Aquaterra Energy is forecasting a rise in demand for rental equipment in the oil and gas market due to the return of confidence in the economy and because of the discussions about the introduction of a new industry regulator that will help revitalize exploration progress. Products expected to be in
Severn Subsea Technologies (SST) is now an Approved Vendor to Viper Subsea, a company specialising in providing management, engineering and procurement services to the offshore and subsea oil and gas industry, for the assembly and test of the company’s V-Lock hydraulic stabplates and test plates. SS
Severn Subsea Technologies (SST) is now an Approved Vendor to Viper Subsea, a company specialising in providing management, engineering and procurement services to the offshore and subsea oil and gas industry, for the assembly and test of the company’s V-Lock hydraulic stabplates and test plates. SS
Proposals totalling more than £20m promising to help prevent significant flooding in the Levels and improve the county’s roads were unveiled by Somerset County Council today. At a news conference this morning, it was revealed that some of the biggest schemes could be started and finished this year –
Sandfirden Technics from Den Oever (the Netherlands) introduced the new 13-litre Scania gas engine, suitable for industrial applications. This engine can meet the most stringent emission requirements even while its power has increased. Fuel consumption and maintenance costs have been reduced. Depend
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an order from BP to supply subsea systems for its Shah Deniz Stage 2 project in the Caspian Sea. The order has an estimated value of $322 million in revenue. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes subsea manifolds, associated controls a
Aquaterra Energy is forecasting a rise in demand for rental equipment in the oil and gas market, as the confidence in the economy returns and discussions about the introduction of a new industry regulator that is supposed to help revitalise exploration progress. Products expected to be in particular
The Slough Arm dredging project is set to start on April 21 and will be carried out by the Canal & River Trust. “We are aiming to dredge over 10,000 tonnes of silt, refuse and metal from the bottom of the Grand Union Canal in Slough to make it easier for boats to navigate along […]
Trondheim-based Verdande Technology and Aptomar will receive funding from Verdane Capital Funds (Verdane) to drive international growth. Current shareholders Investinor, Statoil Technology Invest and ProVenture, are also contributing further capital and will continue to be involved in the companies
The consortium Alstom Grid and WeserWind GmbH have successfully handed over the substation for the Meerwind Süd and Meerwind Ost wind farms. The barge, carrying the 3,000 tonne platform and substation, sailed out on 2 April 2014 to the installation field near Helgoland, North Sea, Germany. The turnk
Dredge Yard Delivers Large Dredge Valves to Van Oord Several numbers of big sized dredge valves have been successfully handed over to Van Oord, a leading contractor in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects. Nautilus Minerals: First of Three SPTs Assembled (Canada) Nautilus Minerals In
This month, the Training Institute for Dredging (TID) commenced an elaborate training program aboard several dredging vessels owned by Huta Marine Works, the leading marine contractor in Saudi Arabia. The program includes staff training and several weeks of intensive on-the-job training for the vess
UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) reported that the number of diving incidents has fallen to its lowest level in 21 years. There were 136 incidents in 2013, which included 10 fatalities. The most common incident was decompression illness, with 44 cases recorded last year. A further 21 incidents
Thousands of flood defences across the South East coastline have been inspected and repaired by the Environment Agency. Some of the worst hit flood assets were found along the South Coast, where flood defences were seriously put to the test. The tidal surge in December, combining high spring tides w
