The 2014 winter dredging program at East Cowes Marina in the river Medina is in full swing. Dredging operation are being conducted by the Jenkins Marine with the expected completion date set for November 28th 2014. So far everything is going according to scheduled. The dredging is being carried by a
Hilong Marine Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Hilong Holding Limited, has recently won a bid for the provision of offshore pipe-laying service to CNOOC China Limited. The awarded contract is in relation to Phase II of Weizhou Project. A service contract was si
DONG recently awarded Commercial Marine and Piling Ltd. (CMP) a contract to construct & install a complete berthing system for the crew transfer vessels in Barrow in Furness. The contract included dredging, socketing piles into rock and construction of heavy concrete pontoons on site and the fabrica
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has informed that its new management group is coming into force today, November 17, 2014. According to the NPD, this adjustment of the organisation entails that the NPD will have more managers, and is transitioning from two to three management levels. “The most im
Following intensive U.S. Army Corps of Engineers review and consideration of extensive public comments, the Corps’ Northwestern Division Commander, Brig. Gen. John S. Kem, has signed two Records of Decision (RODs). Both RODs were signed last Friday, November 14th, and include: 1) the Lower Snake Riv
IPB Petroleum has informed that the Pryderi-1 exploration well in WA-424-P, off Australia, has reached a total depth of 694m (RT) in 12.25” hole late afternoon on November 15, 2014 with no moveable hydrocarbons being encountered. IPB Petroleum said that despite some residual oil shows encountered wh
Xcite Energy has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with China Oilfield Services Limited (“COSL”), which sets out the principles for the provision of a new-build Keppel FELS N Class Plus, harsh environment jack-up drilling rig, together with equipment and personnel for the Bentley fi
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (November 10 – November 16). AGR’s well construction planning software, P1, has been selected by Xcite Energy to support development of the Bentley Field, one of the largest fields in the UKCS. P
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week awarded a $57.6-million contract to reconstruct beaches and dunes in Ocean City, Strathmere and Sea Isle City as part of a joint state and federal partnership that is making New Jersey’s coastline more resilient following Superstorm Sandy, the Christie Admi
Bibby Offshore, a provider of subsea installation and inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services to the offshore oil and gas industry, has today announced a multi-million pound contract award by Total E&P UK Limited for services in the UKCS. The project, including associated project managemen
GEOxyz has taken delivery of an offshore support and survey vessel “Geo Ocean II”, the latest addition to the company’s fleet. GEOxyz CEO Patrick Reyntjens said that the delivery of the vessel, named “Geo Ocean II”, marks a new milestone in the company’s growth. Reyntjens further added that, “With “
Quantum said that ti will provide its Q-Lite CNG storage tank for AGA Systems’ GM aftermarket bi-fuel CNG program.
Head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish and United Arab Emirates Minister of State Sultan Ahmed al-Gaber earlier this week gave the green light for the start of dredging works on the new Suez Canal project. Earlier this month, the heavy duty dredger of the National Marine Dredging Compan
Rederi AB Gotland of Sweden said it has signed a contract with China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) for a new LNG-powered ferry with a capacity of 1650 passengers. The vessel, which is due to be delivered in 2017, will be the first Swedish-flagged passenger vessel with LNG propulsion, the
