Project & Tenders

Two Norwegian Sea wells on Equinor’s drilling agenda for November
Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for two wells located in the Norwegian Sea.

The largest single UK decom job to date goes to Pioneering Spirit
Allseas has been awarded a major decommissioning contract by TAQA UK for the removal and disposal of multiple Northern North Sea facilities.

Study uncovers four potential electrification paths for oil & gas assets
A study, undertaken to assess potential routes for electrification of oil and gas platforms, has found four options to make this happen.

Valaris to bag nearly $150 million from new contract awards
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has revealed new contracts and contract extension awards, with an associated backlog of $149 million.

Fugro to work on first Mediterranean floating offshore wind project
Fugro has won a contract with Renexia to carry out surveys at the 2.8 GW Med Wind project, the first floating offshore wind project in the Mediterranean. Fugro will perform marine geophysical and environmental surveys to acquire comprehensive geo-data at the proposed wind farm location in water dept

First stage of Estonian Paldiski LNG terminal completed
The first phase of the construction of the Paldiski LNG terminal in Estonian the port city of Paldiski has been completed, local media reports.

McDermott to manage Heracless hydrogen project
Indian steel-making company Tata Steel has picked U.S. offshore engineering player McDermott to shape and manage the execution of the hydrogen project Heracless near Amsterdam.

Tyra module for TotalEnergies’ North Sea project sails away from Indonesian yard
McDermott International has completed the sail away of a gas processing module for TotalEnergies’ field located in the Danish North Sea.

Latvian government supports Skulte LNG terminal
The Latvian government has agreed to provide the object of national interest status to the Skulte LNG terminal, the LNG import terminal project in the Skulte Port

Bombora Wave Power scouts for marine ops services for mWave demonstrator
Bombora Wave Power is looking to appoint a contractor who would provide marine operations services for its mWave wave energy demonstration project.

UK regulator grants Centrica the go-ahead for gas storage project
Centrica has received the green light from the UK’s North Sea Transition Authority for a gas storage project in the Southern North Sea.

Spud date for Black Sea campaign postponed while rig undergoes repairs
The start of Trillion’s 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a gas field in the Black Sea has been delayed until rig repairs are completed.

World’s largest floating offshore wind farm to start producing by year-end
The 11-turbine Hywind Tampen, the world’s first floating wind farm to power offshore oil and gas platforms, is close to producing its first power, according to Equinor’s latest press release. A milestone was reached when the first subsea cables were laid by Subsea 7 and the connection was made to Gu

ABS collaborates with NOV on subsea ammonia storage
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is providing new technology qualification (NTQ) services for pioneering ammonia subsea storage technology from NOV.