Project & Tenders
DCO application rejected for Thanet Extension offshore wind project
The UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has refused Vattenfall’s development consent order (DCO) application for the Thanet Extension offshore wind project. The conclusion behind the decision is that Vattenfall failed to demonstrate sufficient mitigation of ris
Gran Canaria floating wind farm plans put into motion
Spanish independent power producer focused on renewable energy, Greenalia, has submitted a planning application for what could be the first floating offshore wind farm off the island of Gran Canaria. The company filed its project and environmental documentation for a 50 MW project, named Parque Eóli
CNOOC grants extension to Empyrean for Chinese block exploration
Oil and gas development company Empyrean Energy has been granted a twelve-month extension for the first phase of the exploration period on Block 29/11, offshore China.
Siemens to power Petronas gas field development off Malaysia
Siemens Gas and Power said it has won a contract to supply equipment for the Petronas-operated Kasawari gas field development in the South China Sea, offshore Sarawak in Malaysia. Under the deal, the unit of German industrial conglomerate Siemens will provide three SGT-300 industrial gas turbine gen
France’s Dunkirk LNG launches truck loading facility
France’s Dunkirk liquefied natural gas import terminal is now offering truck loading services following the start of operations at its newly built loading bay. The LNG truck loading bay entered into service on June 1 and offers a loading capacity of 3,000 slots per year. Dunkerque LNG, which operate
Svitzer secures Egypt LNG contract extension
Denmark’s Svitzer, the world’s largest tugboat operator, said Tuesday it has won a contract extension to support operations at Egypt’s Idku LNG export plant. Under the extension, Maersk’s unit Switzer will continue to assist the Egyptian LNG-operated plant with four tugs, two mooring boats and one p
Proserv subsea controls for IOG North Sea development
Proserv has secured a contract from Independent Oil and Gas to provide subsea controls system for IOG’s Core Project Phase 1 development in the UK Southern North Sea. Specifically, Proserv will be responsible for the engineering, construction and installation for the Elgood single-well subsea tiebac
Intertek wins contract for Dublin Array offshore wind project
Innogy has appointed Intertek to undertake physical process modeling on the Dublin Array offshore wind project in Ireland. The modeling results provided by Intertek and supported by Cooper Marine Advisors will feed directly into the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) required to secure permits fo
Green light to Ineos for Cavendish field decommissioning plan
UK authorities have approved Ineos’ plan for the removal of the Cavendish platform and associated pipelines located in the UK southern North Sea.
Vattenfall calls out UK government over offshore wind project delays
The UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has postponed the statutory deadline for the decision on planning consent for the 1.8 GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind project to 1 July. Vattenfall is the developer of Norfolk Vanguard and the neighbouring 1.8 GW Norfolk Boreas
MHI Vestas inks conditional agreement for Seagreen offshore wind project
MHI Vestas has signed a conditional agreement for the delivery of turbines for the Seagreen offshore wind project in the UK. In October last year, the company entered into a preferred supplier agreement with Seagreen Wind Energy Limited to supply and service up to 114 turbines for the 1,140 MW wind
Golden Pass LNG looking to boost capacity
Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture of Qatar Petroleum and Exxon Mobil, is seeking approval from U.S. federal energy regulators to boost capacity at its $10 billion export facility in Texas. The company has asked FERC to raise capacity at its terminal under construction by 2.5 million tonnes per year t
Weeks Marine opts for Royal IHC
Royal IHC has been awarded the contract for the engineering and equipment delivery for a new 6,540m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) for Weeks Marine Inc. This is an identical vessel to the MAGDALEN that was delivered in 2017. Part of the contract is the supply of key components as well as th
Innovation arrives at Borssele 1+2 offshore wind project with final monopiles
DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Innovation has arrived at the Borssele 1+2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea with the final monopiles. Innovation picked up the monopiles last night at Sif Rotterdam, a spokesperson from DEME Offshore said. Sif was in charge of providing 47 monopiles for the pr