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UK: TDC Appoints Top Consultants over Clacton Coastal Erosion
Consultants have been appointed to help secure the cash needed to tackle coastal erosion at Clacton and Holland-on-Sea. Tendring District Council (TDC) has awarded a contract to the internationally renowned engineering and development team at Mott Macdonald. The firm has been chosen to produce a pro
Ireland: County Council Invites Bids for Wexford Sewall Repair Works
Wexford County Council has invited bidders to submit their offers for the sewall repair works. Tenders are invited from suitably qualified and experienced contractors to carry out rehabilitation works to a 120m long section of uncoursed random rubble seawall incorporating the removal of a high level
UK: Bam Nuttall Bags Kirkwall Contract
On July 27, the Bam Nuttall Ltd has won the Kirkwall’s pier construction contract. The works comprise: – A new pier with a deck area of approx. 2900m2 and an approach approx. 95m long by 8m wide, constructed using tubular steel piles with a concrete deck slab, – Supply and installation of pier furni
PGNiG Starts Test Production on Poland Gas Field
By lighting a flare on the Komorze-3K well, Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA has launched production tests on the natural gas deposit in Greater Poland. The gas-in-place resources of the field are estimated at approx. 1 billion cubic metres, however it will not be possible to provide any a
Ireland: Officials Seek Firm for Castletownbere Harbour Dredging
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine requires the services of a suitably qualified and experienced engineering consultancy firm in connection with dredging works, including dredging and disposal of both contaminated and uncontaminated sediments at the Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Cen
Germany: Officials Invite Bidders for Elbe-Havel Canal Project
Wasserstraßen-Neubauamt Magdeburg has invited bidders to submit their offers for the dredging disposal services. These works include the disposal services of retrieved dredged material, (for use, recycling or disposal), from the expansion works of the Elbe-Havel Canal waterway. Divided into lots ten
Germany: TÜV Rheinland Inks Testing Contract from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
TÜV Rheinland has won an extensive test order in the wind energy field from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the industrial insurer of the Allianz Group. This order involves the testing of all loading, transportation and installation processes associated with the new offshore converter p
NPD Wraps Up Jan Mayen Seismic Data Acquisition (Norway)
In the early morning hours of 10 August, the vessel Nordic Explorer concluded the acquisition of 2D seismic around Jan Mayen. The operation has been underway since 5 June. A total of 9 470 kilometres (64 linjes) have been acquired in this area. The vessel has now completed its assignment for the NPD
Tartan Platform Problems Keep Duart Field Shut (UK)
The Duart field was shut in on 26 July due to a process shutdown on the host Tartan platform and has remained shut in to date. During the shut in period additional technical issues have come to light which prevent the restart of gas processing on the Tartan platform. The gas process is required to [
Rosneft Deploys Five Research Vessels at Pechora Sea Block, Russia
Rosneft has begun offshore exploration at the South Russky license block in the Pechora Sea. A 3D CDP seismic survey covering 1,200 square kilometres is being carried out by three field exploration parties from Yuzhmorgeologiya. Yuzhmorgeologiya, Iskatel 5, Vyborgsky and Petrogradsky research vessel
Spectrum, Seabird Enter $30 Mln Deal
Spectrum and Seabird Exploration have agreed to enter into a new agreement in which Spectrum agrees to acquire 2D data for a minimum value of USD 30 million over 48 months, commencing upon fulfillment of the USD 23 million in the initial contract. This is estimated to be in September 2012. The prici
The Netherlands: Maasvlakte 2 Seawall Visible from Air
A month after Queen Beatrix gave the starting signal for the conclusion of the Maasvlakte 2 seawall, it is clearly visible from the air that the protection of the newest part of The Netherlands against the sea is ready. From late October, both road and rail on Maasvlakte 2 will go into use. Seawall
Sevan Drilling Eyeing Another Job with Petrobras (Brazil)
Norwegian drilling contractor Sevan Drilling is optimistic about securing charter deals for its under-construction drilling rigs. The company’s two rigs, currently being built in China, are scheduled for delivery in 4Q 2013 and 2Q 2014. Sevan Drilling says it has been in talks with oil companies for
Germany: Salzgitter Books Steel Order for Meerwind Offshore Wind Farm
Salzgitter Group company Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH (ILG) has received an order from Siemens Wind Power A/S to supply around 15,200 t of steel plate to construct the tubular steel masts for the Meerwind offshore wind farm. In 2011 ILG was awarded an order from AMBAU GmbH for materials for the mast f