Project & Tenders

Odfjell Drilling to bag $20 million from extra well with Equinor
Equinor has added an additional well to a contract for Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Stavanger, which will see the rig busy into 3Q 2022.

Aker BP files development plan with fast-track solution for North Sea field
Aker BP has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Frosk field to the country’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

Strohm picks Tekmar subsea protection and buoyancy solution for TCP Jumper
Tekmar Energy has secured a contract to design, manufacture and supply a subsea protection and buoyancy solution for Strohm’s thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) Jumper.

Repsol awards extension to Esvagt vessel on Yme field
Esvagt has won a contract extension with Repsol for standby services, ERRV-services and guard vessel duties on the Yme field in the North Sea.

In focus: Converting jack-up rigs and combining offshore wind & hydrogen for low-carbon future
This week saw a plethora of energy transition-related news across the offshore energy industry with updates telling of alternative deployments for offshore drilling rigs, new projects combining offshore wind and hydrogen, the urgency to decarbonise the shipping sector, and more.

Technip Energies and NPCC to advance energy transition in UAE
French engineering company Technip Energies and Abu Dhabi-based National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) have signed a deal to advance the energy transition in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries in the MENA region.

Seaturns’ wave energy prototype undergoes basin testing
Innosea and Seaturns have completed the wave basin testing of Seaturns’ wave energy prototype at the Cantabria Coastal and Ocean Basin (CCOB) in Spain.

Survey on schedule at Arklow Bank 2
The Ireland-based Alpha Marine is set to kick off a reconnaissance survey at the Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 located off the Wicklow coast in the Irish Sea.

Rovco on offshore wind duty in Scotland
Rovco has commenced year two of its subsea and hydrographic campaign on the operational Beatrice offshore wind farm in Scotland. Rovco’s scope of work includes inspection and surveys across the nominated subsea jackets and inter-array cable locations at the 588 MW wind farm. The aim is to enable yea

Polish and Danish regulators ink Baltic Pipe MoU
Poland’s Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) and the Danish Utility Regulator (DUR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on joint activities for the Baltic Pipe project.

First modules for Arctic LNG 2 Train 1 delivered
Russian Arctic LNG 2 projects’ EPC contractor, a joint venture of Technip Energies, Saipem and NIPIGAS, has delivered the first modules for LNG Train 1.

Shearwater gets to work in South East Asia
Norwegian seismic exploration company Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract with an undisclosed client to carry out a 3D survey in South East Asia. Shearwater will carry out the activities using SW Duchess, with work expected to take approximately one month. The project is set to commence in

ChampionX wins five-year contract with Vår Energi
ChampionX gets a five-year contract with Vår Energi for production specialty chemicals and management services with two-year extension options.

Hat-trick for Valaris rigs with one new deal aimed at CO2 project
Valaris has secured three new contracts for its rigs. One of the contracts will involve operations on a carbon storage project.