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ABB has been appointed the main electrical contractor (MEC) for a new semi-submersible central processing facility (CPF) at the Ichthys oil and gas field in the Timor Sea off Western Australia. The order is valued at $15m. ABB was awarded the MEC contract by the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the central processing facility, Samsung Heavy Industries. When completed in 2016 the CPF will be the largest offshore production facility in the world.
Government grants available to help construction companies innovate and diversify are not being applied for, according to new research published by Constructionline and Capita Symonds today. More than 80% of construction firms are unaware grants are available to support innovation and only 4.1% of construction companies have actually applied for grants.
Following DECC’s announcement of further delays to the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive, Beama has called on Greg Barker, minister for climate change, to urgently provide certainty to potential renewable heat customers. Beama’s marketing director Kelly Butler said: “Further delays of the RHI to Spring 2014 need not be a major market blow if the government commits to at least grandfather all Renewable Heat Premium Payment customers on to the full RHI scheme when it is launched. Past iterations of the RHPP scheme have fallen down due to the lack of certainty for RHI eligibility; so if the Government is truly committed to renewable heat then it is now time to give the right amount of confidence to investors.”
The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has condemned companies that delay payments to suppliers, saying they are effectively working against their own supply chain, and economic growth.
