The U.S. Congressman Walter B. Jones has just announced that additional $1.2 million has been granted to dredge Oregon Inlet in Eastern North Carolina. Last month, Congressman Jones wrote a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jo-Ellen Darcy and Lt. General Thomas P. Bostick at th
GC Rieber Shipping ASA said that The HV V Golf companies have not fulfilled the obligations related to the seller’s credit, regarding the sale of the company’s shares in Reef Subsea. Namely, after Reef Subsea had a significant negative result in the fourth quarter 2013, on January 28 2014, the Norwe
Statoil’s Visund oil and gas field, located in the Tampen area of the Norwegian North Sea, will be the fifth project to use standard umbilicals developed by Nexans. The standardised umbilicals are made up of electrical and fibre optic cables as well as hydraulic and chemical lines. Nexans will deliv
The second phase of a major £36 million coast protection scheme in Tendring gets off the ground later this month. The first section of the work between Holland Haven to Fernwood Avenue was recently completed with the beaches opened back up to the public. According to the Tendring District Council, t
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has secured a contract with Woodside to provide the front end engineering design (FEED) of the flowline system, and associated procurement support, for the proposed Greater Western Flank Phase 2 (GWF-2) development offshore Western Australia. The scope of work includes enginee
Port Manatee Harbor Deepening Study, related to the deepening of its channel and harbor area, has gained full funding in Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget. Manatee Harbor, near the Gulf of Mexico entrance to Tampa Bay, currently has a depth of 40 feet. The port is targeted to receive $700,000 in feasibilit
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea has secured its first LNG carrier order for 2015. One of the world’s largest shipbuilders said in a statement that it will build a 174,000m³ eco-type LNG tanker with ME-GI propulsion units and dual-fuel diesel-electric (DFDE) engines. Th
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea has secured its first LNG carrier order for 2015. One of the world’s largest shipbuilders said in a statement that it will build a 174,000m³ eco-type LNG tanker with ME-GI propulsion units and dual-fuel diesel-electric (DFDE) engines. Th
Development drilling has started at the Ichthys gas-condensate field
The Department of Environmental Protection this week proposed new rules that will fully implement a compromise between recreational and commercial fishing interests over access to artificial reefs off the coast of New Jersey, Commissioner Bob Martin announced yesterday. The plan will allow commercia
Successful river restoration activities along 68 kilometers of the upper part of the Drava river in Carinthia, covering 13 municipalities and cities between Oberdrauburg and Paternion, led to the designation of the restored natural floodplain area (1029 ha) as Austria’s 23rd Ramsar Site in 2014. The
Romica Engineering Ltd (REL) has signed a contract with The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) to provide 4 umbilical winches. According to REL, these winches should allow NOC to facilitate seismic and towed ocean bottom instrument operations at sea with self-contained systems providing the abi
Aarsleff has entered into an agreement with Sikuki Nuuk Harbor A/S about the establishment of a new container terminal in Nuuk, Greenland. The first phase will comprise initial planning and preparations. The final contract is expected to be signed in a couple of months. The project will be carried o
Royal Dutch Shell has started preparing plans for the decommissioning of the Brent Delta Platform in the UK North sea. The platform is one of four platforms located in the Brent oil and gas field. According to Shell, the Brent field has produced roughly 10 percent of all UK North Sea oil and gas and
