Project & Tenders

BKK, AL, Equinor in Europe’s first maritime value chain project
Aurora, Europe’s first maritime value chain project for liquid hydrogen, launched by BKK, Air Liquide, and Equinor to build a complete liquid hydrogen supply chain for ships.

Equinor to put new oil & gas find on stream immediately
Equinor and partners Total and Vår Energi have struck oil and gas in a new segment belonging to the Tyrihans field in the Norwegian Sea.

Sumitomo, Corvus Energy form a joint venture for ESS
Japan’s Sumitomo and Norway’s Corvus Energy have agreed to establish a company named Sumisho Corvus Energy to sell ESS and provide maintenance service mainly in the Japanese market.

Construction of Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm about to kick off
Construction works on the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France will begin on 3 May, Iberdrola announced on 21 April. The works, starting with pile installation for the project’s jacket foundations, are planned to take place from May to October in five zones located in the northern part of the w

Spirit Energy extends the life of North Sea gas field
The Spirit Energy-owned York gas field located has been given another three years of life following a successful life extension project.

Maersk Drilling adds another Aker BP well to backlog
Offshore rig owner Maersk Drilling has secured an additional one-well contract for the low-emission rig Maersk Integrator with Aker BP.

Moray East wind turbine installation hits quarter mark
The Bold Tern jack-up vessel has installed 24 wind turbines at the Moray East offshore wind farm in Scotland. The 100-turbine project is now one installation away from reaching a quarter of its wind turbines in place. The 24th Vestas (MHI Vestas) 9.5 MW unit was installed on 17 April, according to M

DEME wins export cable EPCI contract for French floater
DEME’s French subsidiary SDI has secured an EPCI contract in a consortium with JDR Cables for the export cable that will connect the Leucate floating offshore wind project to the power grid. The contract awarded by Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) represents DEME’s first floating offshore win

Solstad secures long-term vessel job in North Sea
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has signed a contract with TAQA Bratani for the platform supply vessel Sea Flyer.

RWE hires ALL NRG for German offshore wind farms
RWE Renewables has selected ALL NRG to service the high voltage systems at the Arkona and Amrumbank West offshore wind farms in Germany. Under the recently signed contracts, the Danish high voltage specialist will provide HV and MV maintenance at the two projects. “We are very proud that RWE has cho

Awilco rig bags North Sea gig with Ithaca
Offshore rig owner Awilco Drilling has been awarded a contract with Ithaca Oil and Gas Limited for the provision of the WilPhoenix rig.

Wärtsilä tech picked for Arctic LNG 2 carriers
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä said it has inked a deal to deliver radio and integrated navigation systems tech for ten icebreaking LNG-fueled tankers to be constructed for the Arctic LNG-2 project.

First Glengorm appraisal well in UK North Sea ‘not commercial’
The first appraisal well on the CNOOC-operated Glengorm gas field in the UK central North Sea has found “no commercial hydrocarbons”.

KEH launches customisable LNG bunker vessel design
Danish marine consultancy Knud E. Hansen (KEH) has presented its design of a series of medium-capacity LNG bunkering tankers under the name of the X-gas Project.