Project & Tenders
UK gives go-ahead to 2.4 GW Hornsea Three offshore wind farm
The UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) gave the development consent to the Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm on 31 December 2020. Ørsted submitted the development consent order (DCO) application for the 2.4 GW project to the UK Planning Inspectorate on 1
Moray East wind turbine installation to start soon
Wind turbine installation at the Moray East offshore wind farm is scheduled to start in the first days of the next year, around 5 January. The wind turbines will be installed by the Bold Tern jack-up vessel, with the commissioning work to be done from Acta Centaurus, supported by two crew transfer v
Lukoil reaches oil output milestone on North Caspian Sea fields
Russian independent oil company Lukoil has exceeded a cumulative production of 35 million tonnes from its Yury Korchagin and Vladimir Filanovsky fields in the North Caspian Sea.
Cyclades interconnection phase four launches cabling call
The fourth phase of the Cyclades Interconnection project is advancing with cabling tender for Santorini – Naxos power link now up for grabs. It includes the design, supply and installation of a simple installation of underground and underwater cables of 150kV AC circuit, for the interconnection of S
UPDATE: Gazprom completes Nord Stream 2 pipe-laying off Germany
The Russian pipe-laying vessel Fortuna has completed the 2.6-kilometre pipeline stretch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline offshore Germany.
Global Wind Service joins Siemens Gamesa at Windpark Fryslân
Siemens Gamesa has awarded Global Wind Service (GWS) with a contract for the pre-assembly, transport and installation of turbines at the Windpark Fryslân project in the Netherlands. GWS’ scope of work includes the transport and storage of components, pre-assembly, offshore installation, and the supp
All Moray East OWF jacket foundations installed
The 103rd and final jacket foundation has been installed at the Moray East offshore wind farm site in Scotland. The Seajacks Scylla jack-up vessel installed the first three-legged jacket in July. The wind farm’s three offshore transformer modules (OTMs), together with their three jacket foundations,
Talon adds three offshore licenses to UK portfolio
Australia-based Talon Petroleum has been awarded three new exploration licenses in the UK Central North Sea (UKCS).
Borehole surveys at Neart na Gaoithe completed
The geotechnical borehole survey campaign at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site has been completed. According to the project’s Notice to Mariners from 26 December, the Ocean Vantage vessel, which has been deployed for the work, has been demobilised. As reported earlier this year, the boreh
Jumbo installs Karish FPSO mooring system
Offshore transportation and installation contractor Jumbo Offshore has completed mooring work on Energean’s Karish gas field offshore Israel.
U.S. preparing fresh sanctions to halt Russia’s Nord Stream 2
The U.S. is preparing wider sanctions for the Russian gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2 and is urging European allies to stop the work.
RTE issues tender for grid insurance at floating trio
French transmission system operator RTE Réseau de Transport d’Electricité has issued a tender seeking insurance for the grid connection works of three floating offshore wind pilot projects. The first lot of the tender concerns the subscription of one or more construction all risks policies relating
NEL Hydrogen to deliver PosHYdon electrolysis system
Norway’s NEL Hydrogen ASA has won the contract to deliver the offshore electrolysis system for the PosHYdon project in the Dutch North Sea. The PosHYdon pilot is an initiative of Nexstep, the Dutch association for decommissioning and reuse, and TNO, the Dutch organisation for applied scientific rese
Nord Stream 2 to start laying pipes in Danish waters in January
Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas project is expected to start laying pipes for the gas pipeline in Danish waters in January 2021.