Project & Tenders
Edison Chouest Lands Shell Brazil Contract
Two affiliates of Edison Chouest Ofshore (ECO) have signed a five-year contract with Shell Brazil for light subsea construction, and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services from the M/V Island Enforcer, a 122-meter subsea installation and construction vessel. According to ECO, the agreemen
Gazprom: Offshore construction of TurkStream pipeline starts
Russian gas company Gazprom began construction of the TurkStream gas pipeline in the Black Sea near the Russian coast on May 7, 2017. Gazprom said on Sunday that the pipelaying work was being carried out by the Audacia vessel. The vessel is owned by Allseas, the construction contractor for both stri
KSJV wins additional Wheatstone LNG work
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (SCEE) said its LNG-focused joint venture KSJV won additional orders for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG project.
COPL still looking at Mesurado results. Raising cash for Nigeria drilling
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL) is not giving up on the Mesurado-1 well offshore Liberia. To remind, the well, drilled by COPL’s partner ExxonMobil, was declared dry in December 2016. COPL on Friday said it continued to interpret the data collected from the Mesurado-1 well. The well is lo
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 1-7, 2017). Damen Cutter Suction Dredger 350 Delivered to Heuvelman Ibis A Damen cutter suction dredger (CSD) 350 has been delivered from Damen Dredging Equipment in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, to start work on
Energinet.dk Invites Tenders for Pipeline Surveys
Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk is looking for a contractor to conduct seabed surveys for a new offshore pipeline in the North Sea and for two alternative routes in Lillebælt in the inner Danish Seas. The scope of work along the routes includes geophysical seabed survey, geotechnica
Tendering Starts for Balticconnector Pipeline Work
Baltic Connector Oy and Elering AS have invited tenders to apply for the installation of the Balticconnector pipeline, a bi-directional natural gas pipeline to connect Finland and Estonia. The scope of work includes management, engineering, construction of seabed intervention and offshore pipeline c
MMT and Reach Subsea Order Another Surveyor Interceptor
Norwegian ROV specialist Kystdesign has been awarded a contract to build another Surveyor Interceptor remotely operated vehicle (SROV) for a joint venture between MMT and Reach Subsea. The Surveyor Interceptor is designed to carry survey instrumentation to perform pipeline inspection, route surveys,
Subtech Bags Middle East and West Africa Contracts
Subtech, a James Fisher company, has re-entered the offshore market with new contract wins in the Middle East and West Africa, after six years of focusing solely on marine and subsea services in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company has reportedly just started on a cable installation project for Saipem in
DEME scores Angola LNG dredging contract
Belgian dredging specialist DEME has secured a contract from the Chevron-led Angola LNG project. Angola LNG awarded a 5-year maintenance dredging contract to DEME for its LNG export terminal located in Soyo. Works will start by mid of June 2017, DEME said in a statement on Friday without revealing a
VIDEO: Statoil’s first Mariner module heads for North Sea
Norwegian oil major Statoil has posted a video on its YouTube channel showing the departure of the first module for the Mariner topside from South Korea. The Mariner module left the DSME yard in South Korea on May 2 onboard the heavy transport vessel Forte. It is now on its way to the Mariner oilfie
ABS, DSME team up on conceptual FLNG design development
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) signed an agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea to support safety in the development of a conceptual FLNG design.
Fugro to Conduct Hydrographic Surveys in Papua New Guinea
Fugro has been awarded a total of six contracts by the National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) to provide hydrographic surveys in Papua New Guinea . The surveys will be conducted utilizing a combination of Fugro’s airborne LiDAR bathymetry (ALB) and multibeam echo sounder (MBES) sensors. In deeper
Royal IHC to Build One for Dutch Dredging
Royal IHC and Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging have signed a contract for the construction of a custom-built 2,300m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The decision to invest in a new addition to the Baggerbedrijf de Boer fleet was based on the success of IHC-built TSHDs ALBATROS and MAHU