Project & Tenders

Ithaca selects COSL Drilling rig for North Sea gig
COSL Drilling Europe has been awarded a contract from Ithaca Energy for wells in the central North Sea on the UK Continental Shelf.

TotalEnergies, Air Liquide, VINCI in world’s largest clean hydrogen fund
French companies TotalEnergies, Air Liquide, and VINCI are joining other international companies to sponsor the creation of the world’s largest clean hydrogen infrastructure solutions fund.

Neptune starts drilling exploration well targeting Dugong Tail prospect
Neptune Energy has started drilling on the Dugong Tail exploration well, located in the North Sea, using the Deepsea Yantai drilling rig.

Shell and NAM knock on Wood door for North Sea support
Wood is expanding operations in the Southern North Sea following the award of a new operations and maintenance contract with Shell and NAM.

Wintershall Dea exploring conversion of gas pipelines for CO2 transport
German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea and the OTH Regensburg University of Applied Sciences are working to explore how existing natural gas pipelines in the southern North Sea can be used for future CO2 transport. So far, the results suggest that the offshore pipelines could be safely and effic

Horisont Energi talks Barents Blue ammonia project with infrastructure investors
Norwegian carbon tech company Horisont Energi has been discussing the financing of the Barents Blue ammonia plant with a number of infrastructure investors.

McDermott onboard AquaVentus hydrogen consortium
U.S. offshore engineering firm McDermott has joined the AquaVentus offshore wind-to-hydrogen project to contribute to German and European hydrogen strategy.

Aker BP books low-emission vessels from Solstad and Møkster
Aker BP has awarded two long-term contracts to Soltad and Møkster for its PSVs, which will be upgraded with a battery-hybrid system.

Eidesvik scores long-term contract with Aker BP
Eidesvik Offshore has been awarded a three-year charter contract with the Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP for its Viking Lady PSV.

Russia’s Lukoil joining BP’s exploration project in Caspian Sea
Russia’s oil and gas company Lukoil is entering BP’s exploration project located in the Caspian Sea offshore Azerbaijan.

IOG boasts successful flow test at Blythe development well
IOG has flow tested the Blythe development well in the North Sea with gas in place and recoverable volumes in line with prognosis.

North Sea Link trial operations set for Friday launch
The 720-kilometer North Sea Link between Norway and Great Britain is set to begin transmitting power on Friday, 1 October. The cable was completed in early June and on 18 June transmission between the two countries was tested for the first time. The three-month test period is now over, and the inter

Toho Gas to get Sakhalin-2 carbon-neutral LNG cargo
Russian LNG producer Sakhalin Energy has agreed on the delivery of the first carbon-neutral/offset LNG cargo from the Sakhalin-2 project to Japanese utility Toho Gas.

Alatas expands North Sea footprint with brand new contract
Alatas was awarded a three-year crane operations and maintenance contract with Ithaca Energy, strengthening its presence in the North Sea.