Project & Tenders
Top Dredging Videos of 2015
With the New Year’s Eve just around the corner, Dredging Today has decided to bring you an overview of the most interesting videos that marked the year 2015. Waterdunen Coastal Protection by DEME Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering NV (DEME), an international group of specialized compan
Subsea 7 Bags West Nile Delta Gig Off Egypt
Subsea 7 has been awarded a sizeable contract (between USD 50 million and USD 150 million) by Burullus Gas Company S.A.E. for the platform extension and tie-in on the first phase of the West Nile Delta development of the Taurus and Libra fields by BP, offshore Egypt. Engineering and project manageme
Alexandra Dock Project on Track for Early 2017 Completion
Construction work on the Green Port Hull Alexandra Dock site is progressing well and is on schedule for an early 2017 completion, Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced. The 54-acre site, which ABP and its main contractor GRAHAM Lagan Construction Group Joint Venture (JV) are preparing for Sie
Keppel wins LNG FSU conversion deal from Bumi Armada
Keppel Offshore & Marine on Tuesday informed its unit, Keppel Shipyard has been awarded an LNG FSU conversion contract from Bumi Armada.
Panama’s New Pacific Access Channel Meets Culebra Cut
The Panama Canal Expansion Program is one step closer to completion after the new Pacific Access Channel finally met with the Culebra Cut. The North Plug was blasted last Thursday, 24 December, leading the way to the removal of the plug that is separating Culebra Cut from the new Pacific Access Chan
Orion Marine Wins Dock Replacement Contract in Alaska
Orion Marine Group (ORN), providing services both on and off the water in the continental United States, Alaska, Canada and the Caribbean Basin, last week announced a contract award of approximately $13 million. The company’s marine construction segment was recently awarded a contract for a dock rep
Wartsila engines ordered for Shell-chartered LNG barges
Wärtsilä on Monday said it has been contracted to supply dual-fuel engines for 15 inland waterway barges to be chartered by Shell Trading Rotterdam.
EMGS in Another Norwegian Data Sale Deal
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into a new data licensing agreement with an undisclosed oil company. EMGS will provide 3D EM data for the client from the multi-client data library over the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. The contract between the parties is worth a tota
JBIC funds LNG newbuilds acquisition
The Japan Bank for International Corporation (JBIC) recently agreed to fund the acquisition of two LNG carriers by Diamond LNG Shipping, a company jointly owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha.
Quadrant to drill deeper at its Roc well
Quadrant Energy has updated its evaluation and decided to drill deeper at its Roc-1 well, in the Greater Phoenix area offshore Western Australia. The well was spud in November 2015 with the Noble Tom Prosser jack-up rig. Carnarvon Petroleum, a partner in the project, previously reported a 25m reserv
DRASSM Invites Tenders for Dive-Support Boat Supply
French Department for Underwater and Undersea Archeological Research (DRASSM), based in Marseilles, is looking for a contractor for the supply of a boat for underwater archeology services. DRASSM requires a boat with an intermediate operational unity between their vessel ‘André Malraux’ and fast pne
Japan: Jera set to sell LNG to Shizuoka Gas
Tepco and Chubu Electric’s JV, Jera on Friday informed it has signed heads of agreement with Shizuoka Gas for the sale of liquefied natural gas.
Agility Clinches New Subsea Deals
Norway’s Agility Subsea Fabrication has over the recent months secured contracts worth more than NOK 500 million for the delivery of subsea structures. The contracts include the delivery of manifolds, foundations and well jumpers to the second phase of a development project in the Caspian Sea, as we
IMR Seeks Winch Supplier for G.O. Sars Research Vessel
The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) based in Bergen has invited tenders for the supply of winches for its research support vessel. The contract is for the procurement of two winches for the research vessel ‘G.O. Sars’. IMR’s G.O. Sars is a marine research vessel capable to perform vario