Project & Tenders

Norwegian player to take over new operatorship in North Sea
Vår Energi has set the wheels into motion to take over new operatorship in the Balder area thanks to deals for two licences in the North Sea.

Polish player all set to spud Norwegian Sea wildcat with Odfjell rig
PGNiG has secured a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea, which will be spudded with a rig managed by Odfjell Drilling.

New oil & gas discovery in Norwegian Sea offers Aker BP option for Skarv tie-back
Aker BP has made a new oil & gas discovery near its Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea and will consider tying the discovery into this field.

Heerema’s Thialf removes topsides offshore Ireland – gallery
Heerema’s Thialf vessel has completed a decom activity related to a platform removal campaign for an offshore gas field in the Celtic Sea.

RVO issues Nederwiek geophysical survey tender
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has issued a tender for a geophysical survey at the offshore Nederwiek Wind Farm Sites Zuid & Noord (North and South), and one other possible investigation area in the Dutch North Sea. The aim of this tender is to conclude an agreement with a tenderer who is a

Maersk rig staying in Denmark with TotalEnergies
Maersk Drilling has secured an extension for one of its jack-up rigs, which will continue to carry out ops off Denmark for TotalEnergies.

Equinor’s H2H Saltend greenlighted to proceed as one of UK’s large-scale hydrogen projects
Norwegian energy giant Equinor’s H2H Saltendhas to progress as one of the first large-scale hydrogen projects in the country.

Equinor’s giant new FPSO catches fire
Aker Solutions has revealed that a fire was detected at Equinor’s FPSO vessel, which is currently under construction at a yard in Norway.

Equinor gearing up to drill Norwegian Sea wildcat with Odfjell rig
Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea with one of Odfjell Drilling’s rigs.

Deutsche Windtechnik contracted for subsea inspections on seven more offshore wind farms
Deutsche Windtechnik has signed contracts for seven additional offshore wind farms on which the company will carry out underwater inspections, with more than 300 annual inspection reports to be generated in the next two years. The company will, among other things, conduct back-to-back inspections on

Norwegian player buying stake in Repsol’s North Sea field
Rex’s Lime Petroleum has inked a deal to acquire an interest in a Repsol-operated field located in the North Sea offshore Norway.

Avenir LNG to build LNG and BioLNG terminal in Port of Oxelösund
UK-based LNG company Avenir LNG has signed a deal with Oxelösunds Hamn to build an LNG and BioLNG terminal up in the Port of Oxelösund, Sweden.

Norway’s wave-powered desalination firm gets support in Spain
Norwegian wave-powered desalination developer Ocean Oasis has secured support from the authorities in Spain and Gran Canaria for its establishment and operations in Gran Canaria.

Equinor prolongs Siem vessel’s gig off Norway
Equinor has exercised an extension option with Siem Offshore to add more work to the backlog of an AHTS vessel carrying out ops off Norway.