Project & Tenders

Teras Offshore inks € 69 million contract for TPC Changhua Phase II
Teras Offshore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ezion Holdings, has signed a deal worth USD 83.4 million (around EUR 68.7 million) for the transportation and installation of 31 9.5 MW offshore wind turbines at Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II (TPC Changhua Phase II). The contract was awarded by

OMV hires Maersk Drilling rig to drill well offshore Norway
Austrian oil and gas company OMV has hired a Maersk Drilling jack-up drilling rig to drill an exploration well offshore Norway.

Russian pipe-layer stops near Nord Stream 2 pipeline site
A Russian pipe-laying vessel has stopped near the construction site of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea.

Viva Energy brings in partners for Geelong LNG facility
Australian energy company Viva Energy has selected and entered into memorandums of understanding (MOU) with two partners for the development of Geelong LNG facility.

France pinpoints new 1 GW offshore wind area, kicks off tendering process
French government has selected an area off Cotentin as the place where its eighth offshore wind farm will be built, and launched a competitive tender process with a plan to select a developer in 2022. French Ecological Transition Minister Barbara Pompili and Minister of the Sea Annick Girardin annou

Keppel cancels Awilco Drilling rig contract. Slaps another arbitration notice
Singapore-based offshore drilling rig builder Keppel has terminated a construction contract with Awilco Drilling for the Nordic Spring semi-submersible drilling rig and served Awilco with a notice of arbitration.

ESB issues technical due diligence and consultancy call
Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has issued a tender for technical due diligence services and energy consultancy services for offshore wind, as well as solar and onshore wind projects. The services will be for various projects which are at different stages of development, for future generati

Inpex pens domestic LNG deal from Abadi project
Japan’s Inpex has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia’s Perusahaan Gas Negara for domestic LNG supply from the Abadi LNG project.

FSO Golden Star takes in first condensate from Vietnamese project
Malaysia Vietnam Offshore Terminal’s (MVOT) FSO Golden Star has received first condensate at the Sao Vang and Dai Nguyet (SVDN) project offshore Vietnam.

Australian firm starts work on offshore carbon capture and storage project
Australian company Transborders Energy has lined up the country’s national science agency and Japanese firms to work on a plan to capture carbon dioxide, liquefy it, and transport to a site offshore Australia to be injected under the seabed.

OGA launches study to create potential energy hub
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has hired Progressive Energy to conduct an in-depth feasibility study which would identify the value of establishing an energy hub on the Norfolk coast.

Kriegers Flak site boulder-free
Asso.subsea has completed the boulder removal campaign for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project in the Danish Baltic Sea. ASSO was responsible for the boulder clearance of 68 turbine installation locations for jacking operations and all related MBES & SSS surveys, approximately 3500 targets in to

TenneT issues call for BorWin6 platforms
TenneT TSO GmbH has issued a tender notice for the design, manufacture, installation, and commissioning of the BorWin6 converter platforms. Located in the North Sea Cluster 7, the 900 MW BorWin6 is scheduled to be commissioned by 2027. The offshore grid connection will collect the three-phase electr

All inter-array cables at Saint-Brieuc OWF to be buried
Ailes Marines reported on 2 December that all the inter-array cables at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm will be buried to minimise the interference for navigation and fishing activities. According to the developer, due to extreme site conditions a commitment to bury half of the cables was made i