Project & Tenders
German offshore wind farm needs insurance policy
Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has issued a contract notice for insurance policy services covering the 200 MW Trianel Windpark Borkum I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The contract covers combined property damage and business interruption all risks insurance for the operational phase of th
BOA joins DEME on Moray East offshore wind project
BOA’s offshore construction vessel (OCV) BOA Sub C has secured a contract with DEME Offshore for work on the Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland. Under the contract, which began on 15 June, the vessel’s scope of work includes accommodation, walk-to-work with Ampelmann gangway system, grouti
TGS wraps up MSGBC Basin campaign
Norwegian seismic player TGS has completed its flagship Jaan 3D seismic survey covering the MSGBC Basin in Northwest Africa. The survey took place in partnership with PGS and GeoPartners. Comprising over 28,000 square kilometres, the survey spans offshore Senegal, The Gambia, AGC and Guinea-Bissau.
Croatian LNG capacity booked for next three years
State-owned LNG Croatia, the developer of the country’s first import terminal, said Monday that all of the capacities at the planned Krk facility have been booked for the next three years. The LNG terminal on the Croatian island of Krk in the northern Adriatic Sea will have a capacity to send up to
MHI Vestas receives Seagreen 1 wind turbine order
Seagreen Wind Energy has finalised the wind turbine supply contract with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, following the preferred supplier agreement signed at the beginning of June. Under the contract, MHI Vestas is in charge of manufacturing and installing 114 of its V164-10 MW turbines for the Seagreen 1
Venture Global to start Plaquemines LNG site work
Venture Global LNG is to start site preparation works at its proposed Plaquemines liquefaction plant in Louisiana following an approval by the US energy regulators. FERC on Monday approved a request filed by Venture Global LNG earlier this year “to proceed with initial mobilzation and limited site p
Taipower picks Changhua II team, Siemens Gamesa turbines
Taiwanese state-owned utility Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) has selected a consortium of Shinfox Energy Group and Teras Offshore to build the 300 MW TPC Changhua Phase II offshore wind project. The wind farm is expected to come online by September 2025 and will feature Siemens Gamesa wind turbines, Ta
Consultancy services wanted for North Sea Wind Power Hub
Dutch energy infrastructure company Gasunie has issued a tender seeking consultancy services for the North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) program. Under the 18-month contract, the selected company will be in charge of providing consultancy services with regards to offshore hub design, connection configu
Vår Energi taking Jotun FPSO ashore to kick off Balder Future project
Oil and gas company Vår Energi is taking the Jotun FPSO ashore for upgrading to start the first stage of the life-extension process for the Balder Area in the North Sea.
Italy’s 1st small-scale LNG terminal nearing completion
Italy is to get its first small-scale liquefied natural gas facility as construction works progress on the Higas terminal located on the island of Sardinia. The small-scale storage, regasification and distribution facility will be ready “in a few months”, according to Gas & Heat, the Italian enginee
Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project 19 pct complete
Russia’s Novatek is pushing ahead with the construction of its second Arctic liquefied natural gas export project despite the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The project located on the Gydan peninsula includes the construction of three LNG trains with a capacity of 6.6 million tonnes per year, each,
Kajima to handle construction at 700 MW Japanese offshore wind farm
Japanese consortium developing the Akita Yurihonjo offshore wind farm has selected Kajima Corporation as the project’s contractor in charge of construction. The consortium, led by Renova, is developing the Akita Yurihonjo project through the special purpose company – Akita Yurihonjo Offshore Wind GK
Norway opens two offshore wind areas, 4.5 GW available
Norway has opened two areas for offshore wind development, which are said to together have a capacity of 4,500 MW. The applications for the Utsira Nord and Sørlige Nordsjø II areas will launch on 1 January 2021, and limits have been set on the amount of wind power that can be developed. Utsira Nord
Offshore cabling works to start at Taiwan Power’s Changhua Phase 1 OWF
Installation of export and inter-array subsea cables at Taiwan Power Company’s Changhua Phase 1 offshore wind farm are set to start on 15 June. The work will be carried out by Jan De Nul’s cable-laying vessels (CLVs) Isaac Newton and Willem de Vlamingh, with the support of Volstad Maritime’s OSV Gra