Project & Tenders
Whiskey Island Restoration in Full Swing
The restoration work on the Caillou Lake Headland barrier island, also known as Whiskey Island, is in full swing with approximately 20% of the project already completed. The restoration of Whiskey Island is located along the south central coastline of Louisiana and is being constructed with funds fr
Eneco Extends Gearbox Supply Tender Call
Eneco Windmolens Offshore B.V. has re-issued an invitation to tender for a provider of turbine gearbox supply and refurbishment services on the Princess Amalia offshore wind farm (Prinses Amaliawindpark) in the Dutch North Sea.
USACE Awards Sunny Isles Beach Renourishment Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, awarded a $8.6 million contract on August 9 to Eastman Aggregate Enterprises, LLC of Lake Worth, Florida, for the Sunny Isles Beach shoreline renourishment project. Under the contract, which is part of the Miami-Dade County Beach Erosion Contr
Rotterdam Offshore Center Project Update
The Port of Rotterdam is making good progress with the construction of the new Offshore Center, said the port authority today. The Port Authority will be developing Rotterdam Offshore Center on a maximum of 70 ha of new land at Maasvlakte 2. The contract for the creation of new land has been awarded
VBA Wins North Lincolnshire Flood Defense Project
VBA, a joint venture comprising VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and Atkins, has won another local authority (RMA) contract through the Environment Agency’s Water and Environment Management (WEM) framework – this time for North Lincolnshire Council. The North Lincolnshire Lakes scheme located in S
PHOTO: Glendale Narrows Repairs Underway
Work to repair of damaged embankment and levee toe within the Glendale Narrows section of the Los Angeles River Flood Control Channel at Reach 4D is in full swing, reported the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps, Los Angeles District, yesterday released a few photos of the ongoing work. JF Engi
Gazprom, Shell to study Baltic LNG project feasibility
Gazprom and Shell have signed an agreement to implement the joint feasibility study on the Baltic LNG project in the port of Ust-Luga.
Shell Hands Kvaerner Nyhamna Decom Job
Kvaerner has been awarded a contract with Shell for the disposal and demolition of the subsea compression pilot at Nyhamna. The scope of work consists of removal and demolition of approximately 2 200 tonnes of modules. The modules will be transported from Nyhamna to Kvaerner’s facilities at Stord fo
Atwood Achiever Secures More Work for Kosmos
Offshore drilling contractor Atwood Oceanics has through its subsidiary agreed to a one well contract at an undisclosed day rate for operations offshore Northwest Africa with Kosmos Energy Ventures for the ultra-deepwater rig, the Atwood Achiever. The new contract will start immediately following th
Sinotrans Sarens completes Yamal LNG job
Sinotrans Sarens JV said it has recently completed the transportation and load-out of 55 modules for the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project in Russian Artic. Each of the modules weighed between 90 and 4.950 tonnes, with minimum dimensions of 20x10x9 metres and maximum dimensions of 43x33x45 metres.
MTE on track to complete Hebron project scope ahead of first oil
Teesside-based manufacturer and supplier of fire, blast, and heat protection systems, Mech-Tool Engineering (MTE), is on track to deliver on-site supervision and inspection services to the Hebron platform ahead of first oil scheduled near the end of 2017. MTE said that its work on the Hebron project
Repsol Hires Archer for NCS P&A Ops
Repsol Norge has awarded oil services player Archer a four-year contract for the provision of plugging and abandonment (P&A) rig operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract scope includes permanent plugging and abandonment of the wells on the Gyda platform. In addition to the firm co
ABB to Modernize Baltic Cable HVDC Link
ABB has won an order from Baltic Cable AB, a subsidiary of Norway’s Statkraft, to upgrade the Baltic Cable HVDC power transmission link. The link goes under the Baltic Sea and connects the power grids in Germany and Sweden. As part of the modernization project, ABB will upgrade the control and prote
HydraWell Grabs UK Frame Deal
HydraWell has been awarded a frame agreement by an undisclosed supermajor to provide technology and services for plug & abandonment (P&A) and well repair operations on the UK continental shelf. HydraWell’s HydraHemera second generation high pressure Perf, Wash & Cement, PWC jetting system has been c