Project & Tenders

Ithaca Energy hires Solstad vessel for North Sea ops
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has inked a contract for one of its vessels with Ithaca Energy for operations in the North Sea.

HSHI picks GTT fuel tanks for 2 new LNG-powered container ships
South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has ordered fuel tank design from French LNG containment specialist GTT for two LNG-powered container vessels.

Turkey now boasts a fleet of four rigs as ex-Vantage drillship finally finds home
Turkey’s oil and gas giant TPAO has added another deepwater drillship to its fleet of drilling rigs, which are working in the Black Sea.

Baltic Pipe now connecting Polish and Danish coasts
The construction of the Baltic Pipe offshore section has been completed as the last weld was made on the gas pipeline connecting the coasts of Denmark and Poland.

Correll wins another Kaskasi contract
Correll Group has secured a contract with Asso.subsea to carry out the export cable pull-in at the Kaskasi II offshore wind project in Germany.

Fresh deal with Dana to create new jobs at PD&MS in Aberdeen
PD&MS Group has secured a modifications contract with Dana Petroleum, which is expected to create up to 80 jobs at its Aberdeen base.

Sturgeon comes out against Cambo oil project as Scotland mulls joining alliance to end oil & gas use
Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has expressed her belief that the Cambo oil project off Shetland should not get the green light.

OWC secures geo work at 1 GW Irish floating wind project
Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has secured a contract with DP Energy to carry out geophysical and geotechnical site characterization at the potential 1 GW Inis Ealga Marine Energy Park (IEMEP) floating offshore wind project in Ireland.

Aberdeen Harbour wins green funding for shore power project
Aberdeen Harbour has received more than £400,000 (around $537,000) from the UK Government to fund a joint demonstration project aimed at providing shore power within the existing Aberdeen North Harbour.

DSME orders GTT tank design for new LNG carrier
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered tank design from French LNG containment specialist GTT for a new LNG carrier.

Maersk rig booked for new job in Dutch North Sea
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract with ONE-Dyas, which will employ a jack-up rig to drill exploration wells in the Dutch North Sea.

Several players team up to usher in new era of low carbon workforce in Scotland
In a move designed to support and build Scotland’s low carbon workforce, OPITO joined forces with the Acorn Project and Scottish Cluster to create a plan for industrial skilling and reskilling training.

Repsol renames Canaport LNG as Saint John LNG terminal
Spanish oil and gas company Repsol has completed the acquisition of Canaport LNG from Canadian oil and gas company Irving Oil and has renamed it Saint John LNG.

Innosea joins 240MW floating solar project in Laos
Innosea has been appointed a technical advisor to the engineering team for one of the world’s largest floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) projects, to be built at the Nam Theun 2 hydropower plant reservoir in Laos.