Project & Tenders
Petrofac taps Linxon for Seagreen 1 work
Linxon, a joint venture between ABB and SNC-Lavalin, has won a contract to support Petrofac in delivering the substations for the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. Linxon is supporting Petrofac, the EPCI contractor for the wind farm’s substations, to deliver the turnkey onshore substation,
Cortez Subsea scores with Repsol in Malaysia
Cortez Subsea has secured a five-year deal to provide a subsea inspection management system (SIMS) offshore Malaysia. Specifically, the contract is with Repsol Oil and Gas in Malaysia, and it is worth a six-figure sum. To this end, Cortez will utilise its base in Kuala Lumpur and team up with sister
Neptune decommissions three platforms in Dutch North Sea
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has decommissioned the L10-C, L10-D and L10-G platforms from the Dutch sector of the North Sea.
EWE to take care of Gode Wind 1 & 2 substations
EWE has won a contract by Ørsted for maintenance work on the two substations of the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind project in Germany. The company’s offshore subsidiary EWE OSS will take care of the low-voltage areas and the sub-systems of the substations over the next twelve months. “By working wi
Repsol taps DeepOcean for Yme Beta North tieback
DeepOcean has secured an EPCI contract for marine operations on Repsol’s tieback of Yme Beta North reservoir to existing facilities. The award to DeepOcean covers project management, engineering, construction and offshore installation activities. The offshore work includes marine operations for inst
UXOcontrol completes Kincardine offshore wind farm campaign
UXOcontro has completed the UXO identification campaign for the Kincardine offshore wind farm. Located approximately 15km off the south-east coast of Aberdeen, Kincardine offshore wind farm has a nominal capacity of 50 MW. It comprises offshore floating wind turbine structures, an offshore export ca
LEEDCo appeals ”project-killing” Icebreaker Wind ruling
The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) has applied for a rehearing and reconsideration of Ohio Power Sitting Board’s ”fatal May 21 ruling” on the Icebreaker Wind project, arguing that the ”board stepped outside its statutory authority and violated Ohio law.” Back in May, the Ohio Powe
Fugro wraps up autonomous geophysical survey in Middle East
Fugro has completed first fully autonomous geophysical shallow-water route survey in the Middle East. Controlled from Fugro’s remote operations centre in Abu Dhabi, an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) captured a full range of geophysical data across a survey area some 40 km out from the coast of Abu Dh
AJS picks up on Mocean WEC work
Fife fabrication firm AJS Production has returned to work to complete Mocean Energy’s Blue Star wave energy prototype. AJS has split its team to comply with Covid-19 rules and advance the fabrication of the 20-metre long WEC. Mocean will deploy the half-scale device at EMEC in Orkney for sea trials
Petronas picks Uzma for Sepat water injection module construction
Malaysian oil and gas services provider Uzma Berhad has received a letter of award from a subsidiary of compatriot energy giant Petronas.
LOC scores Johan Sverdrup job with Equinor
International marine and engineering consulting firm LOC Group has been awarded a new scope of work with Norwegian oil major Equinor.
First wind turbine installed in US federal waters
Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent has installed the first of two turbines at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project in the US. The Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 unit is the first wind turbine installed in U.S. federal waters. According to Dominion Energy, the installation of the
TechnipFMC lands $187 million worth of new jobs with Equinor
Equinor has awarded two contracts and issued a letter of intent to TechnipFMC for pipelaying and subsea installation for three projects in Norway.
Lukoil begins drilling several Caspian Sea prospects
Russian oil and gas company Lukoil has started drilling of an exploration well at the Shirotno-Rakushechnaya prospect, located to the north of the V.I. Grayfer field in the Caspian Sea.