Project & Tenders
PHOTO: Van Oord Duo in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Since early 2016, Van Oord has been working on one of Taiwan’s largest land reclamation projects, the Port of Kaohsiung expansion scheme. The port, largest and most important in Taiwan, each year welcomes more than 10 million containers, which are transshipped through this port. In the past, the por
Shell Eyes More Action in European Offshore Wind
The Netherlands-based oil and gas giant, Shell, is looking to get on board further projects across Europe as it aims to dive deeper into the offshore wind market.
Contractors to Complete Five SHEP-Related Features in 2017
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has just reported that contractors working on the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project are on track to finish several SHEP-related features in 2017. Senior project manager for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Spencer Davis, recently provided an
Cairn reaches total depth at SNE’s fifth appraisal well
Cairn Energy has reached a total depth of 2,852m at the SNE-5 well off Senegal, which is the first of two firm wells planed to further evaluate the SNE oilfield. Cairn, the operator, started drilling the SNE-5 appraisal well in January. The well is located in the southern area of the SNE oil field a
CHC Proposes ‘Port Master Plan’ for Cowes
A ‘Port Master Plan’ for Cowes, that aims to address harbor and marine stakeholder development issues, is being proposed by Cowes Harbor Commission (CHC) and major stakeholders following extensive consultation. The Commission’s objective proposes the agreement of a: “Port Master Plan that identifies
Vortex Marine Bags Wicomico River Dredging Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has awarded a $3.6 million contract to Vortex Marine Construction Inc. for maintenance dredging of the Wicomico River, MD. The contractor will use hydraulic pipeline dredge to perform the maintenance dredging of the river, reported the Corps. App
Sif to Provide Monopiles for EnBW Hohe See OWF
Sif Holding has secured a contract from GeoSea for the production of 71 monopiles and all the transition pieces for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm. The contract for the transition pieces was secured in a joint venture with Smulders. Sif will produce the primary steel and Smulders will be respo
Sirius Petroleum raising funds ahead of Ororo drilling
Sirius Petroleum is raising funds for equipment mobilization deposits for the upcoming drilling campaign at the Ororo field, offshore Nigeria. The Ororo field, discovered in 1986, is located within OML 95 in shallow waters offshore Ondo State. The field lies in water depths ranging between 23ft and
iSURVEY Bags Shell Contract
iSURVEY has secured a non exclusive call-off contract with Shell UK, Shell NAM, Norske Shell and Shell E&P Ireland for the provision of rig positioning and surveying services. The three year contract, which has the option of up to two, one year extensions, will see iSURVEY provide non exclusive rig
Moving to the Next Phase of Shoreham Flood Scheme
A major flood defense scheme that will significantly reduce flood risk in Shoreham and East Lancing has taken a step towards completion this week, with piling works at 2 of the project’s 10 phases now finished. The huge jack-up barge, that has been working to install one of the new tidal flood defen
OLT Offshore issues tender for FSRU capacity
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana issued a tender for the allocation regasification and storage capacity at the FSRU terminal for the year 2017-2018.
Aker BP eyes Snadd development plan by year-end
Norwegian E&P player Aker BP is reportedly planning to invest around NOK 10 billion ($1.2B) into a new field development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and deliver a plan for development by the end of the year. According to a report by the Norwegian news website, Petro.no, Aker BP plans to deliv
Helena Harbor Dredging Set for Late Summer
Officials with Helena-West Helena, Ark., announced recently that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, will fund dredging of Helena Harbor for the first time since 2015. “The Corps recently received supplemental funding from Congress and they have allotted $500,000 of that funding to d
Chart Ferox inks deal for French LNG station
Chart Ferox, a Chart Industries unit, signed an agreement with Proviridis for a second natural gas fueling station.