Project & Tenders
DNV GL Bags Johan Sverdrup Verification Contract
DNV GL has been awarded a contract by Statoil for the verification of Johan Sverdrup project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract includes verification of all 4 topsides, 3 bridges, 3 of 4 jackets, topside installation by use of the Allseas single lift vessel ‘Pioneering Spirit’ and exte
Boskalis Completes Acquisition of STRABAG Wasserbau
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has concluded the acquisition of the dredging activities and assets of STRABAG Wasserbau GmbH. The agreed price of the transaction was EUR 70 million. With the transaction Boskalis acquires the equipment, personnel and relevant contracts of STRABAG Wasserba
Awilco’s semi-sub still stuck in yard on zero dayrate
Awilco Drilling, a UK based drilling contractor that owns two semi-submersible drilling rigs, has informed that the yard stay for the WilPhoenix rig is taking longer than anticipated and in the meantime the rig remains berthed at Hartlepool on zero dayrate. The WilPhoenix semi-sub drilling rig, equi
Aker Solutions’ MMO and Kværner to Upgrade Statoil’s Njord A
Aker Solutions’ maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) business in Norway will as a subcontractor of Kværner provide engineering services for upgrading the semi-submersible platform at the Statoil-operated Njord A oil field. The company signed a subcontractor agreement with Kværner, which w
Wood Group Wins with TAQA
Wood Group has been awarded a two-year contract extending its service provision for TAQA in the North Sea. Under the contract, which has the option of three, one-year extensions, Wood Group PSN will continue to deliver engineering, construction and maintenance services to five offshore assets: Cormo
Aker Solutions’ MMO to Work on Utgard-Sleipner Tie-In
Aker Solutions’ maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) business in Norway secured a contract from Statoil for preliminary engineering work to enable a tie-in of the Utgard gas and condensate field to the Sleipner facilities in the North Sea. The work involves preliminary engineering for pla
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 28 – April 03). Aker Solutions has won a global framework agreement to deliver engineering and project management services at BP-operated subsea oil and gas fields. The contract has a fixed peri
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 28- April 3). Carolina and Kure Beach Nourishment Works in Full Swing The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reporting that much progress has been made on the coastal storm damage reduction work being performe
Boskalis Bags South Hayling Beach Recycling Deal
Havant Borough Council has begun with the beach management operations along the Hayling Island seafront in accordance with the Beach Management Plan for this area. The works started on 29th March 2016 and will last for approximately 3-4 weeks. Beach management comprises both beach recycling and beac
Dutch Dredging’s New TSHD Mahury Commissioned
Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging has officially commissioned the company’s new trailing suction hopper dredger Mahury. The 1,840m³ twin-screw TSHD – built at IHC’s partner shipyard MTG Dolphin in Varna, Bulgaria – is the fourth TSHD of Dutch Dredging built by IHC, following the Albatros, Amazo
Tenders Invited for EW Baltica-3 Study
Polish wind farm developer PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A. has invited tenders for a study on the EW Baltica-3 offshore wind farm project. The project is located in the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone of the Baltic Sea, some 33km off the coast at the border of Slupsk Bank. The aim of the study is to cond
MMT Extends Stril Explorer Charter
As part of the focus on the renewable and marine cable sectors, MMT have signed an extension of the charter agreement for M/V Stril Explorer. MMT took the vessel on charter in 2014 from Simon Mökster Shipping, on a period of two years. In today’s announcement, the company did not disclose the time p
Intertek to Support FAB Interconnector Project
Intertek has been appointed by FAB Link to provide marine environmental and planning support for the France-Alderney-Britain (FAB) Project – a proposed underwater interconnector between France and Great Britain via the island of Alderney. The construction of the project, consisting of two pairs of e
Update on Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme
The Environment Agency is working in partnership to develop proposals to reduce flood risk in Oxford. Investigations have confirmed that a flood relief channel will bring significant flood relief benefits to Oxford. The Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme project team have developed a series of options