Equipment
Energean OKs Karish exploration well. To use Stena drillship
Greek oil company Energean will drill an exploration well in the Karish North prospect, offshore Israel, with a planned spud date before end-March 2019.
NOC Contracts Cellula for STEMM-CCS Project
Cellula Robotics has been awarded a contract from the National Oceanography Center (NOC) in the UK. The contract covers the design, build, testing and offshore support of a tool to place a seven meter curved pipe into the seabed. This tool will be used to enable the controlled injection of CO2 at an
MMT Gets New CEO
MMT board of directors has welcomed Per-Olof Sverlinger as new CEO. Sverlinger comes from the management consultancy firm Triathlon Group where he is one of two founders and has been the CEO for more than 15 years. During his time at Triathlon, the firm has grown into a sizeable, stable and successf
Barge Master to install crane on Wagenborg’s W2W vessel
Wagenborg has awarded Barge Master with a contract for a 3D motion compensated crane to be installed on its Kasteelborg vessel.
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (June 18-24, 2018). VIDEO: Upgrading Wilmington District’s Dredger Merritt The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, held a Completion of Work Ceremony on June 7, celebrating the successful upgrade of Wi
PSA Norway in study to improve future field developments
Eni’s Goliat project in the Barents Sea is one of the projects to be reviewed in the new PSA study
Tekmar Debuts on AIM
Subsea cable protection specialist Tekmar has been admitted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Dealings in the shares started on June 20, under the ticker – TGP. Upon admission, the company had a market capitalisation of approximately £65 million, following a successful total fundraise
New Damen Cutter Suction Dredger for Kingston District Council
Kingston District Council said in their latest announcement that the assembly works of council’s new dredger are now complete. The dredger was launched yesterday and testing and training activities are set to begin today, the council said. As reported earlier, Kingston District Council and Cape Jaff
Minesto Gets Funding Boost for Deep Green
Minesto has been selected by the European Commission for phase 1 of the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument programme. The awarded funding is dedicated to a customer-involved feasibility study with the purpose of facilitating commercialization of Minesto’s Deep Green technology. “This grant underscores Mine
Marine-i Backs Ultrabeam’s New Marine Asset Inspection USV
Marine-i, the EU funded programme set up to boost the marine technology sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, has made a grant award to a pioneering hydrographic survey company, Ultrabeam Hydrographic. This company provides ultra high resolution hydrographic surveys for clients with marine bas
Diamond Transmission Partners Leads Race Bank OFTO Race
Independent energy regulator for Great Britain, Ofgem, has selected Diamond Transmission Partners as the preferred bidder to own and operate the high voltage transmission link to the Race Bank offshore wind farm for the next 20 years. Diamond Transmission Partners, a consortium comprising Mitsubishi
Airborne Oil & Gas Names New CEO
The supervisory board of Airborne Oil & Gas (AOG) has appointed Oliver Kassam as CEO. Kassam was most recently at SBM Offshore as president and managing director in charge of the company’s activities in Brazil. Tim van Delden, chairman of the supervisory board, said: “We are very happy to welcome Ol
Dutch workers to stage protest as Borr Drilling wants to close Beverwijk office
Workers’ union Nautilus together with Paragon Offshore employees in The Netherlands will on Monday stage a protest hoping to prevent a dismissal of more than 70 workers.
SMD Plough Executes for Assodivers
Subsea equipment designer and manufacturer Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) said that its ‘Multi-Mode Pre Lay Plough’, delivered to Greek offshore contractors Assodivers in Spring this year, has completed its first offshore job in the Baltic sea. The Multi-Mode Pre Lay Plough is the newest addition to SM