Project & Tenders

E.ON taps RWE for more offshore wind power
RWE Renewables has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with E.ON UK for the electricity produced by the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in the UK. E.ON UK will offtake 100% of the project’s electricity from 2022 until 2035, which also includes the Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs). The

Norway approves carbon transport and storage project
Following a historic vote in parliament, the Norwegian Government on Tuesday announced its funding decision for the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage project in Norway. The project will enable the shipping, reception, and sequestration of CO2 in geological strata in the Northern North Sea, a

EnBW picks He Dreiht certification provider
EnBW has awarded Bureau Veritas with the contract for project certification of the He Dreiht offshore wind project in Germany. Bureau Veritas will be responsible for certification of the turbines and foundations in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH

Serica suffers Rhum delays due to Awilco rig downtime and weather
Serica Energy has encountered difficulties while conducting a well intervention project on the Rhum field off the UK due to rig downtime and weather delays.

SAL transporting Dutch monopiles to Japan
SAL Heavy Lift’s MV Lone is currently transporting nine monopiles from the Netherlands to the Akita Noshiro offshore wind project in Japan, the company reported via social media. SAL said it had been entrusted to transport the heaviest monopiles with weights up to 883 metric tons and lengths over 78

TenneT chooses ZTT for two German offshore wind connections
TenneT has commissioned subsea cable manufacturer Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTT) for two offshore wind connections in Germany. ZTT will deliver cable systems to link offshore wind farms to HelWin beta and DolWin kappa converter platforms in the North Sea, with the cable routes being five

Novatek tests first Russian large-scale cryogenic pump at Yamal LNG
Russian independent LNG export player Novatek has successfully tested the first large-scale cryogenic pump manufactured in Russia at the Yamal LNG project.

Solstad secures work for supply vessels in Norway
Norwegian supply vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured contracts for its platform supply vessels (PSVs) offshore Norway.

German LNG Terminal gets tariff exemption from authorities
German LNG Terminal has received the decision from the German regulatory authority, Bundesnetzagentur, granting it exemption from network access and tariff regulation.

Equinor brings online Snorre expansion project
Norwegian energy giant Equinor started production from the Snorre Expansion Project in the North Sea off Norway on 12 December 2020.

Neptune in frame agreement with Neodrill for CAN technology
Neodrill, known for its CAN (Conductor Anchor Node) technology, has signed a frame agreement and announced its first two projects with Neptune Energy.

Second Russian pipelayer arrives at Nord Stream 2 construction site
A Russian pipe-laying vessel Fortuna has arrived at the construction site of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea

Aker Solutions gets $114M Kristin Sør deal from Equinor
Norwegian engineering firm Aker Solutions has signed a letter of intent with compatriot oil major Equinor for the delivery of a subsea production system to the Kristin Sør oil and gas satellite fields in the North Sea.

Van Oord to install monopiles, inter-array cables at Sofia offshore wind farm
RWE has selected Van Oord as the preferred supplier for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of monopile foundations and array cables for the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. Van Oord will deploy its offshore installation vessel Aeolus to install the 100 TP