Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Project for BP: Eiffage Génie Civil Marine active on all work fronts….

The operations were carried out in strict compliance with safety rules, in particular with a 500 m exclusion area. In total, 954,200 m³ of material will be processed for the body of the foundation, 92,900 m3 of ballast under the caisson.
 
In Senegal, Eiffage Génie Civil Marine will be ready to pour the first cubic meters of concrete from the first caisson during the first half of February. A total of 120 000 m³ of concrete will be poured for the 21 caissons.
 
Offshore, the first ship left the port of Dakar on January 24^th to assist in a seabed reconnaissance campaign. It has been joined on January 30^th by the dredger Al Idrissi which carries out the first offshore works by removing the unsuitable materials, located in the breakwater right-of-way.
 
The above work is being carried out involving more than 1000 Mauritanian and Senegalese workers and involving more than 120 national companies. 

Photos Credit: Eiffage Génie Civil