Statoil has received consent to use the Songa Trym semi-submersible drilling rig for permanent well plugging on the Glitne field, in the Norwegian North Sea. Glitne is an abandoned oil field in blocks 15/5 and 15/6 in the North Sea, approximately 40 km north-west of Sleipner Øst. Water depth at the
Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner and Member for Coffs Harbour Andrew Fraser applauded the local community for providing useful feedback on options to upgrade Coffs Harbour’s Northern Breakwater. Mr Stoner said community submissions had been received following a consultation meeting at Coffs Harbour with
Plexus Holdings PLC has received an additional purchase order from Centrica Plc to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for a gas appraisal well in the Southern North Sea. The value of the order is estimated at approximately $1.5 million with revenues expected to commence in April
DuPont’s Mayor Michael Grayum has signed two conservation agreements that are part of a collaborative effort to restore the Sequalitchew Creek Watershed. “These actions will strengthen the health of Washington State’s environment and economy,” Grayum said. “The easements ensure the shorelines and up
The Senate has passed the Greens’ proposal for a Senate Inquiry into the management of the Great Barrier Reef today. “Our Great Barrier Reef is under more pressure than ever before with an onslaught of mining industrialisation and our inquiry will get all of the impacts out into the open,” Senator L
Funds advised by Triton have entered into an agreement to acquire Cubility AS, a Norwegian oil services company with unique technology to meet the needs of the next generation of drilling operations, from Energy Ventures for an undisclosed sum. The Sandnes-based company is a promising player in the
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the award of a $500,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to the City of Buffalo to fund green infrastructure projects to improve water quality in Lake Erie. Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the EPA Administrator for the Great Lakes, was join
Due to an approaching snowstorm in the region, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, and the Maine Department of Transportation have postponed the Water Quality Certification Pre-application public informational meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in Belfast on the prop
The new Wärtsilä low-pressure, 2-stroke, dual-fuel engine (DF), has been endorsed with a new order. A 5-cylinder Wärtsilä RT-flex50DF engine, together with the gas valve unit and other relevant equipment, has been ordered for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier vessel being built for the Chine
CCCC Third Harbor Consultants Co. Ltd. has recently won the bid for the engineering survey and design of Lot of Zhuangyuanao zone of Wenzhou Port in Zhejiang Province, with a construction period of about 8 months. With a designed annual handling capacity of 1.3 million TEU, the project involves cons
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, will host a public information open house from 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at St. Malachi Church located at 2459 Washington Ave., Cleveland, OH. During this open house, the Corps of Engineers will be available for discussion and to answer qu
CCCC Third Harbor Consultants Co., Ltd. has won the bid for the engineering design of the reclamation project in Binhai New Area, Jinjiang, Fujian. This is the largest single design project ever undertaken by the company. With a total area of some 42 square kilometers, including a proposed formed la
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is repairing and restoring previously constructed coastal projects like the Sea Bright to Manasquan project throughout the region. The work at Long Branch is one of four contracts that were awarded to repair and restore beaches from Sea Bright to Manasquan in norther
Nord Stream took a further concrete step in line with its firm commitment to preserve the Baltic Sea with the launch of its Data and Information Fund online portal which enables Nord Stream to share its extensive knowledge and survey data with the scientific community for the further research and pr
