Equipment
Deep Down secures orders for Gulf of Mexico
Deep Down, Inc., an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services, has received orders for flying leads and offshore services, all for the Gulf of Mexico. According to the company, the orders received are worth mor
Delta Marine Successfully Wraps Up OWF Job
Delta Marine’s vessel Whalsa Lass, anchor handling tug, has demonstrated its versatility during recently completed works on the wind farm project off the coast of Grimsby, UK. Delta’s Damen-2611 Multicat was hired to serve as anchor handler for the cable laying vessel but ended up performing various
FMC Delivers Made-in-Nigeria Subsea Wellheads for Egina
FMC Technologies recently delivered four subsea wellheads in Nigeria for Total’s Egina project, the first to be entirely fabricated in country. The wellheads were fabricated for FMC Technologies by Oiltools Africa Limited (OAL), a Nigerian company, and feature a 36-inch-diameter conductor housing an
WATCH: Transporting Mariner PLEM
The largest structure of the Mariner subsea scope, the pipeline end manifold (PLEM) stopped all traffic in Larvik, Norway as it was transported from the fabrication yard. The subsea steel structure stands 4 metres high, 16 metres long and weights 130 tonnes equivalent to the weight of ten S-92 helic
WATCH LIVE: New Suez Opening
Dredging Today is bringing you live coverage of the New Suez Canal opening ceremony, hosted by the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Live stream provided by the Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi official youtube channel
New Studies Examine Oregon Coast
The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) has released new coastal flood hazard studies for Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln and Curry counties. These studies include detailed hazard zones developed for the open coast using new coastal engineering analyses, decades of ocean wave an
Wartsila powers first LNG-fuelled dredger
A new generation “Antigoon” class dredger, called “Scheldt River”, being built by Royal IHC in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium’s DEME Group, is to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines. This will be the first ever dredger to operate on engines capable of utilising either liquefied natura
Wartsila powers first LNG-fuelled dredger
A new generation “Antigoon” class dredger, called “Scheldt River”, being built by Royal IHC in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium’s DEME Group, is to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines. This will be the first ever dredger to operate on engines capable of utilising either liquefied natura
Fugro to Lay Off 200
Fugro has announced further headcount reduction of 200 employees in the coming half year, in particular in the Subsea Services and Geotechnical divisions as it anticipates an even more challenging market in the second half of 2015. The Dutch offshore services provider generated a year-on-year revenu
Wartsila DF Engines for DEME
A new generation “Antigoon” class dredger, called “Scheldt River”, being built by Royal IHC (IHC) in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium based DEME Group, is to be powered by Wartsila dual-fuel (DF) engines. This will be the first ever dredger to operate on engines capable of utilizing either l
Repsol exploring use of drones in oil industry
Repsol’s Information Technology Team is researching future applications for the drones in a wide range of fields, from the inspection of oil platforms at sea to usage to deliver packages between remote installations, or as repeaters to transmit data during exploration campaigns. The company complete
SpeedCast bags comms deal with Vroon
SpeedCast International Limited, a global network and satellite communications service provider headquartered in Hong Kong, has been awarded a multi-year communications contract by international shipping company, Vroon. According to SpeedCast, the new Ku-band satellite service will provide broadband
Sonomatic Presents DRS Ultrasonic Inspection Technique
Sonomatic, a provider of automated ultrasonic inspection services, has introduces Dynamic Response Spectroscopy (DRS) an ultrasonic inspection technique for corrosion mapping through challenging coatings. According to Sonomatic, a custom DRS system excites the steel with a range of low ultrasonic fr
Study on Beach Erosion Structures Requested
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) requested that the U.S. Army conduct a study on the effectiveness of beach erosion structures when used in concert with beach replenishment projects. The letter requesting the study was led by the Congressional Coastal Communities Caucus, of which Pallone is a