The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board approved a resolution signing on as the local sponsor of the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) and affirming the District’s financial capability for the project. Regarding this, Governor Rick Scott issued a following statement: “We
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL advised that an extensive 3D seismic survey has been completed within its highly prospective offshore acreage in licence area EL 0037 offshore Namibia, southwest Africa. The 3D acquisition, over approximately of 3,000km2, covers a number of strong “Leads” that have alread
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and PSA Corporation Limited (PSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to extend their collaboration under the Port Technology Research and Development Program (PTRDP). The extension of the Program will allow MPA and PSA to continue with
EMAS, the operating brand of Ezra Holdings received a Letter of Agreement (LOA) from Noble Energy for the Gunflint Project in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Under the terms of the agreement EMAS’s Subsea Services division, EMAS AMC has been nominated to perform the offshore installation of pipelines, umb
Works are continuing on the southern breakwater at the Mackay Marina since the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Dylan in late January, announced North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation. NQBP has commissioned extensive radar imaging of the breakwater that allows engineers to gain a more comprehensiv
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, said that William Steckel, Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the Company to accept a senior management position with a privately hel
As part of President Obama’s continuing commitment to help protect and restore coastal areas, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, and the City of Folly Beach, South Carolina, for the noncompetitive use of Out
Redline Communications, a provider of mission-critical wireless networks, today announced two new specialized additions to its RAS series of high speed mobile wireless terminals – RAS-Extend Land Vehicle (LV), and RAS-Extend Marine. RAS Extend Land Vehicle (LV) delivers high speed network connectivi
Finland’s marine equipment specialist Wärtsilä inaugurated its new electrical & automation test centre in Stord, Norway on 9 April. The new facility is one of the largest test centres in Europe dedicated specifically to electrical and automation systems for marine and offshore applications. The fa
Petrofac Training Services has reopened its Montrose fire and emergency response training facility in Scotland following a £1.5 million upgrade. Trainees will benefit from the most realistic and credible fire training at one of the world’s most advanced oil and gas training centres. The 16-acre site
TRIYARDS, an offshore vessel fabrication and engineering solutions provider to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, has booked net profit of US$7.8 million for the second quarter ended 28 February 2014 (2QFY14), an increase of 9% year-on-year. Revenue for 2QFY14 came in at US$74.5 million, with the start
DP World Chairman HE Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem this week hosted senior Dubai official HE Mohammed Al Shaibani at DP World London Gateway port and logistics park in the UK. Mr Al Shaibani is the Director General of the Ruler’s Court of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President
At the start of April 2014, 70 representatives of the maritime industry responded to KfW IPEX-Bank’s invitation to attend the “Second conference for equipment-based vessel financing” held in Frankfurt, where they discussed ways of boosting Germany’s share of supplies for global new-builds by way of
Dragados Offshore México, S.A. has awarded the IKM Testing Mexico, S. de RL de CV a contract for Torquing services plus Pneumatic & Hydraulic Testing on the Litoral Project in the Gulf of Mexico. The works will be carried out on the Litoral CB Project in the Campeche region of the Gulf of Mexico. Th
