Project & Tenders
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 22 – August 28). Allseas’ single-lift installation / decommissioning and pipelay vessel “Pioneering Spirit” has executed its maiden heavy lift project. The Project involved removal ofthe 13,500
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 22-28, 2016). Damen Repairs Van Oord’s Two Split Hopper Barges Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen recently completed a broad scope of maintenance and repair works on the Van Oord-owned Split Hopper Barges Jan Bla
Newhaven Flood Alleviation Scheme About to Begin
Works continue on the Newhaven flood alleviation scheme with the contractor Arcadis completing ground investigation works on the ‘West Bank’. The ground works, which started on August 8th 2016, involved drilling boreholes and trial pits to check ground conditions at the ‘West Bank’. Latest developme
EMGS in New Barents Sea Shoot
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) said it has entered into a data licensing agreement with an undisclosed repeat customer for 3D EM data to be acquired over the Hoop area in the Barents Sea. According to the Oslo-listed company, the pre-funding amounts to USD 1 million. This new acquisition is expe
CJW Construction Continues with the Oceanside Harbor Dredging
CJW Construction is making good progress with the Oceanside Harbor navigational dredging project. According to the latest project update, the contractor has removed approximately 16,200 cubic yards of material from the harbor’s entrance channels from August 18 through 24. Since operations began on J
Hunting Scores Licence Deal for Interventek’s Well Intervention Valve
Interventek Subsea Engineering has awarded a sole license for its new surface well intervention valve to international energy services specialist, Hunting. The product will join Hunting’s pressure control equipment portfolio and will be called the Ezi-Shear Seal. According to Interventek, the valve
Second Orientation Session for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2
The Review Panel for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project has announced that it has scheduled a second orientation session open to the public to be held September 16, 2016 in Vancouver. The orientation session will be held at the Simon Fraser University – Segal Building, Vancouver, from 9:00 am – 5:0
Matson orders two LNG-powered con-ro ships
U.S. shipper, Matson, said its unit Matson Navigation Company ordered two dual fuel con-ro vessels at General Dynamics NASSCO for a price of $511 million.
NRC to Support EMSA in North Sea Oil Spill Response
NRC has launched a new oil spill response equipment assistance service for the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in Oldmeldrum, near Aberdeen, Scotland. Under this deal, awarded to NRC subsidiary Sureclean, NRC will be responsible for maintaining and storing EMSA’s equipment and ensuring its re
Barakah Nets Petronas Deal
Barakah Offshore Petroleum’s wholly-owned subsidiary, PBJV, has received a letter of award from Malaysian oil company, Petronas, for the provision of underwater services for oil and gas fields offshore East Malaysia. According to Barakah’s Bursa Malaysia filing, the contract, which is on call-out ba
Shell given nod to take over Knarr and Gaupe fields in Norway
Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given Shell the consent to use the facilities at Knarr and Gaupe fields offshore Norway due to a change of operatorship following Shell’s acquisition of BG Group. To remind, Shell completed the acquisition of BG Group back in
Stakeholders Show Concern Over Hudson River Cleanup Strategy
Representative Sean Patrick Maloney recently joined Assemblyman Frank Skartados, Mayor Rob Rolison, and local stakeholders in Poughkeepsie to outline concerns about the effectiveness of the current cleanup strategy to remediate PCBs in the Hudson River. Currently, the Environmental Protection Agency
Eau Gallie River Muck Dredging Project Nears
Construction progresses on the Brevard County site that will receive muck from the Eau Gallie River Muck Dredging Project, which is set to begin this winter. The construction of the Dredge Material Management Area (DMMA) started earlier this year and will be completed before the summer ends. The dre
PHOTO: Living quarters installed at Statoil’s Gina Krog platform
Norwegian oil major Statoil has completed the installation of the living quarters on the Gina Krog field in the North Sea, offshore Stavanger. Statoil posted a picture on social media of the installed living quarters on Thursday stating that the work was complete on Tuesday night. To remind, Offshor