Project & Tenders
‘Polar King’ Stays with Nexans
Norwegian offshore vessels provider GC Rieber Shipping and cabling specialist Nexans have agreed to extend the firm period of the charter for the construction support vessel Polar King for 11 months. The first time charter agreement announced in March 2016, was set for a fixed period of about 8.5 mo
Aker Solutions Nets Subsea Equipment Orders From Aker BP
Aker Solutions has secured subsea equipment orders from Aker BP for the Skogul and Valhall Flank West oil fields offshore Norway. Aker Solutions will deliver two subsea manifolds, a controls system and umbilicals for Skogul, which will be tied back to the North Sea Alvheim field. The company will al
Wintershall brings Maria field online one year ahead of schedule
Wintershall has started production at the Maria field offshore Norway one year ahead of schedule. Wintershall said on Monday that costs have been reduced by more than 20% compared to plan. The start-up was originally intended for the fourth quarter of 2018. At an expected final investment cost of ar
Ipswich Flood Defense Scheme Step Closer to Completion
VIPs, including the Environment Agency chief executive Sir James Bevan, attended an open day to see the latest work on Ipswich the flood defense scheme, which will significantly reduce the risk of flooding for 2,000 homes and businesses in the town. Huge hydraulic arms that will operate the new tida
Top News of the Week, 11 – 17 December 2017
Oleg Strashnov to Stay on Beatrice Until New Year Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) vessel Oleg Strashnov – which left the Beatrice site after installing the 24th jacket foundation in late September and returned to the job in November – has put the 25th jacket in place and thus officially resumed the wor
Top News of the Week, 11 – 17 December 2017
Oleg Strashnov to Stay on Beatrice Until New Year Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) vessel Oleg Strashnov – which left the Beatrice site after installing the 24th jacket foundation in late September and returned to the job in November – has put the 25th jacket in place and thus officially resumed the wor
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 11-17, 2017). Van Oord Completes Expansion of Taiwan’s Largest Port Van Oord has completed the expansion of the Port of Kaohsiung eight months ahead of schedule, reported the company on its website. LN
DEA Divests Interest in Polarled, Nyhamna and Gassled
DEA has sold its ownership in the Polarled gas pipeline, the Nyhamna onshore gas processing plant and Gassled, the Norwegian gas transportation network, to CapeOmega. “The transaction represents a step forward in DEA’s strategy to divest legacy infrastructure assets in our portfolio and unlock valu
Vattenfall Reveals Dutch Offshore Wind Power Play
Vattenfall is participating in the tender for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore wind zone, the Netherland’s first non-subsidized tender. Vattenfall has decided to join the tender as part of its commitment to the green transition of Northern Europe, and sees it as an important step to become fossil
Atkins wins FEED work on Repsol’s Yme field
Atkins has been awarded a contract with Repsol to provide structural front end engineering design (FEED) for the remediation of the Yme asset in the North Sea.
Oceaneering Wins Maryland Offshore Wind Survey Contract
Oceaneering has secured a contract by US Wind, Inc., a subsidiary of the Toto Holding Group, to conduct marine geophysical survey services starting in the second half of 2018 in support of US Wind’s new Maryland offshore wind project. Roderick A. Larson, president and chief executive officer of Ocea
France’s GTT inks deal to service Chevron’s LNG fleet
GTT, the French maker of LNG containment systems, signed a 5-year service deal with a unit of US energy giant Chevron to support the company’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping operations. Under the deal, the French company will support Chevron Transport Corporation’s maintenance and operation of
Subsea 7 Scores Hat-Trick with Aker BP
Subsea 7 has been awarded two new contracts from alliance partner Aker BP in the Norwegian North Sea. The contracts are for the Skogul project and the Valhall Flank West project, valued between $50 million and $150 million. Earlier this week, Subsea 7 also announced a contract from Aker BP between $
Netherlands Awaits Zero Subsidy Bids as Offshore Wind Tender Opens
The Netherlands is opening the first phase of the tender for sites I and II in the Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore wind zone on Friday, 15 December.