Project & Tenders
Industry Spotlights DONG, EnBW Game-Changers
After the latest German offshore wind tender resulted in EnBW and DONG Energy announcing the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farms, the industry welcomed the news and the direction these tender results set for the sector.
Leith Flood Prevention Scheme Progresses Well
The Water of Leith Walkway (Pansy Walk), a part of the Water of Leith Flood Prevention Scheme, has been opened six months ahead of schedule, reports McLaughlin & Harvey. According to McL&H, the Pansy Walk is an essential part of daily life for many of the residents, as it provides access to local sh
Total, JERA ink short-term LNG deal
French energy giant and LNG player Total signed a short-term contract for the supply of LNG with JERA, a joint venture between Japanese utilities Tepco and Chubu Electric.
Elia Board Greenlights Modular Offshore Grid Project
The board of directors of Belgium’s transmission system operator Elia has approved the EUR 400 million investment into the so-called electricity plug, or Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) in the North Sea.
Shell Makes Case for 20GW of Dutch Offshore Wind by 2030
Oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell has called on the government in the Netherlands to increase its target for installed offshore wind capacity by 2030 to 20 gigawatts, Reuters reports.
EnBW Wins Construction of 900MW German OWF by Bidding EUR 0/MWh
EnBW has been awarded the rights to develop its 900MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm by placing a bid for the construction of the project without subsidies at the first competitive tender in Germany.
PHOTO: V. Filanovsky topside heads for the Caspian Sea
Russia’s largest privately owned oil company Lukoil has begun transporting the topside of a fixed offshore ice-resistant platform (LSP-2) intended for Phase 2 of the Vladimir Filanovsky field development in the Caspian Sea. Lukoil said on Thursday that a tugboat caravan would tow the topside, weighi
Boskalis Orders New Jumbo Cutter from Royal IHC
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has just announced an order for a new self-propelled cutter that will be built by Dutch contractor Royal IHC. According to Boskalis, the newbuild will be a sister vessel of the CSD ‘Helios’ which will be taken into service later this year. The new vessel will have a t
4D Nav, Ocean Infinity Developing Software to Simultaneously Operate Multiple Autonomous Vehicles
Ocean Infinity has awarded 4D Nav the contract for InfinityView, a mission planning and monitoring software for its multiple autonomous vehicle systems. 4D Nav’s managing partner, Stewart Cannon, said: “We are excited to be awarded this project and be part of the Ocean Infinity team. I believe this
Russia: Nord Stream 2 kicks off environmental assessment
Nord Stream 2 AG, a company developing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline through the Baltic Sea, has started the environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure in Russia. The twin pipeline, which involves two parallel 48 inch lines, will travel through the Baltic Sea, starting from the coast of Russia and
PHOTO: Meet Maersk Oil’s Culzean-bound FSO Ailsa
Danish oil firm Maersk Oil has shared a photo on its social media channels showing the Culzean-destined Ailsa floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel currently under construction in Singapore. The company said that almost 600 Maersk Oil staff took part in the naming competition with Ailsa emerg
Valmet, Gasum ink LNG automation engineering deal
Finish automation services provider, Valmet signed an agreement to supply the basic automation engineering for Gasum’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations in the Nordic countries. The aim is to identify the optimal automation solution for collection and central control of all measurement data con
Work Starts on Tipner Lake Coastal Defense Scheme
Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership and Portsmouth City Council’s coastal engineering team have started work on the Tipner Lake Coastal Defense scheme. The scheme, part of the overall North Portsea Island Coastal Flood Defenses, will run from the Mountbatten Centre, Twyford Avenue to the Ports Creek
Tata Steel to Supply Structural Pipe for East Anglia One OWF
Tata Steel has secured an order to supply 4,400 tons of structural pipe for the turbine foundations of the ScottishPower Renewables East Anglia One offshore wind farm. Tata Steel will produce the structural pipe in its Hartlepool SAW Mill facility in UK. The contract will help to support approximate