Project & Tenders

Fugro completes Mayflower Wind site characterisation campaign
Fugro has completed a six-month site characterisation campaign at the Mayflower Wind project area off the coast of Massachusetts, where Shell and Ocean Winds are developing an 804 MW offshore wind farm. The company carried out high‑resolution surveys within the project’s lease area and along the exp

NorgesGruppen eyes local offshore wind tender
NorgesGruppen and its ASKO Fornybar have entered into a collaboration with Norseman Wind to potentially participate in the upcoming offshore wind tender in Norway. The parties are planning to develop an offshore wind farm with 1.4 GW of capacity at the Sørlige Nordsjø II area. According to NorgesGru

Prysmian picks First Subsea CPS for Fécamp offshore wind farm
First Subsea has won the contract to provide the cable protection systems (CPSs) for the inter-array cables at the 71-turbine Fécamp wind farm offshore Normandy, France. Prysmian Group will manufacture and deliver the inter-array cables for the project. The Italian cable maker selected First Subsea

Drilling permit to Equinor for North Sea wells
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wells in the North Sea off Norway.

Ostwind 2 onshore cable activities kick off
50Hertz has begun onshore cable activities near the Lubmin substation of the Ostwind 2 grid connection project in Germany. According to 50Hertz, specialized companies started using the so-called cable train for the 3km long onshore connection between the landing site at Greifswalder Bodden and the L

Spirit hires Sparrows for crane services across Morecambe Hub assets
Sparrows Group has been awarded a five-year contract by Spirit Energy for crane maintenance and lifting services across its Morecambe Hub assets.

California State Lands Commission reviewing two floating wind applications
The California State Lands Commission is reviewing two floating offshore wind applications for the use of land for demonstration projects in the Pacific Ocean. This concerns the construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of two projects that would be located in state waters off the co

PetroRio buys stakes in two BP fields off Brazil
Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has signed an agreement with BP for the acquisition of interests in two fields offshore Brazil.

Gulf of Mexico lease sale attracts over $120 million in high bids
The U.S. government agency Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has held a Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale, yielding more than $120 million in high bids.

Höegh LNG FSRU picked for Jaigarh project
Norwegian floating LNG player Höegh LNG has secured a contract to supply one of its FSRUs to H-Energy.

Force majeure notice served to India’s ONGC for Bumi FPSO
Bumi Armada has said that India’s ONGC has been served with a force majeure notice related to the charter hire of an FPSO.

Transocean adds $297 million to backlog as Petrobras extends two drillships
Transocean has been awarded contract extensions for two of its drillships that have been working for Petrobras.

TGS in new Brazil seismic projects as Argentina 3D shoot kicks off
Norwegian seismic player TGS has kicked off the Malvinas 3D project in Argentina and scored two surveys offshore Brazil. The Malvinas survey was first announced to the market on 4 August this year. The BGP vessel Prospector will acquire approximately 5,000 square kilometres, which will bring the tot

ProCon joins Bladt on Kaskasi offshore wind project
ProCon Wind Energy has signed a contract with Bladt Industries to provide the electrical installation and outfitting of the transition pieces for the Kaskasi offshore wind project in Germany. Purchasing related to the project has already started, while the installation and outfitting are set to kick