Q1000 jet trencher on-board the Reef Despina Construction Support Vessel to provide trenching o
Milton Roy, a manufacturer of controlled volume pumps, and a brand of Accudyne Industries, is launching what it calls the industry’s most powerful API 675 pump yet, Primeroyal X, during this year’s Offshore Technology Conference. Milton Roy said in a press release that the addition of the Primeroyal
Suretank, a provider of engineered solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry today announced the official launch of Suretank Latin America, based in a state of the art facility in the Southern Brazilian, Rio Grande do Sul State, at the city of Caxias do Sul. The new business will house design,
From the largest vessels to the most precise components, offshore construction is reaching new depths
