Project & Tenders
LLOG sanctions Taggart discovery in Gulf of Mexico
LLOG has sanctioned its Taggart discovery and signed a production handling agreement for development via tieback to the Williams-owned Devils Tower Spar in the Gulf of Mexico.
Living Stone completes cable burial at SeaMade offshore wind farm
DEME’s cable laying vessel Living Stone has completed the cable burial activities at the SeaMade offshore wind farm site in the Belgian sector of the North Sea. The vessel started the inter-array cable laying works in April and connected the first cables to one of the project’s offshore substations
Pakistan’s 1st onshore LNG project testing market interest
A Dutch-Pakistan venture is inviting companies willing to secure capacities at a planned onshore LNG import terminal in Port Qasim to submit their bids. Elengy Terminal Pakistan, owned by Vopak and Engro, has invited expression of interest on a non-binding basis from international and local LNG supp
SMC joins Saint-Brieuc roster
French offshore wind developer Ailes Marines has awarded Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) with a contract to provide vessel inspection services to support the construction of the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm. SMC will be providing up to three local Accredited Vessel Inspectors (AVIs) to the pr
NYK: World’s 1st global hydrogen supply chain demonstration project starts
The world’s first international demonstration operation to transport hydrogen has begun.
Daewoo E&C consortium wins Ulsan LNG contract
A consortium led by South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction has won a contract to build a liquefied natural gas tank terminal in the Port of Ulsan. Daewoo E&C holds a 51 per cent of the consortium while compatriot SK E&C holds the remaining 49 per cent. Korea Energy Terminal (KET), a joint v
Second turbine up at Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project
Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent has installed the second and final turbine at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project in the U.S. The two Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 units, which are the first wind turbines installed in U.S. federal waters, will now undergo acceptance testing
Gothenburg Port, partners looking into transport of liquified CO2
Gothenburg Port Authority has teamed up with compatriot Göteborg Energi, Nordion Energi, Preem, St1, Renova in a project aimed at developing a joint infrastructure for the transport of liquefied carbon dioxide extracted using carbon capture and storage technology. Carbon capture and storage involves
Atteris secures Dorado field contract
Australian energy company Santos has awarded Atteris the subsea, umbilical, risers and flowline pre-FEED for the Dorado project field development. The Dorado field is located within the Bedout Sub-basin, some 150 kilometres north of Port Hedland, Western Australia. Water depth at the development is
RVO teases IJmuiden Ver ground model tender
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plans to issue a tender for the development of an integrated ground model for the 4 GW IJmuiden Ver wind farm zone in July. This integrated ground model should be of sufficient accuracy to allow (preliminary) foundation design, RVO said. The deliverables of th
Taiwan plans to auction off 5 GW of offshore wind by 2023
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs plans to hold three offshore wind auctions for a combined capacity of 5 GW by 2023. The ministry expects to hold what would be Taiwan’s third auction round in the second quarter of 2021, offering 1 GW capacity in the process. The country’s fourth and fifth aucti
TenneT picks Next Geosolutions for route surveys, Fugro as backup
TenneT TSO B.V. has awarded Next Geosolutions with a contract to carry out cable route surveys on three wind zones in the Dutch North Sea. The transmission system operator has also signed a backup agreement with Fugro for the work. Under the agreement, Next Geosolutions will carry out cable route su
Dolphin Drilling eyes three-well campaign in Norway
Dolphin Drilling has secured a letter of intent with a Norwegian operator for a three-well P&A operation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
AGDC cuts Alaska LNG cost estimate
Alaska Gasline Development Corp. (AGDC) has updated the Alaska LNG project cost estimate in a push to boost its competitiveness. The project leader AGDC noted the updated $38.7 billion cost estimate is a 12.4 per cent or $5.5 billion cost reduction off the previous $44.2 billion cost estimate, which