The Town of Duck, Dare County, North Carolina, is in the process of a Beach Nourishment Project. In May of 2013, consultants engaged by the Town of Duck, Coastal Planning and Engineering of North Carolina (CP&E), completed an “Erosion and Shoreline Management Feasibility Study” for the Town. Approxi
INPEX’s subsidiary, Japan Oil Development Co., Ltd. (JODCO), started oil production from the Nasr Oil Field offshore Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on January 24, 2015. The Nasr Oil Field is located approximately 130km northwest of Abu Dhabi City. INPEX has jointly developed the Nasr Oil Field
In the execution of a mega project, collaboration is inevitable. Requiring a combination of skills, knowledge and resources, projects often attract numerous participants each carrying their own cultural background. Consequently, a great variety of cultural differences and similarities, as well as di
The second phase of the Hulhumalé Dredging & Reclamation project in the Maldives is in full swing. DEME’s Dredging International started recently the land reclamation works on the Phase II of the project. This project will add another 240 ha of new land to the island. The required volume, around 6 m
ABB said it has won a contract worth more than $50 million to supply the electrical system for one of the world’s first commercial FLNG facilities, and the second to be owned by Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas.
ABB said it has won a contract worth more than $50 million to supply the electrical system for one of the world’s first commercial FLNG facilities, and the second to be owned by Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas.
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi held on Monday, February 2nd 2015, a meeting to review the main guidelines of the general plan for the Suez Canal region development project. In a press release, spokesman of the president, Alaa Youssef said the meeting was attended by Chairman of the Suez Canal Author
Dolphin has been awarded a 3D seismic contract offshore Africa, including fast track data processing by an undisclosed oil company. The contract has been awarded for 3-4 months project, the company said in a statement. A Dolphin high-capacity 3D vessel will start the operation during the second quar
Taking comments on a proposed project that would extend rehabilitation on the Herbert Hoover Dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee by approximately six miles in Palm Beach County is about to start in March, announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District. The Corps will issue a draft env
With the release of the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2016 for Corps of Engineers Civil Works on February 2, 2015, the Corps’ New England District looks forward to continued normal operations and funding in fiscal year 2016 that starts on October 1, 2015. In Connecticut, the budget proposes con
The world’s first ever carrier vessel for compressed natural gas is to be powered by an integrated Wärtsilä propulsion system.
The world’s first ever carrier vessel for compressed natural gas is to be powered by an integrated Wärtsilä propulsion system.
The U.S. Senator Chris Coons has announced that the Delaware River deepening project will be funded through end of 2016. President Obama’s budget proposal for the coming fiscal year reflects progress on a number of priorities of Senator Coons, including the Delaware dredging. “The federal budget is
Island Offshore has secured a contract from Maersk Oil North Sea UK covering the time charter of the purpose built walk-to-work, subsea support vessel Island Crown. The company said that the duration of the contract is 100 days, with options to extend the contracts further. The vessel will start the
