Project & Tenders
Second Season of Rothera Wharf Works
BAM Nuttall has just announced that a major modernization program at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Rothera Research Station begins its second ‘summer season’ this month with the arrival of a 40-plus person team from BAM. As reported, construction work on a new 74m long wharf resumes, and initial gr
GEO.xyz Nets Thor Offshore Wind Farm UXO Box Survey
Energinet has awarded unexploded ordnance (UXO) box survey for Thor offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea to GEO.xyz. Energinet is performing the initial geophysical and geotechnical investigations prior to the procurement of the wind farm. The survey will be conducted in order to minimize the
Dredging at Grand Traverse Harbor
Heavy equipment operators are expected to begin working this week to dredge stamp sands from in and around the Grand Traverse Harbor in Keweenaw County, reports the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Over the past roughly 100 years, historic copper mine tailings from the Wolverine and Mohawk
IJmuiden Sea Lock Project Continues
OpenIJ – a consortium of construction companies building the world’s largest sea lock in IJmuiden, the Netherlands – recently released the latest update on the development project. Over the last two months of this year, OpenIJ was busy with the installation of pipes and cables and with the construct
Trianel Borkum Issues Subsea Maintenance Call
Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has opened a tender seeking CPS retrofit and bolt exchange services for the Trianel Windpark Borkum offshore wind project. The awarded company will be in charge of subsea works on CPS retrofits and subsea bolt exchanges at diffusor plates, i.e. steel plate under the cent
Aibel completes first deck for Johan Sverdrup P2 platform
Aibel has completed the first deck for the Equinor-operated Johan Sverdrup P2 process platform, which will be installed offshore Norway.
Ichthys LNG project reaches financial completion
The Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project has achieved financial completion under its project financing framework, thereby releasing Inpex and its joint venture partners from completion guarantee obligations to lenders corresponding to their respective participating interests in the project.
Velasco Terminal Expansion Project Starting This Month
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has been awarded the Velasco Container Terminal expansion project at Port Freeport, Texas. The Velasco Terminal expansion, which includes Berth 8, features over 925 feet of berth extension and will accommodate post-Panamax gantry cranes. This will be the single larg
Naval Group, Airspeed Offer Masts for Australian Submarines
Naval Group and Airspeed have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to respond to the design competition launched by Lockheed Martin Australia for the masts of the Attack-class submarines. Naval Group has developed a new carbon composite mast implementing the latest innovations in composites. R
Kitron Nets Orders for HVDC Technology
Kitron has received orders to supply test systems and electronics modules for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology used for offshore wind. The contract, with an undisclosed client, has a value of more than NOK 75 million. “These orders are strategically important for Kitron, as they come fr
Scotland Targets Up to 10GW of New Offshore Wind Capacity
Scotland is considering plans to add up to 10GW of new offshore wind capacity, according to the recently released Draft Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy (2019). This draft plan identifies 17 areas, so-called Draft Plan Options (DPOs), split across five regions. The DPOs cover an area of
Trianel Borkum Issues Tender for Faulty Cable Replacement
Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has issued a tender for the replacement of defective inter-array cables at the Trianel Windpark Borkum offshore wind farm in Germany. The subject of the contract is the replacement of defective inter-array cables between turbines and/or the offshore substation, including
FAR board backs Sangomar FID
The board of Australia’s FAR Limited has expressed its support for FAR to take the FID for the Woodside-operated Sangomar development located offshore Senegal.
Magseis Fairfield Gets Equinor Deal Renewal
Equinor has renewed the management and operational contractual relationship with Magseis Fairfield for the permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) containerized source for the Snorre and Grane fields. The renewal is for a period of further four years, Magseis Fairfield informed. The system, designed an