Project & Tenders
Germans select offshore wind survey team
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has selected the companies to carry out geophysical investigations and hydrographic surveys at the N-10.1 and N-10.2 wind energy areas in the German North Sea. Fugro Germany Marine GmbH is the winner of Lot 1 which covers geophysical subsoil i
Aker BP extends TWMA gig in Norway
TWMA has been awarded a three-year contract extension to supply integrated waste management services for Aker BP’s projects offshore Norway.
Damen delivers fast crew supplier to support Pioneering Spirit
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a fast crew supplier to Allseas for support of the giant heavy lift vessel – the Pioneering Spirit.
Saipem rig to replace West Mira following x-mas tree incident on Nova field
Wintershall Dea will be using a Saipem-owned rig to complete its Nova field drilling campaign following an incident with the previous rig.
First subsidy-free offshore wind farm starts taking shape
A truly pioneering offshore wind project, the first to be built without government subsidies, has reached a major milestone with the start of offshore construction work. The offshore work started earlier this month with the installation of the scour protection at the first of the 140 monopile founda
Oil giant BP announces offshore wind bid in Norway
British oil and gas major BP is joining the recently established consortium between Statkraft and Aker Offshore Wind, which is preparing a bid to build an offshore wind farm in Norway. The consortium will propose to develop an offshore wind project in the Sørlige Nordsjø II (SN2) area, with a plan t
Turkey mulls cooperation with Chevron, ExxonMobil on Black Sea find
Turkish authorities have shared data on its Black Sea discovery with a duo of U.S. energy majors with possible gas extraction cooperation in mind.
In focus: Challenge accepted by oil major while Norway answers offshore wind calls
As the energy transition is unravelling, the industry is paving the way to net-zero by pushing for further emission cuts and new fuels and vessels.
Nord Stream 2 ties first line to land despite Republican outrage
Nord Stream 2 AG, a subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom and operator of the Nord Stream 2 offshore gas pipeline, has confirmed that the offshore part of one line of the pipeline has been mechanically completed.
Cable laying and burial underway at Viking Link UK landfall
Cable laying and burial works are currently underway at the Viking Link landfall in Lincolnshire, UK. The work covers the first campaign of 51 kilometers starting from the UK landfall at Boygrift. Prysmian PowerLink began the cable laying works on 10 May using Cable Enterprise, with work expected to
Samsung Heavy orders LNG tank design from GTT
Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has ordered tank design of two new LNG carriers from the French LNG containment specialist GTT.
TenneT issues offshore wind contract notices
Transmission system operator TenneT has issued contract notices related to offshore grid connection systems in the German North Sea. In one of the contract notices, TenneT is seeking geotechnical and geophysical survey services at the BalWin platform locations. The contract covers the execution of g
Astomos buys carbon-neutral LPG from Shell
Japan’s Astomos Energy Corporation has signed an agreement to purchase carbon-neutral liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Shell.
Rolls-Royce tests hydrogen fuel cells for zero-carbon future
Rolls-Royce is testing a sustainable power supply based on hydrogen fuel cells at the Friedrichshafen plant, in order to assume a pioneering role in fuel cell applications.