Project & Tenders
EnQuest to Manage Decommissioning of Thistle and Deveron
EnQuest has agreed with BP to manage the decommissioning activities for Thistle and Deveron, located 275 miles north-east of Aberdeen, UK. The agreement follows EnQuest’s completion of the acquisition of 25% interest in the Magnus oil field from BP. Under the agreement with BP, EnQuest will receive
W•SENSE Becomes NOC’s Innovation Centre Strategic Partner
W•SENSE has joined the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) Marine Robotics Innovation Centre as a strategic partner. W•SENSE is an underwater wireless networking and communications systems developer. The new partnership will enable W•SENSE to collaborate and share expertise with the Centre’s other
Global Wind Service and GE Expand Merkur Collaboration
GE Renewable Energy has selected Global Wind Service (GWS) as a primary partner for the commissioning and completion scope for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.
KBR, Kvaerner JV fits accommodation modules on Johan Sverdrup topside
The JV between KBR and Kvaerner has installed four accommodation modules on Johan Sverdrup living quarters topside.
BHGE and TechnipFMC join forces on LNG apps
TechnipFMC and Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) have signed a new agreement to collaborate on the development of digital applications for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. The objective of the applications is to “improve LNG plant operators’ ability to reasonably predict when equipment will
Germany Sets Out Offshore Wind Tender Rules
Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has announced the terms of the second competitive tender for grid connection and offshore wind farm compensation.
Work Progresses on the New IJmuiden Sea Lock
The construction of the new sea lock at IJmuiden, the Netherlands, continued throughout January with the works on the temporary flood barrier – which serves to keep the hinterland dry during storms. The old water barrier is simultaneously being excavated. The walls of the gate chambers are being ere
KCI and Tractebel Join Hands in French Offshore Wind Projects
KCI The Engineers is supporting Tractebel at the Dieppe et Le Tréport and Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind farms in France by providing the structural know-how to the engineering team for the offshore substations. KCI’s scope will be to assist by setting up the engineering packages for the
IHC: TSHD ARZANA Completes Sea Trials
Royal IHC has just announced that the first custom-built trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) in the Middle East, the 6,000m³ ARZANA successfully completed sea trials last week in the Netherlands. It took the Dutch shipbuilder only ten months to completely design, construct and test the new vessel
Serica to file Columbus development plan by end of 1H 2018
Serica Energy is mulling options for the development of its Columbus field in the Central North Sea with an intention to submit the development plan by the end of 1H 2018.
NYK Line signs LNG newbuild charter with EDF LNG Shipping
Japanese shipper NYK Line signed a contract with EDF LNG Shipping, an EDF unit, to charter out a newly ordered liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.
Ultra Deep Solutions Lands 5-Year Charter for DSCV Andy Warhol
Ultra Deep Solutions said it has gone into a 5-year contract to charter out its diving support and construction vessel (DSCV) Andy Warhol. The Warhol is an DNV-GL 18-men Saturation system with Twin 18-men SPHL’s and integrated air diving system. The MT 6023 vessel comes with FiFi 3 and full oil reco
Statoil firms up plans to appraise Verbier oil discovery
Statoil has made plans to drill an appraisal well on the recent Verbier oil discovery located in the outer Moray Firth on the UK Continental Shelf.
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 22-28, 2018). Group Ocean Orders Two Damen Vessels Recently, at the New Orleans Workboat Festival in the United States, Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with Canada-based Group Ocean for the delive