Project & Tenders

Samsung Heavy orders GTT tank design for 4 new LNGCs
Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has ordered the tank design for four new LNG carriers from the French LNG containment specialist GTT.

Greenpeace seeks to appeal before Supreme Court after losing against BP
Greenpeace will be looking to appeal a decision by a UK court after losing its case against BP over a permit to drill in a North Sea field.

MOL-Bombora wave energy project in Mauritius gets subsidy from Japan
Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has informed that its proposed wave energy project in Mauritius, to be developed with Bombora Wave Power, received subsidy from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan.

Seabed issue could relocate Danish offshore wind farm
An issue with soft seabed conditions at the Hesselø offshore wind farm site is currently being investigated in relation to the framework set for the project and the planned (and currently paused) tender process, with one of the solutions now mentioned being the development of the second of Denmark’s

SeaBird secures one-year contract for Fulmar Explorer
SeaBird Exploration has entered into a firm duration one-year contract for the Fulmar Explorer with a repeat client.

Horisont Energi and Koole join in on ammonia terminal at Port of Rotterdam
Norwegian carbon tech company Horisont Energi and liquid bulk storage company Koole Terminals have signed a deal to collaborate on the development of an ammonia terminal and storage facility at the Port of Rotterdam.

Lukoil paying $2.25 billion for Shah Deniz stake
Lukoil has concluded an agreement on acquiring an interest in the Shah Deniz gas project in the Caspian Sea from Petronas.

Polish LNG terminal expansion progressing
Polish LNG company GAZ-SYSTEM says a gigantic wall of a new LNG tank was put up as part of the expansion of the LNG Terminal. This took less than three weeks at the President Lech Kaczyński terminal in Świnoujście, the Polish LNG import facility. The new tank will be larger than the two existing one

Underwater substations on massive floating offshore wind farms part of ScotWind bid mix
Aker Offshore Wind has outlined plans to utilise offshore wind underwater substations as part of its bids to develop major floating wind farms offshore Scotland. The multi-million subsea innovation would be developed, manufactured, and supplied in Scotland by Aker Solutions and provide major export

Equinor books COSL rig to drill up to nine wells
Equinor has awarded COSL Offshore Management a contract to drill on Statfjord Øst field off Norway with the COSLPromoter rig.

UK regulator rejects Shell’s plan for North Sea gas project
UK petroleum regulator has not approved Shell’s proposed plan for an ultra-high pressure/high-temperature gas field in the UK North Sea.

New decarbonisation project to explore hydrogen potential at Immingham Port
UK-based trading company Toyota Tsusho UK (TTUK), along with Uniper, Siemens Energy UK&I and Associated British Ports (ABP), has launched a feasibility study on the decarbonisation potential of hydrogen at the UK’s Port of Immingham.

Stena partners with GES to advance LNG storage solutions
Swedish company Stena Power & LNG Solution and storage terminals operator Global Energy Storage (GES) have partnered up to identify and advance LNG logistics and storage solutions.

Well-Safe Solutions lands another 14-well decommissioning job
Well-Safe Solutions has won another decommissioning contract for its Well-Safe Guardian unit in less than a month.