In the next weeks Dragflow, a world player in solid pumping solutions with over 25 years of experience, will take part to four exhibition and convention in Southern America: Perumin, Exposibram, Colombia Minera and the International mining congress of Mexico. Dragflow will present its dredge mining
A fleet of underwater robots is descending into waters off the east coast to collect data that could help improve storm intensity forecasts during future hurricane seasons. Several regions of the NOAA-led U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) are partnering to deploy 12 to 16 autonomous und
The 6th installation of KCI’s self installing and floating concept the Multi Purpose Platform (MPP) took place early August. Customer Wintershall envisaged to relocate a MPP from location P6-S to Q1-D where the platform will find a new challenge. Prior to the transport, the P6-S platform was decommi
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Petrobras, Brazil’s national oil company, for the supply of subsea manifolds for its pre-salt fields, located offshore Brazil. The total scope of supply includes the delivery of up to 16 subsea manifolds and would result in
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Petrobras, Brazil’s national oil company, for the supply of subsea manifolds for its pre-salt fields, located offshore Brazil. The total scope of supply includes the delivery of up to 16 subsea manifolds and would result in approx
Finnish wave energy developer, Wello Ltd, has on September the 10th released further test results of the Penguin wave energy converter installed in Orkney, Scotland. The Penguin wave energy converter was redeployed in Orkney in July 2013 after pre-commissioning of the power plant. The Penguin has no
FoundOcean, contracted to Subsea 7, has completed member infill grouting services to strengthen a tubular member of the DPPA Platform situated within Morecambe Bay in the Irish Sea. A horizontal steel member at elevation -7m on the platform was filled with ordinary Portland cement grout to give it a
The European Marine Sand and Gravel Group seminar will take place on 20 September 2013 in Le Havre, France. This seminar will bring together experts from across Europe from governments, industry and academia to discuss and understand the latest developments in marine sand and gravel. Previous semina
Nordic marine energy technology leader Minesto, has identified Wales as a possible location for a full-scale deployment of its marine power plant Deep Green. Deep Green is the only known marine power plant in the world that is able to cost effectively produce electricity from low velocity tidal and
Stone Energy Corporation provided an update on the deep water Taggart prospect, including the exploratory well drilled at Mississippi Canyon 816. Drilling operations have been completed and the rig is being released. The well has been logged, and pressure readings, cores and fluid samples have been
Wood Group has won multiple new contracts in India during the last 12 months, worth a combined total of more than $10 million. With around 150 employees in-country located at offices in Gurgaon, Pune and Chennai, the new contracts – awarded to Wood Group GTS, Wood Group Kenny and Wood Group Mustang
The Rohr division of Rohr-Idreco has announced the successful startup of its first Land-based Mobile Bucketladder, a K 125 R dredger in Canada. This dredger is being used in a new pit in lieu of a long arm single bucket excavator due to its deeper digging depth, dewatering & oversize separation scre
CEDA Corporate Member Rabobank has published its newest outlook for the dredging sector, and for the first time, made it available to the general public. Introduction The dredging sector is an important market segment in Belgium and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands 160 companies with total annual
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it will build hull parts of a drillship for ESTALEIRO ENSEADA DO PARAGUAÇU S.A. (EEP), Bahia State, Brazil, of which Kawasaki holds 30% of the shares. The vessel is the first of six ordered by Sete Brasil (Brazilian investment company in the oil &
