Project & Tenders
Oil price war and coronavirus bite into Noble’s rig contracts
The oil price war and the coronavirus pandemic are already taking their toll on the oil and gas services market, with offshore drilling contractors among the most affected segments. One of the major drillers, Noble Corporation, has seen its contracts shortened, rigs stacked and put on standby, and d
Half of Borssele 1 & 2 foundations in
DEME has installed half of the 94 monopile foundations at the Borssele 1+2 offshore wind farm site.
Tender Released for Southampton Dredging Works
Associated British Ports Ltd (ABP) has released a tender to the market for dredging and pumping works in Southampton, UK. The notice, published in the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), said that ABP Southampton is seeking a supplier that will carry out deepening and widening of existing berth pockets
RVO to issue offshore wind tender
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) intends to issue an invitation to tender for work on up to two of the three offshore wind zones identified in the Dutch Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap 2030. RVO plans to issue the contract notice in May. The contract is valued at around EUR 1.35 million. The obj
Spotlight on Monaco Land Reclamation Project
An interesting article appeared in the latest issue of the Van Oord magazine about Monaco’s land reclamation project. With a growing number of people looking to call Monaco their home, this second smallest country in the world has decided to expand its territory by reclaiming land from the Mediterra
Prosafe in talks with operators over possible contract changes
Prosafe, a provider of semi-submersible accommodation rigs, is in talks with operators related to potential contract changes for its units.
Van Oord taps Visser & Smit Hanab for Borssele III and IV cables
Van Oord has awarded Dutch high voltage specialists Visser & Smit Hanab with a contract to perform all array cable terminations and testing work at the Borssele III and IV offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. A total of 77 MHI Vestas V164 9.5 MW wind turbines will be connected to the Borssele
Elia and 50Hertz looking for UXO consultancy
Elia and 50Hertz Transmission have issued a tender seeking a UXO expert for offshore platforms in Belgium and Germany. In Phase 1, the contractor will provide a desktop study and a presentation of results on a UXO risk workshop with the client. The selected party will then in phase two provide consu
Shell extends contract for Petrojarl Knarr FPSO
Shell has awarded a contract extension to the Petrojarl Knarr FPSO owned by Altera Infrastructure, previously known as Teekay Offshore. However, some of the terms of the contract have been changed, including a reduction in dayrate.
Oceaneering in seabed clearance deal for Moray East wind farm
Oceaneering International Services (OISL) has got a contract to complete seabed route and debris clearance for the Moray East wind farm project in the Moray Firth, Scotland.
Norwegian authorities give go-ahead to Hywind Tampen
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Industry has approved the plans for development and operation of the Hywind Tampen project, which will make the Snorre and Gullfaks platforms the world’s first oil & gas platforms to be powered by a floating offshore wind farm.
Giant Pioneering Spirit vessel put in charge of removal and disposal at Valhall
Aker BP has awarded a call-off for removal and disposal of multiple installations in the Valhall area in the North Sea to Allseas.
Nova topside module ready for transport and installation in North Sea
Neptune Energy has reported that the load out of the 740-tonne topside module for the Nova brownfield project in the Norwegian North Sea has been completed ahead of the installation offshore with the world’s largest semi-sub crane vessel.
He Dreiht turbine foundation designer wanted
EnBW He Dreiht GmbH has issued a tender seeking the detailed design of the substructures and foundations of wind turbines for the 900 MW EnBW He Dreiht offshore wind project in the German North Sea. The contract scope covers the structural design of jacket and monopile foundations, electrical and me