Project & Tenders
Mota-Engil, Besix score Mozambique LNG deal
A partnership consisting of Portugal’s Mota-Engil and Besix of Belgium has secured a contract for the Total-led $20 billion Mozambique LNG export project. Under the deal, the 50/50 partnership will build a pier bridge and an offloading facility for about $365 million, according to a Mota-Engil state
EastMed pipeline project seeks offshore EPCI players
IGI Poseidon has rolled out a tender for EPCI activities related to offshore sections of EastMed pipeline project. IGI Poseidon is a 50:50 joint venture between Public Gas Corporation of Greece (DEPA) and Edison International Holding. Eastern Mediterranean (EastMed) is a 1,900 kilometers long natura
Neptune kicks off Fenja drilling campaign
Neptune Energy has kicked off its Fenja drilling campaign, located offshore Norway, following the spud of the first well.
MHI Vestas and Swancor confirm blade materials contract in Taiwan
MHI Vestas has finalized the contract with Swancor to locally source offshore wind turbine blade materials in Taiwan. According to MHI Vestas, the scope of the contract covers a significant percentage of the direct materials value of overall blade manufacturing, including carbon tow, carbon pultrusi
Offshore wind turbines for Virginia demo project arrive in Canada
Wind turbines and foundations for the 12 MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project have arrived in the Port of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada. Last week, the Bigroll Beaufort cargo vessel picked up the monopile foundations in Rostock, Germany, and the wind turbine components in
Russia’s Novatek registers new Arctic LNG licence
Russian independent LNG export player Novatek has registered a new licence to underpin its liquefied natural gas expansion activities in the Arctic. Novatek’s unit Arctic LNG 1 registered licence number SLH 16637 NR for geological survey, exploration and production at the Bukharinskiy licence area o
BW Offshore mulls FPSO layup after new Petrobras extension expires
BW Offshore has signed an agreement with Petrobras for an extension for the lease and operation of BW Cidade de São Vicente.
Fountain Lake Dredging Project Continues
Dredging has resumed on Edgewater Bay to remove the remaining material from the Bayside Water Ski Show area, informs the Shell Rock River Watershed District. According to the officials, this will conclude Phase 1 of the multi-phased project. The dredging contractor, J.F. Brennan, will then mobilize
Hurricane gets more time to gather Lincoln data while seeking field determination
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Hurricane Energy has received an extension of a deadline to plug and abandon the Lincoln Crestal well off the UK, which will allow it to gather more data and further insight into the reservoir behaviour.
ADNOC and ADPower team up on subsea HVDC links
ADNOC and ADPower have issued a joint tender to develop and operate the MENA region’s first HVDC subsea transmission system. The system will connect ADNOC’s offshore production facilities to ADPower’s onshore electricity grid. The project should as a result reduce the carbon footprint of ADNOC’s off
Sukhyi Estuary Dredging Tender Released
The Chornomorsk branch of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has released a tender for the Sukhyi estuary dredging works. According to USPA, the Chornomorsk Sea Port Authority will select a contractor for the reconstruction of the operating water area of the 1st boot basin of the Sukhyi estuar
GALLERY: Final turret modules for Johan Castberg FPSO head to Singapore
The last two modules for Equinor’s Johan Castberg FPSO turret mooring system have sailed away from Dubai to Singapore.
Germany’s first offshore wind farm celebrates 10th birthday
Alpha Ventus, the first German offshore wind farm, is marking 10 years of operations. Commissioned on 27 April 2010, Alpha Ventus is Germany’s first and oldest operating offshore wind farm. The project comprises six Adwen M5000 turbines and six Senvion 5M turbines located 45km north of the island o
Parkwind taps Bladt for Arcadis Ost 1 offshore substation
Parkwind and Bladt Industries have signed an agreement for the design, fabrication, and installation of the Arcadis Ost 1 substation in the German Baltic Sea. Bladt Industries is to deliver the complete substation for Parkwind, with Semco Maritime and ISC Engineering as key partners. Semco Maritime