Project & Tenders
Cairn Energy makes ‘significant’ reductions to capex. All exploration activity deferred
Cairn Energy has made significant reductions and deferrals regarding its 2020 program, representing an overall 23 percent reduction in capital expenditure for the year.
EMGS to keep only skeleton crew after entering into cost-saving mode
Sharp oil price drop and the global coronavirus pandemic have pushed Norwegian seismic survey company EMGS to operate in a low-cost setup to preserve sufficient liquidity.
TSHD Artevelde Rainbowing at the New Lock Terneuzen (PHOTO)
With the most stringent health & safety precautions in place, DEME Group crews and project teams are doing their very best to keep projects moving forward despite the challenging times. The same goes for the company’s trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Artevelde’ that was pictured last week rainbowing
MAN to build liquefied methane terminal in Oxelösund, Sweden
MAN Cryo, a MAN Energy Solutions’ marine LNG fuel-gas-system manufacturer, has been contracted to develop a liquefied methane terminal in Oxelösund, Sweden.
Oceaneering bags FLNG job from Golar
Offshore services provider Oceaneering International has been contracted by Golar LNG to provide FLNG maintenance and inspection program.
AGS North Sea Contract Cancelled
Norwegian ocean bottom node seismic company Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS) said it has received a cancellation on a small contract in the North Sea. The contract was scheduled to be executed in second quarter 2020. AGS had not previously announced this contract, however the company said it was communicat
SengS Reports £750K in Contracts
Engineering solutions firm SengS said it has recently secured new contracts worth a combined £750,000. SengS has designed, manufactured and delivered various projects, including a containerised test unit for an Aberdeen-based oilfield equipment firm, allowing the execution of work scopes within the
Germany’s BSH opens tender for offshore wind geophysical investigations
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a tender for geophysical site investigation in the N-6 offshore wind area in the North Sea. The geophysical survey is set to be carried out this summer as part of the geological preliminary investigation at the N-6.6 and N-6.7 areas
TenneT seeks BorWin6 onshore cable route planners
TenneT Offshore GmbH has issued a tender for the technical planning of an onshore cable route as part of the planning approval process for the BorWin6 offshore grid connection in the German North Sea. The tender includes the technical planning of the country route of the BorWin6 cable system, which
ScotWind leasing on schedule despite COVID-19
Crown Estate Scotland is planning to officially launch the ScotWind seabed leasing round for offshore wind projects in spring as previously stated, despite COVID-19. Crown Estate Scotland emphasized it will ensure that any such launch fully adheres to the relevant government guidance on preventing t
PanGeo Partners with ThayerMahan to Provide Seabed Survey Tech
PanGeo Subsea and ThayerMahan have signed an agreement to provide a complete suite of seabed and sub-seabed survey technologies to clients. The companies will provide technologies to reduce risk and provide 3D acoustic imagery to clients in the offshore energy industry, to national security stakehol
Global Offshore on UK Cable Repair Duty
Global Offshore has secured a five-year export cable repair framework agreement with Balfour Beatty Investments and Equitix (BBE), covering the three OFTOs they own: Humber Gateway, Gwynt Y Môr and Thanet. With a total of 152 kilometers of export cable covered, the framework agreement, which began i
Coronavirus crisis forces Aker BP to delay projects and exploration wells
Aker BP is putting on hold all non-sanctioned field development projects, postponing exploration wells and reducing production costs in order to reduce spending in response to uncertainty caused by the coronavirus crisis.
Crown Estate Updates Offshore Wind Round 4 Timetable in Response to COVID-19
The Crown Estate has updated the Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 timeline due to the current COVID-19 situation. The Invitation to Tender (ITT) phase is now expected to open the week commencing 30 March, and the submission period has been extended by three weeks to afford bidders additional time to re