Project & Tenders
UTEC Survey Gets Saudi Arabian Representative
UTEC Survey, an Acteon company, has appointed Zamil Group as its partner agent in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The appointment allows UTEC Survey to support projects undertaken by its clients actively involved with Aramco ‘LTA’ contracting agreements. UTEC Survey Regional Manager, Sean Fowler, said:
Dredge McFarland Busy in Wilmington
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers trailing suction hopper dredge “McFarland” was once again deployed for its second call out of the fiscal year 2016 for an emergency dredging assignment. The dredge was assigned to the Wilmington Harbor, Outer Ocean Bar and Baldhead Shoal Channel. The crew of “McFarla
Ohio EPA Reaches Decision on Cleveland Harbor Dredging
Ohio EPA has approved a request by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the Cleveland Harbor and Cuyahoga River – essential to allowing shipping traffic to continue – but with no dredged material to be placed in the open lake. Ohio EPA’s Section 401 water quality certification allows the Corps
Bibby Offshore Awards IMES Rigging and Wire Rope Gig
Subsea services specialist Bibby Offshore has awarded a frame agreement for rigging equipment inspection and wire rope management to Aberdeen-based marine and subsea business IMES. The agreement, potentially worth a seven-figure sum, has a duration of three years with a further two, one-year options
Boskalis Secures €80M Land Reclamation Contract in Indonesia
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a contract by KSO Ciputra Yasmin to construct the land for the Centre Point of Indonesia Project located off the coast of Makassar. The contract value is approximately EUR 80 million. Work is scheduled to begin in the coming months and will
ICW/New River Dredging Project Kicks Off
Channel maintenance dredging began yesterday evening for the ICW/New River Navigation and Channel Maintenance Project. The Onslow County/North Topsail Beach joint project consists of performing channel maintenance dredging along approximately 10,600 linear feet (approximately two miles) of existing
Expanded Panama Canal Inauguration Set for June 26
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced yesterday that the Panama Canal Expansion will be officially inaugurated on Sunday, June 26, 2016. The announcement was made during the inauguration ceremony of the Canal’s state-of-the-art Scale Model Maneuvering Training Facility. The President of Panama,
Saudi Aramco starts gas production at Hasbah field
Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil and gas company, Saudi Aramco, has started producing natural gas from its Hasbah gas field located in the Arabian Gulf. Saudi Aramco announced the field start-up on Wednesday, March 23, in its weekly magazine The Arabian Sun. The Hasbah gas field will, together with Arab
HHI, GE advance cooperation on COGES package for LNG carriers and containerships
Hyundai Heavy Industries and General Electric (GE) signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in developing the combined gas turbine electric and steam (COGES) package for LNG carriers and containerships.
PHOTO: All systems go for Culzean WHP jacket sail away
Heerema Fabrication Group has shared a photo of the wellhead platform jacket it built for Maersk’s Culzean field in the North Sea as it was loaded onto a barge, ready for sail away. The Netherlands-based fabricator of large and complex structures for the offshore oil and gas industry signed contract
Angola LNG inks deal with EDF Trading
Chevron’s Angola LNG and EDF Trading, a unit of EDF, said they have entered into a sales deal for the delivery of liquefied natural gas. Under the “flexible” deal, Angola LNG will deliver multiple cargoes on an ex-ship basis (DES) from 2016 through to 2018, the two companies said in a joint statemen
Cashman Bags Intracoastal Waterway Dredging Deal
Cashman Dredging’s bid has been approved for the approximately $20 million contract to dredge the Intracoastal Waterway from the 17th Street Causeway to Sunrise Boulevard. This will be the largest project ever undertaken by the Florida Inland Navigation District, a special state taxing district task
Gardline Scores Maldives Cable Route Survey
Gardline has been awarded a survey contract by Huawei Submarine Networks for the Nationwide Submarine Cable Project initiated by Ooredoo Maldives. The project consists of surveying 5 interisland cables with 6 landing sites spanning the entire length of the country. The scope of work includes multibe
VolkerStevin Wins Mare Harbor Contract
VolkerStevin has been awarded a £19 million contract by the Defense Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to upgrade Mare Harbor. The announcement comes after Defense Secretary Michael Fallon visited the Falkland Islands in February, and forms part of his commitment for £180 million investment over the