Project & Tenders

New intertidal wind project in the making in Vietnam
China Gezhouba Group Co. (CGGC) International and Vietnam Construction and Trading Corporation signed an EPC contract on 11 November for the 350 MW Ca Mau 1 offshore wind project in Vietnam. The project is located in the tidal flat area of Sanjiang Dongshe in Nangen County, Ca Mau Province. The tota

BPC sees increase in costs of Perseverance #1 well over virus mitigation measures
London-listed oil company Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) has raised the cost estimates for the drilling operation of its Perseverance #1 off the Bahamas citing COVID-19 mitigation measures.

Igeotest completes first round of survey works at Fécamp OWF
Igeotest Geoscience has completed the onshore, nearshore, and offshore geophysical and hydrographical campaigns, and an UXO survey along the export cable route for Prysmian on the Fécamp offshore wind project in France. The company is now mobilising equipment for a geotechnical campaign for the firs

LNG Easy eyeing virtual pipeline development in Pakistan
LNG Easy, a unit of LNG Easy Singapore, is eyeing the development of Pakistan’s first-ever virtual LNG pipeline.

Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm fully commissioned
Ørsted’s first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, Borssele 1 & 2, has been fully commissioned. Located 22 kilometres off the coast of the province of Zeeland, the 752 MW project has now become the largest offshore wind farm in the Netherlands and the second largest operating offshore wind farm i

Update: Shell nearing Prelude FLNG restart?
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) giant Shell could be gearing up to restart production from its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia.

SeaMade offshore wind farm begins countdown to completion
The SeaMade offshore wind farm is nearing completion with only three wind turbines left to be installed. Located 50 kilometres off the Belgian coast in the North Sea, the offshore wind farm will comprise 58 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbines, 55 of which are now in place. This is according to social med

Ghana’s Tema LNG project hits financial close
Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) said it has sanctioned a $31 million loan with a 10-year term to Access LNG, for the Tema LNG project.

Ørsted’s Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms to be 5G-ready
Ericsson and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will build a 5G-ready network for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The private network will enable Ørsted’s engineers to communicate through high-quality connectivity and to have optimised workplace communications for daily operation

EnBW issues He Dreiht inter-array cable contract call
German energy company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has issued a call for the turnkey supply of inter-array cables at the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm. The scope of the contract includes the engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPCI) of the inter-array cables. The as

NKT scoops service deals with Elia, 50Hertz and Nemo Link
Cabling specialist NKT has entered into long-term offshore service agreements with grid operators Elia, 50Hertz and Nemo Link aiming to ensure minimum downtime in case of unpredicted damages. The deals cover several export cables connecting offshore wind parks to the onshore grid, and the interconne

GIEK backs Aibel and OHT on Dogger Bank A and B
Norwegian state-backed Export Credit Guarantee Agency GIEK is providing loan guarantees for contracts awarded to Aibel and OHT for the UK’s Dogger Bank A and B offshore wind project, for which Equinor and SSE have now reached financial close. Aibel has won a contract to deliver two converter platfor

Jersey gains full control of North Sea asset with CIECO V&C buy
Jersey Oil & Gas has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement to acquire CIECO V&C, which will give it full ownership of a North Sea licence.

Arctic LNG 2 project 29 pct done
Russia’s Novatek is forging ahead with the construction of its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project, the Arctic LNG 2.