Project & Tenders

LOC Mexico MWS services for Protexa
LOC Mexico, a subsidiary of marine and engineering consultancy LOC Group has secured its third contract this year from Permaducto, an enterprise part of the Mexican oilfield services and infrastructure development firm Protexa. Under the contract, LOC Mexico will provide marine warranty survey (MWS)

Sempra reaches FID on ECA LNG export project
Sempra Energy said its unit, ECA Liquefaction (ECA LNG), has reached a final investment decision (FID) for its LNG export project in Baja California, Mexico.

SBM Offshore starts topside integration on Liza Unity FPSO
Dutch FPSO provider SBM Offshore has begun the topside integration phase on the Liza Unity FPSO in a yard in Singapore.

Port of Gothenburg spearheads project on cutting emissions at construction sites
The Gothenburg Port Authority wants to cut carbon emissions at the port by promoting the use of greener construction equipment and methods in future construction projects. The port announced plans to include new procurement stipulations for selected contracts in order to cut carbon emissions at the

Trans Adriatic Pipeline springs into action
The 878-km Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has kicked off commercial operations following four and a half years of construction.

Euskalforging to deliver flanges for Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 foundations
Euskalforging has been awarded a contract for foundation flanges for offshore wind farms at all four Hollandse Kust Zuid sites. Under the contract, euskalforging will produce and deliver a total of 140 flanges for the TP-less foundations that will support the wind turbines of the wind farms being de

Equinor eyes contractors for Northern Lights HDD works
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has invited contractors to show interest for a pre-qualification process related to the Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) works for the landfall of CO2 pipeline as part of the Northern Lights project.

North Sea electricity super-highway project kicks off in UK
SSE, National Grid, and ScottishPower have started work to develop a multi-billion pound underwater super-highway expected to turn the North Sea into the hidden powerhouse of Europe. Subsea surveys have started on the Eastern Link project which will see the world’s longest subsea high voltage direct

Modec takes delivery of Carioca MV30 FPSO from Cosco
Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Dalian, a subsidiary of Cosco Shipyard Group, has completed the construction of Carioca MV30 FPSO for Modec.

Equinor gets green light for Snorre expansion start up
The Norwegian authorities have given oil major Equinor and its partners the consent to start work on the expansion of the Snorre field in the North Sea.

Shell awards more work to Maersk drillship in Brunei
Following a recent one-well contract award, Maersk Drilling has now also secured a one-well extension for the Maersk Viking drillship with Shell in Brunei.

TenneT seeks nearshore cable repair fleet
German transmission system operator TenneT Offshore GmbH has launched a qualification system for the provision of floating units or vessels for nearshore cable failure repairs in the North Sea and the Wadden Sea. In case of a cable failure, TenneT will choose vessels as per the predefined scenario f

Wiking Helikopter inks two contracts for German North Sea projects
In the last two weeks, Wiking Helikopter Service has signed a multi-year contract with TenneT and a contract extension with Deutsche Windtechnik, both of which will see the company providing offshore helicopter services for projects in the German part of the North Sea. With the transmission system o

AIE inks Port Kembla LNG terminal site lease
Australian Industrial Energy (AIE) has signed a critical lease for up to 25 years with NSW Ports for the Port Kembla Gas Terminal (PKGT).