The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, recently awarded a $6.05 million contract to Marinex Construction, Inc. for the maintenance dredging of Military Ocean Terminal in Sunny Point, Brunswick County, North Carolina. According to the Corps, the work will consist of removal and dispos
BW Offshore-owned floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel BW Catcher, built for Premier Oil-operated Catcher development in the UK sector of the North Sea, is undergoing marine trials in Singapore ahead of its departure to final offshore location. Earlier this week, Premier Oil laun
VSBW – a joint venture between VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster – is making good progress with the Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) project. The £250 million DWDR development is the single biggest investment ever undertaken by the port and represents the next stage of its evolution. DWDR will
Work is progressing well on the Hill Head Seawall Project in Fareham, Hampshire, according to the Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP) latest project update. ESCP reported that after all 150 meters of the metal sheet piles have been put in the ground, crews will now begin pouring concrete on th
KBR has been awarded a project management consultancy (PMC) contract by Occidental of Abu Dhabi Ltd. on behalf of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for management of the front end engineering and design services (FEED) phase of the Dalma gas field development and the detailed design and surveys
Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired all shares of the Gardline Group (Gardline). The UK based company’s main activities include marine geophysical surveys, offshore geotechnical services and environmental surveys. With the acquisition Boskalis fulfils its strategic ambition to build a position i
S.B. Submarine Systems (SBSS), a subsea cable installation joint venture between China Comservice and Global Marine Systems, said it has signed two contracts last week: the Hainan OBS Phase 3 project, and the Wando-Jinsan project with Haechun. OBS is a subsea observation cable system in Chinese wate
Azinor Catalyst, the Seacrest Capital Group-backed E&P company focused on the UK Continental Shelf, has started drilling an exploration well at the Partridge prospect in the UK sector of the North Sea. Azinor informed that the 14/11a-2 well on the Partridge prospect was spudded at approximately 6.30
DOF Subsea has been awarded a contract for Skandi Constructor for Siemens on the Galloper offshore wind farm project in the North Sea. The contract ensures that the vessel is utilized until the end of the year, the Oslo-listed company noted. Siemens is to supply, install and commission 56 wind turbi
Energy company innogy has awarded high voltage engineering specialist EDS HV Management a contract for operations and maintenance (O&M) management on the high voltage network at Rhyl Flats wind farm. The contract, running from 1 June, followed a competitive tendering process. It will see Rhyl Flats
Minesto has awarded Jones Bros Ruthin (Civil Engineering) the contract to construct the foundation for Minesto’s first commercial-scale tidal energy power plant. Minesto has completed the procurement of a new gravity-based structure (GBS) foundation construction supplier, following the announcement
Australian energy company Woodside has brought online its Persephone project offshore Western Australia. The Persephone gas field is located in production license WA-1-L, some 135 km north west of Karratha, in a water depth of around 126 meters. The project was completed six months ahead of schedule
Arcadis, a design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets, has been awarded an approximate $11.6 million contract by the City of Norfolk, Virginia, to protect Ohio Creek communities against future flooding and continued sea level rise. The city received a $115 million grant to transform th
Bluestream has been awarded the inspection, repair and maintenance contract with Total E&P Nederland for 36 offshore sites. The contract is part of a long term frame agreement that has been in place since 2009. The work scope covers the subsea inspection of 29 platform structures and seven free stan
