Project & Tenders
Germany starts working on 3.5 GW of new offshore wind areas
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) will soon start preliminary site investigations at three new offshore wind areas in the North Sea. The three sites are planned to be auctioned off in 2026/2027 and could jointly accommodate 3.5 GW of installed capacity. On 4 October, BSH launc
UK opens its first oil and gas licensing round since 2019 to boost energy security
UK government has launched the 33rd offshore oil and gas licensing round, making 898 blocks and part-blocks available in an effort to boost the country’s energy security.
Technical challenges postpone launch of Baltic Pipe receiving terminal
Commissioning of Baltic Pipe’s receiving terminal in Western Jutland is set to be further delayed due to technical challenges. This, however, will have no impact on the gas volumes sent to Poland. The receiving terminal for gas from Norway’s Europipe II should have been commissioned this Saturday, 8
EPC contract in place for Brunsbüttel LNG terminal
French concessions and construction company VINCI has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build Germany’s first regasification terminal at Brunsbüttel at the mouth of the Elbe on the North Sea. VINCI signed a contract through its subsidiary Cobra IS and in a consort
Shell revealed as buyer of UK gas asset
Reabold Resources has disclosed that Shell is the oil and gas major, which is in the process of acquiring Corallian Energy.
Rolls-Royce and SOWITEC team up to boost power-to-X projects
Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems and renewable energy projects developer SOWITEC have agreed to cooperate with the aim of providing power-to-X projects with a total electrolysis capacity of up to 500 MW by 2028. As explained, the plants will use renewable energy sources to generate electrical
After Poland, Norway’s Equinor also agrees to supply gas to Switzerland
Following an agreement with Poland, Norway’s Equinor has entered into another gas supply agreement, this time with Switzerland.
Lhyfe reveals plan for 200MW hydrogen plant in Netherlands
French green and renewable hydrogen producer Lhyfe plans to develop 200 MW plant in Delfzijl, Netherlands, as part of its ambition to establish decentralized hydrogen ecosystems of various plant sizes throughout Europe. According to Luc Grare, head of Central and Eastern Europe at Lhyfe, Delfzijl is
Shelf Drilling buys five Noble rigs, gets two-year extension for one
Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has completed the acquisition of five jack-up rigs from Noble Corporation.
Partners ink agreement for large-scale CCS project in Norway
Horisont Energi and Neptune Energy have signed a project agreement to develop the Errai carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Norway. The agreement builds on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was announced at the end of August. The partners are now setting up a project organization to
Allseas turns to Kongsberg Maritime’s hybrid power tech to make its vessels greener
Allseas is fitting three vessels with Kongsberg Maritime’s battery tech and intends to pursue hybrid power solutions for its other vessels.
Green light for Equinor to continue using Floatel unit at North Sea field
Equinor has received consent to use one of Floatel’s mobile accommodation units for an extended period at a North Sea field off Norway.
Fugro carrying out geophysical surveys at RWE’s new offshore wind sites
Fugro is performing geophysical surveys at the array sites of RWE’s two Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind projects, DBS East and DBS West. The survey campaign, which started in May this year, will be underway until 31 October, subject to weather conditions, and is now being performed from the Fu
Wintershall Dea and CapeOmega selected for CO2 storage permit off Norway
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has selected Wintershall Dea Norge and CapeOmega to receive an exploration permit for CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in the North Sea. The Luna license is located 120 kilometers west of Bergen and is estimated to hold a CO2 storage inje