Project & Tenders
Prosafe unit hired for accommodation at Buzzard
Prosafe has signed a contract with CNOOC Petroleum for the charter of the Safe Boreas to provide gangway connected operations for the Buzzard platform.
Germany puts three new offshore wind sites out to tender
German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) opened tenders for three new offshore wind sites on 26 February. Two of the sites are located in the North Sea and one is situated in the German part of the Baltic Sea. The tenders are open until 1 September, with the maximum value of bids limited to
Seabed surveys needed for 24 MW French floating wind project
Parc Eolien Offshore de Provence Grand Large, an EDF EN France company developing a 24 MW floating wind demonstration project in the French part of the Mediterranean Sea, has launched a tender for offshore survey services. The developer is looking to carry out seabed clearance, unexploded ordnance (
Solstad vessels to support drilling off Australia and Timor Leste
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured new contract awards for its vessels for operations in Australia and Timor Leste.
Windpark Fryslân turbine installation about to begin
The installation of Siemens Gamesa turbines at the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the Netherlands is set to commence at the beginning of March. The 382.7 MW Windpark Fryslân will comprise 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW turbines located in the IJsselmeer Lake. According to the project developer, a
Borr Drilling nets new deals for jack-up rigs
Borr Drilling has won a new contract and signed four letters of intent and one letter of award for its fleet of jack-up drilling rigs.
Report: Baker Hughes and others quit Nord Stream 2 amid threat of sanctions
Baker Hughes, AXA Group, and 16 other companies have reportedly abandoned work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project and will not be sanctioned by the U.S.
TWMA wins first job with Spirit Energy in North Sea
Specialist drilling waste management company, TWMA, has secured a seven-figure contract with an exploration and production company, Spirit Energy.
Nexstep launches first-ever joint well decommissioning campaign
The Nexstep partnership, consisting of six oil and gas operators in The Netherlands, is working on a large campaign to decommission oil and gas wells within a single campaign.
Transocean lands higher day rate for drillship and more work for idle rig
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured more work for a drillship in the Gulf of Mexico and for a semi-submersible in Myanmar.
NEO Energy snaps up ExxonMobil’s North Sea assets for over $1bn
HitecVision-backed NEO Energy is acquiring a major portfolio of non-operated oil and gas assets in the Central and Northern North Sea from ExxonMobil.
Worley supporting Allseas on Spirit Energy decommissioning gig
Australian energy service firm Worley is helping offshore installation specialist Allseas to decommission two of Spirit Energy’s east Irish Sea platforms.
TechnipFMC scores Karish North job
TechnipFMC has received a letter of award from Energean for the development of the Karish North field, located offshore Israel. TechnipFMC will design, manufacture, deliver and install subsea equipment. The delivery includes: The subsea production system; Rigid flowlines and umbilicals as a tieback
Rosetti Marino cuts first steel for Fécamp OWF offshore substation jacket
Rosetti Marino has cut the first steel for the jacket foundation that will support the offshore substation (OSS) at the Fécamp offshore wind farm in France. The Italian company is building the jacket at its Piomboni Yard in Ravenna, under a contract with Chantiers de l’Atlantique, which won a contra