Project & Tenders
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (November 7 – November 13, 2016). Boskalis Completes Hayling Island Beach Renourishment Havant Borough Council recently completed the beach management operations along the Hayling Island seafront in accordance wit
BAM Iconsa JV wins LNG jetty job for a terminal in Panama
BAM International said that its joint venture with Iconsa, a marine construction company active in Panama, has been chosen to design and construct an LNG import jetty and an intake/outfall structure for the Costa Norte LNG terminal in Panama.
Morpeth Flood Scheme Secures National Award
A major engineering project which protects thousands of Morpeth residents from flooding has scooped a prestigious national award. The Morpeth Flood Alleviation Scheme was named Project of the Year in this year’s ‘Constructing Excellence Awards’ which recognize the very best companies, collaborations
AutoNaut Becomes Partner of NOC Innovation Centre
AutoNaut Ltd has formally become a partner with the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre. A desk in the innovation centre will be utilized by AutoNaut technical and business development personnel to work alongside the NOC’s marine autonomy and robotics team. The NOC first worked with AutoNaut in 2013 o
China Selects Sonardyne Acoustics for Six New Research Vessels
Sonardyne Asia has informed that its Ranger 2 underwater acoustic positioning technology has been selected for six new Chinese scientific research vessels. The new order, announced during the OI China exhibition and conference in Shanghai, follows last month’s news that the Polar Research Institute
Sweco Part of Odra-Vistula Flood Project
Sweco has signed two new contracts – one with the Regional Water Management Authority in Wrocław and one with the Regional Water Management Authority in Szczecin – to provide consulting services for the Odra-Vistula Flood Management Project – component 5.4. The project, which is being co-financed by
Aker BP brings Viper-Kobra online
The new oil and gas player formed with a merger of BP Norge and Det norske, Aker BP, has announced the start-up of production from Viper-Kobra, which is tied back to the Alvheim FPSO, in the North Sea offshore Norway. The company said on Thursday that the project was developed on time and within bud
Saipem Wins USD 1 Billion in New Contracts
Saipem has been awarded new contracts and change orders in the E&C offshore segment, for an overall amount of about 1 billion dollars. In particular, the most significant are the notification of award by Saudi Aramco of two EPIC contracts (engineering, procurement, installation, construction), under
Statoil Hires Metas for LoVe Upgrade
Bergen-based Metas has been awarded a contract from Statoil for the upgrade of the LoVe ocean observatory. The Lofoten-Vesterålen Cabled Ocean Observatory (LoVe) is a Norwegian infrastructure for marine research, monitoring and subsea technology development. The contract will cover an upgrade of LoV
COSL completes 3D seismic shoot in Barents Sea
China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL), an offshore oilfield service provider, has completed a 3D seismic data acquisition project in the Barents Sea. The company won a contract for a 3D seismic acquisition, covering a total area of over 4,000 square kilometers in the Arctic region, in May this year
Bibby Offshore Nets Second Corrib Inspection Contract
Bibby Offshore has been awarded a second contract from Shell to provide inspection services on assets in the Corrib natural gas field offshore Ireland. The project started in July and is set for completion by the end of this year, the company informed. The second contract follows the completion of t
Hurricane Energy spuds Lincoln well
UK-based oil and gas company Hurricane Energy started drilling the Lincoln well, located west of the Shetland Islands, on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The spudding of the Lincoln well followed the completion of the Lancaster 7 wells and the subsequent removal of the wear bushing from the 205-21a-6 wel
VBMS Wins Borssele Alpha Export Cables Work
Boskalis’ subsidiary VBMS in consortium with NKT Cables has been awarded the Borssele Alpha contract by TenneT for the installation of two export cables that will connect the Borssele offshore wind farms 1 and 2 to TenneT’s onshore grid in the Netherlands. The contract value of Boskalis’ share is ap
BP, Oman pen deal for Khazzan gas field phase two
UK-based energy giant and LNG player, BP and Oman Oil Company Exploration & Production signed a deal with the Omani government to amend the block 61 exploration and production sharing agreement.