Project & Tenders
ESCP Holds Exhibitions on Tipner Lake Defenses
Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP) together with the Portsmouth City Council recently organized two drop-in sessions on new coastal defenses at Tipner Lake. The exhibitions, held in late-February at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth and the Howard Road Community Centre, were a huge success
TechnipFMC and Subsea 7 Win Pil & Bue Work
VNG Norge has awarded front end engineering and design (FEED) contracts for the subsea structures, umbilicals, risers & flowlines, and subsea production systems for the Pil & Bue developments. The contract for the subsea structures, umbilicals, risers & flowlines (SURF) was awarded to Subsea 7 and T
TechnipFMC, Subsea 7 scoop Pil & Bue awards
Oil and gas company VNG Norge has awarded Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contracts for its Pil & Bue development in the Norwegian Sea to Subsea 7, TechnipFMC, and Aker Solutions. The selected concept for the VNG-operated offshore development is a subsea tie-back to the Njord A platform. VNG
Aker Solutions in Pil & Bue FEED
Aker Solutions has secured a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract from VNG Norge for the Pil & Bue development in the Norwegian Sea. The FEED is for the subsea production system that will be used in a tieback of Pil & Bue to the Njord A platform. It will compete against a design from [&h
Yuzhny Port Tender Documentation Updated
Tender documentation for two Yuzhny Port dredging projects was updated in e-procurement system “ProZorro”, reports Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA). The two projects concerned are “Reconstruction of sea approach channel and internal water approaches to deep-water quays of Yuzhny sea port” and “R
Lundin spuds Edvard Grieg and Gohta appraisal wells
Lundin Norway has started appraisal drilling on the Edvard Grieg field and the Gohta discovery, offshore Norway. The oil company informed on Monday that the appraisal well 16/1-27 in PL338 on the Edvard Grieg field in the North Sea is being drilled on the southwestern flank of the field by the semi-
GC Rieber Secures New Charter for Polar Onyx
Norwegian offshore vessels provider, GC Rieber Shipping, has entered into a four-month time charter agreement for the SURF vessel Polar Onyx. The charter should start shortly and will see the vessel continue operating in West Africa. The current charter agreement has two month options that could fol
CPRA Awards Coastal Restoration Contracts
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has awarded engineering and design contracts for coastal restoration projects that will address injuries to natural resources caused by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. The projects are funded through the Natural Resource Damage A
DeepOcean in Foinaven Subsea Project for BP
DeepOcean has received a call-off under its new master service agreement (MSA) with BP. The call-off covers the installation of a new flexible water injection riser and the recovery of the existing water injection riser in the Foinaven field, West of Shetland, in a water depth of 460 metres. The wor
Hydro Group Partners with MacTaggart Scott in Australia
Aberdeen-headquartered Hydro Group has announced partnership agreement with MacTaggart Scott Australia. The partnership is focused on consolidating Hydro Group’s current work on the Royal Australian Navy Collins class submarines and to extend its services to aid the Australian capability for future
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (February 27 – March 5, 2017). New Jan De Nul’s Multipurpose Vessel Hits the Water AVIC Shipyard from Weihai, China, has launched new multipurpose vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant for Jan De Nul Group. PHOTO: Cons
Western Isles FPSO en route to North Sea
A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles development in the UK is on its way from China to the North Sea. Chinese shipbuilder Cosco reported on Friday that its subsidiary Cosco Nantong has delivered an FPSO vessel of 55,942 dwt to its European buyer
CNR submits decom draft for Ninian North platform
Oil and gas company Canadian Natural Resources (CNR) has submitted a draft of a decommissioning plan for its Ninian North platform (NNP) in the North Sea to the UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). The company plans to start the abandonment of the Ninian North platform this year. A cessation of product
DEME orders LNG-fueled offshore installation vessel
Belgian dredging specialist DEME ordered a dual-fuel offshore installation vessel at the COSCO Shipyard in China.