Project & Tenders
BP stalls drilling plans offshore Nova Scotia
Oil major BP has reportedly decided to delay its oil exploration project offshore Nova Scotia. According to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation News (CBC), BP’s exploration drilling activities offshore Nova Scotia were previously scheduled to begin next year, but the oil company made a decision to pos
Boskalis Bags South Hayling Beach Recycling Deal
Havant Borough Council has begun with the beach management operations along the Hayling Island seafront in accordance with the Beach Management Plan for this area. The works started on 29th March 2016 and will last for approximately 3-4 weeks. Beach management comprises both beach recycling and beac
Dutch Dredging’s New TSHD Mahury Commissioned
Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging has officially commissioned the company’s new trailing suction hopper dredger Mahury. The 1,840m³ twin-screw TSHD – built at IHC’s partner shipyard MTG Dolphin in Varna, Bulgaria – is the fourth TSHD of Dutch Dredging built by IHC, following the Albatros, Amazo
Tenders Invited for EW Baltica-3 Study
Polish wind farm developer PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A. has invited tenders for a study on the EW Baltica-3 offshore wind farm project. The project is located in the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone of the Baltic Sea, some 33km off the coast at the border of Slupsk Bank. The aim of the study is to cond
MMT Extends Stril Explorer Charter
As part of the focus on the renewable and marine cable sectors, MMT have signed an extension of the charter agreement for M/V Stril Explorer. MMT took the vessel on charter in 2014 from Simon Mökster Shipping, on a period of two years. In today’s announcement, the company did not disclose the time p
Intertek to Support FAB Interconnector Project
Intertek has been appointed by FAB Link to provide marine environmental and planning support for the France-Alderney-Britain (FAB) Project – a proposed underwater interconnector between France and Great Britain via the island of Alderney. The construction of the project, consisting of two pairs of e
VIDEO: Dredging Baltimore Harbor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works closely with the Maryland Ports Administration to maintain the channels leading in and out of Baltimore Harbor. These channels are known collectively as the Baltimore Harbor and Channels Project. This spring, the Corps awarded a contract for maintenance dredgin
Investigation Continues on Storm Lake Dredge Incident
Storm Lake officials are working to determine the cause of a leak in dredge equipment at the Storm Lake marina. Tuesday, the city pumped more than 500 gallons of oil out of the hydraulic system so heat exchangers on the dredge could be removed. The two heat exchangers are being examined and may be s
Subsea trees for BP’s first subsea field development reach T&T
Oil major BP announced on Thursday that all five subsea trees required for the Juniper project have arrived in Trinidad and Tobago. The Juniper project is BP’s first subsea field development, located 50 miles off the south east coast of Trinidad. The subsea tree is a complex configuration of valves
Update on Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme
The Environment Agency is working in partnership to develop proposals to reduce flood risk in Oxford. Investigations have confirmed that a flood relief channel will bring significant flood relief benefits to Oxford. The Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme project team have developed a series of options
Dynagas LNG Partners secures new charter deals
Monaco-based Dynagas LNG Partners, the owner and operator of LNG carriers on Thursday informed it has signed an extension and two new charter deals.
Ezra and Chiyoda Launch Subsea Joint Venture
Japan’s ECS player Chiyoda and Ezra’s subsea service business EMAS AMC have launched a joint venture EMAS CHIYODA Subsea, following the completion of the announced transaction. The 50:50 joint venture will start operations effective from April 01, 2016. The companies signed a binding memorandum of u
Polarcus wraps up seismic survey over Chariot’s Brazilian licences
Chariot Oil & Gas, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company, informed on Thursday that offshore geophysical company Polarcus has completed the 3D survey over the oil company’s blocks located offshore Brazil. Polarcus completed the 3D seismic acquisition survey covering Chariot’s
Petronas to spin drill bit in Turkmen sector of Caspian Sea soon
Malaysia’s state-owned oil giant Petronas will soon start drilling its first well on the Garagol Deniz West field, offshore Turkmenistan. The Garagol Deniz West field is located in the contract territory Block 1 in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea. Quoting Petronas’ Ashgabat office, Nebit-Gaz,