Project & Tenders
TenneT in Quest of Platform Supply Vessels
TenneT TSO has issued a tender seeking a platform supply vessel (PSV) provider for its platforms in the German and Dutch North Sea. In the tender, the transmission system operator is looking for DP2-compliant PSVs for regular cargo transports from the port of Emden to the offshore platforms and vice
Equinor fires up giant Johan Sverdrup field
On October 5 Equinor started production from the giant Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea, more than two months ahead of and NOK 40 billion below the original estimates in the plan for development and operation.
Trianel Borkum Seeks Corrective Maintenance Services
Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has issued a tender seeking corrective maintenance work for the Trianel Windpark Borkum offshore wind farm in Germany. The contractor will be in charge of the corrective maintenance and optional repair/refurbishment of major components such as gearboxes, generators, blad
Saipem Scores $145M Azerbaijan Hat-Trick
Saipem, in consortium with Boshelf and STAR GULF FZCO, has recently been awarded three new contracts by BP for the development of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli oil and gas (ACG) field offshore Azerbaijan. Located in the Caspian Sea at approximately 120 kilometres from the coast of Azerbaijan, the field
Subsea 7 Gets Pierce Contract from Shell
Subsea 7 has received a sizeable, between USD 50 million and USD 150 million, contract from Shell for the Pierce depressurisation project, located offshore Aberdeen, UK. The contract scope involves the engineering, procurement, construction, transportation and installation (EPCI and T&I) of a 30km g
Shell sanctions North Sea gas project
Oil major Shell and its partner Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited have taken a final investment decision on the Pierce Depressurisation Project in the UK Central North Sea.
GC Rieber Secures Polar King Charter Extension with Nexans
GC Rieber Shipping (RISH) has agreed a charter extension for the CSV Polar King with Nexans Skagerrak, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexans Norway. The charter for the vessel was extended by four months. The extended period will be in direct continuation of the ongoing charter, which started in Janua
EnBW Opens Heli Services Tender for German Offshore Wind Pair
EnBW has issued a tender for a rescue helicopter to service the Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind projects in Germany. EnBW is looking for a helicopter including aeronautical and medical crew which will be used for rescuing injured personnel at the offshore wind farms. The contract will start on 1
Solveig Gas Acquires Stake in Polarled Pipeline from Wintershall Dea
Solveig Gas has acquired a 13.255% stake in the Polarled gas pipeline from Wintershall Dea. Polarled is the first pipeline on the Norwegian continental shelf crossing the Arctic Circle. The 482-kilometer long and 36-inch wide pipeline runs from Nyhamna in western Norway to the Aasta Hansteen field i
ODE takes installation operator role at Premier’s Tolmount
ODE Asset Management (ODEAM), a subsidiary of engineering and operations support services contractor ODE, has been appointed as an installation operator of the Tolmount Platform in the Southern North Sea.
Subsea 7 Acquires 4Subsea
4Subsea, provider of technology and services to oil & gas and offshore wind operators worldwide, has been acquired by Subsea 7 in a 100% stock buyout. 4Subsea will function autonomously within Subsea 7, maintaining an independent brand and management team. 4Subsea’s Peter Jenkins will continue in hi
Saipem Secures Wireless Subsea Drone Contract from Equinor
Equinor, on behalf of the Njord licence, has awarded Saipem a subsea service contract using a wireless underwater intervention drone and an ROV. This contact will make Equinor the first user of technology expected to be completed in 2020. “This is a historic contract in the oil and gas industry. It
Largest Wind Turbine for Largest Offshore Wind Farm
Dogger Bank Wind Farms, which is developing what will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm when built, has unveiled GE Renewable Energy as its preferred turbine supplier. Under the new deal, GE Renewable Energy will supply Dogger Bank with the Haliade-X turbine, bringing the world’s most po
Zennor wraps up Finlaggan subsea installation campaign
Zennor Petroleum has completed the 2019 Finlaggan subsea installation campaign in the UK North Sea and the project is on track for first production at the end of 2020.