Project & Tenders
UK’s First Ever Sandscaping Coastal Scheme Officially Underway
The UK’s first ever sandscaping coastal flood scheme is officially underway in the villages of Bacton and Walcott. The project – named ‘Bacton to Walcott Coastal Management Sandcaping Scheme’ – is being carried out by Van Oord and Royal Haskoning DHV, working as part of Team Van Oord. During the wor
WoodMac: Revised plan for Abadi LNG gets approval, but project ‘still faces several challenges’
Japanese oil and gas company Inpex has received approval from Indonesian authorities for the revised Plan of Development for the Abadi LNG project, located in the Arafura Sea offshore Indonesia. However, according to Wood Mackenzie, the development still faces several challenges. Inpex (operator, 65
WSP Joins Changhua 1 and 2a Team
Ørsted has awarded WSP with a contract to provide engineering services for the Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan. Located 35 to 50 kilometers off the coast of Changhua County, the Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms will have a total capacity of approximately 900MW. The projects wi
BHP issues tender for LNG-fueled bulk carrier freight
Melbourne-headquartered resource company BHP floated a bulk carrier tender for LNG-fuelled transport for up to 27 million tonnes of its iron ore.
LS Cable & System Bags Ørsted Contract in Taiwan
LS Cable & System has been awarded a submarine power grid construction project in Taiwan by Danish energy company Ørsted. LS C&S entered a contract with Ørsted for which it will be supplying submarine cables to the Changhua Province offshore wind farm complex located in western Taiwan until 2021. Th
Siemens Goes Local on Moray East
Siemens has placed multi-million pound contracts with companies across the UK for the construction of the transmission infrastructure for the Moray East offshore wind farm. As the lead contractor for onshore transmission infrastructure construction works for the 950MW wind farm, Siemens has placed s
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 08 – July 14). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/07/10/mcdermott-cooec-land-3-billion-saudi-aramco-deal/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/07/10/subsea-7-wins-with-equinor/ https://subseaworldnews.
Ørsted Orders Changhua Cables at LS Cable & System
South Korea’s LS Cable & System has won a contract to deliver submarine cables for Ørsted’s Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The cables are to be delivered by 2021, the company said. The Greater Changhua 1 & 2a wind farm will feature 112 Siemens Gamesa 8MW wind turbines installed on j
Heerema Bags Vineyard Wind Work
The Dutch Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has won a contract to transport and install foundations for the Vineyard Wind project in Massachusetts, U.S. Under the contract, Heerema said it is in charge of the (offshore) transport and installation of 84 foundations consisting of monopiles and transiti
Damen to Provide Maintenance Services for Dutch Ministry of Defence
Damen Shipyards Den Helder has signed a midlife upkeep (MLU) contract with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence. Under this contract, support ship HNLMS Pelikaan, along with hydrographic survey vessels HNLMS Snellius and HNLMS Luymes, of the Royal Netherlands Navy, are heading to Damen Shipyards Den
Danske Commodities Signs Sheringham Shoal PPA
Danske Commodities has signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm in the UK. Danske Commodities will take over the balancing and trading of 126MW out of the project’s total 316.8MW capacity, which is equivalent to 40% of the wind farm’s production. “T
NKT to Link Edvard Grieg to Johan Sverdrup
NKT has been awarded a turnkey project from Lundin Norway for the 132 kV high-voltage power cable connecting the Edvard Grieg oil and gas production platform to the Johan Sverdrup field center in the North Sea. The power cable solution will finalize the Utsira High Power Hub Project to power several
McDermott Bags North Field Expansion FEED from Qatar Petroleum
McDermott International has been awarded a contract, valued between $1 million and $50 million, by Qatar Petroleum to carry out front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the North Field Expansion (NFE) project. The FEED work includes offshore wellhead platforms, pipelines and cables associated wit
Florida Dredge and Dock Nets GIWW Dredging Deal
Florida Dredge and Dock, LLC (FDD) has won a $1.2 million maintenance dredging contract in Sarasota County, Florida. The project includes dredging works in shoaled areas of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) in the vicinity of Venice inlet. The required dredging depth is 9 feet MLLW with a 2-foot