Project & Tenders
Rem Offshore’s PSV hired for wind farm work
Rem Offshore has been awarded a contract by Van Oord for its PSV Rem Trader to be deployed on an offshore wind project in France. The PSV will be working on the Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm throughout 2021 and 2022. “Rem is looking forward to place PSVs in other segments to show the diversity [&h
Scoping report issued for Irish offshore wind farm
Codling Wind Park Ltd has issued the scoping report for the offshore elements of the Codling offshore wind project in Ireland. The report, sent to 78 consultees, sets out the approach that will be taken to the development of the Offshore Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). The purpose of
VSL wins Hywind Tampen contract
VSL, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, will carry out post-tensioning works on the eleven floating concrete hulls for the Hywind Tampen floating wind turbines under a contract with Kværner, the EPCI contractor for the project. The company will perform the post-tensioning works of the semi-subme
Granada davit cranes for world’s largest floating offshore wind farm
Aker Solutions has awarded Granada Material Handling with a contract to supply eleven davit crane units for use at the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind project in Norway. The company will design, supply, third party certify and commission 11 individual crane units. Granada said that each of its
Equinor picks ASN for Breidablikk cabling
Equinor and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) have signed a new contract for the roll out of the submarine cable for subsea control infrastructure for Equinor’s Breidablikk field development. Breidablikk is a large oil discovery on the Norwegian Continental Shelf located north-east of the Grane field
Neptune adds more work to Deepsea Yantai rig backlog
Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has won more work for its Deepsea Yantai drilling rig from Neptune Energy for operations offshore Norway.
WaveSub eyes wind design upgrade
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has launched a tender to acquire the services of a wind turbine specialist that will ensure the company’s modular floating platform integrates seamlessly with both wave and wind power generation technologies.
Pioneering Spirit vessel hired to remove Morecambe platforms
Allseas’ giant heavy lift vessel, the Pioneering Spirit, will remove the DP3 and DP4 platforms from Morecambe Bay off the UK for Spirit Energy.
Lundin picks up drilling permit for North Sea well
Swedish oil company Lundin Energy has been given a drilling permit to drill the 16/4-13 S well in the North Sea, offshore Norway.
i3 Energy abandons ‘sub-commercial’ Liberator licence
i3 Energy has relinquished its UK North Sea licence which contains the Liberator field, after determining that its development would not be commercially viable.
Hornsea Two onshore cables in place
VolkerInfra has completed the onshore cable installation for the Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. VolkerInfra installed a total of 350 km of cable over 39 km of Lincolnshire land, reaching from the wind farm’s landfall point at Horseshoe Point to North Killingholme. Reinstatement works a
Azerbaijan sends first gas export via TAP pipeline
Azerbaijan has started commercial natural gas supplies to Europe via the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). First gas reached Greece, Bulgaria as well as Italy via the Melendugno interconnection point.
Gazprom starts delivering TurkStream gas to Bosnia, Serbia
Russian energy giant Gazprom has begun delivering natural gas to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina through the TurkStream pipeline and a new route crossing Turkey and Bulgaria.
Yme project moves into hook-up phase following rig installation
Repsol has moved into the hook-up phase of the Yme development project located offshore Norway following the installation of a jack-up rig on the field.