Project & Tenders
Solstad vessels hired to support North Sea drilling campaigns
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has been awarded four platform supply vessel (PSV) contracts for work in the UK North Sea.
Seismic players land multi-year frame deal with Equinor
Norway’s Equinor has entered into framework agreements with PGS and Shearwater GeoServices for 4D towed streamer seismic acquisition on the Norwegian continental shelf. The two-year firm deal is starting in 2021, with two additional two-year options and can also be applied for the UK continental she
Equinor strikes oil near Johan Castberg field
Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor has made an oil discovery near the Johan Castberg field, located in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.
World’s 1st ship tunnel gets green light for construction start
Norway’s Stad Ship Tunnel project, also known as the world’s first full-scale ship tunnel, has received a green light to kick off the preparations for the construction. Namely, the approval came in the allocation letter from the country’s Ministry of Transport and Communications to the Norwegian Coa
Ørsted taps TÜV NORD for German offshore wind duo
Ørsted has commissioned TÜV NORD to certify the submarine cables for the Borkum Riffgrund 3 wind farm, and the transformer station and the submarine cables for the Gode Wind 3 wind farm in the German North Sea. With 83 turbines and a total capacity of 900 MW, Borkum Riffgrund 3 will be the largest w
Bureau Veritas to certify EolMed floating wind farm
Bureau Veritas has been awarded a contract for project certification for the 30 MW EolMed floating wind pilot project in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan in France. “This certification will ensure project reliability and sustainability, a critical step for offshore renewable energy d
Norway approves plan for Northern Lights project
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved the development plan for Northern Lights, the storage part of the Longship carbon capture and storage project.
Cairn sells stakes in two UK fields, buys Shell assets in Egypt
Cairn Energy has made two deals, one for the sale of its interests in two UK fields and the other for the purchase of Shell’s assets in Egypt.
CGG taps Shearwater for Northern Viking Graben phase two
CGG has contracted Shearwater GeoServices for the phase two of its Northern Viking Graben multi-client 3D survey in the Northern North Sea. The new survey will expand on the phase one acquisition initiated in 2020. It will add a second azimuth over CGG’s existing Northern Viking Graben 3D survey and
DNV grants AiP to HMD for eco-friendly intra-Europe feeder ship
Norway-based classification society DNV (formerly DNV GL) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for a new design of intra-Europe 1,900 TEU feeder container ships.
Chrysaor renews North Sea contract for Stork
Stork, a Fluor company, has been awarded a two-year contract extension by Chrysaor to deliver offshore integrated specialist asset integrity services in the UK. The company said on Monday it would continue to deliver an inclusive range of asset management solutions and capabilities to extend the off
NEO Energy pushes for further growth with fresh North Sea deal worth $625 million
NEO Energy has made a deal to acquire Zennor Petroleum for about $625 million, less than two weeks after announcing a deal with ExxonMobil.
Ancala to process gas from Lundin’s Solveig, Rolvsnes field
The operator of midstream oil and gas infrastructure assets in the North Sea Ancala Midstream has secured a life-of-field contract to transport and process gas from Lundin Energy’s Solveig field.
Denmark seeks co-owners of North Sea Energy Island
The Danish Energy Agency will conduct a market dialogue for potential bidders and relevant industries on the procurement framework for the North Sea Energy Island project. The market dialogue is part of the initial preparations for the coming procurement procedure for co-ownership of the energy isla