Petrobras and Embraer have signed, during the Offshore Technology Conference, in Houston, a Memorandum of Understanding for the purpose of applying the rigorous standards practiced in the aerospace industry to assess the requirements and architecture of critical systems used in the exploration and p
Boskalis, a leading global maritime services company operating in the dredging and inland infra, and offshore energy sectors, has won the 2014 Dutch Sourcing Award. Ten jury members led by Jacques Reijniers, the professor of Procurement Management at Nyenrode Business University, awarded Boskalis fi
Senergy’s Survey & GeoEngineering (Senergy S&G) group has been awarded a major contract to support GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd (GDF SUEZ) in the forthcoming offshore construction phases of its major Cygnus gas project. Senergy S&G has provided survey project management and geosciences engineering consultanc
JDR, a provider of technology connecting the offshore energy industry, is increasing its global footprint with the opening of a new service and maintenance facility in Brazil. The JDR facility will be the latest addition to the bustling port city of Macaé when it opens for business in Q3 of 2014. Th
Senergy’s Survey & GeoEngineering group has been awarded a major contract to support GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd in the forthcoming offshore construction phases of its major Cygnus gas project. Senergy S&G has provided survey project management and geosciences engineering consultancy services on the project
JDR, a leading provider of technology connecting the offshore energy industry, is increasing its global footprint with the opening of a new service and maintenance facility in Brazil. The JDR facility will be the latest addition to the bustling port city of Macaé when it opens for business in Q3 of
Work to create one of the world’s largest maritime test facilities has entered its final stage following the completion of a £3 million development at HR Wallingford’s site in Oxfordshire, UK. Keys to the new 1,600 m2 building were presented to HR Wallingford by Kier Construction on Thursday 17 Apri
New research from Lloyd’s Register Energy explores the drivers for technology and innovation in the global oil and gas industry. The Technology & Innovation Radar survey results were released yesterday, 5 May 2014, from booth #2173 at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston by Lloyd’s Register
Cargotec Corporation and Nordic Investment Bank have signed an eight-year loan agreement totalling EUR 50 million for financing the acquisition of Aker Solution’s mooring and loading systems unit finalised at the end of January 2014. The mooring and loading systems unit provides mooring equipment, l
The Lake Improvement Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement of Grand Lake St. Marys, recently announced the result of its “Name That Dredger” contest. The new dredger destined to join Grand Lake St. Marys State Park’s record-setting fleet will be named “Hoedag”, the moni
Cargotec Corporation and Nordic Investment Bank have signed an eight-year loan agreement totaling EUR 50 million for financing the acquisition of Aker Solution’s mooring and loading systems unit finalised at the end of January 2014. The division employs about 370 people in Europe, Asia and the Ameri
Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) Ltd has announced the company’s plans to break into the North American Unmanned Marine Systems industry. The move comes as the result of unprecedented success in the European and Asian markets where ASV has established itself as the lead Unmanned Surface Vehicle (US
Shoalhaven is set to become the State’s latest recreational fishing hotspot, with the final location for the South Coast’s first offshore artificial reef unveiled yesterday by the NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, and Member for Kiama, Gareth Ward. Ms. Hodgkinson said the Sout
The fishing industry will be the main beneficiary of the next major project in the continuing development of Lerwick Harbour where the construction of a large new jetty at Holmsgarth North is due to begin in the third quarter this year. It will provide deeper berthing and more working area for the f
