Project & Tenders

Equinor and Eni-HitecVision JV join forces for Norwegian offshore wind tender
Equinor and Vårgrønn, a joint venture (JV) between Eni and HitecVision, have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly apply for offshore wind acreage in Norway at one of the two areas the country opened last year. The partners said they would jointly prepare and submit an application to the Norwe

Serica Energy extends Bruce field life to 2030
UK oil and gas company Serica Energy has extended the life of its flagship Bruce field in the North Sea through to 2030.

Total plans Papua LNG FID in 2023
French major Total has revitalized its plans for the Papua LNG project, eyeing to launch the FEED in early 2022 and to reach the final investment decision in 2023.

COSL Drilling made exclusive rig provider for OKEA
A four-year-long frame contract has been signed by COSL Drilling Europe with OKEA for the use of COSL’s rigs in Norway.

Noble Corp. shares Transocean’s optimism about market outlook
Just like its rival Transocean, Noble Corp. is optimistic about the outlook with a pipeline of tender opportunities on the horizon.

Wintershall Dea terminates West Mira rig after x-mas tree incident
Offshore rig owner Seadrill Limited has revealed that a termination notice has been received for the West Mira rig from Wintershall Dea.

Valaris hauls in sixteen new contracts and extensions
The now restructured and debt-relieved offshore drilling contractor Valaris has been awarded sixteen new contracts and extensions with more than a dozen different oil and gas companies.

Transocean optimistic about contracting after securing new rig jobs
Following new contract awards to its drillships and a harsh environment rig, Transocean is optimistic about contracting throughout the year.

Veja Mate OWF opens tender for BOP services
Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH has launched a tender for the Balance of Plant (BOP) services for the 402 MW offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The work scope includes maintenance and troubleshooting for the offshore substation, monopiles and transition pieces, as well as subsea inspections

Rotech Subsea wraps up North Sea offshore wind cable scope
Rotech Subsea has completed cable de-burial and post-lay trenching works at an undisclosed offshore wind farm in the British part of the North Sea. Rotech carried out the work on multiple sections of the wind farm. The company did not reveal the name of the client but did state that it is an offshor

eCap Marine zeroes in on hybridizing ships
eCap Marine, a recently created company through the merger of the maritime business of eCap Mobility and Hybrid Port Energy, a Becker Marine Systems’ subsidiary, is seizing on the market demand for green energy technologies onboard ships. Namely, the company, officially launched on January 1, 2021,

Neptune and Spirit to develop UK gas find as Cygnus tieback
Spirit Energy and Neptune Energy have agreed to partner on the development of the Pegasus West gas discovery in the UK Southern North Sea.

Axess to provide offshore support services to Altera FPSOs
Axess Group, an asset integrity management company, has signed an offshore support services contract with Altera Infrastructure.

DNV, Vinde to inspect Vår Energi’s assets off Norway
Oil and gas company Vår Energi has awarded a three-year inspection services contract to a strategic partnership between Norway-based classification society DNV and Vinde Tilkomstteknikk.