Project & Tenders
Partners exploring options for renewable energy hub at Corrib gas field
Vermilion Energy and Nephin Energy are looking into the feasibility of a renewable energy hub at the existing Corrib gas field offshore Ireland.
Equinor hires Wood for subsea pipeline design
Wood has won a contract with Equinor to deliver the detailed design of subsea pipelines for the Halten East development offshore Norway. Wood’s subsea and pipeline engineering team in Norway will carry out the scope, following the delivery of the concept design and front-end engineering design. The
Support for fossil fuels passed $697 bln in 2021, delaying energy transition progress, says OECD and IEA
The IEA and the OECD outline in their new analysis that the backing for fossil fuels almost doubled in 2021, reaching $697.2 billion.
Two firms to pool resources for large-scale industrial CCS project
Neptune Energy has joined forces with Horisont Energi for the development of a large-scale carbon capture and storage project in Norway.
Odfjell rig spuds gas prospect in Norwegian Sea for Polish player
PGNiG has started drilling a gas prospect located in the Norwegian Sea, using a rig managed by Odfjell Drilling.
Two oil & gas firms to develop CCS project that connects Germany & Norway
Equinor and Wintershall Dea have agreed to pursue the development of an extensive carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain.
Offshore installation of Shetland HVDC link moving ahead
NKT will soon start the first of two rock placement campaigns at the Shetland HVDC link on behalf of Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission. The first rock placement campaign is expected to commence on 15 September the earliest, with works planned to be completed by 5 November. Rock placement vessel H
Norwegian oil firm to invest over $15 billion in development projects
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP will invest NOK 150 billion or over $15 billion in development projects on the Norwegian continental shelf over the next five to six years.
Geophysical surveys starting at Irish 1 GW floating offshore wind project
A geophysical site survey campaign is set to begin in September at the proposed Inis Ealga Marine Energy Park floating offshore wind project in Ireland. DP Energy Ireland plans to kick off the geophysical surveys on 2 September at the site located off counties Cork and Waterford. The works will be c
Germany to connect to Danish Bornholm Energy Island via subsea link
Denmark will increase the planned offshore wind capacity at the Bornholm Energy Island from 2 GW to 3 GW and enable the transfer of electricity to the German grid, with two political agreements now in place to make that happen. The Danish Government started exploring the possibility to raise the off
Fugro to survey site for Norway’s first large-scale offshore wind farm
Fugro has secured a marine site characterization contract by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for the Sørlige Nordsjø II project, set to become the first large-scale offshore wind farm in Norway. The work scope will include mapping the seafloor and sub-seafloor to expand understanding of th
No luck for Aker BP after completing Norwegian Sea well
Aker BP has completed has concluded the drilling of a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea but failed to find hydrocarbons.
In focus: The X factor of Power-to-X
While the world is working toward having as much renewable energy as possible, green fuels and energy storage could be what saves the day, at least for energy-intensive industries. News on hydrogen and ammonia projects, and renewable energy developments with Power-to-X components this week certainly
Survey services wanted for Viking Link
Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has issued a tender seeking a provider of an after installation survey along the Viking Link cable between Denmark and the UK. The main purpose of the survey is to confirm the vertical and horizontal position of the cable location. The survey activ