Project & Tenders
ScotWind offshore wind leasing round kicks off
Crown Estate Scotland has launched the ScotWind seabed leasing round for offshore wind projects. Investors and developers can now register interest in obtaining an option agreement with Crown Estate Scotland, which can then lead to the signing of leases for areas to be outlined as suitable in the Sc
Russia’s Gazprom signs Ust-Luga LNG deals
Russian gas giant Gazprom said it signed several deals for its large liquefied natural gas export and chemical project in the Baltic port of Ust-Luga. Gazprom and RusGazDobycha agreed to build the gas processing and liquefaction complex worth more than 700 billion rubles ($10.2 billion) in March las
France’s GTT bags German FSRU contract
French LNG containment specialist GTT has won a contract from South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering for the Wilhelmshaven FSRU. The floating storage and regasification vessel will be fitted with GTT’s N096 membrane containment system, the French company said in a statement. GTT di
Wpd awards bird survey contract for Yunlin offshore wind project
Wpd Taiwan and WeatherRisk Explore Inc. have signed a turnkey bird survey contract for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. This March, wpd appointed WeatherRisk Explore to be responsible for the long-term and continuous bird surveys to understand the relationship between the wind farm’s operati
Equinor hands in plans for partial electrification of Sleipner field
Equinor and its partners have made an investment decision to partly electrify the Sleipner field located offshore Norway.
Chrysaor picks APT for Lomond, Armada analyses
North Sea oil and gas operator Chrysaor has contracted Applied Petroleum Technology (APT) to deliver geochemical and petroleum systems analyses on the Armada hub facility and around the Greater Lomond area on the UKCS.
Aker BP orders Hod platform from Kvaerner
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has awarded Kvaerner the contract for delivering the topside and steel substructure for the unmanned wellhead platform at the Hod field.
Siemens electrical kit for US offshore wind farm
Siemens has secured an order from Semco Maritime to provide the main electrical equipment for the electrical service platform (ESP) of the Mayflower Wind offshore wind farm. The project is located in a federal lease area approximately 25 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts in the United States,
Bahamas Petroleum awarded block offshore Uruguay
London-listed oil company Bahamas Petroleum (BPC) has been awarded the AREA OFF-1 petroleum licence offshore Uruguay.
Polish offshore wind project secures grid connection terms
PGE Group has obtained grid connection terms for the 896 MW Baltica 1 offshore wind project in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. Polish transmission system operator Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne issued the terms concerning the technical connection conditions, including the connection capacity a
ENGIE Fabricom – Iemants get to work on Hollandse Kust Noord project
ENGIE Fabricom and Iemants have started engineering work on the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore transformer station, with construction work for the topside and the jacket scheduled to start in October. As previously reported, TenneT TSO selected the ENGIE Fabricom – Iemants joint venture to cons
Eversendai cuts HKZ Beta jacket foundation steel
Eversendai Offshore cut the first steel for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Beta offshore substation platform on 28 May. The United Arab Emirates-based company, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Eversendai Corporation Berhad, is in charge of manufacturing athe jacket foundation and accompany
Byron Energy begins loadout of Gulf of Mexico platform
Oil and gas company Byron Energy has begun the loadout of the South Marsh Island 58 G platform which would be installed in the next four weeks.
McDermott wraps up Shell job off Sarawak
U.S. engineering and construction services company McDermott International has completed the Pan-Malaysia transportation and installation projects offshore Sarawak for Shell and SapuraOMV.