Project & Tenders
Avangrid Takes Half of Vineyard Wind
Iberdrola’s U.S.-based subsidiary Avangrid Renewables has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in the Vineyard Wind project offshore Massachusetts from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).
Dutch Dredging Orders Special-Purpose Vessel Peter
Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging has placed an order at Shipyard Hoekman for a special-purpose plough and tugboat ‘Peter’. Last week, the company also ordered a trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Lesse’ that will be built at Royal IHC. According to Dutch Dredging, both the ‘Lesse’ and the ‘Peter
Repsol: First oil flows from Shaw field in Montrose area (UK)
First oil has begun flowing from Repsol Sinopec’s Shaw field in the North Sea offshore UK. Shaw is a part of the Montrose Area Redevelopment (MAR), a project which boosts the long term Montrose Area infrastructure. The project includes the development of three new fields – Godwin, Cayley and Shaw –
IKM mobilizes first equipment to Snorre B and Visund
ROV operator IKM Subsea has begun mobilization of first equipment for Statoil’s Visund and Snorre B fields in the North Sea. IKM was awarded a contract by Statoil for ROV services on the Visund and Snorre B fields in August 2016. IKM Subsea said on Monday that the contract entails the provision of t
Lancaster resource boost for Hurricane Energy
UK offshore oil player Hurricane Energy has been given a boost after RPS Energy Consultants released a Competent Person’s Report on Hurricane’s crown jewel – the Lancaster field, West of Shetland. The CPR attributes 2P reserves (the sum of proved and probable reserves) for the first time and details
Gazprom: Offshore construction of TurkStream pipeline starts
Russian gas company Gazprom began construction of the TurkStream gas pipeline in the Black Sea near the Russian coast on May 7, 2017. Gazprom said on Sunday that the pipelaying work was being carried out by the Audacia vessel. The vessel is owned by Allseas, the construction contractor for both stri
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 1-7, 2017). Damen Cutter Suction Dredger 350 Delivered to Heuvelman Ibis A Damen cutter suction dredger (CSD) 350 has been delivered from Damen Dredging Equipment in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, to start work on
Energinet.dk Invites Tenders for Pipeline Surveys
Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk is looking for a contractor to conduct seabed surveys for a new offshore pipeline in the North Sea and for two alternative routes in Lillebælt in the inner Danish Seas. The scope of work along the routes includes geophysical seabed survey, geotechnica
Tendering Starts for Balticconnector Pipeline Work
Baltic Connector Oy and Elering AS have invited tenders to apply for the installation of the Balticconnector pipeline, a bi-directional natural gas pipeline to connect Finland and Estonia. The scope of work includes management, engineering, construction of seabed intervention and offshore pipeline c
MMT and Reach Subsea Order Another Surveyor Interceptor
Norwegian ROV specialist Kystdesign has been awarded a contract to build another Surveyor Interceptor remotely operated vehicle (SROV) for a joint venture between MMT and Reach Subsea. The Surveyor Interceptor is designed to carry survey instrumentation to perform pipeline inspection, route surveys,
DEME scores Angola LNG dredging contract
Belgian dredging specialist DEME has secured a contract from the Chevron-led Angola LNG project. Angola LNG awarded a 5-year maintenance dredging contract to DEME for its LNG export terminal located in Soyo. Works will start by mid of June 2017, DEME said in a statement on Friday without revealing a
VIDEO: Statoil’s first Mariner module heads for North Sea
Norwegian oil major Statoil has posted a video on its YouTube channel showing the departure of the first module for the Mariner topside from South Korea. The Mariner module left the DSME yard in South Korea on May 2 onboard the heavy transport vessel Forte. It is now on its way to the Mariner oilfie
Royal IHC to Build One for Dutch Dredging
Royal IHC and Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging have signed a contract for the construction of a custom-built 2,300m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The decision to invest in a new addition to the Baggerbedrijf de Boer fleet was based on the success of IHC-built TSHDs ALBATROS and MAHU
VIDEO: Shell’s Brent Delta arrives at final destination
Able UK, a specialist for decommissioning and disposal of offshore oil and gas structures, has posted a video on its website showing the arrival of Shell’s Brent Delta platform to Quay 6 at Seaton Port on May 2, 2017. The platform topside was removed on April 28 by Allseas-owned giant vessel Pioneer