Project & Tenders

Noble rig gearing up for IOG well after two-month hiatus but first gas late
Following a two-month drilling hiatus over an issue with Noble’s rig, IOG plc is preparing to spud a development well in the North Sea.

MPS eyes new contractor for megawatt-scale wind and wave hybrid
Welsh marine energy company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has launched a tender for the supply of platform electrical & electronic control centre (PEECC) for its hybrid wave and wind demonstrator set for deployment in Spain.

UK’s offshore mooring expert to support decom specialist’s North Sea campaign
Aberdeen-based First Marine Solutions has been awarded a contract in the North Sea by a well-decommissioning specialist, Well-Safe Solutions.

Solstad inks contract renewal for North Sea ops
Solstad Offshore has secured a long-term contract for one of its PSVs, which will enable the vessel to support operations in the North Sea.

Avance Polaris VLGC chartered to TotalEnergies
Norway-based LPG shipping firm Avance Gas Holding has entered into a time charter agreement for its first dual fuel VLGC Avance Polaris to French energy major TotalEnergies.

ADC Energy bags three contract extensions for rig inspection services
ADC Energy has secured three global contract extensions for the delivery of its rig inspection, selection and audit services.

Dutch offshore wind-to-hydrogen project ready to take off
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has announced that the GROW consortium FlexH2 project was awarded a grant as part of the MOOI-SIGOHE tender scheme. The Shell-led research project FlexH2, which stands for Flexible Offshore Wind Hydrogen Power Plant Module, intends to develop and demonstrate t

Dutch project for producing bio-LNG awarded $4.8M in funding
Bio-LNG bunkering project FirstBio2Shipping, developed by Attero in Wilp, will receive €4.3M million ($4.8 million) funding from the EU.

Aker BP awards new contracts to enable Valhall to operate up to 2060
Aker BP has awarded FEED contracts valued as part of its efforts to extend the life of the Valhall field located off Norway.

Energean to boost capacity by adding new oil train module to Israel-bound FPSO
Energean has signed an EPC contract with Kanfa for the supply of a second, 700-tonne oil train for the Energean Power FPSO.

UK opens biggest ever Contracts for Difference round
The biggest ever round of the UK government’s renewable energy support scheme opened on Monday, 13 December. Renewable energy projects across Great Britain can now bid for funding in the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, which is aiming to secure 12 GW of electricity capacit

Two UK contractors in partnership to transform life of field services in North Sea
Bilfinger and Global E&C have formed Torus BGP JV to transform the delivery of late-life services for CNR International’s North Sea assets.

In focus: Governments take the lead in funding energy transition projects
Although the year draws to a close and embraces the holiday spirit, the global energy transition shows no signs of slowing down. In the week behind us, we witnessed that governments spare no expense to support clean energy projects and step up the energy transition game.

Siccar Point hits pause on controversial Cambo project after Shell’s exit
Siccar Point Energy has decided to suspend its controversial Cambo offshore oilfield development following a recent exit by Shell.