Project & Tenders

Aker Solutions, Heerema to decom Equinor’s Heimdal and Veslefrikk fields
Norwegian oilfield services company Aker Solutions has signed a ‘sizeable’ letter of intent with Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) for decommissioning work on Equinor’s Heimdal and Veslefrikk fields off Norway.

UK’s largest hydrogen project underway
BP is developing plans for the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production facility in Teesside, targeting one gigawatt of hydrogen production by 2030.

UK gov’t supports HyNet carbon capture storage project with over $45 million
Italian oil company Eni has revealed that the UK Government granted £33 million ($45.85 million) to support the HyNet project focused on the decarbonisation of the industrial district in the North-West of England with CO2 capture and storage.

Ørsted picks temporary staff supplier for German offshore wind farms
Ørsted has awarded ERSG with a contract to supply temporary staff for its offshore wind farms in Germany, following a tender issued in September 2020. The scope of work includes staff for offshore operations and logistics, commissioning, project management roles, QHSE, and engineering, separately fo

Serica Energy spuds Columbus well off UK
Oil and gas company Serica Energy has started drilling the Columbus well located in the North Sea using a Maersk Drilling-owned jack-up rig.

Odfjell rig lands more work with Equinor
Offshore rig owner Odfjell Drilling has been awarded more work for one of its semi-sibmersible rigs from Equinor in Norway.

Acorn CCS and Hydrogen project gets over $43 million in government funding
Scotland took a step closer to its net-zero carbon goals with the announcement of over £30 million ($41.7 million) of UK Government funding for initiatives linked to the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.

Three low-carbon projects get funding from UK
Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor has secured public financing from the UK authorities for three of its low carbon projects in the north-east of England.

Eidesvik platform supplier wins new job with Equinor
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has been awarded a contract for a platform supply vessel with compatriot oil company Equinor.

EMO assumes coordination of Trianel Windpark Borkum
EMS Maritime Offshore’s (EMO) VENTUSmarine control center has assumed coordination of the Trianel Windpark Borkum project in Germany. In November last year, EMO signed a five-year contract with Trianel Windpark Borkum GmbH & Co. to handle maritime, flight and emergency coordination for the project u

North Star makes grand entrance into offshore wind with Dogger Bank OWF
Aberdeen-based company North Star Renewables has won the tender for the delivery of three service operation vessels (SOVs) for the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank project, which is set to become the world’s biggest offshore wind farm. Under a contract worth approximately GBP 270 million (around € 316 million), t

Marine Power Systems appoints LOC Group for design support
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has appointed LOC Group to support the detailed design of its modular platform that will house both wave and wind power generation technologies.

Scottish Renewables: Offshore wind delay could cost billions
Scottish Renewables has urged the Scottish Government to resolve the delay to the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round and keep the process on track before the Parliament election period starts on 25 March. The government recently halted ScotWind leasing, which was already 14 months late, after the

TÜV NORD to test lifting gear on Siemens Gamesa’s wind turbines offshore Germany
Siemens Gamesa has chosen TÜV NORD to test the elevator access systems and cranes on the offshore wind turbines in Germany that are maintained by Siemens Gamesa. Over the next two yeas, TÜV NORD will provide testing services on 300 wind turbines across seven offshore wind farms in the German North S