Project & Tenders
Boksa to Design New Research Vessel (USA)
Boksa Marine Design has been awarded a contract by Florida-based oceanography institute for the design and engineering of a new coastal class research vessel. The new boat will replace an existing vessel which has been used as a floating laboratory for scientists and students studying in the waterwa
Wood Group Supports KPOC’s Pipeline Work
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) will support the Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Company (KPOC) in pipeline engineering and flow assurance engineering studies for the Kamansu East (KME) field offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The scope of work will include concept select studies and definition engineering on subsea h
Exclusive Photo Coverage: Egypt Dredging Summit
The Egypt Ports & Waterways Summit (9-11 June), hosted by IQPC, brought together industry leaders, government officials and investors to discuss the future of the country’s dredging projects, ports and waterways. IQPC is also organizing the Coastal and Canal Zone Development Conference taking place
Burgess Marine Delivers Mainprize Support Vessel
Britain’s Burgess Marine has built an offshore support vessel for Mainprize Offshore at its shipyard at Trafalgar Wharf in Portchester, near Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. The 25-metre boat, the MO2, was delivered at the Seawork 2015, commercial marine and workboat conference in Southampton, when Mainpr
VIDEO: Broomhill Sands Coastal Scheme
The Broomhill Sands Coastal Defense Scheme at Camber in East Sussex will provide improved protection from the risk of flooding for 1,831 properties, 825 of which are residential. UK’s Environment Agency awarded the £20 million Broomhill Sands contract to Team Van Oord back in 2014. The scheme co
Oxford Flood Alleviation Meetings Announced
Over 6 days, from 23 June to 3 July, the Environment Agency and its partners are running a series of ‘drop-in’ sessions at various locations in and around Oxford to explain how they plan to reduce the risk of flooding in the city. A key aim of the sessions is to make sure that everyone has […
Bahamas Petroleum gets more time for offshore exploration
Bahamas Petroleum Company today announced that the Governor-General of The Bahamas has signed the Licence Renewal Addendum for its four southern licences in Bahamian waters. Bahamas Petroleum holds a 100 per cent working interest in four licences in the Southern territorial waters of The Commonwealt
Ocean Installer Nets Balder Field Work
Ocean Installer has been awarded its first call-off contract under a framework agreement with ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Norway AS (EEPNAS) for subsea well tie-back, engineering, IRM, ROV and associated services at the Balder field. The call-off contract comprises fabrication and installati
DeepOcean to Conduct IMR for BG Group
DeepOcean has been awarded an Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair (“IMR”) contract by BG Group. The five year contract covers all ROV based IMR work for BG Group on UK and Norwegian subsea assets. DeepOcean will use vessels from its North Sea based fleet for work under this contract. “IMR is one of
Royal HaskoningDHV Role in Boubyan Island Project
Previously uninhabited, Boubyan Island is the largest of the Kuwaiti coastal islands and is now the scene of a complete development project. The overall master plan for the island’s evolution includes residential and industrial developments, a bridge link to the mainland, a seaport and a nature rese
Wintershall produces first gas from L6-B platform in North Sea
Wintershall has informed that the unmanned mini-platform L6-B has started to produce natural gas off the Dutch North Sea coast. The first so called “Minimum Facility” platform was built in just nine months and brought to its offshore location in June 2014. According to Wintershall, the advantage of
Progress Update on Mill River Dredging
The CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection together with TRC, the firm conducting the cleanup work for Exide, has just released the June update on the Mill River cleanup project in Fairfield, Connecticut. The contractor is currently in the process of dredging, dewatering the sediment,
New Fortress Energy to supply gas to JPS’ Bogue power station
Jamaica’s energy company, JPS, has selected US-based New Fortress Energy as the preferred supplier to provide a long-term natural gas solution for its power plants.
New Fortress Energy to supply gas to JPS’ Bogue power station
Jamaica’s energy company, JPS, has selected US-based New Fortress Energy as the preferred supplier to provide a long-term natural gas solution for its power plants.