Maasvlakte 2 is currently the largest water construction project in the Netherlands and highlights the Dutch expertise in this area. This is why the Dredging Museum in Sliedrecht decided to devote an exhibition to the new land reclamation, entitled ‘A Bird’s-eye View of Maasvlakte 2’. In addition to
BHP Billiton and Petrohawk Energy Corporation (“Petrohawk”) announced today that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for BHP Billiton to acquire Petrohawk for US$38.75 per share by means of an all-cash tender offer for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Petrohawk, represe
CCCC Third Harbour Engineering Company Limited (THEC) won the bid for the reclamation project (deposition promotion dike of the third section) in the Zhuangyuanao area at Wenzhou Port, with a bidding amount of RMB 295 million and a construction period of 24 months.Located in the north of Zhuangyuana
At the end of April, the PUMA consortium started constructing the final block dam. In May, the first blocks became visible above water. Now approximately 170 metres of the dam is ready (of a total of aro und 3,500 metres = 20,000 blocks). The highest blocks in the dam now protrude some three metres
Today in Rome Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Dr. Jürgen Grossmann, CEO of RWE signed a Memorandum of Understanding on strategic partnership in power generation in Europe. It also affirms the companies’ intentions to conclude the ongoing commercial negotiations to a m
Welltec ® announced that they have signed a major contract in Brazil with Petrobras; contract value will be in excess of $15MM for a duration of up to 4 years. Welltec has been selected as the primary service provider for electric line tractor conveyance as well as for a wide portfolio of mechanical
SBM Offshore announces it has received a letter from BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd confirming full project sanction for the supply of an internal turret mooring system for the Quad 204 FPSO project. The contract consists of engineering, procurement and construction of an internal turret moori
Ezra Holdings Limited a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas industry, continues to boost its orderbook of subsea contracts with three Letters of Awards / Letters of Intent (LOAs) with an aggregate value of approximately US$85 million be
In the Prinses Amaliahaven this summer, the first 500 metres of the total 1,150-metres deep-sea quay for the Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) container terminal will be prepared for delivery, metre by metre. Fenders and bollards will be installed on the quay. In some places, the salt water is already s
The future ring roads just behind the new Maasvlakte 2 seawall will give a beautiful view across coast and dunes on one side and of the port area activities on the other. Nature and industry, recreation and activities will come together in one image. Such contrasts provided the architects from Zwart
CB&I announced today that Chevron Australia Pty Ltd has awarded CB&I a contract for the mechanical, electrical and instrumentation work on the Gorgon Project on Barrow Island, Western Australia. The contract has an estimated value of US$2.3 billion and is scheduled to be completed in 2015. The contr
Halliburton announced today that it has been awarded a contract from Chevron for integrated services for shale natural gas exploration in Poland. Work on Chevron Polska’s initial shale gas exploration drilling program is expected to begin in the fourth quarter and the contract award is for three yea
On July 12, SOCAR and Swiss Foster Wheeler signed a memorandum of understanding. The document was signed by SOCAR Vice-President for strategic development Mr. Tofig Gahramanov and Chief Executive Director of Foster Wheeler Mr. Marco Maresco. The MoU involves the establishment of a joint venture on t
World leading marine rental company, Ashtead Technology, announces the appointment of MacArtney Norge A/S as Ashtead Technology agent for… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk, July 13, 2011;
