{ "name": "YRproject projects to watch", "description": "Large energy, offshore, marine and industrial projects being built in 2026-2029, each checked by hand against at least two public sources. A selection, not a ranking. The discipline lists are our own inference.", "publisher": { "name": "YRproject B.V.", "url": "https://yrproject.nl/", "country": "the Netherlands" }, "generated": "2026-10-12", "notice": "Every record carries the sources it was built from. Facts are as reported by those sources on the date given; where a field is our own inference it says so. No counts of assignments, professionals or clients are published anywhere, and nothing here is personal data.", "terms": "Free to read, quote and cite with attribution to YRproject (https://yrproject.nl/). The underlying facts belong to the sources named in each record - follow the source link before relying on a date or a figure.", "items": [ { "id": "kaskida-gulf-of-mexico-usa", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/kaskida-gulf-of-mexico-usa", "name": "Kaskida FPU (bp)", "kind": "fpso_deepwater", "country_region": "USA, Gulf of Mexico (Americas)", "region": "americas", "location": { "lat": 26.9, "lon": -92.9, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Keathley Canyon Block 292, ~250 miles (400 km) south-west of New Orleans; water depth ~6,000 ft (1,830 m)." }, "operator_developer": "bp (100% working interest)", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "bp", "role": "operator and sole owner; bp's sixth production hub in the Gulf", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Seatrium", "role": "EPC and onshore commissioning of the floating production unit — four-column semisubmersible hull with single topside module, integrated with Goliath twin cranes (Dec 2024)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "TechnipFMC", "role": "integrated EPCI for subsea production systems incl. 20,000-psi standardized trees and manifolds, plus umbilicals, risers and flowlines; 'substantial' award (US$250–500 m), Oct 2024", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "SBM Offshore", "role": "wet tow and installation of the semi-submersible FPU (Apr 2025)", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "SBM Offshore is headquartered in Schiedam, the Netherlands." }, { "name": "SLB OneSubsea", "role": "subsea boosting (per OE Digital)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Exmar Offshore / Audubon Engineering", "role": "FPU hull and topsides design engineering (per OE Digital)", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "80,000 b/d FPU; six wells at 20,000 psi; first oil 2029", "phase_as_reported": "FPU under construction at Seatrium (steel strike 3Q2025; 25-50% complete at end-June 2026, yard delivery scheduled 2027) and subsea manufacturing in progress towards first oil 2029", "key_dates": { "fid": "July 2024", "technipfmc_award": "2024-10", "seatrium_epc_award": "2024-12", "sbm_installation_award": "2025-04", "first_oil_target": "2029", "fpu_steel_strike": "3Q2025", "fpu_yard_delivery": "2027 (Seatrium order book)" }, "why_it_matters": "bp's first 20k-psi development: a greenfield hub with FPU fabrication, subsea manufacturing and installation scheduled 2025–2029 — the design is to be repeated on Tiber.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "HPHT subsea engineers", "FPU topsides/hull engineers", "riser and flowline engineers", "commissioning engineers", "marine installation and HSE" ] }, "status_risk": "bp is reportedly selling minority stakes in Kaskida and Tiber. It would keep operatorship (Reuters, via Offshore Magazine, June 2026); no sale announced yet.", "confidence": "medium", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "Seatrium to perform EPC work for bp's Kaskida FPU", "publisher": "Offshore Magazine", "url": "https://www.offshore-mag.com/business-briefs/equipment-engineering/news/55251928/seatrium-seatrium-to-perform-epc-work-for-bps-kaskida-fpu", "published": "2024-12-26", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "BP Hires SBM Offshore to Install Kaskida FPU in Gulf of America", "publisher": "OE Digital", "url": "https://www.oedigital.com/news/525202-bp-hires-sbm-offshore-to-install-kaskida-fpu-in-gulf-of-america", "published": "2025-04-30", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "TechnipFMC Scoops Kaskida Subsea Work", "publisher": "JPT (SPE)", "url": "https://jpt.spe.org/technipfmc-scoops-kaskida-subsea-work", "published": "2024-10-09", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Seatrium 1H2026 Results presentation (order book project table)", "publisher": "Seatrium Limited (SGX filing)", "url": "https://links.sgx.com/FileOpen/1H2026%20Results%20Presentation.ashx?App=Announcement&FileID=898062", "published": "2026-07-31", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Seatrium Continues Strong Momentum into 3Q2025 (business update)", "publisher": "Seatrium Limited (investor newsroom PDF)", "url": "https://investors.seatrium.com/newsroom/20251113_063453_5E2_XVTS4U4OUZ1DRV60.1.pdf", "published": "2025-11-13", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "bp reportedly initiates sale of minority interests in Kaskida, Tiber projects", "publisher": "Offshore Magazine", "url": "https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/us-gulf-of-mexico/news/55384767/bp-reportedly-initiates-sale-of-minority-interests-in-kaskida-tiber-projects", "published": "2026-06-16", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "rio-grande-lng-usa", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/rio-grande-lng-usa", "name": "Rio Grande LNG — Trains 4 and 5", "kind": "lng", "country_region": "USA (Americas)", "region": "americas", "location": { "lat": 25.97, "lon": -97.26, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Port of Brownsville, Texas." }, "operator_developer": "NextDecade Corporation", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "NextDecade", "role": "developer/owner", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Bechtel", "role": "EPC contractor under fully-wrapped, lump-sum turnkey contracts for Trains 4 and 5 (and the original Phase 1)", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "Train 4 and Train 5 add LNG production capacity; combined EPC contract value ~$9.1bn ($4.77bn Train 4 + $4.32bn Train 5)", "phase_as_reported": "engineering / early construction (as of 30 June 2026: Train 4 15.5% complete overall — 69.4% engineering, 25.4% procurement, 1.4% construction; Train 5 9.4% overall — 26.8% engineering, 19.3% procurement; Train 4 soil stabilisation done and foundation pours started for the main cryogenic rack, Train 5 soil stabilisation started early July 2026)", "key_dates": { "train4_ntp": "9 September 2025", "train5_ntp": "16 October 2025", "first_lng_target": "First gas into the facility expected H2 2026; first LNG from Train 1 H1 2027 (Trains 1-3 already under construction; Trains 4-5 follow)" }, "why_it_matters": "One of several US Gulf Coast LNG trains now moving from paper to steel at once — Bechtel's fully-wrapped EPC model concentrates years of engineering, procurement and construction-supervision demand into a single contractor's backlog.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "process/piping engineering", "procurement/estimating", "construction supervision", "QA/QC", "planning/project controls" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "NextDecade Executes EPC Contract with Bechtel for Train 4 at the Rio Grande LNG Facility", "publisher": "Bechtel (company press release)", "url": "https://www.bechtel.com/press-releases/nextdecade-executes-epc-contract-with-bechtel-for-train-4-at-the-rio-grande-lng-facility/", "published": "2024-08-05", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "NextDecade Corp - Form 10-Q - FY2026 (Q1)", "publisher": "U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC filing)", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001612720/000161272026000026/next-20260331.htm", "published": "2026-Q1", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "NextDecade Finalizes EPC Contract Refresh for Train 4 and Executes EPC Contract for Train 5 at the Rio Grande LNG Facility", "publisher": "NextDecade Corporation (investor newsroom)", "url": "https://investors.next-decade.com/news-releases/news-release-details/nextdecade-finalizes-epc-contract-refresh-train-4-and-executes", "published": "2025-10", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "NextDecade Corp - Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026", "publisher": "U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC filing)", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001612720/000161272026000049/next-20260630.htm", "published": "2026-07-30", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "pes-frigate-colombia", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/pes-frigate-colombia", "name": "PES Frigate — Colombian Navy strategic surface platform programme", "kind": "naval_shipbuilding", "country_region": "Colombia (Americas)", "region": "americas", "location": { "lat": 10.4, "lon": -75.55, "precision": "approximate", "note": "COTECMAR shipyard, Cartagena, Colombia." }, "operator_developer": "Colombian Navy (Armada Nacional de Colombia)", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "COTECMAR", "role": "shipyard, local construction", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Damen Naval", "role": "SIGMA-based ship design, engineering, technical support and materials, under a contract signed with COTECMAR", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "Damen is headquartered in Gorinchem, the Netherlands." } ], "capacity": "107.5 m frigate, 14.02 m beam; largest defence vessel Colombia has built, modular construction with 52 naval steel blocks", "phase_as_reported": "fabrication (first steel-cutting 5 February 2026)", "key_dates": { "steel_cutting": "5 February 2026", "engine_delivery": "Late 2026", "sea_trials_target": "2029" }, "why_it_matters": "A Dutch-designed warship being built under licence in Latin America — a rare naval/shipbuilding entry showing Damen's engineering and technology-transfer model exported far outside Europe, distinct from its troubled domestic ASW-frigate and cancelled German F126 programmes.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "naval architecture/structural engineering", "systems integration", "project management", "QA/QC", "commissioning (later phase)" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "COTECMAR and Damen to build frigate for Colombian Navy", "publisher": "Damen (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.damen.com/insights-center/news/cotecmar-and-damen-sign-contract-for-construction-of-frigate", "published": "2024-08-12", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "COTECMAR Shipyard Starts Construction of First PES Frigate for Colombian Navy", "publisher": "Naval News", "url": "https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/02/cotecmar-shipyard-starts-construction-of-first-pes-frigate-for-colombian-navy", "published": "2026-02-05", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Colombian Navy awards contract to COTECMAR for first PES frigate, ocean patrol vessel, and logistic support ship", "publisher": "Janes", "url": "https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/sea/colombian-navy-awards-contract-to-cotecmar-for-first-pes-frigate-ocean-patrol-vessel-and-logistic-support-ship", "published": "2022-11-30", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "El presidente de Colombia visita Cotecmar y conoce sus capacidades de construcción naval", "publisher": "Infodefensa", "url": "https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/6021111/179-colombia-presidente-colombiano-visita-conoce-capacidades-astillero-cotecmar", "published": "2026-09-22", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "cvow-virginia-usa", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/cvow-virginia-usa", "name": "Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW)", "kind": "offshore_wind", "country_region": "USA (Americas)", "region": "americas", "location": { "lat": 36.97, "lon": -75.35, "precision": "approximate", "note": "~27 miles (43 km) off Virginia Beach, VA." }, "operator_developer": "Dominion Energy", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "Dominion Energy", "role": "developer/owner", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Siemens Gamesa", "role": "turbine supplier — 176 x SG 14-222 DD, 14.6 MW turbines", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Ørsted", "role": "reported installer of turbine components on monopile foundations (per Windtech International/Siemens Gamesa reporting on the commercial-scale project)", "nl_link": false, "nl_link_note": "No Dutch contractor role found in sources checked." } ], "capacity": "2.6 GW, 176 turbines, 3 offshore substations", "phase_as_reported": "installation (approx. 81% complete as of 31 July 2026; 31 turbines installed and 32nd underway; first power to the grid March 2026; two of three offshore substations commissioned)", "key_dates": { "construction_start": "November 2023", "startup_target": "Final (176th) turbine expected to be installed by end of 2027 (previously early 2027); third offshore substation to be commissioned by end of 2026", "first_power": "23 March 2026" }, "why_it_matters": "The largest offshore wind farm under construction in the US, and a live example of political/regulatory risk hitting an in-progress project — a case study for how fast schedules and crew mobilisation can move when a stop-work order lands and lifts within weeks.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "foundation/T&I engineering", "cable engineering", "marine construction supervision", "commissioning", "HSE" ] }, "status_risk": "A Bureau of Ocean Energy Management stop-work order (December 2025) halted construction; work resumed in January 2026 after a US District Court preliminary injunction, and Interior let the deadline to appeal lapse (April 2026). Project cost rose by an estimated $228 million because of the stoppage; Dominion's budget now stands at $11.65bn (up from $11.4bn) and completion has slipped to end-2027, citing contingency for weather, vessel maintenance, loadout and extended jacking.", "confidence": "medium", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "Dominion says Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project tops 70% complete as turbine installation enters slower final stretch", "publisher": "Power Engineering", "url": "https://www.power-eng.com/renewables/wind-energy/dominion-says-coastal-virginia-offshore-wind-project-tops-70-complete-as-turbine-installation-enters-slower-final-stretch/", "published": "2026", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "U.S. District Court grants preliminary injunction allowing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project to resume work", "publisher": "Dominion Energy (company newsroom)", "url": "https://news.dominionenergy.com/press-releases/press-releases/2026/U-S--District-Court-grants-preliminary-injunction-allowing-Coastal-Virginia-Offshore-Wind-project-to-resume-work/default.aspx", "published": "2026", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Work resumes on Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project after court order ends federal pause", "publisher": "Virginia Mercury", "url": "https://virginiamercury.com/2026/01/20/work-resumes-on-coastal-virginia-offshore-wind-project-after-court-order-ends-federal-pause/", "published": "2026-01-20", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Largest US Offshore Wind Farm 81 Pct Complete, Final Turbine Expected by End of 2027", "publisher": "offshoreWIND.biz", "url": "https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/08/03/largest-us-offshore-wind-farm-81-pct-complete-final-turbine-expected-by-end-of-2027", "published": "2026-08-03", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind begins delivering power", "publisher": "Utility Dive", "url": "https://www.utilitydive.com/news/coastal-virginia-offshore-wind-begins-delivering-power/815874/", "published": "2026-03-26", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "5 offshore wind farms move ahead after Trump admin misses appeal deadline", "publisher": "Electrek", "url": "https://electrek.co/2026/04/10/us-offshore-wind-backlash-grows-as-empire-revolution-wind-sue-trump-admin/", "published": "2026-04-10", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "fpso-jaguar-guyana", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/fpso-jaguar-guyana", "name": "FPSO Jaguar — Whiptail development, Stabroek Block", "kind": "fpso_deepwater", "country_region": "Guyana (Americas)", "region": "americas", "location": { "lat": 9.5, "lon": -57.0, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Whiptail is the 6th Stabroek Block development, ~200 km offshore Guyana; exact FPSO mooring point not published in sources checked — coordinate is a Stabroek Block-area estimate." }, "operator_developer": "ExxonMobil (Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd.), operator of Stabroek Block on behalf of the Guyana/ExxonMobil/Hess/CNOOC co-venture", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "ExxonMobil", "role": "operator / field developer", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "SBM Offshore", "role": "FPSO design, construction and (lease/operate) contractor for Jaguar, under its Fast4Ward standardised-hull programme", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "SBM Offshore is headquartered in Schiedam, the Netherlands." } ], "capacity": "250,000 bopd oil, 540 MMcfd associated gas treatment, 300,000 bpd water injection; ~2 MMbbl storage", "phase_as_reported": "integration / installation (FPSO: topsides fabrication nearing completion, all process modules lifted onboard, integration and commissioning progressing — SBM reports >50%-<75% complete at H1 2026; subsea SURF installation underway since July 2026, scheduled through end-2026)", "key_dates": { "fid_or_award": "Contract awarded/firmed up 2024 (ExxonMobil FID on Whiptail, SBM contract)", "startup_target": "First production targeted end of 2027 (per Offshore/World Oil reporting, 2026)" }, "why_it_matters": "A brand-new deepwater FPSO hull and topsides being built and commissioned from scratch, on the standardised Fast4Ward programme SBM now repeats project after project — steady multi-year demand for FPSO engineering, hook-up/commissioning and offshore installation crews.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference from project kind and phase, not sourced to any of the citations below.", "roles": [ "topsides/piping engineering", "E&I supervision", "hook-up & commissioning", "marine/offshore installation", "HSE", "project controls/planning" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "SBM Offshore Awarded Contracts for ExxonMobil Guyana's FPSO Jaguar", "publisher": "SBM Offshore (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.sbmoffshore.com/newsroom/sbm-offshore-awarded-contracts-for-exxonmobil-guyanas-fpso-jaguar/", "published": "2024", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "SBM Offshore to build FPSO Jaguar for ExxonMobil's Whiptail oil and gas project offshore Guyana", "publisher": "World Oil", "url": "https://worldoil.com/news/2024/4/18/sbm-offshore-to-build-fpso-jaguar-for-exxonmobil-s-whiptail-oil-and-gas-project-offshore-guyana/", "published": "2024-04-18", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Offshore installation begins for Whiptail project's subsea system", "publisher": "Brazil Energy Insight (trade press)", "url": "https://brazilenergyinsight.com/2026/07/29/offshore-installation-begins-for-whiptail-projects-subsea-system/", "published": "2026-07-29", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "SBM Offshore Half Year 2026 Earnings", "publisher": "SBM Offshore (company newsroom / half-year report PDF)", "url": "https://www.sbmoffshore.com/newsroom/sbm-offshore-half-year-2026-earnings/", "published": "2026-08-06", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Seatrium 1H2026 Results presentation (order book project table)", "publisher": "Seatrium Limited (SGX filing)", "url": "https://links.sgx.com/FileOpen/1H2026%20Results%20Presentation.ashx?App=Announcement&FileID=898062", "published": "2026-07-31", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "ExxonMobil lets SIMOPS management platform for Whiptail", "publisher": "Oil & Gas Journal", "url": "https://www.ogj.com/exploration-development/news/55395596/exxonmobil-lets-simops-management-platform-for-whiptail", "published": "2026-08-04", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "granmorgu-suriname", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/granmorgu-suriname", "name": "GranMorgu (Block 58) FPSO development", "kind": "fpso_deepwater", "country_region": "Suriname (Americas)", "region": "americas", "location": { "lat": 7.3, "lon": -55.6, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Block 58, ~150 km offshore Suriname; FPSO in ~400 m water depth, subsea scope in 100–1,100 m." }, "operator_developer": "TotalEnergies EP Suriname", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "TotalEnergies", "role": "operator; partners APA Corporation and Staatsolie (40/40/20 per Ocean Energy Resources, June 2026)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "SBM Offshore", "role": "construction and installation of the FPSO in partnership with Technip Energies, plus operations and maintenance after deployment (Nov 2024)", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "SBM Offshore is headquartered in Schiedam, the Netherlands (NYSE Euronext Amsterdam listed)." }, { "name": "Technip Energies", "role": "FPSO EPC partner of SBM Offshore (per SBM Offshore release)", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "Technip Energies N.V. is legally headquartered in the Netherlands." }, { "name": "TechnipFMC", "role": "integrated EPCI (iEPCI) for subsea systems — Subsea 2.0 trees, manifolds, connectors, topside controls, umbilicals, flexible jumpers and flexible risers", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Saipem", "role": "EPCI of the SURF package (~US$1.9 bn): ~100 km production flowlines, ~90 km injection lines, T&I of flexible risers, umbilicals and structures; offshore operations started June 2026 from Paramaribo with MCV Normand Navigator", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "220,000 b/d FPSO; ~190 km subsea lines; first oil mid-2028", "phase_as_reported": "FPSO construction (SBM: >50%-<75% complete at H1 2026; Fast4Ward hull launched out of second dry dock, topsides fabrication continuing) and subsea installation campaign started June 2026", "key_dates": { "fid": "2024-10-01", "main_contract_awards": "2024-11-14", "saipem_offshore_operations_start": "2026-06-24", "first_oil_target": "mid-2028" }, "why_it_matters": "Suriname's first large offshore oil development (US$12.2 bn): FPSO construction, ~190 km of subsea lines and an installation campaign running out of Paramaribo through 2027–2028.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "FPSO topsides and hull engineers", "SURF/pipeline installation engineers", "subsea controls and commissioning", "marine base logistics and HSE", "FPSO operations and maintenance staff" ] }, "status_risk": "No schedule slippage reported. Staatsolie's 20% stake (est. US$2.4 bn) is funded through a US$1.6 bn bank loan from 18 lenders (signed 14 May 2025) plus own cash, cash flow and March 2025 bond proceeds; about half of the ~US$12 bn capex had been spent by September 2026.", "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "SBM Offshore awarded contracts for the GranMorgu field development", "publisher": "SBM Offshore (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.sbmoffshore.com/newsroom/sbm-offshore-awarded-contracts-for-the-granmorgu-field-development/", "published": "2024-11-14", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "TotalEnergies awards FPSO, subsea contracts for GranMorgu project offshore Suriname", "publisher": "Offshore Magazine", "url": "https://www.offshore-mag.com/field-development/news/55243131/totalenergies-totalenergies-awards-fpso-subsea-contracts-for-granmorgu-project-offshore-suriname", "published": "2024-11-14", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Saipem starts operations GranMorgu project in Suriname", "publisher": "Ocean Energy Resources", "url": "https://ocean-energyresources.com/2026/06/24/saipem-starts-operations-granmorgu-project-in-suriname/", "published": "2026-06-24", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "SBM Offshore's Suriname-bound FPSO for TotalEnergies $12.2B oil project starts taking shape", "publisher": "Offshore Energy", "url": "https://www.offshore-energy.biz/sbm-offshores-suriname-bound-fpso-for-totalenergies-12-2b-oil-project-starts-taking-shape/", "published": "2025-05-12", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "SBM Offshore Half Year 2026 Earnings", "publisher": "SBM Offshore (company newsroom / half-year report PDF)", "url": "https://www.sbmoffshore.com/newsroom/sbm-offshore-half-year-2026-earnings/", "published": "2026-08-06", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "TotalEnergies' offshore project in Suriname on track for first output in mid-2028", "publisher": "Pipeline & Gas Journal", "url": "https://pgjonline.com/news/2026/september/totalenergies-offshore-project-in-suriname-on-track-for-first-output-in-mid-2028", "published": "2026-09-20", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Staatsolie and the GranMorgu Project backed by broad (inter)national confidence", "publisher": "Staatsolie (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.staatsolie.com/en/news/staatsolie-and-the-granmorgu-project-backed-by-broad-inter-national-confidence/", "published": "2025-05-14", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Suriname offshore oil and gas momentum builds as GranMorgu advances", "publisher": "World Oil", "url": "https://www.worldoil.com/news/2026/8/13/suriname-offshore-oil-and-gas-momentum-builds-as-granmorgu-advances/", "published": "2026-08-13", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "seap-fpsos-brazil", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/seap-fpsos-brazil", "name": "SEAP-I and SEAP-II FPSOs (P-81, P-87) — Sergipe-Alagoas basin", "kind": "fpso_deepwater", "country_region": "Brazil (Americas)", "region": "americas", "location": { "lat": -11.0, "lon": -36.3, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Sergipe-Alagoas basin, offshore northeastern Brazil (off Sergipe state); exact block coordinates not published in sources checked." }, "operator_developer": "Petrobras", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "Petrobras", "role": "operator, FID holder", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "SBM Offshore", "role": "build-operate-transfer contractor for both FPSOs; Petrobras will own the units, SBM operates for an initial 6.5 years", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "SBM Offshore is headquartered in Schiedam, the Netherlands." } ], "capacity": "Combined up to 240,000 bopd and 22 million m3/day gas; SEAP-II (P-87) alone: 120,000 bopd, 425 MMcfd gas treatment, 120,000 bpd water injection", "phase_as_reported": "FIDs taken (SEAP-II late 2025, SEAP-I April 2026); SBM engineering and procurement started on both FPSOs (each <25% complete at H1 2026)", "key_dates": { "fid": "SEAP-II FID late 2025, SEAP-I FID April 2026; contracts signed by SBM Offshore late May 2026", "startup_target": "First oil targeted 2030, gas exports from 2031; SBM contractual handover SEAP-II (P-87) 2030, SEAP-I (P-81) 2031" }, "why_it_matters": "Two more Fast4Ward-hull FPSOs entering SBM Offshore's record backlog right as Schiedam engineering ramps up — a multi-year pipeline of FPSO design, procurement and commissioning roles, on top of Jaguar and SBM's other current builds.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "topsides/process engineering", "project engineering/management", "procurement/estimating", "E&I", "commissioning (later phase)" ] }, "status_risk": "Gas-export pipeline tender paused (September 2026). Petrobras has 'taken a step back' on the ~US$1 bn tender to assess Brazil's planned 'gas release' rules, which its E&P director had warned in July 2026 could delay the pipeline: a risk to the 2031 gas-export date rather than, so far, to the FPSO schedule.", "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "SBM Offshore signed contracts for Petrobras' FPSOs SEAP-I and SEAP-II", "publisher": "SBM Offshore (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.sbmoffshore.com/newsroom/sbm-offshore-signed-contracts-for-petrobras-fpsos-seap-i-and-seap-ii/", "published": "2026-05-29", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Petrobras takes FID on SEAP FPSO development in Brazil basin", "publisher": "World Oil", "url": "https://worldoil.com/news/2026/4/14/petrobras-takes-fid-on-seap-fpso-development-in-brazil-basin/", "published": "2026-04-14", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Petrobras bringing $12-billion oil & gas project pair to life with SBM Offshore on FPSO duty for both", "publisher": "Offshore Energy", "url": "https://www.offshore-energy.biz/petrobras-bringing-12-billion-oil-gas-project-pair-to-life-with-sbm-offshore-on-fpso-duty-for-both/", "published": "2026", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "SBM Offshore Half Year 2026 Earnings", "publisher": "SBM Offshore (company newsroom / half-year report PDF)", "url": "https://www.sbmoffshore.com/newsroom/sbm-offshore-half-year-2026-earnings/", "published": "2026-08-06", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Petrobras 'dá um passo atrás' na licitação do gasoduto de SEAP para avaliar impactos do gas release, diz Baruzzi", "publisher": "ABEGÁS (republishing eixos)", "url": "https://www.abegas.org.br/arquivos/102071", "published": "2026-09-29", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Gas release pode atrasar projeto do gasoduto de SEAP, diz Petrobras", "publisher": "eixos", "url": "https://eixos.com.br/eventos/gas-release-pode-atrasar-projeto-do-gasoduto-de-seap-diz-sylvia-anjos/", "published": "2026-07-30", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "R$ 60 bilhões, duas plataformas e 32 poços: megaprojeto da Petrobras avança em Sergipe, mas gasoduto bilionário fica em espera", "publisher": "Click Petróleo e Gás", "url": "https://clickpetroleoegas.com.br/r-60-bilhoes-duas-plataformas-e-32-pocos-megaprojeto-da-petrobras-avanca-em-sergipe-mas-gasoduto-bilionario-fica-em-espera-asaf04", "published": "2026-10-03", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "gato-do-mato-fpso-brazil", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/gato-do-mato-fpso-brazil", "name": "FPSO Gato do Mato (Shell) — Orca development", "kind": "fpso_deepwater", "country_region": "Brazil (Americas)", "region": "americas", "location": { "lat": -24.8, "lon": -43.2, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Santos Basin pre-salt, ~200 km south of Rio de Janeiro, water depth ~2,000 m." }, "operator_developer": "Shell Brasil", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "Shell Brasil", "role": "operator (50%) and FPSO owner; partners Ecopetrol (30%) and KUFPEC (20%, acquired from Shell in Feb 2026, completion expected by end-2026 subject to approvals); PPSA manages the production sharing contract", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "MODEC", "role": "FPSO purchase and sales agreement (design of hull and all topsides facilities) plus 20-year operations and maintenance contract (March 2025); multi-yard build with Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Yokosuka, forward hull) and COSCO Qidong (aft hull, integration)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "SOFEC (MODEC group)", "role": "spread mooring system", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering", "role": "forward hull block construction, Yokosuka (steel cut June 2025; block sailed to China July 2026)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "COSCO Qidong Shipyard", "role": "aft hull block (steel strike Oct 2025) and hull integration", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "120,000 b/d FPSO; first oil 2029", "phase_as_reported": "hull construction/integration (forward hull left Japan for China July 2026), topsides fabrication", "key_dates": { "fid": "March 2025", "modec_contracts": "2025-03-25", "forward_hull_steel_cut": "June 2025", "aft_hull_steel_strike": "October 2025", "forward_hull_sailaway_to_china": "July 2026", "first_oil_target": "2029" }, "why_it_matters": "A Shell pre-salt FPSO in hull integration and topsides fabrication across Japanese and Chinese yards; delivery, installation and start-up targeted for 2029, then a 20-year MODEC O&M contract.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "FPSO hull and topsides engineers", "yard construction supervision and QA/QC", "mooring and marine engineers", "commissioning and start-up engineers", "FPSO operations and maintenance staff" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "MODEC Inks Purchase And Sales Agreement and Secures Operations and Maintenance Contract for Shell's Gato do Mato FPSO Project", "publisher": "MODEC (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.modec.com/news/2025/20250325_pr_gdm_psa.html", "published": "2025-03-25", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "MODEC: Pieces of Shell's Brazil-bound FPSO puzzle continue to slide into place", "publisher": "Offshore Energy", "url": "https://www.offshore-energy.biz/modec-pieces-of-shells-brazil-bound-fpso-puzzle-continue-to-slide-into-place/", "published": "2025-10-06", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "MODEC Advances Construction of Brazil-Bound Gato do Mato FPSO", "publisher": "Brazil Energy Insight", "url": "https://brazilenergyinsight.com/2026/07/02/modec-advances-construction-of-brazil-bound-gato-do-mato-fpso/", "published": "2026-07-02", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Shell divests partial interest in Orca project offshore Brazil", "publisher": "Offshore Magazine", "url": "https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/latin-america/news/55355327/shell-shell-divests-partial-interest-in-orca-project-offshore-brazil", "published": "2026-02-04", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Forward Section of MODEC's Next Generation Hull for FPSO Gato do Mato Departs for Integration at China Yard", "publisher": "MODEC (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.modec.com/news/2026/20260702_pr_GdM-ForwardSection-Departure.html", "published": "2026-07-02", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "hinkley-point-c-uk", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/hinkley-point-c-uk", "name": "Hinkley Point C nuclear power station", "kind": "nuclear", "country_region": "United Kingdom (Europe)", "region": "europe", "location": { "lat": 51.205, "lon": -3.13, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Somerset, England." }, "operator_developer": "EDF (with China General Nuclear as minority partner)", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "EDF", "role": "developer, majority owner, main contractor", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "China General Nuclear (CGN)", "role": "minority investment partner", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "2 x EPR reactors, ~3.2 GW total", "phase_as_reported": "construction (electromechanical installation phase, per EDF's 2026 schedule update)", "key_dates": { "unit1_target": "2030 (revised, one year later than previous target)" }, "why_it_matters": "The UK's first new nuclear build in a generation — years more of heavy electromechanical, instrumentation and commissioning work ahead, and a well-documented case study in how schedule risk and productivity shortfalls play out on a first-of-a-kind reactor build.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "E&I supervision", "mechanical/piping construction", "QA/QC", "construction management", "commissioning (later phase)" ] }, "status_risk": "Delayed a year to 2030; total project cost risen to about £35bn (nearly double the original 2016 estimate, ~£48.7bn in today's terms), with EDF citing lower-than-expected productivity in its electromechanical installation programme; a further delay to 2031 could add ~£1bn more.", "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "EDF announces Hinkley Point C delay and rise in project cost", "publisher": "World Nuclear News", "url": "https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/EDF-announces-Hinkley-Point-C-delay-and-big-rise-i", "published": "2026", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Hinkley Point C's cost climbs to £35bn with confirmation Unit 1 will power up in 2030", "publisher": "New Civil Engineer", "url": "https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hinkley-point-cs-cost-climbs-to-35bn-with-confirmation-unit-1-will-power-up-in-2030-20-02-2026/", "published": "2026-02-20", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "EDF highlights Hinkley Point C's positive impacts", "publisher": "World Nuclear News", "url": "https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/edf-highlights-hinkley-point-cs-positive-impacts", "published": "2026-05-28", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "EDF: 2026 half-year results", "publisher": "EDF (via GlobeNewswire)", "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/31/3336598/0/en/EDF-2026-half-year-results-Robust-operational-performance-Increase-in-French-nuclear-output-Positive-cash-flow-keeping-net-financial-debt-stable.html", "published": "2026-07-31", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Hinkley Point C (project page, news items incl. 1 Oct 2026 fish-return tunnel)", "publisher": "EDF Energy", "url": "https://www.edfenergy.com/energy/nuclear-new-build-projects/hinkley-point-c", "published": "2026-10-01", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "sizewell-c-uk", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/sizewell-c-uk", "name": "Sizewell C nuclear power station", "kind": "nuclear", "country_region": "United Kingdom (Europe)", "region": "europe", "location": { "lat": 52.214, "lon": 1.621, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Suffolk, England." }, "operator_developer": "Sizewell C Ltd — EDF (12.5%), UK Government (44.9%), La Caisse (20%), Centrica (15%), Amber Infrastructure (7.6%)", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "EDF", "role": "minority owner, reactor technology/design (EPR), delivery partner", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "UK Government / La Caisse / Centrica / Amber Infrastructure", "role": "co-investors following financial close", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "2 x EPR reactors, ~3.2 GW total; projected to supply up to 7% of UK electricity demand", "phase_as_reported": "construction (early civil works — site infrastructure, road/rail bridges, piling — as of the 2026 construction updates)", "key_dates": { "construction_start": "15 January 2024", "fid_financial_close": "22 July 2025", "construction_duration": "Projected 9-12 years" }, "why_it_matters": "The UK's second EPR project, now financially closed and in early construction — a long, front-loaded civils and infrastructure phase now, with the bulk of mechanical/E&I/commissioning demand still ahead for 2027-2035.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "civil/structural engineering", "construction management", "planning/project controls", "E&I (later phase)", "commissioning (later phase)" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "UK's Sizewell C achieves financing landmark", "publisher": "World Nuclear News", "url": "https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/uks-sizewell-c-achieves-financing-landmark", "published": "2025-07", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Sizewell C nuclear power station", "publisher": "EDF Energy (company project page)", "url": "https://www.edfenergy.com/energy/nuclear-new-build-projects/sizewell-c", "published": "2026", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Sizewell C Construction Update March 2026", "publisher": "Aldeburgh Town Council (local authority update, citing Sizewell C Ltd)", "url": "https://www.aldeburghtowncouncil.gov.uk/2026/04/sizewell-c-construction-update-march-2026/", "published": "2026-04", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "In pictures: Freight trains deliver construction materials to Sizewell C for first time", "publisher": "New Civil Engineer", "url": "https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/in-pictures-freight-trains-deliver-construction-materials-to-sizewell-c-for-first-time-14-09-2026/", "published": "2026-09-14", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "neuconnect-uk-germany", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/neuconnect-uk-germany", "name": "NeuConnect — UK-Germany electricity interconnector", "kind": "hvdc_interconnector", "country_region": "United Kingdom / Germany (Europe), cable route also crosses Dutch waters", "region": "europe", "location": { "lat": 51.45, "lon": 0.71, "precision": "approximate", "note": "UK converter station, Isle of Grain, Kent; German landing near Fedderwarden/Wilhelmshaven is the other endpoint." }, "operator_developer": "NeuConnect Britain / NeuConnect Deutschland (investors led by Meridiam, Allianz, Kansai Electric Power and TEPCO)", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "NeuConnect (project company)", "role": "developer/owner", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Siemens Energy", "role": "supplied all 14 converter-station transformers, delivered by May 2026", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Prysmian", "role": "subsea/land cable supply and installation (named by NeuConnect as its cabling contractor)", "nl_link": false, "nl_link_note": "No Dutch contractor identified for NeuConnect in the sources checked; the ~700 km cable route does pass through Dutch territorial waters, noted for context only." } ], "capacity": "1.4 GW, ~700 km of land and subsea cable", "phase_as_reported": "construction — converter-station fit-out (mechanical and electrical systems) under way in the UK and Germany since September 2026; over 350 km of the ~725 km cable route laid", "key_dates": { "construction_start": "July 2023 (onshore)", "startup_target": "2028" }, "why_it_matters": "One of the largest point-to-point interconnectors under construction in Europe — HVDC cable and converter-station work running in parallel with the North Sea's own HVDC build-out (e.g. TenneT's programme).", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "electrical/HVDC engineering", "cable installation supervision", "civil works (converter stations)", "commissioning", "HSE" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "NeuConnect's huge 700km cabling programme reaches halfway point", "publisher": "NeuConnect Interconnector (company newsroom)", "url": "https://neuconnect-interconnector.com/cabling-halfway-milestone/", "published": "2026-07-23", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "NeuConnect reaches construction milestone with all 14 transformers now delivered to UK and German sites", "publisher": "NeuConnect Interconnector (company newsroom)", "url": "https://neuconnect-interconnector.com/neuconnect-reaches-construction-milestone-with-all-14-transformers-now-delivered-to-uk-and-german-sites/", "published": "2026-05-11", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "NeuConnect moves into next stage of construction with Converter Station fit out works now underway", "publisher": "NeuConnect Interconnector (company newsroom)", "url": "https://neuconnect-interconnector.com/neuconnect-moves-into-next-stage-of-construction/", "published": "2026-09-25", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Fit-out of NeuConnect's converter stations in progress", "publisher": "Offshore Energy", "url": "https://www.offshore-energy.biz/2026/09/25/fit-out-of-neuconnects-converter-stations-in-progress", "published": "2026-09-25", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "tennet-2gw-program", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/tennet-2gw-program", "name": "TenneT 2GW offshore grid programme", "kind": "hvdc_interconnector", "country_region": "Netherlands / Germany (Europe, North Sea)", "region": "europe", "location": { "lat": 52.6, "lon": 3.7, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Multiple 2GW platforms across the Dutch and German North Sea EEZ; coordinate is an indicative Dutch-sector location, not a specific platform site." }, "operator_developer": "TenneT (Dutch/German transmission system operator)", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "TenneT", "role": "developer/grid operator, FID holder for the 14-platform programme", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "TenneT is jointly owned by the Dutch and German states; headquartered in Arnhem, the Netherlands." }, { "name": "Heerema Marine Contractors", "role": "transport & installation framework agreement, awarded ~60% of lots; building a new float-over barge for 30,000+ tonne substations, deploying SSCV Sleipnir", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "Heerema Marine Contractors is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands." }, { "name": "Allseas", "role": "transport & installation framework agreement, remaining lots", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "Allseas is headquartered in Delft, the Netherlands." }, { "name": "GE Vernova–Seatrium", "role": "main contractor for the IJmuiden Ver Beta, IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek 2 converter platforms", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Heerema Fabrication Group", "role": "builds the jackets for those three converter platforms in Vlissingen, commissioned by GE Vernova–Seatrium", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "Heerema Fabrication Group builds these jackets at its yard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands." } ], "capacity": "At least 14 platforms of 2 GW each by 2032 — at least 8 in the Netherlands and 6 in Germany", "phase_as_reported": "fabrication / installation (second 2GW jacket, IJmuiden Ver Gamma, in construction since September 2026; first jacket, IJmuiden Ver Beta, due offshore summer 2027, topside 2H 2028)", "key_dates": { "programme_target": "2032 for full 14-platform build-out" }, "why_it_matters": "The backbone grid build-out behind essentially every North Sea wind farm coming online this decade — a long, steady programme of platform fabrication and offshore installation work spread across multiple Dutch main contractors.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "structural/fabrication engineering", "marine installation supervision", "E&I", "commissioning", "project controls" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "TenneT awards transport and installation slots for 2GW offshore platforms to Allseas and Heerema", "publisher": "TenneT (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.tennet.eu/nl-en/news/tennet-awards-transport-and-installation-slots-2gw-offshore-platforms-allseas-and-heerema", "published": "2023-2024", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Heerema to Build New Float-Over Barge for TenneT's 2GW Program Offshore Platforms", "publisher": "Heerema Marine Contractors (company newsroom)", "url": "https://heerema.com/news/heerema-to-build-new-float-over-barge", "published": "2025-01", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Construction starts on TenneT's second 2GW jacket", "publisher": "Ocean Energy Resources", "url": "https://ocean-energyresources.com/2026/09/18/construction-starts-on-tennets-second-2gw-jacket/", "published": "2026-09-18", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "TenneT awards contracts to Allseas and Heerema for 2GW offshore platforms", "publisher": "NS Energy", "url": "https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/tennet-awards-contracts-allseas-heerema-2gw-offshore-platforms/", "published": "2023-05-18", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Heerema signs framework agreement for transportation and installation of TenneT's 2GW program", "publisher": "Heerema Marine Contractors (company newsroom)", "url": "https://heerema.com/news/heerema-signs-framework-agreement-for-transportation-and-installation-of-tennets-2gw-program", "published": "2023-05-17", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Jacket for TenneT's IJmuiden Ver Beta Platform Starts Taking Shape", "publisher": "offshoreWIND.biz", "url": "https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/08/31/jacket-for-tennets-ijmuiden-ver-beta-platform-starts-taking-shape/", "published": "2026-08-31", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Mammoet supporting Heerema with offshore wind topsides floatover", "publisher": "Offshore Magazine", "url": "https://www.offshore-mag.com/renewable-energy/news/55301983/mammoet-mammoet-supporting-heerema-with-offshore-wind-topsides-floatover", "published": "2025-07-08", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "skynrg-dsl01-delfzijl", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/skynrg-dsl01-delfzijl", "name": "SkyNRG DSL-01 sustainable aviation fuel plant, Delfzijl", "kind": "refinery_biofuels", "country_region": "Netherlands (Europe)", "region": "europe", "location": { "lat": 53.31, "lon": 6.95, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Chemical park at Delfzijl, Groningen province; coordinate is the park, not the plot." }, "operator_developer": "SkyNRG", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "Technip Energies", "role": "EPCC contractor (engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning) after completing the FEED; contract classed by Technip Energies as 'substantial' (EUR 500 million to 1 billion)", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "Technip Energies N.V. is legally headquartered in the Netherlands; contract announced 2026-02-12." }, { "name": "Topsoe", "role": "HydroFlex hydroprocessing technology licensor (HEFA pathway), as reported", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "KLM Royal Dutch Airlines", "role": "primary off-taker and equity shareholder, as reported", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "KLM is headquartered in Amstelveen, the Netherlands." } ], "capacity": "100,000 tonnes of SAF per year plus 35,000 tonnes of sustainable by-products; on-site hydrogen plant (SMR)", "phase_as_reported": "construction (financial close and start of construction announced 2026-02-13)", "key_dates": { "contract_award": "2026-02-12 (Technip Energies EPCC)", "financial_close_construction_start": "2026-02-13", "startup_target": "mid-2028, as reported by trade press" }, "why_it_matters": "Europe's first standalone greenfield SAF plant, built under a Technip Energies EPCC contract in the EUR 500 million to 1 billion class — two years of process, piping, E&I and commissioning work on one Dutch site.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "process engineering", "piping engineering", "E&I", "construction supervision", "commissioning" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "Technip Energies awarded a substantial contract for SkyNRG's Sustainable Aviation Fuel project in the Netherlands", "publisher": "Technip Energies (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.ten.com/en/media/press-releases/technip-energies-awarded-substantial-contract-skynrgs-sustainable-aviation", "published": "2026-02-12", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "SkyNRG starts construction on its first SAF plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands", "publisher": "Hydrocarbon Processing", "url": "https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/skynrg-starts-construction-on-its-first-saf-plant-in-delfzijl-the-netherlands/", "published": "2026-02-13", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "SkyNRG announces Financial Close and starts construction on its first Sustainable Aviation Fuel plant DSL-01 in Delfzijl", "publisher": "Groningen Seaports (port authority newsroom)", "url": "https://www.groningen-seaports.com/en/nieuws/skynrg-announces-financial-close-and-starts-construction-on-its-first-sustainable-aviation-fuel-plant-dsl-01-in-delfzijl-the-netherlands/", "published": "2026-02", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" } ] }, { "id": "baltyk-2-3-poland", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/baltyk-2-3-poland", "name": "Bałtyk 2 & Bałtyk 3 offshore wind", "kind": "offshore_wind", "country_region": "Poland (Europe)", "region": "europe", "location": { "lat": 54.85, "lon": 17.0, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Polish EEZ, Baltic Sea; Bałtyk 2 ~37 km and Bałtyk 3 ~22 km offshore near Ustka/Łeba; landfall near Ustka, O&M base in Łeba." }, "operator_developer": "Equinor / Polenergia (joint venture)", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "Equinor", "role": "co-developer/owner", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Polenergia", "role": "co-developer/owner", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Heerema Marine Contractors", "role": "transport and installation of 100 monopiles, 100 transition pieces and two offshore substation jackets (SSCV Thialf; campaign completed Sept 2026); returns to install substation topsides (Bałtyk 2 winter 2026/27, Bałtyk 3 summer 2027)", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "Heerema Marine Contractors is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands (described as Dutch in Polenergia's release)." }, { "name": "Siemens Gamesa", "role": "turbine supplier — 100 x 14.4 MW (per offshoreWIND.biz)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Sif / Smulders", "role": "monopiles and transition pieces supply (per offshoreWIND.biz)", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "Sif is headquartered in Roermond, the Netherlands; Smulders is Belgian." }, { "name": "Iemants (Smulders)", "role": "design and construction of the offshore substations (per offshoreWIND.biz)", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "2 x 720 MW; 100 monopile foundations; first power 2027, COD 2028", "phase_as_reported": "installation (all 100 foundations and 2 substation jackets in place by August 2026; export cables being installed and brought ashore; substation topsides from winter 2026/27, turbines 2027)", "key_dates": { "fid": "2025-05-19", "foundation_campaign_complete": "August 2026 (announced 3 September 2026)", "turbine_installation": "2027", "first_power": "2027", "full_commercial_operation": "2028" }, "why_it_matters": "Poland's largest sanctioned offshore wind build (PLN ~27 bn) is mid-installation: substation topsides, cables and 100 turbines still go in during 2026–2027.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "offshore installation/T&I engineers", "WTG installation and commissioning technicians", "cable installation engineers", "HV substation commissioning", "marine coordination and HSE" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "All Foundations In Place at Bałtyk 2 & 3", "publisher": "offshoreWIND.biz", "url": "https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/09/03/all-foundations-in-place-at-baltyk-2-and-3", "published": "2026-09-03", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Equinor and Polenergia with contracts for transportation and installation of offshore wind farm foundations for Bałtyk 2 and 3", "publisher": "Polenergia (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.polenergia.pl/en/equinor-and-polenergia-with-contracts-for-transportation-and-installation-of-offshore-wind-farm-foundations-for-baltyk-2-and-3/", "published": "2024-07-03", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Equinor and Polenergia take Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) for Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind projects", "publisher": "Polenergia (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.polenergia.pl/en/equinor-and-polenergia-take-final-investment-decisions-fids-for-baltyk-2-and-baltyk-3-offshore-wind-projects/", "published": "2025-05-19", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Progress of work", "publisher": "Bałtyk 2 & 3 project site (Equinor/Polenergia)", "url": "https://baltyk123.pl/en/progress-of-work/", "published": "2026-08", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "yggdrasil-norway", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/yggdrasil-norway", "name": "Yggdrasil (Aker BP)", "kind": "fpso_deepwater", "country_region": "Norway (Europe)", "region": "europe", "location": { "lat": 59.9, "lon": 2.2, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Central North Sea, Norwegian shelf, ~160 km west of Kollsnes near Bergen; water depth 110–120 m." }, "operator_developer": "Aker BP", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "Aker BP", "role": "operator (Hugin licence 76.72%); partners Equinor and Orlen Upstream Norway", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Aker Solutions", "role": "EPC and offshore hook-up for the Hugin A production platform and jacket and the Hugin B unmanned wellhead platform and jacket (contract ~NOK 22 bn, Dec 2022); plus subsea production systems (~NOK 7 bn)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Subsea 7", "role": "SURF package (per Offshore Technology project profile)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Allseas", "role": "topsides installation (per Offshore Technology project profile)", "nl_link": false, "nl_link_note": "Allseas is Swiss-headquartered with major operations in Delft, NL; not counted as a Dutch-HQ company here." }, { "name": "NKT", "role": "subsea power cables (per Offshore Technology project profile)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Aibel", "role": "EPC of the Munin unmanned production platform topsides (Haugesund)", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "~700 million boe; 57 wells on three platforms; 250 km power cable from shore", "phase_as_reported": "offshore installation and hook-up (Hugin B topside installed early July 2026; Munin topside loaded out at Aibel Haugesund, ready for sail-away Aug 2026; Hugin A topside sail-away scheduled December 2026; power from shore commissioned June 2026)", "key_dates": { "fid": "December 2022", "pdo_approval": "June 2023", "hugin_a_first_steel_cut": "September 2023", "hugin_b_topside_sailaway": "2026-07-06", "subsea_final_deliveries": "2028 (per Aker Solutions 2022 release)", "startup_target": "2027 (Aker BP aims for summer 2027)", "hugin_a_topside_sailaway": "December 2026 (scheduled)" }, "why_it_matters": "A three-platform development now estimated at NOK 195 bn (nominal, Oct 2026): the last topsides go offshore in late 2026, with hook-up, commissioning and subsea installation running into 2027.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "offshore hook-up and commissioning engineers", "subsea/SURF installation engineers", "E&I and control systems engineers", "structural/marine operations engineers", "HSE and completion management" ] }, "status_risk": "Cost growth: Norway's 2027 state budget (7 Oct 2026) puts Yggdrasil at NOK 195 bn nominal, up 9.8% in a year and from NOK 120.8 bn at PDO; Aker BP raised investment guidance in July 2026 to hold the 2027 start-up.", "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "Aker BP sends Hugin B topside to Yggdrasil in the Norwegian North Sea", "publisher": "PortNews", "url": "https://en.portnews.ru/news/393786/", "published": "2026-07-06", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Aker Solutions Secures Multiple Contracts with Aker BP – Record High Order Intake", "publisher": "Aker Solutions (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.akersolutions.com/news/news-archive/2022/aker-solutions-secures-multiple-contracts-with-aker-bp--record-high-order-intake/", "published": "2022-12-16", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Yggdrasil Field Development, North Sea, Norway", "publisher": "Offshore Technology", "url": "https://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/yggdrasil-field-development-north-sea-norway/", "published": null, "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Aker BP increases project cost estimates to protect 2027 startups", "publisher": "Oil & Gas Journal", "url": "https://www.ogj.com/members/news/55391292/aker-bp-increases-project-cost-estimates-to-protect-2027-startups", "published": "2026-07-15", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Aker BP narrows 2026 production guidance as major Norway projects advance", "publisher": "World Oil", "url": "https://www.worldoil.com/news/2026/7/15/aker-bp-narrows-2026-production-guidance-as-major-norway-projects-advance/", "published": "2026-07-15", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Mammoet completes critical topsides operations for Aker BP's Yggdrasil project", "publisher": "World Oil", "url": "https://www.worldoil.com/news/2026/8/13/mammoet-completes-critical-topsides-operations-for-aker-bp-s-yggdrasil-project/", "published": "2026-08-13", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Costs of Aker BP's flagship offshore projects continue to rise (Reuters)", "publisher": "Baird Maritime", "url": "https://bairdmaritime.com/offshore/drilling-production/aker-bps-flagship-offshore-project-costs-continue-to-rise", "published": "2026-10-07", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "northern-lights-phase2-norway", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/northern-lights-phase2-norway", "name": "Northern Lights CO2 transport & storage — Phase 2", "kind": "ccs", "country_region": "Norway (Europe, outside North Sea deep-dive scope — Norwegian Sea/Øygarden coast)", "region": "europe", "location": { "lat": 60.61, "lon": 4.87, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Øygarden receiving/injection terminal near Bergen, Norway." }, "operator_developer": "Northern Lights JV — Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies (each 33.3%)", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "Equinor / Shell / TotalEnergies (Northern Lights JV)", "role": "developer, FID holder", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Subsea7", "role": "technical service provider — EPCI of a ~5 km CO2 pipeline plus satellite structures, umbilicals, tie-ins, offshore ops 2026-2027", "nl_link": false, "nl_link_note": "Subsea7 is incorporated in Luxembourg/listed in Norway — not a Dutch company. No Dutch contractor role found in the sources checked for Phase 2." }, { "name": "Aker Solutions", "role": "EPC contracts for Phase 2 (scope not itemised in sources checked)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "SLB OneSubsea", "role": "EPC contract for the CO2 subsea injection system", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "Raises transport & storage capacity from 1.5 to more than 5 million tonnes CO2/year", "phase_as_reported": "engineering / fabrication (detailed engineering in full swing, fabrication underway at several yards per March 2026 reporting)", "key_dates": { "fid": "March 2025", "startup_target": "From 2028" }, "why_it_matters": "The reference project for CCS-as-infrastructure in Europe — offshore pipeline, injection wells and receiving-terminal expansion all running in parallel, a template for the CO2 value chains (incl. Porthos in Rotterdam) that Dutch engineering firms are also chasing.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "pipeline/subsea engineering", "process engineering (terminal)", "offshore installation supervision", "commissioning", "HSE" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "Northern Lights Phase 2: Expanding Europe's CO2 Storage Capacity", "publisher": "Northern Lights (project operator)", "url": "https://norlights.com/news/northern-lights-phase-2-expanding-europes-co%E2%82%82-storage-capacity/", "published": "2025-2026", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Northern Lights: a CO2 transport and storage project to reduce industrial emissions in Europe", "publisher": "TotalEnergies", "url": "https://totalenergies.com/company/projects/carbon-capture-and-storage/northern-lights-norway", "published": "2026", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Subsea7 starts engineering for Northern Lights Phase 2 CO2 pipeline", "publisher": "Offshore Magazine", "url": "https://www.offshore-mag.com/subsea/news/55278778/subsea7-subsea7-starts-engineering-for-northern-lights-phase-2-co2-pipeline", "published": "2026", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Investing NOK 7.5 billion in expansion of the groundbreaking Northern Lights CCS-project", "publisher": "Equinor (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.equinor.com/news/20250327-northern-lights-phase-2", "published": "2025-03-27", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "bonga-north-nigeria", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/bonga-north-nigeria", "name": "Bonga North deepwater tieback", "kind": "subsea_tieback", "country_region": "Nigeria (Africa)", "region": "africa", "location": { "lat": 4.6, "lon": 4.7, "precision": "approximate", "note": "OML 118, ~120–130 km offshore Nigeria, water depth >1,000 m; tieback to the existing Bonga FPSO." }, "operator_developer": "Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo)", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "Shell (SNEPCo)", "role": "operator 65% of OML 118; partners Esso E&P Nigeria 20% and Nigerian Agip Exploration 15% (after TotalEnergies' exit, completed November 2025)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Saipem", "role": "leader of consortium (with KOA Oil & Gas and AVEON Offshore) for EPCI of risers, flowlines, subsea umbilicals and associated subsea structures; ~US$1 bn total, Saipem share ~US$900 m (Dec 2024)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "TechnipFMC", "role": "Subsea 2.0 production systems — design and manufacture of subsea trees, manifolds, jumpers, controls and services; 'substantial' award (US$250–500 m), Dec 2024", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "16 wells; up to 110,000 b/d through the Bonga FPSO", "phase_as_reported": "execution — engineering, fabrication and installation of subsea infrastructure; FPSO modifications", "key_dates": { "fid": "December 2024", "epci_awards": "December 2024", "first_oil_target": "by end of the decade (2030 per NS Energy)" }, "why_it_matters": "A ~US$5 bn subsea tieback — 16 wells, new risers, flowlines and umbilicals, FPSO modifications — in execution from 2025 towards first oil around 2030.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "subsea/SURF engineers", "pipeline and riser installation engineers", "FPSO brownfield modification engineers", "subsea controls/commissioning", "project controls and QA/QC" ] }, "status_risk": "First oil is reported around 2030; project cost cited by trade press at ~US$5 bn.", "confidence": "medium", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "Saipem leading Bonga North subsea construction offshore Nigeria", "publisher": "Offshore Magazine", "url": "https://www.offshore-mag.com/subsea/news/55250998/saipem-saipem-leading-bonga-north-subsea-construction-offshore-nigeria", "published": "2024-12-19", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Saipem Scoops $900M for Work with Shell Off Nigeria", "publisher": "OE Digital", "url": "https://www.oedigital.com/news/520450-saipem-scoops-900m-for-work-with-shell-off-nigeria", "published": "2024-12-19", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Bonga North Deepwater Project, Nigeria", "publisher": "NS Energy", "url": "https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/bonga-north-deepwater-project-nigeria/", "published": "2025-01-17", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "TotalEnergies completes divestment of 12.5% Bonga field stake in Nigeria for $510 million", "publisher": "World Oil", "url": "https://www.worldoil.com/news/2025/11/25/totalenergies-completes-divestment-of-12-5-bonga-field-stake-in-nigeria-for-510-million/", "published": "2025-11-25", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Shell ups equity in Nigeria's Bonga field as TotalEnergies divests", "publisher": "The Energy Year", "url": "https://theenergyyear.com/news/shell-ups-equity-in-nigerias-bonga-field-as-totalenergies-divests/", "published": "2025-11-27", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "kaminho-angola", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/kaminho-angola", "name": "Kaminho FPSO (Cameia & Golfinho)", "kind": "fpso_deepwater", "country_region": "Angola (Africa)", "region": "africa", "location": { "lat": -9.6, "lon": 12.4, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Block 20/11, Kwanza Basin, ~100 km off the Angolan coast, 1,700 m water depth." }, "operator_developer": "TotalEnergies", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "TotalEnergies", "role": "operator 40%; partners Petronas 40%, Sonangol 20%", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Saipem", "role": "three contracts totalling US$3.7 bn (May 2024): EPC, transportation and commissioning of the Kaminho FPSO (VLCC conversion); 12-year FPSO operation and maintenance (+8-year option); EPCI of the SURF package (~30 km of 8\" and 10\" flowlines and risers), fabrication at Saipem's Ambriz yard, FDS J-lay vessel for offshore campaign", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "70,000 b/d FPSO; ~30 km subsea lines; first oil 2028", "phase_as_reported": "FPSO conversion and subsea fabrication (execution since FID May 2024)", "key_dates": { "fid": "2024-05-21", "saipem_awards": "2024-05-21", "first_oil_target": "2028" }, "why_it_matters": "TotalEnergies' seventh Angolan FPSO and the first large deepwater development in the Kwanza basin; TotalEnergies expects over 10 million man-hours of work in Angola.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "FPSO conversion/topsides engineers", "SURF and riser engineers", "commissioning and start-up engineers", "electrical engineers (all-electric FPSO)", "yard construction supervision" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "medium", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "Angola: TotalEnergies launches the Kaminho deepwater project", "publisher": "TotalEnergies (company newsroom)", "url": "https://totalenergies.com/news/press-releases/angola-totalenergies-launches-kaminho-deepwater-project", "published": "2024-05-21", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "TotalEnergies launches Kaminho oil project offshore Angola, Saipem to supply, operate FPSO", "publisher": "Offshore Magazine", "url": "https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/africa/article/55041654/totalenergies-totalenergies-launches-kaminho-oil-project-offshore-angola-saipem-to-supply-operate-fpso", "published": "2024-05-21", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Saipem secures $3.7 billion contracts for TotalEnergies' Kaminho project offshore Angola", "publisher": "World Oil", "url": "https://www.worldoil.com/news/2024/5/21/saipem-secures-3-7-billion-contracts-for-totalenergies-kaminho-project-offshore-angola/", "published": "2024-05-21", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "TotalEnergies plans $10 billion Angola investment with partners over five years, CEO says (Reuters)", "publisher": "CNBC Africa", "url": "https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2026/totalenergies-plans-10-billion-angola-investment-with-partners-over-five-years-ceo-says", "published": "2026-09-10", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "neom-green-hydrogen-saudi", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/neom-green-hydrogen-saudi", "name": "NEOM Green Hydrogen Complex", "kind": "hydrogen_ammonia", "country_region": "Saudi Arabia (Middle East)", "region": "middle-east", "location": { "lat": 27.8, "lon": 35.2, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Oxagon, NEOM megaproject region, northwest Saudi Arabia." }, "operator_developer": "NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) — joint venture of NEOM, ACWA Power and Air Products", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NEOM/ACWA Power/Air Products JV)", "role": "developer/owner", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Air Products", "role": "main EPC contractor and system integrator (finalised $6.7bn EPC agreement, May 2023); holds 30-year ammonia offtake", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Yara International", "role": "marketing and distribution partner for the NEOM green ammonia not used by Air Products; agreement finalised mid-2026", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "Up to 600 tonnes/day of hydrogen, converted to green ammonia for export; ~4 GW of integrated solar/wind power", "phase_as_reported": "commissioning (construction completed, commissioning underway as of August 2026)", "key_dates": { "epc_award": "May 2023", "startup_target": "Commercial operations targeted 2027" }, "why_it_matters": "The world's largest green-hydrogen/ammonia project moving from construction into commissioning right now — a preview of the scale and discipline mix (electrolysis, ammonia synthesis, huge renewables integration) the hydrogen economy will need repeated at smaller scale elsewhere, including in the Netherlands.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "process/electrolysis engineering", "commissioning", "E&I", "construction management", "HSE" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "NEOM Green Hydrogen Complex", "publisher": "Air Products (company project page)", "url": "https://www.airproducts.com/energy-transition/neom-green-hydrogen-complex", "published": "2026", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "NEOM green hydrogen complex finishes $8.4 billion construction, targets 2027 ammonia exports", "publisher": "Fertilizer Daily", "url": "https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20260825-neom-green-hydrogen-construction-complete-commissioning-2026/", "published": "2026-08-25", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Saudi Neom green hydrogen project nears completion", "publisher": "AGBI", "url": "https://www.agbi.com/giga-projects/2026/02/neom-green-hydrogen-project-nears-completion/", "published": "2026-02", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "NEOM ammonia marketing and distribution agreement finalised", "publisher": "Ammonia Energy Association", "url": "https://ammoniaenergy.org/articles/neom-ammonia-marketing-and-distribution-agreement-finalised", "published": "2026-08-10", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "qatar-north-field-east-south", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/qatar-north-field-east-south", "name": "North Field East and North Field South LNG expansion", "kind": "lng", "country_region": "Qatar (Middle East)", "region": "middle-east", "location": { "lat": 25.9, "lon": 51.55, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar." }, "operator_developer": "QatarEnergy", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "QatarEnergy", "role": "operator/developer", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Technip Energies", "role": "EPCC contractor (with Chiyoda) for North Field East onshore facilities — 4 mega-trains of 8 MTPA each; also working NFS with CCC", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "Technip Energies N.V. is incorporated and headquartered in the Netherlands (dual-listed Paris/Amsterdam/NY)." }, { "name": "Chiyoda Corporation", "role": "EPCC joint-venture partner with Technip Energies on North Field East", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "CCC (Consolidated Contractors Company)", "role": "partner with Technip on North Field South", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "North Field East + South together raise Qatar's LNG capacity from 77 to 126 MTPA by ~2027-2028", "phase_as_reported": "construction / commissioning (first NFE train ready to start operation in November 2026; remaining NFE trains and NFS under construction after a war-related work suspension in early 2026)", "key_dates": { "nfe_full_startup": "Uncertain — timing of later NFE trains depends on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz", "nfs_startup_target": "H2 2028", "nfe_startup": "First NFE train ready to start operation November 2026; first LNG expected Q1 2027 (QatarEnergy CEO: first half of 2027)" }, "why_it_matters": "The single largest LNG capacity build-out under way anywhere, with Technip Energies — a company legally headquartered in the Netherlands — as lead EPC contractor on both expansion phases; years of engineering, commissioning and construction-supervision demand still ahead as later trains follow NFE Train 1.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "piping/mechanical engineering", "construction supervision", "commissioning", "planning/project controls", "QA/QC" ] }, "status_risk": "War-related work stop in early 2026. Iranian strikes on Ras Laffan and Mesaieed halted NFE/NFS work and damaged two existing LNG trains (about 17% of Qatar's capacity, repairs up to three years); disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz makes the timing of later NFE trains uncertain.", "confidence": "medium", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "Technip Energies and Chiyoda Awarded a Major LNG Contract for the North Field East Project in Qatar", "publisher": "TechnipFMC / Technip Energies (company press release)", "url": "https://www.technipfmc.com/en/investors/financial-news-releases/press-release/technip-energies-and-chiyoda-awarded-a-major-lng-contract-for-the-north-field-east-project-in-qatar/", "published": "2020s (original award)", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "QatarEnergy North Field East (NFE)", "publisher": "Technip Energies (company case study)", "url": "https://www.ten.com/en/case-studies/qatarenergy-north-field-east-nfe", "published": "2026", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "QatarEnergy's North Field West LNG Project Startup Slips to 2031", "publisher": "Natural Gas Intelligence", "url": "https://naturalgasintel.com/news/qatarenergys-north-field-west-lng-project-startup-slips-to-2031/", "published": "2026", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "QatarEnergy's LNG expansion project poised to start operations in November, sources say (Reuters)", "publisher": "BOE Report", "url": "https://boereport.com/2026/10/07/qatarenergys-lng-expansion-project-poised-to-start-operations-in-november-sources-say/", "published": "2026-10-07", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "QatarEnergy suspends work on North field expansion due to US-Iran conflict", "publisher": "Offshore Magazine", "url": "https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/middle-east/news/55361100/qatarenergy-qatarenergy-suspends-work-on-north-field-expansion-due-to-us-iran-conflict", "published": "2026-03-02", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "QatarEnergy Warns Shipping Snags Threaten LNG Roadmap", "publisher": "Tradingpedia", "url": "https://www.tradingpedia.com/2026/09/21/qatarenergy-warns-shipping-snags-threaten-lng-roadmap/", "published": "2026-09-21", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "ruwais-lng-uae", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/ruwais-lng-uae", "name": "Ruwais LNG — two-train all-electric export plant", "kind": "lng", "country_region": "United Arab Emirates (Middle East)", "region": "middle-east", "location": { "lat": 24.12, "lon": 52.73, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Al Ruwais Industrial City, Al Dhafrah region, Abu Dhabi." }, "operator_developer": "ADNOC (ADNOC Gas to acquire a 60% stake at completion)", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "Technip Energies", "role": "Leader of the TJN RUWAIS joint venture holding the US$5.5 billion EPC contract for the two liquefaction trains", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "Technip Energies N.V. is legally headquartered in the Netherlands." }, { "name": "JGC Corporation", "role": "EPC joint-venture partner", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "NMDC Energy (formerly NPCC)", "role": "EPC joint-venture partner (construction)", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "9.6 mtpa, two trains, all-electric; US$5.5 bn EPC; COD H2 2028", "phase_as_reported": "construction (ADNOC Gas reported in January 2026 that construction works are progressing ahead of approved schedules)", "key_dates": { "fid_or_award": "FID and US$5.5 billion EPC award to Technip Energies/JGC/NMDC Energy JV announced 13 June 2024 (early EPC/limited notice to proceed from March 2024)", "startup_target": "Commercial operations planned for the second half of 2028; ADNOC Gas sees potential to bring this forward" }, "why_it_matters": "A greenfield 9.6 mtpa LNG plant in full construction under a Technip Energies-led EPC JV, with electric-drive liquefaction new to the region; peak construction and commissioning run to 2028.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference from project kind and phase, not sourced to any of the citations below.", "roles": [ "LNG process/commissioning engineering", "electrical (HV drives, substations)", "piping and mechanical construction supervision", "instrumentation and control systems", "QA/QC", "project controls/planning", "HSE" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "Technip Energies, JGC and NMDC Energy awarded a major contract for ADNOC's Ruwais LNG project in the UAE", "publisher": "Technip Energies (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.ten.com/en/media/press-releases/technip-energies-jgc-and-nmdc-energy-awarded-major-contract-adnocs-ruwais-lng", "published": "2024-06-13", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "NMDC Energy (formerly NPCC), Technip Energies, and JGC awarded a major contract worth US$5.5 billion for ADNOC's Ruwais LNG project in the UAE", "publisher": "NMDC Group (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.nmdc-group.com/en/media/press-releases/nmdc-energy-formerly-npcc-technip-energies-and-jgc-awarded-a-major-contract-worth-us-5-5-billion-for-adnoc-s-ruwais-lng-project-in-the-uae/", "published": "2024-06-13", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "ADNOC advances Ruwais LNG project with early EPC activities", "publisher": "Oil & Gas Journal", "url": "https://www.ogj.com/pipelines-transportation/lng/article/14310277/adnoc-advances-ruwais-lng-project-with-early-epc-activities", "published": "2024-03-13", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "ADNOC Gas sees potential to advance Ruwais LNG commercial start", "publisher": "Reuters via Zawya", "url": "https://www.zawya.com/en/business/energy/adnoc-gas-sees-potential-to-advance-ruwais-lng-commercial-start-axq96ehl", "published": "2026-01-26", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "ADNOC Gas Delivers Resilient Q2 Net Income, Takes FID on Major Growth Projects", "publisher": "ADNOC Gas (company newsroom)", "url": "https://adnocgas.ae/en/news-and-media/press-releases/2026/q2-2026-results", "published": "2026-08-10", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Strategy and Outlook 2026 presentation (slides: upstream and integrated LNG project tables)", "publisher": "TotalEnergies (investor presentation)", "url": "https://totalenergies.com/sites/g/files/nytnzq121/files/documents/totalenergies_strategy-and-outlook-presentation_2026_en.pdf", "published": "2026-09-28", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "ggip-cssp-ratawi-iraq", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/ggip-cssp-ratawi-iraq", "name": "Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP), Ratawi", "kind": "oil_gas_onshore_integrated", "country_region": "Iraq (Middle East)", "region": "middle-east", "location": { "lat": 30.18, "lon": 47.9, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Seawater treatment plant on the coast near Umm Qasr / Khor Al-Zubair port, Basra governorate; Ratawi (Artawi) oil field and gas midstream plant inland near Basra. Coordinate marks the Khor Al-Zubair area." }, "operator_developer": "TotalEnergies (45%, operator) with Basra Oil Company (30%) and QatarEnergy (25%)", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "Hyundai E&C", "role": "EPC contractor (engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning) for the Common Seawater Supply Project treatment plant, contract signed 14 September 2025; reported value ~KRW 4 trillion / US$2.9–3.16 billion, ~4-year build", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "ENKA", "role": "Reported contractor for Ratawi's second central processing facility, contract value above US$1 billion; civil and piping works under way (MEED, May 2026; not confirmed in a contractor press release we opened)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering (CPP/CPECC)", "role": "Reported contractor for the US$2.5 billion CSSP pipeline package (MEED, Sept 2026); earlier reported for the Gas Midstream Project (Zawya). Not confirmed in a contractor press release we opened", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "5 million b/d treated seawater; oil to 210,000 b/d; 300 MMcf/d gas; 1 GW solar", "phase_as_reported": "construction (all four GGIP components in execution since September 2025; CSSP and Ratawi full-field construction launched 14 September 2025; GMP and solar under construction since early 2025)", "key_dates": { "fid_or_award": "CSSP EPC contract to Hyundai E&C and Ratawi full-field development launched 14 September 2025 (TotalEnergies press release 15 September 2025)", "milestone": "Ratawi phase 1 (120,000 b/d) first oil now targeted Q4 2026 (TotalEnergies, Sept 2026), after slipping from early 2026 and then the first half of 2026; MEED reported in September 2026 that start-up was mid-to-late October at the earliest", "startup_target": "Ratawi phase 2 to 210,000 b/d from 2028 (reconfirmed by TotalEnergies Sept 2026); CSSP start-up scheduled late 2028 or early 2029 per MEED (Sept 2026), ~49-month build per Hyundai E&C" }, "why_it_matters": "Three plants built at once in southern Iraq: a US$3 bn seawater treatment plant (Hyundai E&C EPC), an oilfield redevelopment to 210,000 b/d and a 300 MMcf/d gas plant. TotalEnergies reports ~7,000 workers at peak.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference from project kind and phase, not sourced to any of the citations below.", "roles": [ "water treatment / process engineering", "pipeline and pumping station engineering", "construction management", "commissioning and start-up", "E&I", "HSE and security-aware project controls" ] }, "status_risk": "Ratawi phase 1 has slipped repeatedly: TotalEnergies cited Middle East conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruption to equipment shipments, and MEED reports Iraqi customs clearance of critical equipment as the main delay as of September 2026. Security and logistics conditions in southern Iraq remain a risk.", "confidence": "medium", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "Iraq: TotalEnergies Launches the Construction of the Final Two Major Projects of the GGIP", "publisher": "TotalEnergies (company newsroom)", "url": "https://totalenergies.com/news/press-releases/iraq-totalenergies-launches-construction-final-two-major-projects-ggip", "published": "2025-09-15", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Hyundai E&C wins W4tr deal for Iraq seawater treatment plant", "publisher": "The Korea Herald", "url": "https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10575885", "published": "2025-09-15", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Iraq awards Hyundai E&C contract for Common Seawater Supply Project under GGIP", "publisher": "Zawya Projects", "url": "https://www.zawya.com/en/projects/utilities/iraq-awards-hyundai-e-and-c-contract-for-common-seawater-supply-project-under-ggip-bcq6nwkn", "published": "2025-09", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Iraq's $10bln GGIP advances with Hyundai, ENKA, CPECC contracts", "publisher": "Zawya Projects", "url": "https://www.zawya.com/en/projects/oil-and-gas/iraqs-10bln-ggip-advances-with-hyundai-enka-cpecc-contracts-vxsn5e4i", "published": "2025-09", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Strategy and Outlook 2026 presentation (slides: upstream and integrated LNG project tables)", "publisher": "TotalEnergies (investor presentation)", "url": "https://totalenergies.com/sites/g/files/nytnzq121/files/documents/totalenergies_strategy-and-outlook-presentation_2026_en.pdf", "published": "2026-09-28", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "TotalEnergies 2Q2026 Earnings Call transcript", "publisher": "TotalEnergies (investor relations)", "url": "https://totalenergies.com/sites/g/files/nytnzq121/files/documents/totalenergies_2q26-results-transcript_2026.pdf", "published": "2026-07-23", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Customs clearance delaying project to develop Iraqi oil field", "publisher": "MEED", "url": "https://guest.meed.com/customs-clearance-delaying-project-to-develop-iraqi-oil-field/", "published": "2026-09-07", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Groundworks underway for major Iraqi water project", "publisher": "MEED", "url": "https://guest.meed.com/groundworks-underway-for-major-iraqi-water-project/", "published": "2026-09-10", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Piping work ongoing for Iraq field development project", "publisher": "MEED", "url": "https://guest.meed.com/piping-work-ongoing-for-iraq-field-development-project/", "published": "2026-05-15", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "mozambique-lng", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/mozambique-lng", "name": "Mozambique LNG (Golfinho/Atum, Area 1)", "kind": "lng", "country_region": "Mozambique (Africa)", "region": "africa", "location": { "lat": -10.9, "lon": 40.5, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Afungi Peninsula, Cabo Delgado province." }, "operator_developer": "TotalEnergies (operator of the Mozambique LNG consortium)", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "TotalEnergies", "role": "operator, restarted project January 2026", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "McDermott / Saipem / Chiyoda (EPC JV)", "role": "onshore LNG plant EPC consortium (contract predates the 2021 force-majeure suspension; consortium composition per trade press, not re-confirmed by a primary 2026 source in this check)", "nl_link": false, "nl_link_note": "No Dutch contractor found in sources checked." } ], "capacity": "13 million tonnes/year (design)", "phase_as_reported": "construction (almost 45% complete as of July 2026; about 10,000 people on site by late September 2026)", "key_dates": { "force_majeure_lifted": "7 November 2025", "full_restart_announced": "29 January 2026", "first_lng_target": "2029" }, "why_it_matters": "A $20bn+ LNG project restarting at scale after a five-year security-driven suspension — a live test of how fast a paused megaproject can remobilise thousands of workers, and a rare African entry among 2026-2029 LNG builds. TotalEnergies said in September 2026 it could speed up a Phase 2 by keeping construction teams at Afungi.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "construction management", "piping/mechanical", "HSE (security-sensitive site)", "planning/project controls", "commissioning (later phase)" ] }, "status_risk": "Construction is operating in \"containment mode\" due to ongoing insurgency-related security concerns in Cabo Delgado; incremental costs from the suspension are reported at roughly $4.5 billion, pushing total investment above the original $20 billion. Equipment built in Middle East yards was held up by the 2026 regional conflict; TotalEnergies said in July 2026 that this had been resolved.", "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "Mozambique LNG announces the full restart of all its activities onshore and offshore in Mozambique", "publisher": "TotalEnergies (company press release)", "url": "https://totalenergies.com/news/press-releases/mozambique-lng-announces-full-restart-all-its-activities-onshore-and-offshore", "published": "2026-01-29", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "TotalEnergies reboots $20 billion LNG project after years-long hiatus", "publisher": "Offshore Energy", "url": "https://www.offshore-energy.biz/totalenergies-reboots-20-billion-lng-project-after-years-long-hiatus/", "published": "2026-01", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "TotalEnergies restarts $20bn LNG project in Mozambique after 5-year freeze", "publisher": "Al Jazeera", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/29/total-restarts-20bn-lng-project-in-mozambique-after-five-year-freeze", "published": "2026-01-29", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "TotalEnergies 2Q2026 Earnings Call transcript", "publisher": "TotalEnergies (investor relations)", "url": "https://totalenergies.com/sites/g/files/nytnzq121/files/documents/totalenergies_2q26-results-transcript_2026.pdf", "published": "2026-07-23", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Strategy and Outlook 2026 presentation (slides: upstream and integrated LNG project tables)", "publisher": "TotalEnergies (investor presentation)", "url": "https://totalenergies.com/sites/g/files/nytnzq121/files/documents/totalenergies_strategy-and-outlook-presentation_2026_en.pdf", "published": "2026-09-28", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "TotalEnergies says Mozambique LNG Phase 2 could be accelerated", "publisher": "Club of Mozambique", "url": "https://clubofmozambique.com/news/totalenergies-says-mozambique-lng-phase-2-could-be-accelerated/", "published": "2026-09-30", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Mozambique LNG project 45% complete, first train on track for 2029, says TotalEnergies", "publisher": "Club of Mozambique", "url": "https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-lng-project-45-complete-first-train-on-track-for-2029-says-totalenergies/", "published": "2026-08-03", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "bpcl-bina-petchem-expansion-india", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/bpcl-bina-petchem-expansion-india", "name": "BPCL Bina refinery and petrochemicals expansion (BPREP)", "kind": "refinery_petrochemical", "country_region": "India (Asia-Pacific)", "region": "asia-pacific", "location": { "lat": 24.2, "lon": 78.2, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Bina refinery, Madhya Pradesh, central India." }, "operator_developer": "Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "Technip Energies", "role": "EPCC contractor for the new 550 KTPA polypropylene and 50 KTPA Butene-1 units at Bina (awarded Q4 2025, announced 7 January 2026; together with a Mumbai PRFCC EPsCm contract classed as a 'large' award, EUR 250–500 million)", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "Technip Energies N.V. is legally headquartered in the Netherlands." } ], "capacity": "550 KTPA polypropylene + 50 KTPA Butene-1 (Technip Energies scope) within an 11 MMTPA refinery and 1.2 MMTPA cracker programme", "phase_as_reported": "construction (about 31% of physical construction complete in the April–June 2026 quarter, with a quarter of project cost awarded for execution, per BPCL officials; downstream unit EPCC awards placed late 2025)", "key_dates": { "fid_or_award": "Technip Energies EPCC award recorded Q4 2025, announced 7 January 2026", "startup_target": "BPREP completion targeted May 2028, reaffirmed by BPCL in August/September 2026 despite the Middle East conflict" }, "why_it_matters": "A US$5+ bn refinery-plus-cracker complex in mid-construction, with Technip Energies executing the polypropylene and Butene-1 units on an EPCC basis for a 2028 finish.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference from project kind and phase, not sourced to any of the citations below.", "roles": [ "process and polymer-unit engineering", "piping/mechanical construction supervision", "E&I and control systems", "commissioning and start-up", "QA/QC and inspection", "project controls/planning" ] }, "status_risk": "Technip Energies holds one package within the wider BPREP programme; Larsen & Toubro holds the EPCC for the LLDPE/HDPE swing unit (two 575 KTPA trains, December 2025). BPCL names the Middle East conflict as a challenge but says the project remains on schedule.", "confidence": "medium", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "Technip Energies awarded two large contracts by BPCL for new units at Bina and Mumbai refineries in India", "publisher": "Technip Energies (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.ten.com/en/media/press-releases/technip-energies-awarded-two-large-contracts-bpcl-new-units-bina-and-mumbai", "published": "2026-01-07", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Technip Energies awarded two large contracts by BPCL", "publisher": "Hydrocarbon Engineering", "url": "https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/07012026/technip-energies-awarded-two-large-contracts-by-bpcl/", "published": "2026-01-07", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "BPCL lets contracts for expansions at Bina, Mumbai refineries", "publisher": "Oil & Gas Journal", "url": "https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/refining/optimization/news/55342171/bpcl-lets-contracts-for-expansions-at-bina-mumbai-refineries", "published": "2026-01-08", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "New construction: BPCL on track to complete Bina expansion by 2028", "publisher": "Chemical Week (ChemWeek digital edition, Aug 31/Sep 7 2026)", "url": "https://chemweek.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=869634&article_id=5205800&view=articleBrowser", "published": "2026-09-04", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Bharat Petroleum awards contract for Bina refinery expansion", "publisher": "Oil & Gas Journal", "url": "https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/news/55387794/bharat-petroleum-awards-contract-for-bina-refinery-expansion", "published": "2026-06-30", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "zlng-nearshore-flng-sabah-malaysia", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/zlng-nearshore-flng-sabah-malaysia", "name": "ZLNG nearshore FLNG (PETRONAS FLNG 3), Sipitang, Sabah", "kind": "flng", "country_region": "Malaysia (Asia-Pacific)", "region": "asia-pacific", "location": { "lat": 5.08, "lon": 115.55, "precision": "approximate", "note": "To be moored nearshore at the Sipitang Oil and Gas Industrial Park (SOGIP), Sabah, East Malaysia; hull and topsides under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries' Geoje yard, South Korea." }, "operator_developer": "PETRONAS", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "JGC Corporation", "role": "Lead consortium partner on the EPCC contract: engineering, procurement and commissioning of the FLNG topsides and associated onshore facilities, plus overall project management", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Samsung Heavy Industries", "role": "Consortium partner: EPC of the FLNG hull and modular fabrication of the topsides at Geoje (steel cut April 2024, hull launched February 2025)", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "Minimum 2 mtpa nearshore FLNG (reported ~2.1 mtpa)", "phase_as_reported": "fabrication (hull launched Feb 2025; topsides module integration at Samsung Heavy's Geoje yard ongoing)", "key_dates": { "fid_or_award": "EPCC contract awarded to JGC–Samsung Heavy, announced 6 January 2023", "milestone": "Steel-cutting/construction start at Geoje, April 2024; hull launch reported 26 February 2025", "startup_target": "Completion scheduled 2027 (JGC); start-up targeted second half of 2027 per trade press" }, "why_it_matters": "A complete floating LNG plant — hull, ~40,000 t of topsides and onshore receiving works — being integrated in Korea for delivery and commissioning in Sabah in 2027.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference from project kind and phase, not sourced to any of the citations below.", "roles": [ "LNG process and commissioning engineering", "module integration / mechanical completion", "E&I and instrumentation", "marine/mooring engineering", "QA/QC and inspection", "project controls" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "JGC Awarded Contract for First Nearshore Floating LNG Plant in Malaysia", "publisher": "JGC Holdings (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.jgc.com/en/news/2023/20230106.html", "published": "2023-01-06", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Petronas awards JGC-Samsung contract for third Malaysian FLNG", "publisher": "Oil & Gas Journal", "url": "https://www.ogj.com/pipelines-transportation/lng/article/14288016/petronas-awards-jgc-samsung-contract-for-third-malaysian-flng", "published": "2023-01-09", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Petronas Starts Construction of Third Floating LNG Facility", "publisher": "World-Energy (trade press)", "url": "https://www.world-energy.org/article/41340.html", "published": "2024-04-02", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Samsung Heavy launches Petronas' third FLNG", "publisher": "LNG Prime (trade press, paywalled)", "url": "https://lngprime.com/asia/samsung-heavy-launches-petronas-third-flng/142849/", "published": "2025-02-26", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Samsung Heavy launches 'Cedar FLNG'; world-first simultaneous construction of three FLNGs (Korean)", "publisher": "Seoul Shinmun", "url": "https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/economy/industry/2026/06/05/20260605500155", "published": "2026-06-05", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "block-b-gas-vietnam", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/block-b-gas-vietnam", "name": "Block B & 48/95, 52/97 gas development (Block B – O Mon gas-to-power)", "kind": "offshore_gas_platforms", "country_region": "Vietnam (Asia-Pacific)", "region": "asia-pacific", "location": { "lat": 7.9, "lon": 103.2, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Blocks B, 48/95 and 52/97 in the Malay–Tho Chu basin, southwest Vietnam continental shelf, ~77 m water depth, 300+ km offshore Ca Mau; gas piped ~400 km to the O Mon power complex at Can Tho. Exact CPP location not published in sources checked." }, "operator_developer": "Phu Quoc Petroleum Operating Company (PQPOC) for Petrovietnam (PVN), with MOECO, PVEP, PV Gas and PTTEP as partners", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "McDermott", "role": "Consortium leader with PTSC for EPCI package #1: EPCI and hook-up/commissioning of the central production platform, living-quarters platform, flare tower and bridges (limited letter of award Oct 2023; full contract value >US$1 billion)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "PTSC (Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation)", "role": "Consortium partner on EPCI#1; PTSC M&C fabricating the living-quarter module (LQM, ~2,643 t) and living-quarter utility deck (LQU, ~3,236 t) — first cut August 2025, LQM load-out scheduled 24 February 2027", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Vietsovpetro", "role": "Fabrication yard (VSP yard) named by PTSC for the living-quarter units", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "Gas for ~3,800 MW of power at O Mon; EPCI#1 >US$1 bn", "phase_as_reported": "fabrication / construction (EPCI#1 at ~29% overall progress with detailed engineering >71% as of August 2025; LQ fabrication underway)", "key_dates": { "fid_or_award": "EPCI#1 limited letter of award to McDermott–PTSC on 31 October 2023; consortium leading the package since October 2023", "milestone": "LQM fabrication commenced 1 August 2025; LQM load-out scheduled 24 February 2027", "startup_target": "First gas from Block B no later than Q3 2027 (Government Office Notification 487/TB-VPCP, 15 September 2026); O Mon I commercial operation December 2027, O Mon IV December 2028, O Mon II Q4 2029, O Mon III May 2030 (Can Tho Department of Industry and Trade, October 2026)" }, "why_it_matters": "A new offshore gas hub — central production platform, living-quarters platform, flare and bridges — fabricated in Vietnam under a McDermott-led EPCI contract, then installed and hooked up offshore.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference from project kind and phase, not sourced to any of the citations below.", "roles": [ "structural/topsides fabrication supervision", "piping and E&I engineering", "offshore installation and HUC", "pipeline engineering", "commissioning (gas processing, power)", "project controls/planning", "HSE" ] }, "status_risk": "First gas has moved from end-2026 to no later than Q3 2027, consistent with the February 2027 load-out of the living-quarters module. Downstream power plants lag: until end-2028 mainly O Mon I will be able to take Block B gas.", "confidence": "medium", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "McDermott, PTSC Consortium Receives Limited Letter of Award for Block B Gas Development Project Offshore Vietnam", "publisher": "McDermott (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.mcdermott.com/press-release-detail/122922/mcdermott-ptsc-consortium-receives-limited-letter-award-block-b-gas-development-project-offshore", "published": "2023-10-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "PTSC commences construction of LQM and LQU for the Vietnam Block B Gas Project", "publisher": "PTSC (company news)", "url": "https://www.ptsc.com.vn/en-US/news/ptsc-news-1/operating-news/ptsc-commences-construction-of-lqm-and-lqu-for-the-vietnam-block-b-gas-project-1", "published": "2025-08", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Vietnam's gas-to-power project moves forward with planned investment nearing $12 billion", "publisher": "Offshore Energy (trade press)", "url": "https://www.offshore-energy.biz/vietnams-gas-to-power-project-moves-forward-with-planned-investment-nearing-12-billion/", "published": "2024-06-04", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Vietnam aims to fuel 3 power plants with Block B gas: PM", "publisher": "The Investor (Vietnam)", "url": "https://theinvestor.vn/vietnam-aims-to-fuel-3-power-plants-with-block-b-gas-pm-d10037.html", "published": "2024-05-13", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Chuỗi dự án khí - điện Lô B - Ô Môn: Tiến độ của một mắt xích không thể tách khỏi toàn Chuỗi", "publisher": "Năng lượng Việt Nam (Vietnam Energy Association journal)", "url": "https://nangluongvietnam.vn/chuoi-du-an-khi-dien-lo-b-o-mon-tien-do-cua-mot-mat-xich-khong-the-tach-khoi-toan-chuoi-36656.html", "published": "2026-09-22", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Chuỗi dự án khí - điện Lô B - Ô Môn và lịch tiến độ tích hợp các dự án thượng nguồn, trung nguồn, hạ nguồn", "publisher": "Năng lượng Việt Nam", "url": "https://nangluongvietnam.vn/chuoi-du-an-khi-dien-lo-b-o-mon-va-lich-tien-do-tich-hop-cac-du-an-thuong-nguon-trung-nguon-ha-nguon-36670.html", "published": "2026-09-24", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Cần Thơ: Dòng khí Lô B dự kiến về năm 2027, các nhà máy Ô Môn vận hành từ cuối 2028", "publisher": "Báo Xây dựng (Ministry of Construction newspaper)", "url": "https://baoxaydung.vn/can-tho-dong-khi-lo-b-du-kien-ve-nam-2027-cac-nha-may-o-mon-van-hanh-tu-cuoi-2028-192261001135232459.htm", "published": "2026-10-01", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "jansz-io-compression-australia", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/jansz-io-compression-australia", "name": "Jansz-Io Compression (Gorgon gas supply)", "kind": "subsea_gas_compression", "country_region": "Australia (Asia-Pacific)", "region": "asia-pacific", "location": { "lat": -20.75, "lon": 115.4, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Jansz-Io gas field / Barrow Island, offshore Western Australia." }, "operator_developer": "Chevron Australia (Gorgon joint venture)", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "Chevron", "role": "operator", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Saipem", "role": "contractor, ~$4bn order for the compression project scope", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "Maintains feed-gas supply to Gorgon LNG's three 15.6 MTPA trains via a 27,000-tonne floating field control station and ~6,500 tonnes of subsea compression infrastructure", "phase_as_reported": "installation / commissioning (Chevron's December 2024 indicative schedule runs installation from late-2024 to mid-2027; commissioning and start-up to commence from 2026/2027)", "key_dates": { "sanctioned": "2021 (project proceeded)", "startup_target": "Commissioning, start-up and operation expected to commence from 2026/2027 (Chevron operations environment plan, accepted by NOPSEMA 26 March 2026)" }, "why_it_matters": "A subsea-compression scheme keeping one of the world's largest LNG plants (Gorgon) supplied as its field ages — a rare, technically complex subsea-compression build with its own multi-year commissioning tail.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "subsea engineering", "commissioning", "controls/instrumentation", "offshore installation supervision", "HSE" ] }, "status_risk": "Schedule has moved: Chevron's December 2024 update extended the installation window from mid-2024–mid-2026 to late-2024–mid-2027, with the compression station installed in two campaigns; no public start-up announcement found as of October 2026.", "confidence": "medium", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "Chevron's Jansz-Io compression project on track", "publisher": "Offshore Magazine", "url": "https://www.offshore-mag.com/subsea/article/55000072/chevrons-jansz-io-compression-project-on-track", "published": "2024", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Saipem wins contract for Chevron's Jansz-Io compression project", "publisher": "LNG Prime", "url": "https://lngprime.com/australia-and-oceania/saipem-wins-contract-for-chevrons-jansz-io-compression-project/33947/", "published": "2021-2022", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Gorgon and Jansz Feed Gas Pipeline and Wells Operations (environment plan summary)", "publisher": "NOPSEMA (Australian offshore regulator)", "url": "https://info.nopsema.gov.au/environment_plans/699/show_public", "published": "2024-12", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "Jansz-Io Compression Installation (information sheet, Dec 2024)", "publisher": "Chevron Australia", "url": "https://australia.chevron.com/-/media/australia/our-businesses/images/upcoming-projects/infosheet--jansz-io-compression-installation.pdf", "published": "2024-12", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] }, { "id": "fengmiao-1-taiwan", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/fengmiao-1-taiwan", "name": "Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm", "kind": "offshore_wind", "country_region": "Taiwan (Asia-Pacific)", "region": "asia-pacific", "location": { "lat": 24.3, "lon": 120.3, "precision": "approximate", "note": "~35 km off Taichung, central Taiwan." }, "operator_developer": "Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), developed via Copenhagen Offshore Partners", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners / Copenhagen Offshore Partners", "role": "developer", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Van Oord", "role": "transport, installation and burial of 33 inter-array cables (~64 km) using cable-lay vessel Nexus, starting 2027", "nl_link": true, "nl_link_note": "Van Oord is a Dutch marine contractor, headquartered in Rotterdam." }, { "name": "DEME, via its Taiwanese JV CDWE", "role": "transport & installation of 33 jacket foundations, pin piles and the offshore substation, from Q1 2026, using vessel Green Jade", "nl_link": false, "nl_link_note": "DEME is Belgian, not Dutch — flagged so it is not mistaken for a Dutch contractor." }, { "name": "Jan De Nul", "role": "installation and protection of the two high-voltage export cables (~45 km and ~44 km) with cable-layer Willem de Vlamingh; both pulled into the offshore substation by August 2026", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "495-500 MW", "phase_as_reported": "installation (99 pin piles, offshore substation and both export cables complete as of early August 2026; CDWE's installation of the 33 jacket foundations follows; inter-array cables from 2027)", "key_dates": { "financial_close": "March 2025", "completion_target": "Commercial operation scheduled 2027" }, "why_it_matters": "Taiwan's first Round-3.1 offshore wind project to reach financial close, and a clean example of Dutch and Belgian marine contractors splitting scope on the same project (Van Oord on cables, DEME on foundations) — the kind of specialised installation work that draws Dutch offshore crews to Asia-Pacific.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference, not sourced.", "roles": [ "marine installation supervision", "cable engineering", "geotechnical/foundation engineering", "HSE", "commissioning" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "high", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "Van Oord, CIP awards Fengmiao 1 wind construction work offshore Taiwan", "publisher": "Offshore Magazine", "url": "https://www.offshore-mag.com/renewable-energy/news/55260704/van-oord-cip-awards-fengmiao-1-wind-construction-work-offshore-taiwan", "published": "2025-01-14", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Offshore Substation, Export Cable Works Completed at Taiwan's Fengmiao 1", "publisher": "Offshore Wind (offshorewind.biz)", "url": "https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/08/05/offshore-substation-export-cable-works-completed-at-taiwans-fengmiao-1", "published": "2026-08-05", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" }, { "title": "Construction milestones at Fengmiao I Offshore Wind Farm", "publisher": "Ocean Energy Resources", "url": "https://ocean-energyresources.com/2026/08/05/construction-milestones-at-fengmiao-i-offshore-wind-farm/", "published": "2026-08-05", "retrieved": "2026-09-19" } ] }, { "id": "oga-katagami-akita-offshore-wind-japan", "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch/oga-katagami-akita-offshore-wind-japan", "name": "Oga–Katagami–Akita offshore wind farm (315 MW, Round 2)", "kind": "offshore_wind", "country_region": "Japan (Asia-Pacific)", "region": "asia-pacific", "location": { "lat": 39.85, "lon": 139.9, "precision": "approximate", "note": "Off the coast of Oga, Katagami and Akita cities, Akita Prefecture, Sea of Japan side of Honshu. Exact turbine layout not published in sources checked." }, "operator_developer": "Oga Katagami Akita Offshore Green Energy LLC — consortium of JERA, J-POWER, Tohoku Electric Power and Itochu", "companies_involved": [ { "name": "DEME (via Japan Offshore Marine JV)", "role": "Engineering works and vessel charter for offshore installation of the 21 wind turbines using the jack-up vessel Sea Challenger under Japanese flag; offshore works scheduled second half of 2027; DEME share up to ~EUR 50 million", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Penta-Ocean Construction", "role": "Named alongside the project company as the contracting party for the turbine-installation package", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Vestas", "role": "Turbine supplier: 21 x V236-15.0 MW (selected 2024; deliveries from 2026)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "Kajima Corporation", "role": "manufacturing, procurement, transport and installation of the turbine foundations (contract October 2025)", "nl_link": false }, { "name": "JFE Engineering", "role": "manufactures and transports the 21 monopiles and transition pieces at its Kasaoka plant, January 2026 to March 2027; first monopile completed August 2026", "nl_link": false } ], "capacity": "315 MW; 21 x Vestas V236-15.0 MW; commissioning June 2028", "phase_as_reported": "construction / pre-installation (turbine deliveries from 2026; offshore installation second half of 2027; full commissioning June 2028)", "key_dates": { "fid_or_award": "Development rights awarded end of 2023 (Round 2); DEME/JOM turbine-installation contract announced 29 May 2026", "milestone": "First domestically made monopile completed August 2026; monopile/TP supply runs to March 2027; offshore turbine installation scheduled second half of 2027", "startup_target": "Full commercial operation June 2028 per trade press (reconfirmed July 2026, when the design received Bureau Veritas Japan certification)" }, "why_it_matters": "First deployment of 15 MW-class turbines in Japan, installed by a DEME-affiliated jack-up in 2027; foundation, turbine installation and marine coordination work runs 2026–2028.", "disciplines_inferred": { "note": "Our inference from project kind and phase, not sourced to any of the citations below.", "roles": [ "marine operations / installation engineering", "WTG installation and commissioning technicians", "client representatives / marine warranty", "HV cable and substation engineering", "HSE", "package management" ] }, "status_risk": null, "confidence": "medium", "checked_on": "2026-10-08", "sources": [ { "title": "DEME wins contract for offshore wind project in Japan", "publisher": "DEME (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.deme-group.com/news/deme-wins-contract-offshore-wind-project-japan", "published": "2026-05-29", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "DEME to Install 15 MW Vestas Turbines at Japanese Offshore Wind Farm", "publisher": "offshoreWIND.biz", "url": "https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/05/29/deme-to-install-15-mw-vestas-turbines-at-japanese-offshore-wind-farm/", "published": "2026-05-29", "retrieved": "2026-09-22" }, { "title": "JFE Engineering Rolls Out First 'Made in Japan' Monopile for Oga–Katagami–Akita Offshore Wind Farm", "publisher": "offshoreWIND.biz", "url": "https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/08/27/jfe-engineering-rolls-out-first-made-in-japan-monopile-for-oga-katagami-akita-offshore-wind-farm/", "published": "2026-08-27", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Japan's Oga–Katagami–Akita Offshore Wind Project Receives Certification", "publisher": "offshoreWIND.biz", "url": "https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/07/22/japans-oga-katagami-akita-offshore-wind-project-receives-certification/", "published": "2026-07-22", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Japan's first order received for domestic monopile production for large-scale offshore wind power project in general waters", "publisher": "JFE Engineering (company newsroom)", "url": "https://www.jfe-eng.co.jp/en/news/2025/20251226.html", "published": "2025-12-26", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" }, { "title": "Kajima Inks Foundation Contract for 315 MW Japanese Offshore Wind Farm", "publisher": "offshoreWIND.biz", "url": "https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/10/24/kajima-inks-foundation-contract-for-315-mw-japanese-offshore-wind-farm/", "published": "2025-10-23", "retrieved": "2026-10-08" } ] } ], "page": "https://yrproject.nl/radar/projects-to-watch" }