Project & Tenders

Rotech finishes London Array OWF gig
Aberdeen-based Rotech Subsea has concluded de-burial and post-lay trenching works on the London Array offshore wind farm.

OMV books Maersk rig for HPHT well in North Sea
Maersk Drilling has secured a one-well contract with OMV (Norge) for a high-pressure, high-temperature exploration well off Norway.

Samsung Heavy gets rid of ex-Ocean Rig drillship with hopes to sell three more
South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has agreed to sell a former Ocean Rig drillship to an unnamed European company.

Wison teams up with MAN Energy on floating LNG-to-power projects
Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine has signed a deal with Germany’s engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions to collaborate on power barge and floating LNG-to-power projects worldwide.

Vysus to inspect Well-Safe’s rig ahead of upcoming North Sea decom gigs
ModuSpec has been chosen to verify whether the Well-Safe’s rig is fit for purpose to complete the upcoming decom campaigns in the North Sea.

Oceaneering readies for annual subsea wellhead removal ops
Oceaneering has chartered the anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Island Valiant for subsea wellhead removal operations in the Barents Sea, Norwegian Sea, and the North Sea.

PetroVietnam Power and Novatek shake hands on LNG projects in Vietnam
Russian LNG major Novatek and PetroVietnam Power, a subsidiary of state-owned PetroVietnam, have signed a cooperation agreement on LNG and power projects in Vietnam.

BP buying JX Nippon’s stakes in North Sea fields
UK oil and gas giant BP has agreed to buy JX Nippon’s interests in the Andrew area located in the UK North Sea.

Lundin adds extra well to Odfjell rig’s backlog
Oil and gas company Lundin has decided to exercise its option for an additional well for an Odfjell Drilling-owned rig.

Maersk rig re-hired for North Sea well
Maersk Drilling and Petrogas have agreed to exercise the previously agreed option to employ a jack-up rig to drill a well in the UK North Sea.

Neptune picks Maersk Supply for UK decommissioning job
Neptune Energy has awarded Maersk Supply Service (MSS) with a decommissioning contract for the removal of subsea infrastructure at the Juliet field in the UK.

Orcadian moving on with development plan for North Sea field as OGA okays concept
Orcadian has received no objection from the OGA for the development concept designed for the Pilot field in the North Sea.

Floatel expects modest utilisation levels for accommodation fleet
Floatel expects the overall utilisation of the accommodation fleet to remain at modest levels in the near term.

Italian TSO awards major cable contracts for new subsea interconnector
Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna has awarded Prysmian and Nexans with contracts for the supply of cables for the Tyrrhenian Link that will connect Sicily with Sardinia and the Italian peninsula.