Tyler HeadleySecurity, AmericasWould it make sense?Is It Time for America to Start Selling Diesel Submarines Again?Between World War II and 1980, the United States supplied about a quarter of the worlds non-indigenously built submarines. But as the United States transitioned its submarine fleet from diesel to nuclear powered…
A new round of Indigenous consultations will also happen, but the timeline has yet to be determined, said Sohi. The Federal Court of Appeal also cited an improper consultation with Indigenous communities as a reason for ripping up the federal approval for the expanded pipeline.Conservative natural resources critic Shannon…
Following the launch of Lateral Naval Architects earlier this year, the British naval architecture and engineering company has proved to be one of this summers most talked about business developments in the world of yachting. It's not difficult to see why. Formed in a strategic partnership between the well-established naval architecture practice…
OTTAWA — The National Energy Board has less than six months to redo its environmental review of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, this time taking into account the impact of additional oil tanker traffic off the coast of British Columbia.Three weeks after the Federal Court of Appeal overturned approval of the expansion project…
In the longest system of its kind, ABB brings automation, security and safety under one roof to manage and protect gas flow at TANAP. ABB provides its largest ever fully integrated control and security system for one of the world’s longest gas pipelines.The first phase, ‘Gas to Eskisehir’ officially opened in early summer 2018 ahead of schedule.
An Aberdeen-based oil exploration and production company has spent $400m on a share of oil fields previously owned by a Japanese conglomerate. Verus Petroleum acquired the reserves and some production capacity, mainly located west of Shetland, from Itochu .Verus is a newly-created company, backed by a Norwegian private equity fund.
Even though Canadian oil giant Suncor Energy (NYSE: SU) has been a cash-generating machine for its investors in recent quarters, the company continues to struggle with one of its premier assets: Syncrude. The oil-sands mining and upgrading facilities for this massive project in Alberta have been shut down or not running at full capacity several times over the past few years…
The Canadian government on Friday restarted the regulatory review of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion, following instructions in a verdict Aug. 30 by the Federal Court of Appeal that quashed the project’s approval.Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi announced an order to the National Energy Board (NEB) to complete…
Image source: dredgingcontractors.orgThe Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) convened this week in Washington, DC on the heels of its Pipeline Task Force Meeting to discuss OSHA regulatory updates, best practices for employee training documentation, opioid identification and prevention, and incident/injury trends in the industry.Representatives from The Dutra Group…
LOS ANGELES & GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares EIF, the power and infrastructure strategy at Ares Management, L.P. (NYSE: ARES), and Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC, a leading private investment firm focused on energy infrastructure, announced today that they have signed an agreement to sell their respective interests in Hudson Transmission Partners…
A Petrobras-led consortium has tendered for the supply of 23 subsea wellheads for the Mero development in Brazils Santos basin pre-salt province with tough local content requirements for both fabrication and services.The tender offers some respite for a Brazilian subsea sector emerging from crisis, but competition may be…
Norwegian contractor Aker Solutions has emerged as front runner in a $200 million-plus subsea facilities tender for CNOOC Ltds deep-water Lingshui 17-2 gas field development in the South China Seas Qiongdongnan basin.Industry officials said that in latest price bids opened this week, Aker offered a very competitive price for more than a dozen subsea trees…
On September 18, the Council for Dredging & Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) Pipeline Task Force (PTF), a subset of the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA), met to discuss pipeline safety. The number of dredging projects and the depths to which they must go to accommodate larger vessels, require more care and understanding of buried pipelines in the waterways.
Related NewsTwo members of the consortium awarded part of the multi-billion dollar Trans-Nigeria Gas Pipeline (TNGP) project have threatened legal actions over alleged attempt by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to sideline them from the execution of the contract.Miles Energy Services Limited and Macready…
There are relatively few greenfield projects currently in the ports sector compared to the past, despite there now being a larger market for them, Drewry has said.Drewry's Container Ports briefing ‘Where have all the greenfields gone?’ shows that there are only 80 greenfield projects in the pipeline now compared to over 130 in the past.In addition to this…
One of the major concerns shared by the public and local politicians when it comes to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is what will happen in event of a spill. On Wednesday, crews trained for exactly that. The scenario used in a drill required by the National Energy Board was a pipeline has burst, spilling 160,000 litres of bitumen into the Burrard Inlet.
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Mark Vickery,Top Stock Reports for Microsoft, Union Pacific & DanaherMoreWednesday, September 19, 2018The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Microsoft (MSFT), Union Pacific (UNP) and Danaher (DHR).
T. X. HammesSecurity, Could this work? Here's 1 Way to Replace Navy Aircraft CarriersThere is an ongoing debate about the continued viability of the aircraft carrier. Proponents point to the fact the carrier provides a range of capabilities essential for power projection and sea control that, without basing rights, cannot be provided in any other way.