Project & Tenders

Baker Hughes, Horisont team up for Barents Sea carbon capture project
Oilfield services major Baker Hughes and carbontech startup Horisont Energi have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the Polaris carbon storage project in the Barents Sea, off the northern coast of Norway.

Saipem nets new deal with Qatargas worth over $1 billion
Saipem has received from Qatargas a letter of award worth over $1 billion related to the North Field Production Sustainability Pipelines Project.

Windpark Fryslân onshore cable in place
Visser & Smit Hanab has laid and tested the onshore HV cable connecting the transformer station and HV substation of the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Approximately 23 km of 110 kV cable was laid from Breezanddijk through the Afsluitdijk and along the A7 motorway to Bolswa

Germany seeks geophysical, hydrographic survey providers for 3 OWF areas
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has invited tenders for geophysical investigations and hydrographic surveys in the N-9.4, N-10.1 and N-10.2 wind energy areas in the North Sea. The surveys, to be carried out in 2022, are part of the geological preliminary exploration of the a

Aker BP to use another one-year option for Odfjell rig
Aker BP has exercised the second 12-month option for the Deepsea Nordkapp rig under a contract entered into between the parties in April 2018.

TAQA awards 5-year North Sea deal to Odfjell Drilling
TAQA has awarded Odfjell Drilling a five-year contract for the provision of platform drilling & maintenance services on its North Sea installations.

Port of Rotterdam step closer to becoming hydrogen hub
The Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s leading trading hub, is working on the development of a new hydrogen pipeline together with Gasunie to form the backbone of the future hydrogen infrastructure.

Seabed preps about to recommence at Neart na Gaoithe
The remaining seabed preparation works at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind project are set to recommence at the beginning of April, after the winter pause. The vessel Sartor will carry out the remaining boulder relocation operations in preparation for the installation of inter-array cables in the

Shawcor closing in on North Sea contract
Canada-based energy services company Shawcor has announced a conditional contract award for the supply of a wet insulation coating system for a project in the North Sea.

U.S. warns entities involved in Nord Stream 2 to abandon work
The U.S. State Department reiterated its warning that any entity involved in Russia’s Nord Stream 2 offshore pipeline project risks U.S. sanctions.

Kinsale decommissioning preparations in full swing
PSE Kinsale Energy is preparing for the decommissioning campaign of its Kinsale area gas field located in the Celtic Sea off Ireland.

Hess offloads Denmark assets to Ineos for $150 million
Hess Corporation has entered into an agreement to sell its subsidiary Hess Denmark to Ineos E&P for a total consideration of $150 million.

MethanQuest: hydrogen, methane to play a key role in the energy transition
MethanQuest project, led by Rolls-Royce and DVG shows that hydrogen and methane manufactured using renewable energy resources will play a major role in the future.

DOF finds long-term jobs for platform supply trio
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Group has been awarded new contracts for three of its vessels in support of operations in the UK and Guyana.