Project & Tenders
Flint River Dredging Project in Full Swing
The Flint River river remediation project, which includes dredging of impacted sediment and excavation of riverbank soil, is in full swing now, according to the Consumers Energy. This major river dredging project that spans from the Hamilton Dam to East Fifth Avenue, will address Flint River sedimen
VIDEO: Kvaerner moves Njord A platform from drydock
Norway-based engineering and construction services company Kvaerner has moved the Statoil-operated Njord A platform out of a drydock in Stord yard in Norway. The operation was performed over the weekend to make room at the drydock for the next project. Statoil on Sunday launched a video of the opera
India’s Petronet LNG to buy more Gorgon LNG from ExxonMobil
India’s Petronet LNG has confirmed on Monday it is in talks to amend its existing deal for the LNG volumes it buys from ExxonMobil’s share of the giant Gorgon project in Western Australia. Petronet signed a 20-year deal back in 2009 with ExxonMobil under which it agreed to buy around 1.5 million ton
Delays in Construction of the FM Area Diversion Project
U.S. District Court Judge John A. Tunheim last week placed a temporary injunction on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the FM Area Diversion Board of Authority, forcing all construction work on the FM Area Diversion Project to cease. The injunction temporarily halts construction on the FM Area Divers
TLP Secures Grid Connection for Cardiff Tidal Lagoon
Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) has secured the grid connection for a 3,240MW capacity Cardiff Tidal Lagoon expected to generate among the cheapest electricity of all new power stations built in the UK. Tidal Lagoon Power’s chief executive, Mark Shorrock, said: “Today we have secured the grid connection fo
UK: Statoil faces disappointment at Verbier
Norwegian oil company Statoil is unlikely to drill a sidetrack well on the Verbier prospect in the UK North Sea after encountering a water bearing reservoir at its exploration well. Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG), a partner in the well, said on Monday that the exploration well 20/05b-13 drilled on the P.217
Penta-Ocean and HDEC as the 12th Nominee
Penta-Ocean Construction Company Limited and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co.,Ltd. (HDEC) have been announced as the 12th IADC Safety Award 2017 nominee. Prior to their collaboration on the Tuas Finger One Project in Singapore, Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd. (POC) and Hyundai Engineering &
Minister Pradhan: India revises Gorgon LNG deal with ExxonMobil
India has secured a price reduction on an Australian 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal the country has with ExxonMobil, according to the country’s oil minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. Petronet LNG, India’s largest importer of the chilled fuel, signed the deal back in 2009 under which it agreed t
BMT to Continue Cooperation with Western Australia’s DoT
BMT is set to continue its relationship with the Western Australia’s Department of Transport (DoT) in an extension contract which will see the company provide program management support for a further three years. “Following a positive review of BMT’s performance, the DoT has extended the contract an
Baker Hughes Lands Zohr Subsea Deal
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 Mediterranean Sea, off the Egyptian coast. BHGE will provide project management, engineering procurement, fabrication, construction, testing a
Marinex Secures St. Augustine Beach Renourishment Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, awarded a $9.5 million contract to Marinex Construction, Inc. for the next scheduled renourishment of the St. Johns County Shore Protection Project. According to the Corps, the project will renourish critically eroded shoreline between the sou
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (September 4-10, 2017). Construction of Posorja Port in Ecuador Underway The President of Ecuador Lenín Moreno and DP World Group Chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem last week performed a ground-breaking ce
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 04 – September 10). Subsea 7 has signed a letter of intent with Royal IHC in the Netherlands for the construction of a new reel-lay vessel and associated pipe lay equipment. The cost, exclud
Azinor bites dust at Partridge well
Azinor Catalyst, the Seacrest Capital Group-backed E&P company, has found no hydrocarbons in its Partridge well in the UK sector of the North Sea. The 14/11a-2 well on the Partridge prospect was spud with Diamond Offshore’s Ocean Guardian rig in mid-August. Azinor said on Friday that the well was dr