Project & Tenders
Photo Update from the QEC Infrastructure Project
VolkerStevin Ltd. has just released a photo from the ongoing Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) base porting infrastructure project in Portsmouth. The project, worth £34.4 million, is for the reconstruction of the Middle Slip Jetty at HMNB Portsmouth, which will house the new Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft
Eni edges closer to Goliat production, after consent granted
Eni Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Italian oil company Eni, has received approval from the Norwegian authorities to use the Goliat FPSO and associated facilities on the Goliat field, in the Barents Sea, moving the field a step closer to production after months of delays. The field, dubbed the
Det norske: Ivar Aasen topside nearly finished. On track for first oil in 4Q
Det norske, a Norwegian oil exploration and development company, has informed that the construction of the topside for the Ivan Aasen field platform, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, is nearing completion. According to Det norske’s update on Monday, the platform deck, under construction at
Kongsberg Scores Seismic Handling Systems Hattrick
Kongsberg Maritime’s wholly owned deck equipment specialist Kongsberg Evotec has won three separate new contracts for seismic handling systems. Two contracts, for customers located in China, are for delivery of seismic handling systems for a six-streamer vessel and a two-streamer vessel. Both vessel
UK: Drilling activity on Breagh field delayed
Swiss company Ineos Group is looking to reduce further investments in the Breagh gas field in the UK North Sea causing a delay in the restart of drilling activities on the field. Ineos is the operator of the field with 70% interest. According to Sterling Resources, a Canadian-listed oil and gas comp
Krasnoye Sormovo Ready to Launch Rosmorport’s New TSHD
Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard – part of United Shipbuilding Corporation – has just announced that the launching ceremony for the 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Sommers’ will be held on January 29th 2016. The dredger comes as the first in a series of three TSHD 1000 vessels that the shipyard is
Statoil slashes Johan Sverdrup development costs
Statoil, a Norwegian oil and gas major, has cut the cost estimate for the development of one of the five biggest oil fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, Johan Sverdrup. The field, operated by Statoil, is located on the Utsira Height in the North Sea offshore Norway, 155 kilometres west of Sta
Van Oord Gets Submarine Wreck Counter Filling Job Off Norway
The Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) has awarded a contract to Van Oord Norway AS for counter filling in the wreck area for the submarine U-864, outside the island of Fedje on the west coast of Norway. The German submarine U-864 was sunk by the British submarine Venturer in 1945 while it was h
Port of Barcelona Seeks Vessel for Hydrographic Work
Port Authority of Barcelona has invited tenders for the supply of vessel capable of conducting hydrographic and topographic work. The work will be conducted in the Port of Barcelona for the period of 48 months, from 2016 to 2019. The value of the contract is EUR 576,000. The deadline for the submiss
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 11 – January 17). The deepwater pipelay construction vessel “Jascon 18” was arrested last week on behalf of a shipyard in Singapore. The vessel, formerly owned by the marine contractor Sea Tru
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 10-17). Deepening Scheme on Delaware River Enters Blasting Phase The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, and its contractor Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company began rock blasting operati
Chevron Becomes Corporate investor in Airborne Oil & Gas
Dutch-based composite pipe manufacturer, Airborne Oil & Gas, has secured an investment from Chevron Technology Ventures, the technology investment arm of Chevron Corporation of the USA. With this investment, Chevron Technology Ventures joins Shell and Evonik as corporate investors in Airborne Oil &
Port of Bordeaux Dredging Tender Released
The Port of Bordeaux last week issued a tender for dredging works along the estuary’s access channels. The project is aimed to provide safe navigation for vessels entering and exiting the port. This will allow the port to improve its maritime access and adapt to the changing global fleet and its ter
Royal IHC Completes Lift and Integration of Deckhouse
Royal IHC has just released a video of placing the deckhouse on IHC-built trailing suction hopper dredger Jun Yang 1. The 21,028m³ TSHD, being built for CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., was launched on Saturday, 19 December 2015, at IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. When delivered, the vess