Project & Tenders
First SeaMade turbine tower upended
The first of the 58 turbine towers for the SeaMade offshore wind project has been upended at the Port of Ostend, Belgium. According to the project developer, the installation of the Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbines will start on 15 June. The first tower parts arrived in Belgium in mid-March from the p
Danish wind turbine test stands available for lease
DTU Wind Energy has opened a tender for the lease of test stands at the Høvsøre test center for large wind turbines. The call for tenders is conducted as an open procedure and therefore only comprises one phase. The deadline for submitting applications is 28 May by 16:00 local time. In June 2018, th
Vattenfall, Subsea 7 sign Hollandse Kust Zuid deal
Subsea 7 has signed a contract with Vattenfall for the developer’s four offshore wind farms at the Hollandse Kust Zuid zone in the Netherlands. Subsea 7’s will transport and install approximately 140 monopile foundations and 315 kilometres of 66 kV inner-array cables. Offshore installation is schedu
Longitude supports South East Asian interconnector
Longitude Engineering has backed LS Cables & Systems for the installation of two HVAC power cable systems in South East Asia. Longitude is the engineering & design consulting arm of marine and engineering consulting firm LOC Group. Under the deal, Longitude provided interconnector cables installatio
New York to procure up to 2.5 GW of offshore wind in 2020
The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) authorised the state’s Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to issue a solicitation for 1,000 MW or more of offshore wind capacity in 2020. The authorisation comes with the flexibility for NYSERDA to evaluate a range of bids for up to 2,500
Perenco files decommissioning plan for four Amethyst topsides
Oil and gas company Perenco has submitted its draft decommissioning programs for four Amethyst gas field topsides to the UK authorities.
Stinger scores Equinor inspection gig
Norwegian subsea solutions provider Stinger won a service contract by Equinor to execute inspection activities on multiple offshore installations. The deal will cover work in 2020 with options for 5-year extension. Stinger will utilise ARROV underwater drones and tools tailored for the harsh conditi
Energinet seeks submarine cable for KBH02 project
Denmark’s energy operator Energinet wants to purchase approximately 10 kilometres 145 kV submarine cable system as a part of a KBH02 ‘København02’ project. Specifically, KBH02 is a reinvestment in the 132 kV cable connection between Svanemølle Sub Station and Amager Power Plant. The work includes al
TenneT seeking CAR insurance for Dutch offshore wind farms
TenneT TSO has issued a tender seeking Construction All Risk (CAR) insurance for the Hollandse Kust Noord and West Alpha offshore wind farms. The tender is divided into two lots, for a leading insurer and next insurer. The duration of the contract is four years. The deadline for submitting applicati
Reach Subsea and MMT secure more work
Reach Subsea and MMT have won several contracts and call-offs under frame agreements for 2020 execution. The contracts represent about 450 project days. The projects involve inspection, survey and construction support across Europe and the Americas, in the oil & gas and renewables sectors. With the
Freeport LNG to launch third train commercial ops
The Freeport LNG export project in Texas led by billionaire Michael Smith is seeking from the US energy regulators to place its third and final train into commercial operation. Freeport LNG said in a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission it requests authorization to place the third trai
Triangle Energy finds new drilling prospects near Cliff Head platform
Australia-based Triangle Energy has identified three key opportunities that could be drilled and developed from the existing Cliff Head Alpha platform offshore Western Australia.
Daewoo E&C scores Tangguh LNG gig
South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction said Thursday it has won a $50 million contract to carry out piping works at the BP-operated Tangguh LNG export facility in Indonesia. The contract is a part of the Tangguh expansion project which includes the addition of a third liquefaction train wit
First wind turbines for Yunlin OWF en route to Taiwan
The first batch of wind turbines for the Yunlin offshore wind farm is on its way from Denmark to Taiwan. The components for Siemens Gamesa’s 8 MW wind turbines have been loaded onto the UHL Falcon vessel in Aalborg. Scan Global Logistics is in charge of the transportation of the main wind turbine co