Project & Tenders
DOF Subsea lands multiple North Sea contracts
DOF Subsea has acquired multiple contracts for execution in the North Sea, including a number of subsea projects with inspection, maintenance & repair (IMR), construction, and decommissioning services.
UK to launch Round 4 CfD auction in December
The UK government is planning to open the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme for renewable energy projects in December 2021. The fourth CfD round aims to increase the capacity of renewable energy from the 5.8 GW achieved in the last round to 12 GW, with three pots established
Dolphin rig to drill HPHT well for Wellesley
Dolphin Drilling has secured a Letter of Intent with Wellesley Petroleum for the drilling of an HPHT exploration well on the NCS.
Total picks Bilfinger for inspection services off Denmark
Engineering and services group Bilfinger has been hired by oil major Total for inspection services on its assets offshore Denmark.
First wind turbine foundation in at Saint-Nazaire OWF
The first monopile foundation has been installed at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France, which is also the first installed turbine foundation for a commercial offshore wind farm in French waters. DEME is using its installation vessel Innovation to install 80 wind turbine foundations at th
ExxonMobil, Shell get $2.4 billion in subsidies for carbon storage project
The Dutch government has granted a consortium that includes oil majors Shell and ExxonMobil around $2.4 billion in subsidies for what will be one of the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the world.
Plaquemines Port, APM Terminals in talks on future port facility
Louisiana’s Plaquemines Port and Duch container terminal operating company APM Terminals will work together on the future design of the Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District (PPHTD).
Equinor adds extra well to Odfjell rig backlog
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has exercised one additional well for the Odfjell Drilling-owned Deepsea Atlantic rig.
No oil for Harbour Energy after two-well North Sea campaign
Harbour Energy has drilled a dry exploration well on the Ilder prospect off Norway, ending a two-well campaign with disappointing results.
Spanish-Japanese company unveils 500 MW floating wind plan in Scotland
A Spanish-Japanese company has unveiled plans for a 500 MW floating wind farm in the North East of Scotland and is now looking for a financial partner to develop and build the project. The company, with head offices in Madrid and Tokyo, announced on 5 May that it had begun the process of searching f
Final preps underway for Baltic Pipe pipelaying
Polish GAZ-SYSTEM is carrying out final preparations to begin laying the offshore gas pipeline for the Baltic Pipe project in the Baltic Sea. Drilling of a tunnel for the gas pipeline began in April on the Polish coast, with similar work set to start soon in Denmark, GAZ-SYSTEM said. Allseas will wo
Video: First ship sets sail to Danish energy island
The first ship ever sailed to the future energy island in the Danish North Sea on Monday, 3 May. MMT’s Relume will undertake seabed mapping at the site which will ensure that the construction of the energy island and the hundreds of wind turbines takes place in a technically sustainable way, Energin
France: Aeolus surrounded by fishermen protesting against Saint-Brieuc OWF
Local fishermen have taken their protests against the construction of the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm from land to the offshore project site on 7 May, when 70 fishing boats surrounded the Aeolus installation vessel in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc. To voice their opposition to the project, the
Helix finishes cable job at Moray East offshore wind farm
Helix Robotics Solutions has completed its second trenching campaign of the inter-array cables at the Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland. The work was carried out by construction support vessel Grand Canyon III at the project site located some 22 kilometers off the Aberdeenshire coast. All