Project & Tenders
Saudi Ports Global inks $1.87 billion deal for King Abdulaziz Port
Saudi Global Ports, one of PSA International’s subsidiaries, and Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) signed a build, operate and transfer deal for the first and second container terminals in the King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. The SAR 7 billion (USD 1.87 billion) deal makes SGP the sole container terminal
Hopper Dredge Ellis Island Refueled and Ready for Action
Because of the bad weather, construction works on the Phase II of the Post Florence Renourishment Project were briefly paused last Sunday, according to the Carteret County Shore Protection Office. As reported, the hopper dredge Ellis Island went into safe harbor to avoid the rough seas and took this
Vaalco releases Vantage rig after completing Gabon operations
Houston-based oil and gas company Vaalco Energy has completed workover operations on the South East Etame 2H well offshore Gabon.
Shearwater gets two Asia Pacific projects cancelled
Shearwater GeoServices said it has received project termination notices for two contracts in Asia Pacific. The first termination includes a short project for Woodside in Australia. The project is a part of Shearwater’s largest-ever 4D seismic campaign in the Asia Pacific. The campaign covers new 4D
Subsea 7 wins Anchor SURF role
Subsea 7 has secured contracts from Chevron for subsea installation services related to the Anchor field, located in the Green Canyon area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Changes Anticipated for the Mississippi River Pool 6 Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will be revising its recently published draft Mississippi River Pool 6 dredged material management plan based on the comments it received during its public comment period that ended April 10. The district does not have an anticipated completion da
Contract signed for Falkland Islands’ new port
The Falkland Islands Government inks a contract with BAM Nuttall for the design and build of a new port in Stanley Harbor.
Energy Drilling completes heavy lift for Medco in Natuna Sea
Tender rig specialist Energy Drilling has completed the heavy lifting of the drilling equipment set at the Kerisi platform in the Natuna Sea.
First Borssele 1+2 wind turbine stands
The first Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbine has been installed on the 752 MW Borssele 1+2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The team working on DEME’s jack-up Sea Challenger installed the wind farm’s first turbine over the weekend, Ørsted said. In total, the wind farm will comprise 94 of the Siem
FERC stops Kenai LNG environmental review
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is temporarily suspending an environmental assessment of a proposal to bring the closed Kenai LNG plant in Alaska back online as an import facility. FERC said on April 8 it would suspend the environmental review for the project until the U.S. Pipeline and Haz
The Ocean Cleanup updates on the development of System 002
With the 1st deployment mission of a system to capture and collect plastic debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch officially over, The Ocean Cleanup is now working to develop System 002. System 002 is planned to be a full-scale cleanup system that is able to both endure and retain the collected p
TKF details Kaskasi contract
Dutch cable manufacturer Twentsche Kabel Fabriek (TKF) has revealed further details about the company’s scope of work on the 342 MW Kaskasi offshore wind project. As reported earlier, Seaway 7 awarded TKF with a contract to deliver 33 kV inter-array cables for the wind farm. Under the contract, TKF
GALLERY: Lukoil readies jacket for Caspian Sea
Russia’s Lukoil has moved on to the next stage of facilities construction for the Valery Grayfer field with the launch of a jacket for the living quarters platform from a yard to the Caspian Sea.
BW blocked from removing FPSO Umuroa from New Zealand field
BW Offshore’s efforts to remove its FPSO Umuroa from a field offshore New Zealand following last year’s contract termination have been hindered by legal complications.