Project & Tenders
Geophysical surveys about to begin at Irish offshore wind farm
A series of geophysical surveys is set to kick off at the Codling offshore wind project in Ireland on 26 April. Vessel LB Jill will undertake geotechnical operations to characterize the project site located approximately 13 km off the East Coast of Ireland, near Wicklow. The surveys are planned to b
HSM completes Blythe and Southwark platforms for IOG
UK-based Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has signed off the Blythe and Southwark platforms as mechanically complete earlier this month.
Equinor’s Troll West electrification to cut CO2 emissions by almost half a million tonnes per year
Equinor and partners have decided in favour of Troll West electrification and are submitting the plan for development and operation.
RINA scores Vopak LNG consultancy deal
Italian classification society RINA has been contracted by Vopak to provide engineering and consultancy services in support of the latter’s LNG growth strategy.
Equinor and partners to invest $384 million in Barents Sea project
Equinor and its partners Petoro, Total, Neptune, and Wintershall Dea have decided to develop the Askeladd Vest project off Norway.
HyNet North West granted £72m for net-zero push
UK’s hydrogen and CCS project HyNet North West has received £72m funding, marking a major step forward in UK’s drive to net-zero.
OMV Petrom to operate Black Sea block if Romgaz takes over Exxon’s share
In case Romgaz finalizes the takeover of the Neptun Deep project from ExxonMobil, Romania’s OMV Petrom will become the operator.
Fugro bags offshore wind contracts in South Korea and U.S.
Fugro has been awarded contracts in the offshore wind sector in South Korea and the U.S., according to the company’s results for the first quarter of 2021. In South Korea, Fugro has won a contract for a site investigation programme for a floating offshore wind farm. The company did not disclose any
Neptune begins final drilling campaign at Duva field
Neptune Energy has started drilling operations on four production wells on the Duva field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
QED Naval opens Subhub tenders
Scottish marine energy specialist QED Naval has launched a couple of tenders related to the development of its Subhub tidal energy platform.
Equinor charters Havila platform supplier
Havila Shipping has been awarded a contract from compatriot oil giant Equinor for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs).
Ireland: Barryroe farm-out terminated over funding issues
Oil and gas company Providence Resources has terminated its farm-out agreement with SpotOn Energy for the Barryroe project off Ireland.
Dutch government launches consultation on IJmuiden Ver Gamma project
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate and the transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT have opened consultation on the IJmuiden Ver Gamma 2 GW offshore wind connection project, the third offshore grid in the wind farm zone along with IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Beta. Local residents, compan
CMB and Tsuneishi collaborate on hydrogen tech in Japan
Belgian shipowner Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) and Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi have launched a joint venture to develop the hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2ICE) technology for the Japanese industrial and marine market.