Project & Tenders
Hollandse Kust (Noord) tender attracts bid from Ørsted
Ørsted has revealed its plans to submit a bid in the 760 MW Holland Coast North (Hollandse Kust (Noord)) tender in the Netherlands. The zero-subsidy round of the tender started on 2 April and will close on 30 April. “The Netherlands has ambitious climate targets for both the energy and industrial se
All 102 turbines up at East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm
The 102nd and final wind turbine has been installed at the East Anglia ONE wind farm. DEME’s Sea Installer and Sea Challenger vessels have been installing the Siemens Gamesa 7 MW offshore wind turbines at the project site, located 43 kilometres off Suffolk, since June 2019. Wind turbine components w
Large E&P player interested in Corallian’s block off UK
UK oil and gas company Corallian and its joint venture partners, Upland Resources and Baron Oil, have signed a work-sharing and confidentiality agreement with an undisclosed “large European E&P company” for licence P2478 in the Inner Moray Firth which could lead to a future farm-out deal.
Subsea milestone for Island Offshore vessel
Island Offshore vessel Island Victory is working for Ocean Installer in the Barents Sea installing two subsea frames at the Askeladd field. This is so far the heaviest lift by an Island Offshore vessel, with a load of 175.2 tonnes in the crane hook. “This is a milestone within subsea operations for
Fugro wins more MAREANO work
The Norwegian Hydrographic Service has awarded Fugro another hydrographic survey contract as part of the MAREANO seabed mapping programme. Fugro has already completed 10 surveys for the programme since 2006 and acquired over 140 000 square kilometres of data. This latest survey will collect high-res
Selkie seeks O&M cost calculation software tool
The Selkie project has launched a tender for a software company to develop an operations and maintenance cost calculation tool. The aim is to assist tidal energy converter and wave energy converter device developers. Specifically, the tool will model the O&M activities associated with offshore farms
First SeaMade inter-array cables linked to offshore substation
The first inter-array cables at the SeaMade offshore wind farm have been connected to the Mermaid offshore substation (OSS). Cable burial works will commence in the coming days, Otary states on social media. DEME’s cable installation vessel Living Stone started the inter-array works in mid-April. Th
Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm generates first power
Ørsted’s Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm has delivered first power to the Dutch grid. According to the Danish company, the first Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbine began producing electricity on 28 April. “This is a big milestone for Borssele 1 & 2. Ørsted is doing its utmost to allow the construction of
ScotWind leasing documentation ready
Crown Estate Scotland has wrapped up the preparation of ScotWind leasing documentation. The authority is now working with the Scottish Government to finalise and formally launch the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round. The ScotWind documentation includes the leasing launch pack and an engagement do
EastMed pipeline project seeks offshore EPCI players
IGI Poseidon has rolled out a tender for EPCI activities related to offshore sections of EastMed pipeline project. IGI Poseidon is a 50:50 joint venture between Public Gas Corporation of Greece (DEPA) and Edison International Holding. Eastern Mediterranean (EastMed) is a 1,900 kilometers long natura
Neptune kicks off Fenja drilling campaign
Neptune Energy has kicked off its Fenja drilling campaign, located offshore Norway, following the spud of the first well.
Russia’s Novatek registers new Arctic LNG licence
Russian independent LNG export player Novatek has registered a new licence to underpin its liquefied natural gas expansion activities in the Arctic. Novatek’s unit Arctic LNG 1 registered licence number SLH 16637 NR for geological survey, exploration and production at the Bukharinskiy licence area o
Hurricane gets more time to gather Lincoln data while seeking field determination
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Hurricane Energy has received an extension of a deadline to plug and abandon the Lincoln Crestal well off the UK, which will allow it to gather more data and further insight into the reservoir behaviour.
Sukhyi Estuary Dredging Tender Released
The Chornomorsk branch of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has released a tender for the Sukhyi estuary dredging works. According to USPA, the Chornomorsk Sea Port Authority will select a contractor for the reconstruction of the operating water area of the 1st boot basin of the Sukhyi estuar