Project & Tenders
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 11 – September 17). Baker Hughes, a GE company, said it has been awarded a “major” subsea contract from Petrobel for phase two of the “supergiant” Zohr Gas Field situated in the Mediterranea
USACE Delays Reopening of Dismal Swamp Canal
Officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, have delayed reopening of the Dismal Swamp Canal until late October. “Recent weather events have delayed progress, and the latest condition survey of Turners Cut showed that additional dredging was needed,” said Keith Lockwood, Norfolk
GasLog drops down Solaris LNG carrier for $185.9m
GasLog Partners said Friday it will buy from its parent company GasLog Ltd. the 155,000-cbm Solaris LNG carrier for a purchase price of $185.9 million. The New York-listed spinoff expects to finance the acquisition with cash on hand and the assumption of $117 million of Solaris’ existing debt. The a
Xodus Bags Two ESIA Contracts Off Senegal
Xodus Group has been awarded two environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) contracts for projects in the Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore (RSSD) blocks in Senegal, West Africa. Xodus’ environmental team will undertake the study for drilling activities in the Sa
Post-Storm Analysis of the South Carolina Projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, is currently conducting post-storm analyses on their federal storm damage reduction projects. The two federal storm damage reduction projects managed by the Charleston District in South Carolina are Folly Beach and the Grand Strand. “The Charles
Vard to Design New Cable Vessel for Kokusai Cable Ship
Vard Design has secured a ship design contract with Colombo Dockyard for Kokusai Cable Ship’s newest cable lay vessel. The vessel of VARD 9 01 design is tailor-made for installation and repair of subsea telecom cables. Built in full accordance with ClassNK and Japanese flag regulations as well as al
CHEC Kicks Off Yuzhny Port Dredging
China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) has begun with the dredging of Yuzhny Port which will increase water depth at docks 5 and 6. According to the port, this second project at Yuzhny is mainly aimed at the reconstruction of the access channel and the interior waterways of the harbor. Under the te
VolkerFitzpatrick to Reclaim Land for Felixstowe Expansion
Hutchison Ports has just announced that a contract will be awarded today for the latest phase of expansion at Port of Felixstowe. According to the announcement, VolkerFitzpatrick Limited will be appointed to undertake the design and construction of approximately 13 hectares of paved container yard d
BP Selects Jupa’s Subsea Cleaning Solution for Taurus-Libra Field
Jupa, a Norway based company, has entered into an agreement with BP to deliver SolidCitric cartridges and associated adapter tooling for the Taurus-Libra field in Egypt. The SolidCitric products are specialised tooling for cleaning of subsea equipment experiencing calcareous scaling. Endre Birkeland
Great Lakes Dredge Bags $47M Charleston Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District has awarded the first construction contract for the Charleston Harbor Post 45 Deepening Project. The $47 million contract was awarded to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, LLC. The contract is for new work and maintenance dredging of approximat
TechnipFMC Clinches Lancaster EPS EPCI Deal from Hurricane
TechnipFMC has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract from Hurricane Energy. The contract covers the provision of subsea equipment including umbilicals, risers, flowlines and the subsea production system for the Lancaster Early Production System (EPS)
OneSubsea Orders MV Swivel from MacArtney
MacArtney Underwater Technology has secured the contract from OneSubsea for a Moog Focal Model 460 medium voltage electrical swivel (MVES). The MVES is configured as a stacked ring design and will be included in the final design of the full subsea production system architecture solution for a develo
Prysmian Supplies Cables for Italy’s Port of Genoa
Prysmian Group has completed the supply of medium voltage cables to be used for the expansion of the dry dock area in the Port of Genoa. Prysmian supplied about 35 km of 12/20kV MV cables, of which a first tranche in aluminium and a second one consisting of an optical fibre submarine cable with galv
Double Slip Joint Developers Eye Borssele V Tender
A Dutch consortium led by KCI has trialed and tested a 1:5 scale prototype of a Double Slip Joint, a new method of connecting a wind turbine monopile to a transition piece.