Boskalis Wins Kazakhstan Order
Royal Boskalis Westminster in the Netherlands has won a major order that includes the construction of an artificial island, the future site of an oil production plant in the Caspian Sea off Kazakhstan.
Attended by more than 150 representatives from 13 different countries, the conference was opened by the Chief Engineer, Director of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, North Sea Directorate, and delegates enjoyed presentations on the many issues concerning marine aggregate dredging including:
The island will be surrounded with ‘breakwaters’ as protection against drifting ice, and the project is worth in excess of $90 million.
Boskalis said it had won the project in a joint venture with Archirodon, an international marine contractor in which it has a minority interest. The client is Agip KCO of The Hague.
