Project & Tenders
IADC Seminar on Dredging and Land Reclamation Approaches
To optimize the chances of the successful completion of a dredging or reclamation project, all contracting parties should from the start fully understand the requirements of the project. With this mission in mind, the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) launched its seminar over 2
Maran Gas orders LNG duo from DSME
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) has won an order from Maran Gas Maritime, a unit of Greece’s Angelicoussis Shipping Group, to build two LNG tankers.
USACE Completes Dillingham Harbor Dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, has just completed the annual Dillingham Small Boat Harbor maintenance dredging project. According to the Harbormaster Jean Barrett, USACE is removing more and more material from the harbor bottom every year. In an interview to a local news channel,
Solstad Secures Technip Vessel Deal
Solstad Offshore has entered into a frame agreement with Technip Norge and Technip UK for supply of vessels for trenching, construction and subsea services. The frame agreement is valid for 2016 – 2018, the Norwegian vessel owner said in Oslo Stock Exchange filing on Thursday. Through this agreement
Call for Protection of Reef During Port Everglades Project
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio yesterday urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take the necessary measures to ensure Florida’s coral reefs are accounted for during the upcoming Port Everglades project that will allow the port to accommodate larger ships. In a letter to Jacksonville District Commander,
PHOTO: Maersk Drilling’s huge jack-up rig nears completion
Maersk Drilling, a Danish offshore drilling contractor, has shared a photo of its fourth XL Enhanced jack-up rig taking shape at the DSME shipyard in South Korea. The driller said through social media that its XLE-4 rig, designed for ultra-harsh environment drilling, will become ‘the biggest and mos
USACE to Release Work Plans for Hudson River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is working on a maintenance dredging project that will deepen portions of the Hudson River, NY City to Waterford, New York. According to the FedBizOpps, the Corps’ New York District will soon issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for award of a firm-f
PHOTO: Petronas’ first FLNG reaches its destination offshore Sarawak
Petronas’ first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit named PFLNG SATU has reached its destination at the Kanowit gas field, 180 kilometers offshore Sarawak. The Malaysian oil giant informed through social media channels on Wednesday that, after a 2,120 nautical mile journey, the PFLNG1 unit ar
Aker Solutions and Subsea 7 Land Alvheim Prize
During Aker companies investor day 2016 at Fornebu on Tuesday, Det norske CEO Karl Johnny Hersvik revealed that the oil company has awarded a subsea contract for christmas trees to Aker Solutions for Alvheim field, Det norske’s core area of production. In addition, Subsea 7 has been awarded a contra
InterMoor Completes FPSO Turritella Job
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has completed the final tensioning and chain cutting operations on the FPSO Turritella for the Shell Stones project, located in the Walker Ridge protraction area in the Gulf of Mexico. The FPSO Turritella will connect to subsea infrastructure located beneath approximate
DNV GL wins Grain LNG technical services deal
Classification society, DNV GL, on Wednesday said it has signed a framework agreement with National Grid to provide design and engineering technical services to the Grain LNG terminal.
DOT Receives 585 Applications for 2016 TIGER Grant Program
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has announced that the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program has received 585 applications from across the country totaling $9.3 billion in requested funding – over 18 times more than the $500 million that will be awar
Premier’s Catcher field gets fourth subsea tree
Dril-Quip, a Houston-based designer and manufacturer of offshore drilling and production equipment, has completed a fourth subsea tree installation on Premier Oil’s Catcher field development, in the UK part of the North Sea. The company said on Tuesday that the installation was done at a depth of 29
Australia: Quadrant sets timing and location of Roc-2 well
Quadrant Energy has set the timing and location of the Roc-2 well in WA-437-P, offshore Australia. Quadrant is the operator of the exploration permit with 80% interest, and Carnarvon Petroleum is its partner. Carnarvon said on Wednesday that the well has been designed to appraise and test the Roc-1