Project & Tenders
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (February 27 – March 5, 2017). New Jan De Nul’s Multipurpose Vessel Hits the Water AVIC Shipyard from Weihai, China, has launched new multipurpose vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant for Jan De Nul Group. PHOTO: Cons
Western Isles FPSO en route to North Sea
A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles development in the UK is on its way from China to the North Sea. Chinese shipbuilder Cosco reported on Friday that its subsidiary Cosco Nantong has delivered an FPSO vessel of 55,942 dwt to its European buyer
CNR submits decom draft for Ninian North platform
Oil and gas company Canadian Natural Resources (CNR) has submitted a draft of a decommissioning plan for its Ninian North platform (NNP) in the North Sea to the UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). The company plans to start the abandonment of the Ninian North platform this year. A cessation of product
DEME orders LNG-fueled offshore installation vessel
Belgian dredging specialist DEME ordered a dual-fuel offshore installation vessel at the COSCO Shipyard in China.
Mackley Reports Progress on Shoreham Flood Defence Scheme
Work on the Shoreham Adur Tidal Walls scheme is well underway, with piling works at two of the project’s 10 reaches now finished. The project is being carried out by Mackley, working as part of Team Van Oord and on behalf of the Environment Agency, Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership, Adur
Report: GAIL signs LNG swap deal with Gunvor
India’s gas utility GAIL has reportedly signed a time-swap deal with Swiss trading giant Gunvor that includes its U.S. LNG volumes.
AGR Bags New Wintershall Contract
Wintershall Norway has awarded AGR a contract for a feasibility study in the Barents Sea. The contract will see AGR monitor and identify the optimum design, drilling and testing techniques required to carry out efficient exploration activity. The study will also include the evaluation of emergency p
RVO.nl Needs Offshore Wind Site Study Management Experts
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has issued a tender for framework contracts with external experts who can support RVO.nl in managing site studies and assist with the tendering procedures during the development of offshore wind farm zones.
Seaproof Solutions’ Cable Protection for TWB-II Wind Farm
Seaproof Solutions has received a contract to supply its ‘Long cable protection systems (CPS)’ for the Trianel Windpark Borkum Phase II (TWB-II) offshore wind farm. The contract was awarded by Siem Offshore Contractors and covers the design and supply of cable protection systems for the inner array
Work on the Badsey Brook Scheme Continues
The Environment Agency is continuing work on the Badsey Brook flood risk management scheme that will reduce flood risk to properties along the Badsey and Bunches Brook in Broadway, Childswickham and Murcot and Aldington to the River Avon. As a condition of the planning application, detailed archaeol
HPA Releases the Last Pile Removed VIDEO
Hamburg Port Authority yesterday released a video named “Creating Space for Container Giants – Last Pile Removed”. The video celebrates completion of the Vorhafen Harbor Basin Deepening project. According to the HPA, the deepening of the Vorhafen entry has improved ship access connection to the cent
Siem Offshore Contractors Hires NSW for Trianel Windpark Borkum II Cables
Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke (NSW) has been awarded a contract by Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) for planning, producing and delivering of the inner-array cable for the Trianel Windpark Borkum (Phase II). The contract between NSW and SOC was signed in Leer, Germany in January this year. The order inc
Plexus Nets New Order from Nexen
Plexus Holdings has been awarded a well order from Nexen Petroleum UK (Nexen) for the Glengorm exploration well in the Central North Sea. Under the terms of the contract, Plexus will supply Nexen with its POS-GRIP wellhead and Tersus mudline equipment. Nexen has selected Plexus’ high pressure/high t
DSME nets ME-GI LNG duo order
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea booked an order for two LNG carriers with an option for two additional vessels in the future.