Project & Tenders
ORPC taps Downeast Machine for second RivGen
ORPC has selected Downeast Machine & Engineering to build the structural components for its second commercial RivGen power system device. The Portland-based company will install the device in Igiugig, Alaska, in 2021, as part of a multi-year project. The project gets support from the US DOE as wel
Saint-Nazaire export cable installation kicks off
Prysmian has started installing the export cables which will connect the 480 MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm to the French grid. The Italian cable manufacturer deployed its cable-laying vessel Cable Enterprise on the project. The cable pull-in operations started off the Courance beach on Sunday,
Siemens-Dragados Offshore consortium to build BorWin5 substations
Transmission system operator TenneT has awarded the consortium of Siemens AG and Dragados Offshore SA with a contract to build onshore and offshore converter stations for the 900 MW BorWin5 grid connection. At 230 kilometres, BorWin5 will be the longest offshore direct current connection to date, sc
Vopak offering simultaneous LNG bunkering service in Rotterdam
Dutch independent storage tank firm Vopak has started offering simultaneous LNG bunkering service at its Europoort terminal in the port of Rotterdam. Vessels calling at the Europoort terminal can now get LNG fuel from bunkering barges simultaneously while loading or discharging. “This eliminates the
Sulmara and XOCEAN deliver survey off Aruba
Sulmara Subsea recently joined forces with XOCEAN to deliver a seabed survey offshore Aruba on behalf of SeaDrill using an XO-450 unmanned surface vessel (USV). The USV completed the 26 square kilometres seafloor survey in 70 metres of water using high resolution multibeam. The objectives were to id
Rovco to probe Erebus floating wind site
UK firm Rovco has scored a contract with Blue Gem Wind, a joint venture between Total and Simply Blue Energy. Specifically, Rovco will carry out survey work on Erebus, a planned 96MW offshore floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea. The work will kick off this month, the press statement said. The surve
DOF Subsea nets APAC contract pair
DOF Subsea has secured two ‘significant’ contract awards in the APAC region. In Australia, Chevron has awarded DOF Subsea an IMR services contract to support its North-West Shelf and near shore subsea assets. Specifically, DOF Subsea will provide DP vessels, ROVs, AUVs, intervention, inspection, man
Borssele III & IV produces first power
The Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm produced first power early in the morning on 7 August, the Blauwwind consortium informs. “This marks a key milestone in the construction of the project as the first turbine is now generating power and delivering renewable electricity into the Dutch grid”, the
Pioneering Spirit removes Tyra East and West platforms
Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has removed the Tyra East and Tyra West integrated processing and accommodation platforms.
Chevron can make Israel’s Leviathan a global gas supplier
According to the chief executive officer (CEO) of Delek Drilling, Chevron’s entry into Israel’s Leviathan natural gas field will help deliver the technical and marketing nous to turn the project into a global supplier.
16 turbines standing at SeaMade offshore wind project
Sixteen out of 58 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbines have been installed at the SeaMade offshore wind project in Belgium. According to Otary CEO Mathias Verkest, the 9th turbine load-out is currently being prepared at the Port of Oostende. DEME’s Apollo installed the first turbine at the project site lo
Deep Panuke offshore platform de-installed
In its half-year earnings report, Dutch FPSO operator SBM Offshore stated that the Deep Panuke mobile offshore production platform (MOPU) has been de-installed from its namesake gas field offshore Canada.
US: Industry points to broader effects of Vineyard Wind 1 permitting decisions
If the approval of the U.S. Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm is further delayed, or if the project’s permitting process ends up with a rejection, the industry could take it as a signal to pour its offshore wind money in Europe and Asia, according to comments submitted to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean E
Sempra: Cameron LNG train 3 reaches substantial completion
San Diego-based energy company and LNG operator Sempra Energy said the Cameron LNG project’s third liquefaction train has reached substantial completion.