Sembcorp Marine Ltd (the “Company”) refers to its announcements dated 28 December 2021 and 18 August 2022 concerning its wholly-owned subsidiary, PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd (“PPLS”), reaching in-principle agreement with Borr Drilling Limited (“Borr Drilling”) to defer PPLS’ receivables from Borr Drilling from 2023 to 2025 (“Deferment”). The Company would like to update that PPLS... Continue Reading →
DORIS, Hyundai Heavy Win Floating Wind Farm Engineering Deal in South Korea
(OE) A consortium between the offshore engineering firm DORIS and the Korean shipbuilding and offshore engineering giant Hyundai Heavy Industries has won a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for a floating wind project in South Korea. The contract has been awarded by Corio Generation and TotalEnergies for their Ulsan Gray Whale 3 Offshore Wind Farm... Continue Reading →
Allseas vessels to lay Southeast Gateway gas pipeline offshore Mexico
(OM) TC Energy has contracted Allseas to install a 36-inch offshore pipeline delivering gas to southeast Mexico. The Southeast Gateway line will run about 700 km south along the coast from Tuxpan connecting the ports of Coatzacoalcos and Dos Bocas. This is also the first major natural gas infrastructure project commissioned by the alliance between TC Energy... Continue Reading →
SSE, Equinor plan 1.3 GW Dogger Bank D offshore wind project
SSE Renewables and Equinor are looking into building what would be the fourth part of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, whose three phases (A, B and C) are currently under construction. Surveys are now underway at an offshore site where the partners want to develop Dogger Bank D, which would... Continue Reading →
Dutch FPSO Specialist to Test Its Floating Wind System in Norway
The Norwegian Marin Energi Testsenter (METCentre) and the Netherlands-based floating production specialist Bluewater have signed an agreement for a berth option to deploy an innovative floating wind system, offshore Norway. The system is planned to be installed in the North Sea offshore Karmøy, Norway and will produce renewable energy into the Norwegian electricity grid. Bluewater,... Continue Reading →
FPSO Anita Garibaldi heads for BRAZIL
(PN) Petrobras announced that the Modec FPSO Anita Garibaldi left the DSIC Marine Yard shipyard, in the city of Dalian, China, for the Jurong shipyard, in the city of Aracruz (ES). The FPSO will be installed in the Marlim and Voador fields, in the Campos Basin, with production start scheduled for the third quarter of... Continue Reading →
World’s first offshore vessel charging project expands to SOVs and PSVs
(OEM) MJR Power and Automation, a UK company which will soon install charging points for electric crew transfer vessels (CTVs) on the Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farms, has been awarded a second round of government funding for development of its technology to connect and charge Service Operation Vessels (SOVs), Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs),... Continue Reading →
Banks support construction of new Yinson FPSO for Petrobras with $720 mln loan
(OEM) Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson has entered into a $720 million syndicated loan facility for the FPSO Maria Quitéria, which is being built to operate for Petrobras in waters offshore Brazil. Yinson said on Thursday that the loan is with ING Bank N.V., Singapore Branch, Maybank Group, Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, Standard Chartered Bank... Continue Reading →
Nexans Wins Firm Cable Order for U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Project
French offshore cable-making and installation company Nexans has signed a firm contract to supply offshore wind export cables for phase one of the Empire Wind offshore wind project in the U.S., being developed by a 50-50 partnership between Equinor and BP. "This contract signature follows the Preferred Supplier Agreement signed in March 2021, which prompted several... Continue Reading →
Atlantic Shores Picks Vestas as Preferred Turbine Supplier for U.S. Offshore Wind Project
U.S offshore wind developer Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has selected wind turbine maker Vestas as the preferred supplier for its 1.5 GW offshore wind project in New Jersey, USA. Atlantic Shores is a 50:50 partnership between Shell New Energies and EDF Renewables. Vestas will provide its V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbines, with installation expected in 2027. Once... Continue Reading →