Project & Tenders
Subsea 7 scores Gulf of Mexico job
Subsea 7 said it has secured a ‘sizeable’ contract with an undisclosed client for work in the Gulf of Mexico. For the company, a sizeable contract is between $50 million and $150 million. The work scope includes engineering, procurement, construction and installation of subsea pipelines. It also inc
Waves Group joins Vietnam’s nearshore wind farm
Waves Group has begun providing marine warranty surveyor (MWS) services for the Tra Vinh nearshore wind farm in Vietnam. Waves Group is providing the services for the installation of foundations, infield cables and turbines. The contract commenced in June and will continue until May 2021. The projec
SSE: Ireland needs 1 GW of offshore wind by 2025 to meet 5 GW by 2030 target
Ireland needs to install 1 GW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2025 if it is to meet the new Irish government’s target of 5GW of installed offshore wind by 2030, SSE Renewables said. Paul Cooley, Director of Capital Projects at SSE Renewables, told the Energy Ireland ‘Offshore Energy Conference’
ORE Catapult looking for O&M services for National Offshore Anemometry Hub
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has issued a call for tenders for operation and maintenance (O&M) services at the National Offshore Anemometry Hub (NOAH). The work scope will also include supporting research and development (R&D) projects and activities at the National Offshore Anemometry H
Equinor reveals plans for hydrogen plant with carbon capture in UK
Equinor is leading a project to develop one of the UK’s – and the world’s – first at-scale facilities to produce hydrogen from natural gas in combination with carbon capture and storage.
SBM Offshore closes financing for construction of FPSO Sepetiba
SBM Offshore has closed a $600 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Sepetiba.
Vattenfall orders souped-up Siemens Gamesa turbines for Hollandse Kust Zuid
Vattenfall has placed a firm order with Siemens Gamesa for 140 SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbines to be installed at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm off the Netherlands. The Swedish offshore wind developer opted for Siemens Gamesa’s 11 MW turbine model with a 200-metre diameter rotor, and not the SG 11.
Shearwater in new seismic projects in India and Brazil
Shearwater GeoServices has secured two new projects, a seismic survey and processing contract by Oil India, and a project by CGG in Brazil as part of the five-year capacity agreement. The project for Oil India is a combined 3D and 2D towed streamer seismic acquisition and processing contract in the
GTT bags order for Novatek LNG FSUs
France’s GTT has secured an order from South Korea’s DSME for the tank design of Novatek’s two floating LNG storage units. Daewoo said earlier this month it will build the two FSUs for about 901.3 billion won ($751 million). The deal includes an option for two additional units. The storage and trans
Aker Solutions to deliver subsea production system for Equinor’s Askeladd
Aker Solutions has received a letter of intent from Equinor to deliver the subsea production system for the next phase of the Askeladd natural gas development in the Barents Sea in northern Norway.
US: Geophysical surveys kick off at South Fork, Revolution Wind sites
MMT has commenced geophysical surveys of the seabed at the Revolution Wind and South Fork offshore wind project sites off the U.S. East Coast, using the MV Deep Helder vessel from SeaMar. The Sweden-based offshore survey company awarded a six-month contract to SeaMar for the offshore support vessel
Subsea 7 scoops up Aker BP Hod contract
Subsea 7 has won a contract from Aker BP for the Hod field development project, in the North Sea. The Hod development locates 12 kilometres from the Valhall area. The re-development includes a new wellhead platform (Hod B) linked to Valhall field centre with rigid pipelines and an umbilical. The con
Tracerco wins Caribbean inspection gig
Tracerco has won a large-scale project to verify the integrity of multiple platform members in the Caribbean Sea. The company will carry out Diagnostics Flooded Member Inspection using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). According to Tracerco, this method can identify the presence of any flooding in
Kvaerner hired to recycle three Aker BP’s platforms
Kvaerner has been awarded by Allseas a contract to dismantle and recycle three large topsides, three jackets, and four bridges from Aker BP’s Valhall and Hod fields located offshore Norway.