Project & Tenders

AIE secures Port Kembla LNG terminals pipeline connection
Australian Industrial Energy (AIE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Jemena to connect the Port Kembla gas terminal (PKGT) with the Eastern Gas Pipeline (EGP).

Novatek opens Europe’s first carbon-neutral LNG station
Novatek’s unit, Novatek Green Energy, has launched its first carbon-neutral LNG fueling station in Rostock, Germany.

SeaMade in full array
The wind turbine installation at the SeaMade offshore wind farm was completed on 30 November, with the 58th and final unit erected at the project site located 50 kilometres off the Belgian coast in the North Sea. DEME, the EPCI contractor for the project, started installing the foundations in Septem

Ailes Marines picks communication solution for Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project
A consortium led by Atos has secured a contract to implement mission-critical communication solutions for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project in France. Atos will implement a full operational marine coordination center located in Pleudaniel, Brittany, to coordinate, monitor and document all traff

Providence inks Barryroe farm-out deal with SpotOn
Irish oil and gas exploration company Providence Resources has signed a farm-out deal with SpotOn Energy for the offshore block in Ireland containing the Barryroe oil and gas discovery.

MingYang gets first offshore wind turbine order from Northeast China
MingYang Smart Energy has received an order from China Datang Corporation to supply the turbines for the 100 MW Zhuanghe offshore wind project in China. MingYang will deliver the 19 MySE5.2-166 turbines in April 2021 for the project located off the coast of Dalian City. The order is said to represen

MHI Vestas’ Seagreen turbines to feature Siemens Energy gear
MHI Vestas has chosen Siemens Energy’s low-loss 66 kV distribution transformers for the 114 wind turbines that will make up the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland. The fluid immersed distribution transformers, for which Siemens Energy said were designed to meet high efficiency requirements, wil

ExxonMobil opts out of Bass Strait assets sale
U.S. oil and gas major ExxonMobil has called off the potential multibillion-dollar sale of its assets in Australia’s Bass Strait.

China: Dongfang seals two deals for Changle offshore wind farm
Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) has signed two contracts for the Changle Waihai offshore wind farm in China, under which the company will deliver its 10 MW wind turbines for the project’s Area A and Area C. In September, the wind turbine supplier won a tender issued by Fujian Energy Group for th

Sea Lion farm-in extended to enable Premier-Chrysaor merger
Rockhopper Exploration and Premier Oil have agreed to extend the exclusivity period for Navitas Petroleum’s farm-in to the Sea Lion project located offshore the Falkland Islands.

Gazprom to resume Nord Stream 2 pipe-laying before year-end
Gas giant Gazprom has decided to resume pipe-laying work on a 2.6-kilometre part of the stalled Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany.

Poland’s Council of Ministers adopts draft offshore wind bill
Poland’s Council of Ministers has adopted the draft bill supporting the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea. This summer, the Polish government published the revised draft offshore wind bill which would allow for 5.9 GW of capacity to be offered via Contracts for Difference (CfDs)

TenneT prequalifying for jack-up barge tenders
TenneT has launched a qualification process for tenders that will seek the provision of jack-up barges in Germany and the Netherlands. For each requirement of a jack-up barge, the company will issue an invitation to tender or request for quotation. The vessels will support scheduled and unscheduled

Frontera, CGX push back Guyana drilling by one year
Joint venture partners in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana – Frontera Energy and CGX Energy – have concluded collaborative discussions with the Government of Guyana concerning the rescheduling of the work commitments on the block.