Project & Tenders

Israeli player still up for Sea Lion farm-in
Rockhopper Exploration and Premier Oil, partners in the Sea Lion project located offshore the Falkland Islands, have agreed to extend the exclusivity period to Navitas Petroleum, further closing in on a definitive Sea Lion farm-out.

KrisEnergy secures loan for project offshore Cambodia
Singapore’s independent oil and gas company KrisEnergy has entered into a credit facility agreement with Kepinvest Singapore to fund the near-term development project in Cambodia’s offshore Block A.

Green Marine, Surfrider join forces on European environmental program
Green Marine and Surfrider Foundation Europe have announced that the Green Marine Europe environmental program is now available to European shipowners.

Smulders sends off last transition piece for Triton Knoll offshore wind farm
The last of the 90 transition pieces for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm has been transported from Smulders’ Hoboken yard to the collection port. To remind, in September 2017, the Sif-Smulders joint venture secured a contract to manufacture the monopiles and transition pieces, as well as two fou

Port of Seattle shelves cruise terminal development amid COVID-19 uncertainties
The Port of Seattle has delayed the development of the proposed Terminal 46 cruise terminal as it needs to investigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the market before proceeding. The cruise industry has been severely impacted by the pandemic especially on the back of the suspension of g

GLDD Wraps up Phase II of the Post Florence Renourishment Project
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has successfully completed Phase II of the Post Florence Renourishment Project. According to the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, GLDD’s hopper dredge Ellis Island delivered the last load of sand to West Emerald Isle (“reach 2”) at approximately 1:30 pm, on April 29

AGS wraps up OBN project in Middle East
Axxis Geo Solutions has completed both the primary and extended portions of its ocean-bottom nodes (OBN) project in the Middle East. The project was completed with strict adherence to COVID-19 safety guidelines and the crew is now demobilizing to the North Sea for previously announced work in late Q

Hornsea Two onshore substation gets ABB shunt reactors
ABB has delivered and installed three shunt reactors in the onshore substation of the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm in the UK. In April 2018, Ørsted and Balfour Beatty started the construction of the onshore substation in North Killingholme. The project’s 39km onshore cable route runs from

First Contract Awarded for the Rockaways
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has awarded the first contract for the East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay, New York Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project. This is the first of several contracts that will provide nearly $600 million in federal investment for the

Work starts on El Salvador’s first LNG FSRU
Work has started on a regasification module that will be installed onboard El Salvador’s first floating and regasification unit. Once completed, the Wartsila module will be installed onboard Shell’s 2002-built LNG carrier Gallina that will be converted to an FSRU. A steel cutting ceremony to mark th

Iberdrola starts building supply chain for 3.1 GW East Anglia Hub
Iberdrola has received bids from wind turbine suppliers and started activities to purchase electrical components for its East Anglia Hub offshore wind project. ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola’s UK company, has combined the East Anglia 1 North, East Anglia 2 and East Anglia 3 projects into one 3.

Hollandse Kust (Noord) tender attracts bid from Ørsted
Ørsted has revealed its plans to submit a bid in the 760 MW Holland Coast North (Hollandse Kust (Noord)) tender in the Netherlands. The zero-subsidy round of the tender started on 2 April and will close on 30 April. “The Netherlands has ambitious climate targets for both the energy and industrial se

CSSC inks deal for 12 LR2 dual-fuel tankers
Chinese shipbuilding giant China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has won a deal for the construction of twelve dual-fuel tankers. The order was booked by Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (Bocomm Leasing) which has secured charters for the newbuilds from the energy major Shell. Shell wi

All 102 turbines up at East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm
The 102nd and final wind turbine has been installed at the East Anglia ONE wind farm. DEME’s Sea Installer and Sea Challenger vessels have been installing the Siemens Gamesa 7 MW offshore wind turbines at the project site, located 43 kilometres off Suffolk, since June 2019. Wind turbine components w