Project & Tenders

Prosafe eyes Brazil market for future employment of two delayed newbuilds
Prosafe has agreed with China’s COSCO Shipping on another extension of the delivery of two of its newbuild units.

Two Norwegian players to explore the use of hydrogen as ‘fuel for the future’ in maritime sector
Golden Energy Offshore has teamed up with Gen2 Energy to explore the use and availability of hydrogen-based fuel in the maritime industry.

N-Sea sends off pontoon for Gwynt y Môr cable repair project
Multi-purpose pontoon NP459 is en route to the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm where it will work on repairing one of the project’s export cables. The 82.5-meter long pontoon passed N-Sea Group’s head office yesterday, 17 May, through the river Oude Maas in Dordrecht on its way to the Gwynt y Môr pro

Gasunie and Fluxys team up on North Sea Port hydrogen network
Gasunie and Fluxys have joined forces for a Dutch-Belgian hydrogen network connection in North Sea Port.

Nova Innovation cheers selection of Yell for Carbon Neutral Islands project
Tidal energy pioneer Nova Innovation has welcomed the Scottish Government’s move to select Yell in Shetland as one of six islands included in its Carbon Neutral Islands (CNI) project.

More surveys scheduled at Morgan and Mona offshore wind sites
A geophysical and environmental survey is set to commence at the Morgan and Mona offshore wind projects in the Irish Sea on 1 June. Survey vessel Titan Endeavour will carry out the nearshore survey of the projects’ cable corridors for approximately one week. The survey includes the use of a multibea

Snam and Golar LNG sign FSRU deal for Sardinia energy supply
LNG shipper Golar will deliver the existing LNG carrier as a FSRU that Italian energy firm Snam will install in the port area of Portovesme, Sardinia.

Eco Wave Power outlines implementation plan for wave power plant in Spain
Eco Wave Power and its project partner OCIBAR have agreed terms for the detailed feasibility study and project licensing for the 2MW wave energy plant in Port Adriano.

BP and Linde plan major CCS and hydrogen project in Texas
BP and Linde plan a major CCS project in Texas that will enable low carbon hydrogen production at Linde’s existing facilities.

Offshore rig utilisation rate even higher than reported as market continues to tighten, Westwood says
Westwood has revealed that the offshore rig utilisation is expected to continue its upward traction and spur a further rise in day rates.

Ørsted to launch tender for offshore cable hardware
Ørsted plans to launch a tender for the supply of cable protection systems (CPS) for the 2.5 GW Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 wind farms offshore Poland in late May/early June. Ørsted will use the Achilles Utilities Nordics and Central Europe (UNCE) qualification system for procurement. The Baltica 3 wind

PGNiG to buy 3 MTPA of LNG from Sempra
Sempra Infrastructure and the Polish Oil & Gas Company (PGNiG) have entered into a deal for the purchase of three MTPA of LNG.

Bourbon to deliver EolMed offshore infrastructure
Bourbon Subsea Services has signed an EPCI contract for the floating electrical hub, inter-array cables, as well as anchoring and mooring systems for the 30 MW EolMed floating wind farm in France. “BOURBON’s scope of work will consist in the complete farm offshore installation, and includes the deta

After finding cracks on gas coolers, Equinor ordered to ensure maintenance of North Sea platform
Norwegian safety regulator has finished investigating an incident with gas cooler cracks on one of the Equinor-operated North Sea platforms.