National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has just released a 60-second video of the construction process of the 6,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ARZANA. The newbuild was launched two days ago, September 20, at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. The TSHD Arzana is the f
A Fugro vessel will start a geophysical survey at the site of the 200MW First Offshore Windfarm Project of India (FOWPI) located some 25 kilomeres off the shore of Gujarat, India, in early October, COWI A/S, the project manager, said.
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, and Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations yesterday celebrated the completion of the New Brighton Park Shoreline Habitat Restoration Project. The key components of the construction project included earthworks, park
Polarcus said it has been awarded a contract for a broadband 3D marine seismic project in Asia Pacific. The contract follows another Asia Pacific deal Polarcus announced in August this year. According to the Oslo-listed seismic contractor, the project is is due to begin in the fourth quarter 2017, a
Proposals for the second phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme are going on show this month to communities upstream of the city center, announced today the Environment Agency. A series of drop in events are being held in Kirkstall, Horsforth, Rodley and Apperley Bridge areas of Leeds, giving r
Plexus has been awarded a contract with Rosneft Vietnam, a subsidiary of Russian oil and gas company. The contract will see Plexus supply its POS-GRIP high pressure/high temperature (HP/HT) adjustable rental exploration wellhead equipment to Rosneft Vietnam for an exploration well offshore Vietnam.
Irish oil and gas company Providence Resources has decided to push forward drilling plans of the Barryroe oil discovery offshore Ireland, despite the farm-in talks not progressing as planned. Barryroe lies in standard exploration license (SEL) 1/11 operated by Providence’s wholly owned subsidiary Ex
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ trailing suction hopper Dredge Wheeler is about to undergo major repairs, according to the FedBizOpps. The $4.56 million drydocking and repair contract was awarded to World Marine of Alabama (WMA) on September 15, 2017. Since the Wheeler’s commissioning at Avondale
Welltec Oilfield Services has been awarded a two-year contract by Petronas for the provision of downhole tractoring equipment and services for its operations offshore East Malaysia. The scope of the work is for rig support and rigless well intervention including tractor conveyance, mechanical servic
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District recently awarded one of two remaining construction contracts for the Kissimmee River Restoration Project, a massive Everglades restoration project in Polk and Osceola counties. The $4,837,000 C-37 Embankment Armoring construction contract was a
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has announced award of the first Jacksonville Harbor Deepening contract to the Dutra Group of San Rafael, Calif. The Corps awarded the contract late yesterday in the amount of $22,826,400. Contract “A” is the first of multiple construction cont
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is leading an interagency project to help restore the ecosystem at Poplar Island in the Chesapeake Bay. The Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island is a $1.4-billion sustainability project to provide habitat for diamondbac
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean informed that a subsidiary of Chevron has exercised its contractual option to terminate the drilling contract for the ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer Clear Leader. The termination is effective in November 2017, prior to its expiration in October 2018, the
The launch ceremony of ARZANA – a 6,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – took place yesterday, September 20, at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. “The keel-laying took place on 6 March 2017, and the vessel is expected to be delivered as scheduled in early 2018. This succ
