Project & Tenders
Saipem scores offshore wind hat-trick
Saipem revealed on 22 July that it won three contracts for offshore wind farms in Europe – Dogger Bank A and B, Seagreen, and Saint Brieuc – valued at more than EUR 90 million in total. With the Equinor-SSE Renewables join venture Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farms, Saipem inked a deal for the transpor
Six Moray East OWF foundations in, as ten more arrive in Nigg
Offshore Heavy Transport’s (OHT’s) vessel Hawk arrived at the Port of Nigg on 21 July, carrying nine jacket foundations for Moray East wind turbines and one for the project’s offshore substation. The jackets will now be offloaded at Global Energy Group’s site in Nigg and will go through final prepar
Tasmania’s TT-Line scraps deal with Rauma Marine Constructions to build two ferries
Australia’s TT-Line Company has withdrawn from the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for the construction of two ferries.
UXOcontrol lands Hollandse Kust Zuid contract
Vattenfall has appointed UXOcontrol as specialist contractor to complete the unexploded ordnance (UXO) identification campaign for the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind project. When construction is completed, the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm zone will cover an area of 225 km2 with water dep
EU bankrolls electrification of Port of Valencia’s terminals
The Port of Valencia has secured aid from the European Commission for two projects aimed at facilitating and accelerating the possibility of connecting ships to the electricity grid. The first of these, the Global EALING Project, European flagship action for cold ironing in ports, expresses the need
RWE makes it easier for Sofia OWF future supply chain
RWE has launched an online suppliers portal where companies can search for and find opportunities on the Sofia offshore wind project. The suppliers portal will display contract opportunities with the Sofia project and its key contractors as they become available. “We are keen to maximise the involve
Partrac and team working on Arklow Bank 2 offshore wind project
Partrac, MetOceanWorks and Cooper Marine Advisors are carrying out a detailed assessment of the geomorphology of SSE Renewables’ Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 offshore wind project. The consortium partners are currently in the second stage of their project, following the completion of the first roun
Heerema’s Sleipnir vessel sets jacket lifting record
Heerema’s Sleipnir, the LNG-powered world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel, has set a record for the largest single lift jacket removal.
Swire Blue Ocean to install turbines at Seagreen offshore wind project
Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) has secured a contract with MHI Vestas for the transportation and installation of turbines at the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. Seagreen will comprise 114 MHI Vestas V164-10 MW turbines located some 27 kilometers off the Angus coast. SBO expects to commence the i
Fugro kicks off site survey on Vattenfall’s Norfolk twins
Fugro has begun a four-month marine site survey at Vattenfall’s two offshore wind developments in the UK. The results will feed into the ground model for the Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas wind farms. The developments will have a total installed capacity of 3.6 GW, enough to power more than 3.9
RVO issues IJmuiden Ver integrated ground model tender
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has issued a tender for the development of an integrated ground model for the 4 GW IJmuiden Ver wind farm zone. The objective of this tender is to conclude an agreement with a tenderer who is able to develop an Integrated Ground Model (IGM) and a Geotechnical
SpotOn Energy takes next step in Barryroe farm-in
After securing exclusivity for the farm-out of Providence’s Barryroe field through $3 million investment, SpotOn Energy took a new step in the farm-out process.
Eversendai Offshore sends off HKZ Alpha Jacket
The jacket foundation for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Alpha offshore platform has left the Eversendai Offshore shipyard in Ras al Khaimah, the United Arab Emirates. The Hua Xing Long vessel is transporting the jacket foundation to the Dutch North Sea and is expected to arrive at its destination mi
NKT scoops up Shetland link prize
NKT has landed a €235-million contract from SSEN Transmission to deliver and install an interconnector to the Shetland HVDC Link project. The turnkey order comprises the manufacturing of approximately 2×260 kilometres of 320 kV high-voltage DC on-and-offshore power cables. It also includes installat