Project & Tenders

Geophysical surveys begin at Shell’s floating wind project in Ireland
Green Rebel Marine has commenced a geophysical site survey campaign at the Emerald floating offshore wind project in the North Celtic Sea. The surveys, which began on 13 July and are set to take place until 31 July, are carried out by Roman Rebel, using multibeam echo sounders and ultra-high-resolut

TAQA keeping all assets in its oil & gas portfolio, bar Dutch ones
Due to the current energy security concerns, TAQA has decided to keep its entire oil & gas portfolio, except for its Dutch upstream assets.

With TotalEnergies deal all done, firm expands presence in ‘one of the largest gas hubs in the UK’
Kistos has entered the UKCS thanks to the acquisition of TotalEnergies’ stakes in several gas fields located West of Shetland.

Port of Antwerp-Bruges joining H2Global in energy transition move
Belgian Port of Antwerp-Bruges becomes a founding member of the German green hydrogen foundation H2Global which is to play a key role in the energy transition.

Geophysical studies wanted for French offshore wind cable routes
France’s transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has issued a tender seeking a contractor to carry out offshore geophysical studies on submarine cable routes of offshore wind farms. RTE is looking to conduct geophysical surveys along the submarine cables, approxima

Shell to buy 2.6 mtpa of LNG from Mexico Pacific
Shell and Mexico Pacific have signed a sales and purchase agreement for Shell to offtake 2.6 mtpa of LNG from the first two trains of Mexico Pacific’s LNG export facility.

Nova Innovation hires environmental crew for ‘The Island in the Currents’
Nova Innovation has hired a UK-based engineering and environmental consultancy RSK Group to lead the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) work for its Enlli tidal project in North Wales.

Gas leak forces key Norwegian hub into shutdown
A gas leak in a contained area related to a turbine on the Equinor-operated Sleipner A platform in Norway was reported on 11 July.

Everfuel and Crossbridge sign hydrogen supply deal for HySynergy
Everfuel and Crossbridge Energy have signed a long-term deal for hydrogen supply from the first stage of Everfuel’s HySynergy facility.

Neptune Energy extends collaboration with TechnipFMC
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has awarded TechnipFMC with a new contract for the delivery of technical services in Norway. The Technical Service Agreement (TSA) builds on an existing contract that is said to have been optimised to fit Neptune’s future requirements. TechnipFMC will continue prov

Enagas in key step for El Musel LNG terminal start-up
Spanish energy company Enagás has obtained the administrative authorisation for the El Musel LNG plant, a key step for the start-up of the terminal, which could be operational within six to eight months.

Ofgem approves Final Needs Case for Eastern HVDC subsea links
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has approved the Final Needs Case (FNC) for the proposed Eastern HVDC electricity transmission projects, conditional on the projects securing the necessary planning consent. National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), SP Transmission and Scottish Hydro Electric Tr

Friedrich Vorwerk wins Brunsbüttel LNG pipeline contract
German energy infrastructure provider Friedrich Vorwerk Group has won the major contract for the realisation of the connecting pipelines for the Brunsbüttel LNG terminal.

North Sea firm to reinforce energy security by buying ‘one of the largest undeveloped fields in the UK North Sea’
Waldorf Production has inked a deal to buy the entire share capital of Alpha Petroleum from Shorelight Partners to bolster energy security.