Project & Tenders
Shell books semi-sub rig for P&A ops on two North Sea fields
Oil major Shell has secured a semi-submersible rig for plug and abandonment operations on two of its fields located offshore Norway.
Boaty McBoatface investigating end-of-life North Sea oil fields to back net-zero path
The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has kicked off research on end-of-life oil fields in the North Sea using the robot submarine Boaty McBoatface with the aim of helping monitor and protect the marine environment and support industry transition towards net-zero targets. The Autosub Long-Rang
Chevron and partners prepare investment for Aphrodite gas field as Cyprus and Israel push for swift resolution of reservoir dispute
Oil major Chevron and its partners in the Aphrodite gas field off Cyprus have allocated funds for the drilling of an appraisal well and other development costs for the project.
Modus and Equinor ink first-ever resident subsea drone contract
UK’s Modus Subsea Services has secured what is said to be the first-ever resident subsea drone contract with Equinor for the provision of subsea intervention drone missions at the Johan Sverdrup field offshore Norway. The scope covers underwater intervention drone operations for the Johan Sverdrup f
McDermott gets its first subsea project in Angola
McDermott International has been awarded a contract by TotalEnergies for work on its Begonia project in Angola.
World’s largest offshore wind farm first to use low-carbon copper for HVDC cables
NKT is set to produce the HVDC power cables for the Dogger Bank C offshore wind project using low-carbon copper, representing the world’s first. The initiative is expected to reduce the carbon footprint of the cables by more than 35 per cent. The low-carbon copper cathodes are sourced from the Bolid
TenneT launches massive HVDC cable tender for 2 GW offshore platforms
Transmission system operator TenneT has announced a large-scale high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable tender for offshore grid connections in the German North Sea and the Dutch North Sea. TenneT will need direct current cables for at least ten connection systems for wind energy transmission from
Port of Rotterdam expanding hydrogen and CO2 transport capacity
The Dutch Port of Rotterdam has awarded compatriot Swietelsky Rail Benelux with a contract for the construction of a new pipeline strip along the Moezelweg to increase hydrogen and CO2 transport capacity. According to the Port of Rotterdam Authority, the project marks a significant step forward in t
UK decom specialist scoops up cross-border campaign for over 20 wells in North Sea
Neptune Energy has hired Well-Safe Solutions to undertake a decommissioning campaign in the Dutch and UK sectors of the North Sea.
Stena rig days away from spudding North Sea well in search of more hydrocarbons
UK-headquartered i3 Energy is gearing up to start drilling an appraisal well this week in the North Sea with a Stena Drilling-owned rig.
More North Sea work for Deepsea Yantai rig
OMV Norge has contracted the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible rig for drilling operations in the North Sea.
Jack-up rig kicks off Black Sea drilling campaign
Following delays, Trillion Energy has started its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a natural gas field in the Black Sea offshore Türkiye.
Siemens commissions green hydrogen plant in Wunsiedel
Siemens has commissioned one of Germany’s largest green hydrogen generation plants in Wunsiedel, Upper Franconia.
Fugro nabs BalWin survey contract
Transmission system operator TenneT has selected Fugro Germany Land GmbH to carry out geophysical and geotechnical soil investigations at the BalWin1, BalWin2, and BalWin3 offshore platform locations in the German North Sea. The contract covers the execution of geophysical and geotechnical soil inve