Project & Tenders
4Subsea to monitor Var Energi’s drilling ops offshore Norway
4Subsea has secured a service agreement with Vår Energi to monitor and analyse wellhead integrity to ensure safe operations for the Balder Future drilling and completion operations in Norway. Under the three-year deal, 4Subsea will monitor the West Phoenix drilling rig for the Norwegian oil and gas
Dates set for Sofia supply chain meets
A series of showcases about contracting opportunities for the Sofia offshore wind project in the UK is taking place in July. Van Oord, the EPCI contractor for the project’s foundations and inter-array cables, will hold its webinar on 6 July. The Dutch company will cover concrete structures, secondar
Petrofac and SOCAR JV to support BP ops in Azerbaijan
Petrofac, in JV with SOCAR, has secured a contract worth around $25 million to support BP’s Azeri Central East project in Azerbaijan.
Offshore wind O&M calls in Germany flood tender platforms
Several tenders for services in the offshore wind sector have been published over the last few days in Germany, including those from two offshore wind farm operators looking for maintenance work on four of their projects. The contract notices from the two German operators – seeking annual wind turbi
Neptune to test additional prospect in Dugong licence
Neptune Energy is planning to test an additional prospect in a North Sea licence where its large Dugong offshore discovery is located.
Dutch to seek expert support on 4 GW IJmuiden Ver offshore wind zone
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plans to issue an invitation to tender seeking experts to support RVO in managing offshore wind farm site studies. The tender is divided into three lots. Lot 1 will cover expert support on soil investigations, Lot 2 expert support on wind and water investigati
Solstad secures North Sea job
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured a contract for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) in the UK North Sea.
Harbour Energy expects low output to bounce back as delayed project nears start-up
Harbour Energy has experienced a negative impact on production during the first five months of 2021 due to planned maintenance and outages.
Ormonde offshore wind farm set for surveys
The survey of the seabed cable system and all of the turbine jacket foundations is about to start at the Ormonde offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea.
Baker Hughes and Borg CO2 to collaborate on Norwegian CCS hub
Oilfield services major Baker Hughes and Norwegian carbon capture and storage developer Borg CO2 have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on a CCS project to serve as a hub for the decarbonization of industrial sites in the Viken region of Norway.
Norway’s duo to supply green hydrogen to zero-emission cargo ship
Norwegian hydropower company Statkraft and utility company Skagerak Energi have been chosen as suppliers of green hydrogen to the zero-emission ship planned by HeidelbergCement and Felleskjøpet.
Fugro starts Dogger Bank B geophysical survey
Fugro is set to commence a geophysical survey at the Dogger Bank B offshore wind farm in the UK today, 23 June. Survey vessel Fugro Froneiter will be conducting the survey between 23 June and approximately 30 August. Operations will be continuous, 24 hours a day, with the vessel towing subsea sensor
Heerema’s Sleipnir breaks lifting record in Norwegian waters
Heerema’s Sleipnir, the LNG-powered world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel, has set a record for the heaviest crane lift in Norwegian waters.
Port of Antwerp to convert a tug to methanol in a ‘world’s first’
The Port of Antwerp is converting a tug to methanol propulsion as part of the European Union-funded Fastwater project, which aims to demonstrate the feasibility of methanol as a sustainable marine fuel. The project was set up by a group of European maritime research and technology leaders, and is fu