UNITED KINGDOM — A commercial diver working on the new Pembroke power station was airlifted to Derriford Hospital, in Plymouth, on Saturday after he became unconscious while under water.
Milford Haven coastguard received a call from ambulance control at 10.19am saying that the diver was unwell and had briefly become unconscious.
LONDON — Acergy S.A. announced the award of the Block 17/18 GEP Phase 2 Project, a contract valued at approximately $110 million from Total E&P Angola and BP Angola (Block 18) B.V. for the installation of over 70km of 24” pipeline from Block 2, together with the associated jumper, PLET and tie-ins, to the Nearshore / Onshore pipeline in water depths up to 40 metres.
Engineering will commence with immediate effect with offshore installation scheduled to commence in the second quarter of 2010, using Acergy Polaris, Acergy Hawk and Acergy Legend.
MILAN — An Italian judge has put back a decision on a request by Milan prosecutors to bar Italian energy group Eni and its subsidiary Saipem SpA from conducting business with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), an Eni lawyer said on Tuesday.
The expected ruling is part of a probe by Milan prosecutors into bribery allegations related to construction of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Nigeria.
A Singaporean diver’s body has been found floating near an oil rig, which he was working on, at the Jurong West Anchorage in Tuas, Singapore.
Gerald Chia’s body was found by the Maritime & Port of Authority of Singapore and the Police Coast Guard on Sunday evening, 54 hours after he went missing, reported local media.
ROSYTH, SCOTLAND — MSP John Park has called for the Scottish Government to help workers facing redundancy at Rosyth’s Oceaneering Multiflex.
The Labour economy and skills spokesman would like to see a scheme in Wales aiding employees on short-time work being introduced in Scotland.
By Dana Baker, Mooresville Tribune
MOORESVILLE, NC — A dredging company lost an excavator when it toppled off a barge into Lake Norman two weeks ago. No one was injured and so far no fuel has leaked into the water.
But until the 60,000-pound track hoe — submerged in 88 feet of water — is hauled up and towed safely to shore, all concerns about environmental danger are not over.
MUMBAI — Dolphin Offshore Enterprises India said yesterday that the shareholders have approved the proposal to foray into education business through postal ballot.
The shareholders have passed a special resolution for alteration of “Other Objects” clause of the Memorandum of Association of the Company, Dolphin Offshore Enterprises said in a filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange.
AUCKLAND, NZ — Divers have made sure that Birkenhead’s drinking water remains at its finest.
For the first time, water treatment reservoir number two – Birkenhead’s largest, has been cleaned by divers using vacuum hoses to suck sediment from the reservoir floor.
Subsea solutions provider Hallin Marine has been awarded a subsea Inspection Repair and Maintenance (IRM) contract by Pertamina Hulu Energi ONWJ Ltd, the subsidiary of Indonesia’s state owned energy company.
The contract will see Hallin’s flagship subsea operation vessel “SOV Ullswater” engaged in the Java Sea, Indonesia.
DUBAI — The UAE marine ports industry recorded an impressive 19 percent growth over the past three years, matching the collective annual growth rate of the Middle East, Europe and Africa. The majority of the country’s large marine infrastructure development projects are expected to be completed within the next ten years.
So says Ms Nadia K Baradihi, President and CEO of Baradihi Diving Services, a commercial diving services provider in the UAE and GCC that is involved in the diving operations of a number of projects in the UAE and the region, including Port Khalifa, Deira Island, Dubai Maritime City and Le Promenade.