Project & Tenders
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 24-30, 2016). PHOTO: Wasa Expands Its Dredging Fleet Wasa Dredging, a Finnish marine offshore and inland water construction company, has just released a photo of its new 140 ton multi-purpose land machine
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 17 – October 23). Saab Seaeye manufactures electric powered remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems for a wide range of professional applications. The range currently extends from the portable
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana launches single cargo tender
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana on Friday said it has launched a tender seeking a single LNG cargo for the winter peak shaving service.
Kongsberg wins order for LNG-fueled bulker
Kongsberg Maritime has been chosen to supply automation solution and its fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for a newbuild 50,000-dwt LNG-fuelled bulk carrier, ordered by the South Korean shipowner, Ilshin Shipping Company.
Total makes oil discovery offshore Bulgaria
French oil company Total has made an oil discovery in the Khan Asparuh license, located in the Black Sea offshore Bulgaria. In its 3Q 2016 report on Friday, the oil company said it made the discovery in the Black Sea during the quarter thus opening a new play. Noble Corp.’s 2013-built Globetrotter C
BORSSELE TENDER REVEALED
The announcement of the Borssele auction results was greeted by the offshore wind industry with a mixture of astonishment, delight and (from competitors) a little concern. DONG had beaten not just the 37 other bidders but also smashed the €100/MWh levellised cost of energy (LCOE) barrier well ahead
BORSSELE TENDER REVEALED
The announcement of the Borssele auction results was greeted by the offshore wind industry with a mixture of astonishment, delight and (from competitors) a little concern. DONG had beaten not just the 37 other bidders but also smashed the €100/MWh levellised cost of energy (LCOE) barrier well ahead
GLDD Completes First Phase of John Redmond Reservoir Dredging
The Kansas Water Office (KWO) announced yesterday that the first phase of dredging at John Redmond Reservoir is complete. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) began dredging operations this past May. The project is the first of its kind in the nation with a non-federal entity dredging sediment from a
Rossall Sea Defenses Works Update
The Wyre Council has just released the latest update for the Rossall sea defenses. According to the update, construction continues apace along the full extent of the project with work being carried out on all major elements of the new defenses. Precast concrete which makes up the bulk of the visible
Oceaneering Wins BP Extension in Angola
Oceaneering and BP have agreed a two-year extension through January 2019 under the field support vessel services contract that was entered into for work offshore Angola on blocks 18 and 31. Under this contract term extension, the Ocean Intervention III will remain chartered through April 2017, with
ExxonMobil hits ‘significant’ oil discovery offshore Nigeria
Oil giant ExxonMobil on Thursday announced a ‘significant discovery’ with a potential recoverable resource of between 500 million and 1 billion barrels of oil on the Owowo field offshore Nigeria. According to the company’s statement on Thursday, the Owowo-3 well, which was spud on September 23, enco
CEDA Iberian Dredging Conference Kicks Off
Central Dredging Association (CEDA), together with the Portuguese Engineers Association (OE), today opened the Iberian Dredging Conference in Lisbon. The conference was opened by Stefan Aarninkhof, Professor of Coastal Engineering at Delft University of Technology. The central theme of the CEDA Iber
ExxonMobil boosts estimates for Liza oil discovery (Guyana)
Oil giant ExxonMobil has further solidified its claims of a ‘world class discovery’ offshore Guyana after completing the drilling of the Liza-3 well in the Stabroek block. To remind, ExxonMobil already drilled the Liza-1 and Liza-2 wells and claimed to have found a ‘world class oil discovery.’ The L
Hill Head Coastal Protection Project Phase 1 Completed
Phase 1 of the Hill Head Coastal Protection Project has been completed and is now open to the public, reports Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP). The Phase 1 works, which started 30th August 2016, involved beach renourishment and extensive groyne maintenance. The beach material for the Phase