Project & Tenders
50Hertz looking for UXO team for Ostwind 3 offshore grid project
German offshore transmission system operator (TSO) in charge of the Baltic Sea infrastructure, 50Hertz, has opened a tender for unexploded ordnance (UXO) operations on the cable route of the Ostwind 3 project. The work scope encompasses provision and operation of all assets necessary for the UXO cam
MMT to carry out seabed surveys at Danish Energy Island site
Denmark’s Energinet has selected MMT to carry out the initial surveys of the seabed where the Energy Island will be built in the North Sea. MMT will conduct pre-construction geophysical and seismic surveys in the 526 km2 area from May 2021 to September 2022. The work will be carried out in four phas
Johan Sverdrup P2 platform module sets sail for Norway
Two years after the first steel was cut, the giant main support frame (MSF) module for the Johan Sverdrup P2 platform left Aibel’s yard in Thailand.
Ramboll to map out Bornholm Energy Island export cable routes
Danish transmission system operator Energinet has hired Ramboll to map and recommend possible submerged cable routes and landing locations for the export of power from the future energy island in the Baltic Sea to Denmark and an adjacent country. Denmark has recently approved the construction of two
EHB updates vision of Europe hydrogen infrastructure
The European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) initiative has proposed a hydrogen network of 39,700 kilometres by 2040 to connect 21 European countries, with further growth expected after 2040.
Gardline to survey German offshore wind farm
UK marine survey specialist Gardline Ltd has won a contract to carry out the main geotechnical investigation at the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. A geophysical and geotechnical investigation for the project site was conducted in 2010. The target of this new investigation is t
Petrofac wins one-year extension with NEO Energy
Oilfield services provider Petrofac has been awarded a one-year extension to its integrated services contract with NEO Energy.
Stena rig en route to Ireland ahead of decom campaign
Stena Spey is now on its way to Ireland and the Celtic Sea ahead of a decommissioning campaign at Kinsale fields.
Fugro to survey Danish Energy Island site
Denmark’s Energinet has awarded Fugro a marine site characterisation contract for the Energy Island project in the North Sea. The contract is part of Energinet’s preliminary studies to build the world’s first ”hub and spoke” energy scheme: an energy island 80 kilometres off the Danish coast that wil
First power flows from Windpark Fryslân
The first wind turbine at Windpark Fryslân has begun producing electricity, according to a project update published on social media on 12 April. The first of the total of 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW wind turbines was installed at the project site at the end of the last month. Located in the IJsselmeer
IOG spuds first well in North Sea drilling campaign
Independent Oil and Gas plc (IOG) has started drilling the Elgood development well, 48/22c-H1, located in the UK North Sea.
Geophysical surveys begin at first Welsh floating wind project
GEOxyz has begun geophysical survey work at the 96 MW Erebus project, Wales’ first floating offshore wind farm. GEOxyz will carry out the offshore surveys until mid-June at the site located 45km South West of the Pembrokeshire coastline. The work follows the geophysical and environmental site invest
OMV taps NorSea for supply base services in Norway
NorSea will provide supply base services to OMV’s operations in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Barents Sea.
Archer wins 5-year wireline services deal with ConocoPhillips
Offshore services provider Archer Limited has secured a long-term frame agreement with oil firm ConocoPhillips for the provision of wireline services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.