Project & Tenders
Norway approves VNG’s Fenja field development plan
Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Søviknes on Thursday approved the Plan for Development and Operations (PDO) for the VNG Norge-operated Fenja field located in the Norwegian Sea.
Seagreen Applies For Alpha and Bravo Capacity Limit Removal
Seagreen Wind Energy Limited has issued an application to Marine Scotland to remove the capacity limit on the Section 36 consents and Marine Licences for the 525MW Seagreen Alpha and the 525MW Seagreen Bravo offshore wind farms.
Seagreen Applies For Alpha and Bravo Capacity Limit Removal
Seagreen Wind Energy Limited has issued an application to Marine Scotland to remove the capacity limit on the Section 36 consents and Marine Licences for the 525MW Seagreen Alpha and the 525MW Seagreen Bravo offshore wind farms.
Klaipedos Nafta in FSRU infrastructure deal with Freeport LNG
Lithuania’s Klaipedos Nafta, signed a memorandum of understanding with Freeport LNG to cooperate on onshore developing onshore infrastructure for FSRU terminals.
Finland gives construction permit for Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of Nord Stream 2, has received a permit to use the Finnish EEZ for the construction of the pipeline.
MMT Extends Stril Explorer Charter with Møkster
Simon Møkster Shipping has secured charter contract extension for Multi Purpose Support Vessel (MPSV) Stril Explorer from MMT AB. The vessel has been on contract to MMT since April 2014, and now the contract has been extended for further 18 months. The vessel will be used in various survey related p
Archer Lands $768 Million Statoil Deal
Statoil has confirmed a four-year firm contract to Archer for the provision of “drilling services fixed platforms” on a total of 12 platforms located on the NCS. The contract award includes three contract extension options of two years each. The contract is effective from October 1, 2018 following a
Aker Solutions and Kvaerner Team Up for More Johan Sverdrup Work
Aker Solutions and Kvaerner together secured a letter of intent for modifications of the riser platform and field center of the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup development, Norway’s largest oil find in more than three decades. The contract value is NOK 3.4 billion (approximately $435 million) and wi
CSD Jarash Launch Ceremony VIDEO
Royal IHC has just released a short video of the the building process and launch ceremony of the CSD Jarash. The 3,557kW custom-built stationary cutter suction dredger was launched on Wednesday 7 March at IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk. Named after an ancient city in Jordan, the custom-built stationar
Lithuania’s LDT signs MoU with Freeport LNG
Lietuvos Dujų Tiekimas, a part of Lithuanian Lietuvos Energija group, signed a memorandum of understanding with Freeport LNG securing supplies from the facility under construction on Quintana Island, Texas.
Siemens Gamesa’s Gearboxes for MHI Vestas-Powered Princess Amalia OWF
Siemens Gamesa has won a tender for the supply of gearboxes for Eneco’s ten-year-old Princess Amalia offshore wind farm (Prinses Amaliawindpark) that features 60 V80-2.0MW wind turbines delivered by Vestas and maintained by MHI Vestas, which will continue to carry out the regular preventive maintena
Fugro Makes Hollandse Kust (Noord) Comeback
Fugro will carry out a site characterization program with its geotechnical drilling vessel Fugro Synergy at the Hollandse Kust (Noord) offshore wind farm zone as part of a further contract with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl).
Merkur Brings GE and RTS Together
GE Renewable Energy has hired specialists from RTS Wind AG to work on the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm, which marks the first cooperation between the two companies.
Reach Subsea Secures Work for Three Vessels in North Sea
Reach Subsea has entered into short term contracts for three vessels Havila Subsea, Edda Fonn and Olympic Delta in the North Sea. The contracts cover in total 100 firm vessel spread days and approximately 50 optional days. The contracts, for undisclosed oil companies and international contractors, w