Project & Tenders
Fugro gets to work on East Anglia Hub
Fugro has secured a contract with ScottishPower Renewables to carry out UXO geophysical surveys within the East Anglia Hub offshore wind area in the southern North Sea. The start of the activities is 20 July, with all operations expected to be concluded by 31 October at the site offshore Lowestoft t
ROVOP on duty for Prysmian
Following a recent new contract award, Aberdeen-headquartered subsea specialist ROVOP has been supporting survey and trenching operations for Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group. According to ROVOP’s social media update, the company is deploying its remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to support Prys
Subsea inspection on schedule at Irish gas field
Vermilion Exploration & Production Ireland is about to commence pipeline and subsea structure inspection at the Corrib gas field. The works are part of a maintenance campaign and are expected to begin in field on approximately 14 August and take up to 21 days, weather dependent. The vessel EDT Jane,
Seaway 7 starts early works on Moray West offshore wind project
Seaway 7 has signed a Letter of Award with Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited to start early works on the Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Commissioning (EPIC) of inter-array grid cables for the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. Seaway 7’s scope is under final negotiation and
Exmar sells Tango FLNG to Eni
Belgian shipping company Exmar has signed an agreement with Italian oil and gas company Eni for the sale of Tango FLNG.
Equinor files key document ahead of plans to invest billions in UK oil and gas project
Equinor has filed an ES related to the development of its Rosebank oil field located West of Shetland to the UK authorities
Scottish marine energy firm hits fundraising target in two days
Edinburgh-based marine energy firm QED Naval has reached the target of its latest fundraising campaign in just two days.
Sval Energi moves to buy Suncor’s Norwegian assets
Sval Energi is buying Suncor Energy’s Norwegian business in a bid to expand its portfolio and workforce as part of its growth strategy.
Date set for Baltic Pipe opening ceremony
Polish gas transmission system operator GAZ-SYSTEM will hold the opening ceremony for the Baltic Pipe project on 27 September. The announcement comes as the technical commissioning of all three gas compressor stations that will distribute gas imported from the Norwegian Shelf in Poland has been comp
Aker BP receives the all-clear to use Maersk rig in North Sea
Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Maersk Drilling’s rigs for well intervention work on a North sea field.
UK’s oil & gas decom cost forecasts drop to around $54 billion
UK’s NSTA says the decommissioning cost estimate on the UKCS has dropped 25 per cent to £44.5 billion (about $54.2 billion).
New tower at Nexans’ Halden factory stands tall
Nexans has completed the construction of the new XLPE insulation tower at its subsea cable factory in Halden, Norway. Nexans began the expansion of the Halden factory about two months ago and after 69 days the raising of the tower is completed, the company said. The tower is 152.89 meters tall, whic
Westwood sees signs of recovery in high-impact exploration activity
Westwood is seeing a rebound in high-impact exploration this year with expectations for it to pick up in the second half.
Wintershall Dea and NWO to work on BlueHyNow hydrogen production plant
German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea and compatriot pipeline operator Nord-West Oelleitung (NWO) have signed an agreement for the BlueHyNow hydrogen production plant on NWO’s site in Wilhelmshaven.