by Rachael Bower-Yekpe | Nov 20, 2025 | Water
Proud to have played a part in the successful completion of an impressive HDD crossing in the north Chilean desert last week to install a 945-metre-long, DN 1200 pipe under the Loa River. Drilled by TECHINT, supported onsite by BM Drilling, the HDD lies 32 metres...
by Rachael Bower-Yekpe | Nov 13, 2025 | Oil & Gas
When 70km of Teréga’s gas transmission network needs to be replaced, trenchless crossings are inevitable. This project has over 50 of them !!! – some short, some long, some relatively straightforward, others highly complex. But each one needed careful analysis and...
by Rachael Bower-Yekpe | Nov 6, 2025 | Electricity
OPTIMUM engineers were onsite with project owner RTE last week for the successful completion of a 243-metre-long S-shaped HDD under the River Marne, just east of Paris, enabling RTE – Réseau de Transport d’Électricité – to proceed with network...
by Rachael Bower-Yekpe | Oct 13, 2025 | Corporate
A real pleasure to be at the DCA Congress last week, in Bamberg, Germany. OPTIMUM was a sponsor, facilitator and presenter at this year’s 3-day event, which brought together trenchless engineers, drilling contractors and suppliers under the theme “Even drillers need...
by Rachael Bower-Yekpe | Oct 1, 2025 | Oil & Gas
OPTIMUM was alongside GT Canalisations last week for the successful completion of HDD works beneath the River Oise, near Compiegne, in northern France. The crossing is a crucial step in renewing NaTran’s gas pipeline network, securing it deeper underground, within the...
