Equipment
McDermott Lands North Field Alpha Project (Qatar)
McDermott International has been awarded a contract for a new jacket, temporary deck and replacement umbilical by Qatar Petroleum for the North Field Alpha gas development, offshore Qatar. According to the company, work is expected to be executed through the second quarter of 2016 and will be includ
Technip Pipes for Lula Alto (Brazil)
Technip has won a contract from Tupi BV, a consortium composed of Petrobras Netherland BV (PNBV, 65%), BG (25%) and Galp (10%), for the ongoing development of the Lula Alto field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, Brazil. This contract covers the supply of around 200 kilometers of flexible
McDermott Secures Marjan Work for Saudi Aramco
McDermott has been awarded initial work for a significant power supply system replacement contract by Saudi Aramco for the Marjan field, offshore Saudi Arabia. Work is expected to be executed through the fourth quarter of 2016 and will be included in McDermott’s first quarter 2015 backlog. The overa
James Fisher Buys Subtech
James Fisher has acquired the entire share capital of Subtech. The initial consideration is ZAR61.0m (£3.4m) in cash plus potential future consideration up to a maximum of ZAR175.0m (£9.9m) based on the Company achieving profit targets in 2015 and 2017. There is an additional profit share above targ
DOF Subsea bags Heerema extension
DOF Subsea UK’s survey and positioning business in the UK and US has been awarded an extension of a Master Service Agreement with Heerema Marine Contractors of Leiden, The Netherlands. The contract covers global provision of survey and positioning services on board Heerema Marine Contractor’s vessel
Picture of the Day: Dredgers in Suez Canal
The New Suez Canal project is currently under construction, and is scheduled to be completed in August this year. It will run parallel to the original Canal at a length of 72 km, allowing vessels to travel both ways along its length, cutting transit time from 20 to 11 hours. This giant scheme includ
Westhampton Beach Interim Project Completed
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, many areas of the New York and New Jersey coastline suffered severe erosion, leaving scores of coastal communities vulnerable to future storms and flooding. But a great deal of work by the Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in conjunction with federal
News in Photos: Port Mansfield Dredging
The Port Mansfield dredging operations are progressing according to schedule. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, last month awarded a contract modification in the amount of $808,139 to Orion Marine Inc., to undertake maintenance dredging at the channel to Port Mansfield between th
IMS President Jim Horton to Retire
IMS has announced the retirement of Jim Horton, the company president. Mr Horton entered the dredging industry in 1984 as Vice President of H&H Pump Company in Mississippi. From there Jim went on to start IMS in 1986. His relentless pursuit of becoming the world’s leading portable auger dredge suppl
Conservation Groups Oppose North Carolina Seismic Shoot
On behalf of several conservation groups, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) today submitted comments to the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management (DCM) on the first two proposals to conduct seismic blasting with airguns off the North Carolina coast. The Bureau of Ocean and Energy
Albatern Gets Fund for Wave Energy Development
Scottish Enterprise has supported Albatern through a £400k investment from the Renewable Energy Investment Fund, which it administers of behalf Scottish Government. The funding will enable the company to complete verification of existing units and position it to commercialise and scale up their arra
Fort Pierce Dredging Operations Delayed
Dredging operations related to the Fort Pierce Shore Protection Project halted Saturday as a result of a barge that sank February 24 in the Fort Pierce Inlet. Operations are ongoing to remove the wreck and its debris field, which are limiting navigation, including the dredge, in the Federal channel.
Technip to provide flexible pipes for Lula Alto (Brazil)
Technip has been awarded a contract from Tupi BV, a consortium composed of Petrobras Netherland BV (PNBV, 65%), BG (25%) and Galp (10%), for the ongoing development of the Lula Alto field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, Brazil. This contract covers the supply of around 200 kilometers of
McDermott nets Marjan field contract (Saudi Arabia)
McDermott Middle East, Inc. has been awarded initial work for a significant power supply system replacement contract by Saudi Aramco for the Marjan field, offshore Saudi Arabia. Work is expected to be executed through the fourth quarter of 2016 and will be included in McDermott’s first quarter 2015