Project & Tenders

Erria to handle marine warranty surveys for Maersk Drilling’s rigs
Danish maritime services provider Erria and Maersk Drilling have entered into a three-year agreement related to marine warranty surveys for Maersk’s rigs.

Twelve wind turbines up at Moray East OWF
Twelve Vestas (MHI Vestas) 9.5 MW wind turbines have been installed so far at the Moray East project site, located some 22 kilometres off the Aberdeenshire coast. The wind turbine installation is being carried out by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Bold Tern jack-up vessel, which is picking up the compone

Turbine installation kicks off at Windpark Fryslân
The installation of Siemens Gamesa turbines has begun at the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the Netherlands. All of the 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW turbines are expected to be installed and tested in the IJsselmeer Lake by June. According to project developer, it takes approximately one and ha

Prep works for export cable installation to start at Neart na Gaoithe OWF
Preparation works for the export cable installation for the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind project are expected to commence in mid-March. The area where the activities will take place is the nearshore extent of the wind farm’s export cable corridor. Two jack-up vessels, Capall Mara and C57 Red Squir

Equinor and Polenergia submit CfD applications in Poland
Equinor and Polenergia have submitted applications for contracts for difference (CfD) for MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III offshore wind farms located in the Polish Baltic sea. The joint venture partners submitted the applications to the Polish Energy Regulatory Office in accordance with the Polish

Second pipelayer to join Nord Stream 2 construction
A second Russian pipe-laying vessel is undergoing sea trials ahead of joining the Nord Stream 2 project, as construction continues despite growing political pressure.

Maersk to reactivate jack-up rig for Dutch North Sea job
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a one-well contract by Petrogas E&P Netherlands, which will employ the harsh-environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolute.

NKT nets long-term cable service contract in Denmark
NKT has signed a long-term agreement with Danish grid operator Energinet on maintenance and repair of both offshore and onshore power cables in Denmark. The contract, which will run for eight years, includes services and repairs of XLPE, mass impregnated (MI) and oil filled power cable systems with

Ørsted contracts Manor for Hornsea Two offshore wind project
Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has signed a major contract with Ørsted to supply power to the Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. MRE will provide the full temporary power solution, service technicians, and both crew transfer and walk-to-work vessels, during the construction phase of the 1.4

Aker Solutions hired to modify Åsgard B for production boost
Aker Solutions has won a substantial contract from Equinor for modifications on the Åsgard B gas and condensate platform to enable increased production.

Global Offshore lays Kriegers Flak inter-array cables
Global Offshore has laid all of the inter-array cables at Vattenfall’s Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish Baltic Sea. Using the cable lay vessel Normand Clipper, Global Offshore has now installed all 72 inter-array cables at the 605 MW wind farm. This is an interim milestone on the proje

EnerMech scores eight new deals in UK
UK-based oilfield services provider EnerMech has won a string of new deals in the United Kingdom during the first months of 2021.

MENCK hammer ordered for DolWin kappa offshore converter platform
MENCK, part of Acteon, has signed a contract with Allseas to deliver pile-driving and handling equipment for the installation of TenneT’s DolWin kappa offshore converter platform, the centerpiece of the DolWin6 offshore grid project in the German North Sea. A submersible MHU 3500S hydraulic hammer,

Mitsui invests in Acorn carbon capture and storage project
Japan’s Mitsui has invested in Storegga Geotechnologies, the lead developer of the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project off the UK.