Project & Tenders
Africa’s first FLNG project nearing completion
With the recent deliveries of two giant FLNG units to Australia, the Ichthys Venturer and the Prelude, the next unit is destined for Africa’s Cameroon. Namely, Golar LNG has informed that the conversion of the Hilli Episeyo tanker to an FLNG unit is nearing completion and “no major issues have been
Hanhikivi Dredging Works Continue
Marine construction work on the Fennovoima’s Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant project in Northern Finland is moving according to schedule, reports the company. The work, commissioned by Titan-2, is being carried out by Terramare Oy. The two companies signed the hydraulic construction work contract in
Total Acquires Maersk Oil for USD 7.45 Billion
Total is set to acquire Maersk Oil & Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of A.P. Møller – Mærsk, for $7.45 billion in a share and debt transaction. Under the agreed terms, A.P. Møller – Maersk will receive a consideration of $4.95 billion in Total shares and Total will assume $2.5 billion of Maersk Oil’s
Van Oord Nets Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm Deal
Van Oord has been awarded the balance of plant contract for the Northland Power’s 252 MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm located in the German Bight, 95 kilometers northwest of the island of Borkum. The scope of the contract includes the design, engineering, procurement, construction and installat
Fortuna FLNG offtake goes to Gunvor
Swiss trading company Gunvor has been nominated as the preferred LNG buyer for offtake from the Ophir Energy-operated Fortuna FLNG project in Equatorial Guinea. The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Ophir, OneLNG, a joint venture between Golar LNG and Schlumberger, and La Compania Nacional De Petr
Glendale Narrows Work in Full Swing
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor, JF Engineering is continuing the work to repair the damaged embankment and levee toe within the Glendale Narrows section of the Los Angeles River Flood Control Channel at Reach 4D. Last week, the contractor was placing the last lift of grout to complete
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 14-20, 2017). Introducing Dredging Today Conference Speaker Sander Dekker Sander Dekker, sustainability manager at Van Oord, has confirmed his participation to our first Dredging Today Conference (DTC).
DONG Energy to Take Care of Borssele 1&2 from Vlissingen
DONG Energy has decided to set up an operation and maintenance base for its 752MW Borssele 1&2 project at the Vlissingen harbour.
DONG Energy to Take Care of Borssele 1&2 from Vlissingen
DONG Energy has decided to set up an operation and maintenance base for its 752MW Borssele 1&2 project at the Vlissingen harbour.
Buxton: Arrival of the Second Dredge Set for September
Weeks Marine cutterhead dredge C.R. McCaskill has finally resumed pumping operations in Buxton, according to the Dare County. The county announced that pumping resumed Wednesday afternoon around 3 p.m. and that the work in the section of beach just north of the subline has been completed. “Also, cre
Geokon-Zagreb to Survey Seabed for LNG Terminal in Omišalj
Geokon-Zagreb has been engaged by LNG Hrvatska to conduct seabed investigation activities for the LNG terminal project to be located in Omišalj. The investigation activities will be conducted in the period from 16th of August until 25th of September 2017. Six Croatian vessels will carry out the surv
Tekmar to Protect Cables for Binhai North H2 OWF in China
Tekmar Energy (Tekmar), the European based specialists in cable protection systems (CPS) for offshore wind farms has been awarded a contract to protect array cables on the 400MW Binhai North H2 offshore wind farm, located in Jiangsu province of China. The 400MW Binhai North H2 project is currently u
EEW SPC to Supply Monopiles for DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One
DONG Energy has awarded a contract to EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH (EEW SPC) to manufacture all monopiles for the 174-turbine offshore wind farm, Hornsea Project One. The companies previously announced a contract for 116 monopiles in November 2016, and now the contract has been extended to co
Norfolk Dredging Bags St. Lucie Inlet Gig
Norfolk Dredging Company was recently awarded a maintenance dredging contract for the St. Lucie Inlet and Impoundment Basin in Martin County, Florida. According to the FedBizOpps, the project work consists of maintenance dredging of shoal material from St. Lucie Inlet. The work will entail maintenan