Project & Tenders
Ithaca’s FPF1 set to leave yard in two weeks
Ithaca Energy has informed that the FPF-1 floating production platform for the Greater Stella Area development, in the UK North Sea, will be ready to leave the yard in two weeks time. The FPF-1 floating production facility modifications program is being undertaken by Petrofac in the Remontowa shipya
New Orient Marine Orders Three Forum ROVs
Forum Energy Technologies has received an order from New Orient Marine to supply three remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for its multi-purpose ice-class vessel currently under construction in Singapore. The order includes two Perry XLX 200 horsepower, 4,000 meter work class ROV systems and one Sub-A
Faroe Petroleum looking to monetize Brasse after successful appraisal
Independent oil and gas explorer Faroe Petroleum has completed side-track appraisal well on its recently made Brasse discovery in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, encountering oil and gas. The objective of the Brasse side-track well (31/7-1A) was to appraise the south-eastern part of the hydro
Quadrant in discovery offshore Australia
Quadrant Energy has completed drilling the Outtrim East-1 well offshore Australia and discovered the presence of hydrocarbons. The Outtrim East-1 well, located within the WA-155-P(1) exploration permit in the North West Shelf of Australia, was spud on June 18, 2016 with the Noble Tom Prosser jack-up
DSME orders Bestobell valves for Teekay LNG newbuilds
Parker Bestobell Marine, a part of Parker, recently received an order from South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to supply cryogenic valves for three Teekay LNG carriers.
Costain to build HCL dosing plant for Total at Shetland
Costain, UK’s engineering solutions provider, has been awarded a contract by Total E&P UK for the construction of a hydrochloric acid dosing plant at the Shetland Gas Plant (SGP). Costain said on Monday that the deal entails installation, tie-in, pre-commissioning and commissioning support. The comp
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 4-July 10, 2016). Royal IHC Takes Majority Stake in Tompkins Royal IHC and Tompkins UK Limited are strengthening their strategic cooperation with IHC’s acquisition of a majority stake in Tompkins, the parent
Ice class TSHD Severnaya Dvina Arrives in Homeport
FSUE Rosmorport’s new Ice class Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) Severnaya Dvina has arrived at the Arkhangelsk Seaport, Russia. The vessel – built and designed by Damen – entered the port basin on July 1, 2016. Fitted with a complete Damen Dredging Equipment and instrumentation package, the v
EPA Releases Final Rule on Long Island Disposal Sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Final Rule establishing new restrictions on the use of the Central and Western Long Island Sound Dredged Material Disposal Sites. The Final Rule amends the 2005 site designation rule with new restrictions on the use of the two sites to help
Santos completes appraisal well ops offshore Indonesia
Australian oil and gas exploration and production company Santos has wrapped up all operations related to the AAL-4XST1 appraisal well in the Natuna Sea, offshore Indonesia. AWE, a partner in the project, said on Friday that the well was successfully drilled and intersected the primary G Sand and se
Market Slowdown Impacts Swiber’s West Africa EPCIC
Swiber has informed that due to weakness in the oil and gas sector the West Africa project has not been able to progress in accordance with its original schedule. The company secured the contract in 2014 from a Houston-based oil and gas company to provide engineering, procurement, construction, inst
Dredge Currituck Continues Shark River Dredging Project
The next phase of the Shark River dredging project that will allow safe navigation in the state channel has finally got underway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge Currituck moved to the Shark River Inlet, in Belmar (NJ) on July 1st. According to the USCG notice, the vessels will be conducting
MeyGen to Combine Wind and Tidal Power Output
Atlantis has reached an agreement between its majority owned MeyGen project and a nearby wind farm development to facilitate access to the distribution grid for other renewable energy projects. The first phase of the MeyGen project was recently connected to the 33kV Ness of Quoys distribution networ
Coastal Protection Strategy for the Philippines
Royal HaskoningDHV has presented a Coastal Protection Strategy for reducing flood risks for the City of Tacloban and the Municipality of Palo in the Philippines. The Coastal Protection Strategy is the result of successful 9-month cooperation between the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), their cou