Project & Tenders
Oil price war and coronavirus bite into Noble’s rig contracts
The oil price war and the coronavirus pandemic are already taking their toll on the oil and gas services market, with offshore drilling contractors among the most affected segments. One of the major drillers, Noble Corporation, has seen its contracts shortened, rigs stacked and put on standby, and d
Centerm Container Terminal Dredging Complete
At the end of March, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority successfully completed dredging works under their Centerm Expansion Project. In the latest update, the port authority said that dredging work on both the eastern and western expansion of the Centerm container terminal was completed last month.
Half of Borssele 1 & 2 foundations in
DEME has installed half of the 94 monopile foundations at the Borssele 1+2 offshore wind farm site.
2nd contract awarded for Corpus Christi Channel deepening
The Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project aimed at allowing larger tankers at the Port of Corpus Christi is entering its second stage. Namely, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a $97.9 million construction contract on Wednesday to Texas-based Callan Marine for the second sta
Tender Released for Southampton Dredging Works
Associated British Ports Ltd (ABP) has released a tender to the market for dredging and pumping works in Southampton, UK. The notice, published in the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), said that ABP Southampton is seeking a supplier that will carry out deepening and widening of existing berth pockets
GS Caltex converts plant to use LNG as fuel
South Korea’s refiner GS Caltex is now using liquefied natural gas instead of oil to power its Yeosu refining plant in a move to reduce carbon emissions. Low sulfur heavy oil emits 76 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per terajoule compared to 56 tons of CO2 emitted from LNG, according to GS Caltex. The
The Next Phase of Marysville Ring Levee Works
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District recently awarded a $22.5 million construction contract to Great Lakes Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC, of Rocklin, California, for 2.8 miles of improvements to the levee that surrounds Marysville, California. Part of the bigger Marysville Ring
Environmental Report Released for Roberts Bank Terminal 2
The independent review panel has released its report on the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project. The project is a proposed new three-berth marine container terminal located at Roberts Bank in Delta, British Columbia, approximately 35 km south of Vancouver. The release of the review panel’s report marks
Star of the South unveils three transmission route options
Star of the South Wind Farm has unveiled three potential power transmission corridors for Australia’s first offshore wind farm.
Sinopec starts building Tianjin LNG storage tanks
China’s Sinopec started constructing additional storage tanks at its liquefied natural gas import terminal in Tianjin. The construction of five 220,000 cubic metres LNG storage tanks is a part of the second expansion phase of Sinopec’s Tianjin terminal. The expansion also includes an additional jett
Centara Three Island Reclamation Project in Full Swing
The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Plc (MTCC) has just released an update on their Centara Three Island Reclamation Project. Last year, MTCC signed a contract with a Thailand hospitality management and holding company, Centara Hotels and Resorts, for the land reclamation works on three i
RVO to issue offshore wind tender
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) intends to issue an invitation to tender for work on up to two of the three offshore wind zones identified in the Dutch Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap 2030. RVO plans to issue the contract notice in May. The contract is valued at around EUR 1.35 million. The obj
Spotlight on Monaco Land Reclamation Project
An interesting article appeared in the latest issue of the Van Oord magazine about Monaco’s land reclamation project. With a growing number of people looking to call Monaco their home, this second smallest country in the world has decided to expand its territory by reclaiming land from the Mediterra
Prosafe in talks with operators over possible contract changes
Prosafe, a provider of semi-submersible accommodation rigs, is in talks with operators related to potential contract changes for its units.