Paul Anderson

21 hours ago | rigzone.com | Paul Anderson

Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) has signed 11 Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) to boost the country’s oil and gas services and equipment (OGSE) sector through two initiatives, Yard Transformation and Productivity Enhancement, and Skilled Trade Champion. The MOUs were signed by Petronas’ Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM).

1 day ago | rigzone.com | Paul Anderson

Spain’s Iberdrola S.A., through its unit Avangrid, commenced commercial operations at the True North Solar photovoltaic plant and started exporting energy from its Camino and Powell Creek solar farms in the United States. True North Solar, with over 488,000 solar panels and a capacity of 321 MW, can provide energy for nearly 60,000 U.S. homes. This makes it the largest photovoltaic project for the company in the United States, Iberdrola said.

1 day ago | rigzone.com | Paul Anderson

MODEC Inc. has secured a contract from ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd. to develop a Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Hammerhead project. MODEC said in a media release the contract is a Limited Notice to Proceed (LNTP) hinging on government and regulatory approvals. The contract’s first phase encompasses Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED). Phase two covers engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI), the company said.

2 days ago | rigzone.com | Paul Anderson

Iberdrola SA’s Avangrid Inc. has expanded its existing Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with CPS Energy, adding 159.2 megawatts (MW) of capacity from its Peñascal power generation project. As a result, Avangrid said that the United States’ largest municipally owned provider of electric and natural gas services has doubled its offtake from Avangrid, rising from 160.8 MW to 320 MW. The additional energy capacity connected to the utility’s generation system on April 1, Avangrid said.

2 days ago | rigzone.com | Paul Anderson

Spanish utility Iberdrola S.A.’s renewables unit in the UK, ScottishPower Renewables, has awarded HSM Offshore Energy an engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning contract for the offshore substation of the East Anglia Two wind farm in the North Sea, along with the jacket foundation on which it will be placed. The high-voltage offshore substation will weigh around 5,100 tonnes and its jacket foundation will weigh 3,700 tonnes.