Project & Tenders
New tender calls show EU countries pressing ahead with plans to add more offshore wind capacity
Several EU Member States have increased their offshore wind ambitions – with some also making joint vows to install massive amounts of new capacity by 2030 and beyond – and invitations to tender released this week show Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands are actively working to prepare the stage f
Hitachi Energy hands over North Sea Link
Hitachi Energy has handed over North Sea Link, the first power interconnector between Norway and the UK, to Norway’s Statnett and the UK’s National Grid. The 1,400 MW North Sea Link allows Norway to import wind power from the UK and the UK to import hydropower from Norway through a 720-kilometer HVD
First well in Black Sea drilling campaign uncovers multiple potential gas zones
The first well in Trillion’s 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign in the Black Sea has identified numerous potential gas zones on logging.
Vos Prodect cable hang-offs for Danish offshore wind farms
Hellenic Cables has awarded Vos Prodect with a contract to deliver its sealed cable hang-off systems for the Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea. Vos Prodect said it will perform an extensive test program at the testing facility using the 66kV cross-linked polyethylene
Vattenfall selects export cable team for 1.4 GW Norfolk Boreas
Vattenfall has signed a contract with DEME Group and LS Cable & System to deliver export cables that will connect its 1.4 GW Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm to the UK national grid. The contract includes the design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and testing of around 360 kilometres of h
Tender for new turbines soon to be launched for wave energy power plant in Spain
The Energy Agency of the Basque Government (EVE) has confirmed it would soon launch a €3.2 million public procurement process for the purchase of new turbine technology for the Mutriku wave energy power plant.
Equinor facing protests over one of the biggest new oil and gas projects in UK
Norwegian state-owned Equinor is facing a massive digital protest against the company and its operated Rosebank project, located West of Shetland.
Fugro wraps up surveys for RWE’s Dogger Bank South
Fugro has finished fieldwork on a geophysical, geotechnical, and environmental site investigation contract for RWE Renewables’ Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farm and export cable routes. The array area covers approximately 1,000 square kilometres with over 100 kilometres of proposed export c
Commissioning of Baltic Pipe receiving terminal further postponed
The commissioning of the Baltic Pipe receiving terminal in western Denmark is set to be further postponed due to continued technical challenges. The receiving terminal for gas from the Norwegian Europipe II pipeline was initially planned to be commissioned on 8 October but was postponed to 20 Octobe
FPSO Petrojarl Foinaven goes to M.A.R.S.
M.A.R.S. has been awarded a major EU Green Recycling contract for Teekay’s Petrojarl Foinaven FPSO.
Solstad PSV gets five-year job in North Sea
Solstad Offshore has secured a new five-year contract for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) with TotalEnergies in the North Sea.
Molslinjen inks deal with Cemre Shipyard for electric ferry duo
Danish ferry company Molslinjen has signed a contract with Turkish Cemre Shipyard for two zero-emission ferries which will be entirely powered by batteries.
px Group to manage 20-year-old North Sea gas pipeline
TotalEnergies E&P UK has awarded px Group with a long-term multi-year contract to operate the SEAL gas pipeline in the North Sea. The SEAL pipeline transports sales quality gas from the Elgin Franklin platform in the Central Graben Area of the North Sea to the dedicated module at the Bacton gas term
Semco, SeaRenergy secure TenneT offshore assets service contract
Semco Maritime and SeaRenergy have secured a five-year service contract with TenneT for offshore grid connection systems and offshore substations in Germany and the Netherlands. The consortium, comprised of Semco Maritime and SeaRenergy, will be responsible for mechanical and electro-technical integ