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EIC Connect Virtual Vietnam was held on 16-17 March 2021 with a total of 18 speakers consisting of energy players already operating in the country. Azman Nasir The platinum sponsorship was taken by Endress+Hauser while the gold sponsorship was BMT UK. Other sponsors who participated in the event included Unit Birwelco, Destec Engineering, MudRock Media, Renews, Scottish Development International and the British Chamber of Vietnam. We were excited that 150 delegates registered for the event over the two day period. His Excellency the UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward gave the opening address to welcome the delegates followed by a special address by the CEO of EIC, Stuart Broadley. Prior to that, on 10 March 2021, EIC APAC was invited to speak at a virtual event organised by the British-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce on the topic of ‘The Energy Outlook for APAC’. Other speakers at this prestigious event included Jay Mariappan, Head of New Energy from Petronas, Datuk Zarinah from the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Malaysia and Head of Petrofac Malaysia, Hanif Hashim. On 30 March 2021, EIC APAC organised a webinar involving a total of eight speakers from the energy industries in Malaysia and Indonesia. Among the speaking companies were Petronas, Shell Malaysia, Serba Dinamik Malaysia, PT PLN from Indonesia, PT Adaro from Indonesia, EEW APAC, DIT Indonesia and our very own Dr Madana who presented the latest findings on APAC energy projects. EEW APAC was kind enough to participate in the event as our digital sponsor. In April we are looking forward to holding a couple of webinars including an EIC Inform webinar on behalf of our member from Japan, Riken Keiki, which will be held on 16 April 2021. This webinar will then be followed by another virtual event held in partnership with the UK’s OGV Energy which will be held on 29 April. Speakers at this event include the regional director of EIC, Dr Madana and our special guest Tim Rockell from Energy Strat Asia, Singapore. In 2021 we are planning to organise three Connect events involving three countries: India, Indonesia and Taiwan. EIC Connect India will be held in July with Connect Indonesia and Taiwan to be held in December 2021 and March 2022.
On a final note, we would like to welcome Azzahrah Zuraimi who has joined the KL team as a research analyst and in addition we would like to congratulate Dr Madana who has been promoted as APAC Lead Analyst.
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Regional news International players compete for giant Hai Long offshore wind contract
At least four leading international offshore contractors or consortia are understood to be competing for the EPC contract covering two offshore wind substations for the Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan.
Those believed to have submitted a second round of bids in January 2021 included a grouping of Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation with Semco Maritime, another consortium of Sapura Energy and Ramboll, Keppel Offshore & Marine and McDermott International. The EPC job is thought to be valued between US$200m to US$250m and the offshore facilities are comparable to an offshore riser platform, which is more commonly used for oil and gas infrastructure development. The operator is expected to award the EPC contract by the middle of 2021.
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