Project & Tenders
Norwegians call for licensing of two 500 MW floating wind projects in 2020
Several Norwegian ocean stakeholders have asked their country’s government to start the announcement of two full-scale floating offshore wind farms with the aim of granting licenses during 2020. In a letter sent to leading Norwegian politicians, the stakeholders said that the government should clari
East Anglia One, Hornsea One offshore wind projects start getting phase 2 CfD payments
The second phases of the East Anglia One and Hornsea One offshore wind projects in the UK have begun receiving payments under their Contracts for Difference (CfDs). This means that 285 MW from East Anglia One and 400 MW from Hornsea One have passed their Operational Conditions Precedent (OCPs) and a
RVO receives several bids for subsidy-free Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) closed the application period for the Hollandse Kust (noord) Wind Farm Zone tender on 30 April. Several developers have applied for a permit to build and operate an offshore wind farm in the zone without a government subsidy. RVO will now assess the applicatio
Wintershall Dea begins Nova subsea campaign
Wintershall Dea has installed two manifolds in the templates on the seabed of its Nova field project located offshore Norway.
Saipem scores €280 million Baltic Pipe deal
Saipem has won a gas pipeline transportation and installation contract between Denmark and Poland in the Baltic Sea. The contract, signed by its controlled subsidiary in U.K. Saipem Ltd, is worth approximately 280 million euro. The Baltic Pipe Project is a strategic infrastructure project between GA
Rovco joins CWind for East Anglia ONE subsea work
Rovco has secured a contract by CWind for subsea work on the East Anglia ONE offshore wind project in the UK. The Rovco team, managed by CWind, will carry out a campaign of subsea inspection and survey work on all subsea structures, informing the maintenance of the turbine and substation foundations
Pegasus Welfare Solutions wins contract for Triton Knoll offshore wind farm
Pegasus Welfare Solutions Ltd has secured a contract to supply welfare facilities for the Triton Knoll offshore wind project in the UK. The East of England-based company will deploy its Pegasus Multi-units onto both substations, which will allow welfare facilities to be maintained during installatio
DP Galyna finishes Belgian offshore wind job
Chevalier Floatels’ walk-to-work (W2W) vessel DP Galyna has completed termination and testing at an offshore wind farm in Belgium. According to Chevalier, the charter party for the vessel was signed at the beginning of April and the contract was finished shortly before contract signing. DP Galyna co
UK approves IOG’s plan for North Sea development
The UK Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) has approved IOG’s field development plan for the Core Project Phase 1 located in the UK North Sea.
Israeli player still up for Sea Lion farm-in
Rockhopper Exploration and Premier Oil, partners in the Sea Lion project located offshore the Falkland Islands, have agreed to extend the exclusivity period to Navitas Petroleum, further closing in on a definitive Sea Lion farm-out.
Green Marine, Surfrider join forces on European environmental program
Green Marine and Surfrider Foundation Europe have announced that the Green Marine Europe environmental program is now available to European shipowners.
Smulders sends off last transition piece for Triton Knoll offshore wind farm
The last of the 90 transition pieces for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm has been transported from Smulders’ Hoboken yard to the collection port. To remind, in September 2017, the Sif-Smulders joint venture secured a contract to manufacture the monopiles and transition pieces, as well as two fou
Hornsea Two onshore substation gets ABB shunt reactors
ABB has delivered and installed three shunt reactors in the onshore substation of the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm in the UK. In April 2018, Ørsted and Balfour Beatty started the construction of the onshore substation in North Killingholme. The project’s 39km onshore cable route runs from
Iberdrola starts building supply chain for 3.1 GW East Anglia Hub
Iberdrola has received bids from wind turbine suppliers and started activities to purchase electrical components for its East Anglia Hub offshore wind project. ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola’s UK company, has combined the East Anglia 1 North, East Anglia 2 and East Anglia 3 projects into one 3.