Project & Tenders

TGS wraps up 2022 NOAKA survey campaign ahead of schedule
TGS has completed its 2022 NOAKA ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic survey two weeks ahead of schedule, marking the second successive season of dense OBN data acquisition in the region on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The project also signifies TGS’ fourth season of multi-client OBN projects i

Dolphin Drilling confirms rig contract in Nigeria
Dolphin Drilling has confirmed the award of a 12-month contract for Blackford Dolphin by General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) in Nigeria.

As supply crunch hits Europe, Trillion bankrolled for natural gas production ramp-up
Trillion Energy is hoping to alleviate the gas supply crunch by scaling up natural gas production in Q4 2022.

Prysmian begins cable production for first UK-Germany energy link
Prysmian has begun the production of over 725 kilometers of cabling for the NeuConnect interconnector that will link the UK and Germany for the first time, three months after the project reached financial close. Prysmian won a contract earlier this year to design, manufacture, install, test and comm

Tyra module installation breaks world record as ‘heaviest crane lift ever undertaken at sea’
Heerema Marine Contractors’ Sleipnir has completed an offshore lift of the Tyra II process module for TotalEnergies’ Tyra redevelopment project in the Danish North Sea.

Helicopter operator wins new North Sea deal with Neptune
Neptune Energy has awarded a contract to CHC Helicopters for offshore transport services in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.

Technip Energies secures ‘large’ equipment supply deal for INEOS’ Project ONE
French engineering company Technip Energies has secured a contract with chemical company INEOS for the proprietary equipment supply for INEOS Olefins Belgium NV’s Project ONE in Antwerp. Project ONE aims to build an ethane cracker in the Port of Antwerp with a nameplate capacity of 1450 kilotons of

Sval Energi closes Equinor and Suncor deals worth $1.3 bln
Sval Energi has expanded its portfolio by completing the previously announced acquisition deals with Equinor and Suncor Energy.

Expro wraps up P&A of first Irish indigenous gas wells
UK-headquartered energy services provider Expro has completed the plug and abandonment (P&A) of Ireland’s first indigenous gas wells. Expro provided integrated subsea and well test services over a period of eight months to intervene, plug and abandon subsea wells from a mobile offshore drilling unit

Equinor getting ready to spud North Sea well in December
Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an appraisal well in the North Sea off Norway.

Gas transmission starts through Baltic Pipe
Gas transmission from Norway to Poland via Denmark has started through the new Baltic Pipe pipeline, Polish gas transmission system operator GAZ-SYSTEM announced on Saturday, 1 October. The flow started at 6:10 a.m. and nominations as of 1 October totaled 62.4 million kilowatt-hours/day. Baltic Pipe

Nord Stream leaks stopped, damage assessment next on schedule
Gas leaks from the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea have stopped after stable pressure was achieved over the weekend, the Danish Energy Agency announced. A stable pressure was achieved on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline on Saturday, 1 October, indicating that the blowout of gas had been co

In focus: Balancing act between energy security and net-zero goals
The global energy crisis has forced nations around the globe to ponder whether they need to pick between energy security and net-zero goals. Can both be obtained simultaneously? This is the question on everyone’s mind.

Prosafe unit staying longer in UK North Sea
Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe has secured a contract extension for one of its units in the UK North Sea.