Project & Tenders

Oil price drop pushes Lekoil into cost-cutting mode
Africa-focused oil and gas company Lekoil has approved the immediate and accelerated implementation of the company’s general and administrative (G&A) cost-reduction measures due to the significant drop in oil prices.

Venture Global moves forward with Calcasieu Pass LNG project
U.S. LNG export project developer Venture Global LNG says it is making headway with its Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas export project. The company completed a string test of the first Venture Global Calcasieu Pass mixed refrigerant compression system at Baker Hughes’ testing facility in Massa,

Cryopeak breaks ground on new LNG production facility
Cryopeak LNG Solutions is building a new liquefied natural gas production facility located in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. The facility is expected to be capable of producing up to 90,000 gallons of LNG per day, according to a Cryopeak statement. The facility will be the closest LNG production poi

Selkie extends tidal and wave tender call
Ireland-Wales cooperation programme, the Selkie project, has extended its call for tidal and wave energy developers to tender their services to validate multi-use engineering tools, templates, standards and models, which can be used across the sectors in both Wales and Ireland. Due to Covid19, the n

BSH moves geological modelling tender dates
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has pushed back the deadlines for the tender for geological modeling and reporting on wind areas in the North and Baltic Seas.

WOSI Replenishment Project Complete
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company announced today successful completion of a dredging project at Shinnecock Inlet on Long Island. Works on the $10.7 million West of Shinnecock Inlet (WOSI) emergency replenishment project started in early February. The area first experienced problems last October and

Woodside gets regulatory approval for Scarborough gas project
Australian regulator has accepted an offshore project proposal from Woodside to develop the Scarborough gas fields off northern Western Australia.

TSHD Vox Amalia Busy in Den Helder
15 months after the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Amalia was christened by the Dutch Queen Maxima, the vessel started its first job. This brand new hopper dredger is reinforcing the coastline by Den Helder, The Netherlands. The Vox Amalia has a length of 158 meters, a width of 36 meters

Foundation production for Changhua Phase 1 nears completion
The fabrication of foundations for Taiwan Power Company‘s Changhua Phase 1 offshore wind project has neared completion, Jan De Nul reported. The project will feature 21 5.2 MW turbines located off the coast of Fangyuan in Central Western Taiwan. The jackets are being manufactured at the South Korean

IJmuiden Sea Lock Project – Spring 2020 Update
OpenIJ – a consortium of construction companies building the world’s largest sea lock in IJmuiden, the Netherlands – has released the spring update for this development project. According to the update, this spring, OpenIJ is going to asphalt part of the future public road near the guard wall and th

ONGC achieves first gas from project offshore India
Early first gas has been achieved on ONGC’s 98/2 Block located in the Krishna Godavari Basin, offshore India.

Converting General Cargo Vessel to Hopper Dredger
Last year, Holland Shipyards Group was selected by Faasse Dredging for the conversion of a general cargo vessel to a hopper dredger. After the acquisition, Faasse Groep and Holland Shipyards have come to an agreement on the conversion of former general cargo vessel Mandeo into the trailing suction h

Yinson hit with FPSO deal termination after Aker Energy defers Pecan project
Aker Energy has postponed the development of its Pecan field, located offshore Ghana. As a result, Aker Energy terminated its agreement with Yinson for the provision of an FPSO for the project.

Hoegh applies for Cyprus LNG import licence
Norway’s Hoegh LNG said Wednesday that its unit has applied for a liquefied natural gas infrastructure ownership, operations and development license in Cyprus. Cyprus is pushing forward to diversify its energy mix to reach new emission targets for the country’s power production. The country plans to