Project & Tenders
New Zealand to build two new future-proof ferries for Cook Strait
New Zealand state-owned enterprise KiwiRail has issued a request for proposals to find a preferred shipyard to build the two new rail-enabled roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferries for the operator Interislander.
OCTIO wins Ormen Lange gravimetry survey
OCTIO Gravitude has secured gravimetry survey work on the Norwegian Ormen Lange gas field during summer 2020. The operation should last four weeks and produce water depth and gravitational field measurements at the seabed above the reservoir. Seabed gravimetry and subsidence measurements occur every
All foundations installed at Borssele 1&2 offshore wind farm
DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Innovation has completed the installation of the 94 monopile foundations at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind project. The installation, which began in mid-January in the Dutch North Sea, was completed on time despite the COVID-19 crisis, DEME said. Sif provided 47 mono
Sapura Energy bags nearly $180 million in new deals
Sapura Energy has been awarded several new contracts for its Engineering and Construction division, with a combined value of approximately $179.7 million.
Offshore regulator clears Santos’ plan for drilling location survey
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved Santos’ plan for a geophysical survey in preparation for the proposed Yoorn-1 drilling offshore Australia.
Subsea 7 lands Seagreen deal
Subsea 7 has won a contract from SSE Renewables for Seagreen wind farm foundations and inter-array cables offshore Scotland. The Seagreen development will be a 1,075MW offshore wind farm, comprising 114 wind turbines off the east coast of Scotland. Subsea 7’s renewables division Seaway 7 will manage
Petronas delivers first Myanmar LNG cargoes
Malaysian energy giant Petronas said Thursday it has recently completed its maiden delivery of liquefied natural gas to Yangon, Myanmar. The company delivered two LNG cargoes in May and June as part of a master sale and purchase agreement between Petronas LNG unit and CNTIC VPower that was signed ea
Companies team up to build world’s first shallow draft ice-breaking W2W vessel
Royal Niestern Sander shipyard and a joint-venture between Mercury Sakhalin and Pola have signed an agreement for the construction of the world’s first shallow draft ice-breaking walk to work vessel.
Iberdrola raring to bid in next offshore wind auctions in France
Spanish energy giant Iberdrola is very interested in participating in future offshore wind capacity auctions in France, the company’s CEO and Chairman Ignacio Galán, said. This comes as Iberdrola announced it will invest between €3 billion and €4 billion in renewable energy projects in France over t
China’s Shenzhen to become international LNG bunkering hub
China will build its first liquefied natural gas bunkering center for international vessels in the city of Shenzhen as part of a deal signed on Wednesday. The project is a joint effort that includes Yantian Port Group, state-owned energy giant PetroChina, and city gas supplier Shenzhen Gas. The trio
Vole au vent returning to Halifax port for CVOW turbine towers
Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent is now on its way back to the Port of Halifax from the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project site off Virginia, U.S., according to the vessel’s AIS data. This second trip to the Halifax port will see the Vole au vent picking up turbine t
Allseas starts operations on first-ever gig in China
Offshore oil and gas installation, construction, and decommissioning specialist Allseas has started work on the Lingshui 17-2 gas field development offshore China.
NBO wins first onshore power supply project for offshore platforms in China
Ningbo Orient Cable (NBO) has secured a contract from China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for two offshore platforms QingHuangDao32-6 and CaoFeiDian11-1. The work-scope is to provide 70 kilometres of subsea cable to transfer power from onshore to the platforms. This is the first onshore
Walney Extension transmission assets change hands
The assets include the onshore substation, export cables, and the offshore substations at the 659 MW Walney Extension wind farm in the Irish Sea.