Project & Tenders
Polarcus Bags New Project in Americas
Polarcus Limited has received an award for a wide-azimuth project to be acquired in the Americas. Polarcus Naila and Polarcus Adira vessels will perform the acquisition. The project is expected to start in early August 2019 with a duration of approximately four months, a total of eight vessel months
Highlights of the Week
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Ordtek Secures Triton Knoll UXO Consultancy Work
Ordtek has secured a contract to provide specialist unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk management advice prior to the construction of the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm. The UK-based company has already provided research on the military history of the area for naval conflicts, aerial bombing and muniti
VIDEO: Templates for Equinor’s Snorre Expansion sail away from Norwegian yard
Subsea templates for the Equinor-operated Snorre Expansion Project, which is located in the Northern North Sea offshore Norway, have sailed away from a fabrication yard in Norway.
Olympic Subsea Quarterly Losses Cut in Half
Olympic Subsea has reported net loss of NOK 27 million ($3 million) for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, versus net loss of NOK 53 million ($6 million) same time last year. The Oslo-listed company generated operating income of NOK 131 million for the first quarter of 2019, compared to NOK 96 millio
Boskalis Scores £100M in North Sea
Boskalis Subsea Services said it has been awarded over £100 million worth of contracts in the North Sea over the last six months. These include the Total Tyra redevelopment project, an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) campaign for Repsol Sinopec, a decommissioning contract with Spirit Energy
DolWin6 Coating Ordered from Spain
Gaditana de Chorro y Limpieza has won a contract to carry out coating works on the DolWin6 grid connection in the German North Sea. The Spanish company is in charge of the surface preparation and coating application of the offshore substation, jacket foundation, bridge connection, and offshore hook-
Longest vessel in Aberdeen Harbour history docks to assist with expansion
The longest vessel to ever dock in Aberdeen Harbour has arrived to assist with the South Harbour expansion.
Mingyang Lands 1.4GW Offshore Wind Turbine Order
China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has received an order from China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) to manufacture and deliver offshore wind turbines with a combined capacity of around 1,403MW. The value of the contract is CNY 8.587 billion (EUR 1.12 billion), the turbine manufacturer said. In
Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project Kicks Off
The long-awaited expansion of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel is now officially underway. At a special ceremony that included area dignitaries and community partners, U.S. dredging contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock’s CEO Lasse Petterson kicked off this highly anticipated Channel Improvement Proje
Viewport3 Wraps Up N-Sea Contract
Viewport3, a subsea 3D scanning specialist, has completed a contract with N-Sea to perform underwater 3D scanning operations on North Sea assets. N-Sea contracted Viewport3 to carry out subsea scanning which will facilitate 3D scanning of mooring links, providing 3D data to help clamp and cofferdam
CHEC Awarded Phase 2 of the Tema Port Expansion Project
Meridian Port Services Ltd (MPS) and China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) have signed an agreement to carry out the second phase of the Tema Port Expansion Project. According to MPS, this agreement involves the construction of the 4th and the last berth of the new port. The new contract adds anot
Olympic Subsea Bags New Vessel Work
Olympic Subsea has received new contracts for three of its vessels to work in oil & gas and renewables sectors. Olympic entered into an agreement for the multifunctional subsea vessel ‘Olympic Triton’ for a period of 12 months with further options. The contract will be performed in West Africa for a
Third UK Contracts for Difference Round Opens, 6GW Capacity Up For Grabs
The UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is opening the third Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round today, 29 May. The third CfD round has attracted offshore wind bids with a combined capacity of 8.4GW from major developers such as SSE, Equinor, Scottish Power, i