Project & Tenders

TenneT issues offshore cable route surveys call
Transmission system operator TenneT has issued a contract notice for geophysical and geotechnical surveys of its existing and future offshore power cable routes. The contract covers the existing power cable routes off the Netherlands and Germany, as well as the future cable routes within German wate

Damen delivers fast crew supplier vessel to Rederij Groen
Dutch Damen Shipyards has delivered a fast crew supplier (FCS) vessel bound for work in the oil and gas industry to shipping and service company Rederij Groen.

MEECE launches tender and recruiting spree
The Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE) at Swansea University is looking for biaxial-machine tenders. Namely, Fatigue loads often drive the load regime experienced by wind, wave and tidal devices. Therefore, there is significant scope for cost reduction through characterisation of

Novatek charters Arctic LNG 2 fleet
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek has signed long-term charter deals for 14 Arc7 ice-class tankers for its Arctic LNG 2 project.

Ocean DEMO 3rd call approaching deadline
There are only two weeks left to apply for the EU-funded Ocean DEMO 3rd call. Successful applicants will receive free access to test their ocean energy products and services in real sea environments at the project’s network of test centres. This call will focus on supporting technology developers wi

Eiffage Métal and Engie Solutions to build Saint-Brieuc offshore substation
Ailes Marines has selected Eiffage Métal and Engie Solutions to manufacture the offshore substation for the 496 MW wind farm in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc. Eiffage Métal will be in charge of the engineering and construction of the upper part of the substation, housing the transformers and electrical eq

ESB launches geophysical surveys qualification system
Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has invited applications for its Offshore Geophysical Surveys Qualification System. Through this procedure, ESB plans to procure the scope of services pertaining to the offshore geophysical surveys for the development of its offshore wind farm projects in Ire

Shell keeps Prosafe rig but defers Shearwater job for 2021
Prosafe and oil major Shell have agreed to defer and amend the contract for the Safe Zephyrus to provide accommodation services in support of the Shearwater platform turnaround in the UK North Sea.

Wintershall Dea cheers fresh Nova milestone with most of subsea hardware now in place
Wintershall Dea has completed another milestone for its operated Nova project, located offshore Norway, following the installation of the risers on the North Sea field.

RPS Energy to provide client offshore representatives at Dutch wind farm zone
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded RPS Energy with a contract to provide client offshore representatives for geotechnical investigations at the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone (IJVWFZ) in the Netherlands. RPS will provide four client offshore representatives who will be present at the v

Danes seek permits to start Hesselø investigations
The Danish Energy Agency has sent a draft permit for preliminary offshore and onshore studies related to the Hesselø offshore wind project for consultation with the relevant authorities. The feasibility study permit will give the transmission system operator Energinet, which is to be responsible for

Equinor awards Hammerfest LNG modification FEED deal
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor tagged Aibel for the Hammerfest LNG plant modification front-end engineering and design (FEED) job.

Boskalis secures first floating wind project
Boskalis has won the contract to transport and install five floating wind turbines for the Kincardine floating wind farm in Scotland. For Cobra Wind International Ltd, Boskalis will transport and install the MHI Vestas 9.525 MW floating wind turbines at the site fifteen kilometers off the coast of A

ION taps Shearwater for UK North Sea 3D seismic
Shearwater GeoServices has announced a new 3D seismic acquisition award for ION Geophysical’s UK Mid North Sea High (“MNSH”) program. The MNSH is one of the last remaining underexplored regions on the UK Continental Shelf and a recent well confirmed one of the first new plays in recent years. The ve