Project & Tenders
K2 Management to provide construction monitoring for Dogger Bank A & B
K2 Management has been awarded a four-year contract for construction monitoring on the first two phases of the 3.6 MW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B. The construction monitoring for the project began in late 2020 and will run until Dogger Bank A & B start commercial
Shell awarded LNG bunkering license
Global energy giant Shell has been granted a license to provide LNG bunkering services at the Port of Gibraltar.
Jersey notes ‘significant’ increase in Buchan field resources
North Sea-focused Jersey Oil & Gas has announced a ‘significant’ increase in 2C contingent resource estimate for the Buchan oil field located off the coast of the UK.
Dana to withdraw from North Sea gas project
Following a review, oil and gas company Dana Petroleum is abandoning an offshore gas project located in the UK sector of the North Sea.
Pipelayer resumes work on Nord Stream 2 in Danish waters
A pipelayer vessel has started work in Danish waters ahead of the resumption of construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline regardless of the pressure from the United States and European Union to stop it.
Petrofac hires Stena rig for UK operations
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has signed a new drilling contract with Petrofac for operations in the UK using the Stena Don rig.
First Mediterranean Sea offshore wind project switches turbine supplier
MingYang Smart Energy has received an order from Renexia to supply turbines for the first offshore wind project in the Mediterranean Sea. MingYang will deliver 10 MySE3.0-135 turbines with a 25-year full O&M service contract for the Beleolico project located in the Apulia Region off Taranto harbor o
First wind turbine up at Triton Knoll offshore wind farm
The first of a total of 90 offshore wind turbines has been installed at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm site, located some 32 kilometres offshore Lincolnshire, UK. The wind farm is expected to generate first power this Spring, according to RWE. The 9.5 MW MHI Vestas wind turbines are being insta
Lundin eyes Odfjell rig for one firm well
Oil and gas company Lundin Energy and Odfjell Drilling have signed a letter of intent for the use of Deepsea Stavanger rig in Norway.
Greece opens public consultation on offshore wind legislative framework
The Greek wind energy association ELETAEN has launched public consultation for a legislative framework for the development of offshore wind in Greece. The consultation period will run until 1 February and is part of the implementation of the project “Necessary legislative adjustments to promote offs
KenzFigee bags five-year services deal with Dana
KenzFigee has secured a five-year deal to provide its TotalCare Lifting Services for Dana Petroleum’s operations in the UK.
Serica Energy gets Rhum license renewal
UK oil and gas company Serica Energy has received a renewed license and secondary sanctions assurance from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) relating to the North Sea Rhum field in which the company has a 50 per cent interest.
Germany adds (only) 219 MW of offshore wind to its grid in 2020
Germany saw 32 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 219 MW connected to the grid in 2020, with no new wind turbines erected in the second half of the year, according to the figures published by Deutsche WindGuard on 21 January. In total, 1,501 offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 7,7
Rystad: Oilfield services sector will struggle to repeat former glory amid energy transition push
The Covid-19 pandemic caused the value of 2020’s awarded contracts to slump to a 16-year low, according to Rystad Energy.