Project & Tenders
Sif Receives Borssele V Monopile Order
Sif Holding has secured a contract to manufacture two monopiles for the Borssele V demonstrator wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. One of the monopiles will have a slip joint connection between the monopile foundation and the transition piece that connects the foundation and the tower, which has trad
Damen Starts Construction of De Beers Marine’s New Mining Vessel
Damen Shipyards Group and De Beers Marine Namibia have marked the beginning of construction on a new offshore mining vessel with a steel cutting ceremony. In February 2019, De Beers Marine Namibia awarded a contract to Damen to build a new crawler diamond recovery vessel for offshore operations in N
DEME Offshore to Install Hornsea Two Foundations
DEME Offshore has been awarded a contract for the transport and installation of 165 foundations at Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. In addition, DEME Offshore secured the contract for the transport and installation of the turbines at the wind farm. The 1.4 GW Hornsea Two offshore w
DEME Wins Hornsea Two Jackpot
DEME Offshore has won contracts to transport and install foundations and wind turbines on Ørsted’s 1.4GW Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. The Hornsea Two offshore wind farm is located approximately 89 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast and will comprise 165 Siemens Gamesa 8.4MW wind turbine
DeepStar Project Picks Upwing and MHI for EPS Topology
Upwing Energy, an artificial lift technology company, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have been selected by DeepStar, a global offshore research and development consortium, to perform a feasibility and conceptual study of Upwing’s Magnetic Drive System (MDS) for Electric Submersible Pumps (ESP
Heerema Nets Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha Contract
Heerema Marine Contractors has been awarded Petrofac contract for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Alpha project, one of the largest offshore wind farm zones being developed in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. The award entails the transport and installation of the HKZ Alpha HVAC platform. This
IJmuiden Sea Lock Project Update for May and June
In May and June, OpenIJ – a consortium of construction companies building the world’s largest sea lock in IJmuiden in The Netherlands – will be very busy with the sinking operation of the inner head. Furthermore, work will also be carried out on the local control buildings, on the connection between
Eni extends Algerian gas supply deal with Sonatrach
Italian energy giant Eni and Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach have signed agreements to renew the gas supply contract to import Algerian gas into Italy until 2027.
Denmark opens comment period for third route of Nord Stream 2 offshore gas pipeline
The Environmental Impact Assessment report for the Nord Stream 2 AG natural gas offshore pipeline route to the south-east of Bornholm, Denmark has been made available to the public by the country’s coordinating authority, the Danish Energy Agency.
Green light for Johan Sverdrup phase 2 plan
The plan for development and operation of the second phase of the Johan Sverdrup field development located offshore Norway was formally approved by Norwegian authorities on Wednesday, May 15.
Deep to Survey Northland’s Two German Offshore Wind Sites
Deep BV said it has been awarded two service contracts at the Northland Power offshore wind farm sites. The two five-year contracts will see the Dutch hydrography and geophysics specialist deliver subsea surveys services at Deutsche Bucht and Nordsee One wind farms. Financial details surrounding the
Corinth Pipes for Midia Gas Project in Black Sea
Corinth Pipeworks (CPW) has been selected to manufacture and supply 8-inch steel pipes for the infield line and 16-inch steel pipes for the Midia Gas Development offshore gas transport pipeline. The pipes will be manufactured during 2019 in CPW’s factory in Greece, and installation work will begin a
Palfinger Kits Out Nexans Aurora
Palfinger Marine has been chosen to deliver a major deck equipment package for Nexans cable laying vessel, Aurora. Palfinger has already reported to deliver Abandon and Recovery (A&R) winches, A-Frame, knuckle boom cranes and overhead travelling gantry cranes to the Aurora. The new delivery agreemen
Heerema Scoops Hollandse Kust Zuid Deal
Heerema Marine Contractors has won a contract by Petrofac for the transport and installation of the Alpha platform at the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm zone. Heerema will perform the installation by one of its newest vessels, the semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir. According to the comp