Project & Tenders
Spectrum Offshore Lands Hornsea Project One Contract
Ørsted has awarded Spectrum Offshore with a contract for the offshore construction support survey on the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm located some 120km off the Yorkshire coast, UK. According to Spectrum Offshore, the works are being carried out onboard the crew transfer vessel Rix Leopard
PHOTO: Aasta Hansteen spar heads to Norwegian Sea in biggest tow-out operation since 1996
Statoil-operated Aasta Hansteen spar platform has started its journey from a yard in Norway to its final offshore location.
TenneT On The Lookout For Filter Banks
TenneT TSO has issued a contract notice for the design, supply, erection and testing of complete 220kV and 380kV filter banks (H-bridge capacitor banks including air-core reactors and resistors), for the operator’s high voltage grid in the Netherlands.
Maersk Drilling, Maersk Supply Service Form JV Decom Company
Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Service have established a 50:50 joint venture (JV) to provide decommissioning services to oil and gas operators. Due to high demand for decommissioning, especially in the North Sea where more than 400 fields are expected to cease production by 2026, the JV will off
Petrobras Signs Up Two Solstad Farstad Ships
Petrobras has awarded Solstad Farstad a one-year firm contract to the AHTS Far Scout and to the AHTS BOS Turquesa. The Far Scout will be equipped with Fugro’s FCV work-class ROV suitable for 3.000 meters water depth. Both vessels will support exploration and production activities in Brazilian contin
Bibby HydroMap Expands Asset Inspection Services
Bibby HydroMap has expanded its asset inspection survey technology with the purchase of the Carlson Software Merlin LiDAR mapping system. The Merlin LiDAR system will complement the existing marine and terrestrial survey equipment to deliver improved high-resolution datasets of objects of interest,
Go-ahead for Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Finland
Nord Stream 2 AG has completed the permitting procedure in Finland.
Hornsea Two Onshore Substation Works Underway
Ørsted and Balfour Beatty have broken ground on the onshore substation for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm. Balfour Beatty is in charge of enabling works for the wind farm’s onshore substation to ensure the site preparation is underway in good time, avoiding future schedule pressures, a s
Hornsea Two Onshore Substation Works Underway
Ørsted and Balfour Beatty have broken ground on the onshore substation for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm. Balfour Beatty is in charge of enabling works for the wind farm’s onshore substation to ensure the site preparation is underway in good time, avoiding future schedule pressures, a s
Chinese shipyard to build Project Forward LNG-fueled bulkers
Forward Maritime, an Arista Group company, has pinned Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group for the construction of up to 20 LNG-fueled dry bulk carriers.
UK and Taiwan Agree on Offshore Wind Cooperation
The British Office Taipei and the Taiwan Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation and Marine Engineering Association (T-Wind Marine Association) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the cooperation on offshore wind development in Taiwan. The signing ceremony was witnessed by UK Minister for I
Shearwater Wins with TGS
Shearwater GeoServices, a joint venture between GC Rieber Shipping and RASMUSSENGRUPPEN has been awarded a new contract from the multi-client geophysical company TGS. The project is expected to take approximately three months and is scheduled to be completed by the end of September, 2018. For the se
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Orders Another Salt Ship SOV for Ørsted’s OWFs
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has placed an order with Salt Ship Design for a new wind farm Service Operation Vessel (SOV) that will enter a contract with Ørsted, once delivered.
Johan Castberg becomes even cheaper as Statoil awaits Parliament approval
Norwegian government on Tuesday presented a development plan for the Statoil-operated Johan Castberg project in the Barents Sea for the approval by the country’s Parliament (Stortinget).