Project & Tenders
London Marine Consultants scores double WaveSub work
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has selected London Marine Consultants for the delivery of two packages of work supporting the first stage of WaveSub full-scale prototype development.
CNOOC starts up eighth project off China in 2020
Oil and gas company CNOOC Limited has started production from the Liuhua 29-1 gas field in the South China Sea.
Dolphin Drilling gets new rig job in Norway
Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has secured a new combined contract with Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO Norge.
Visser & Smit Hanab bags another Windpark Fryslân contract
Visser & Smit Hanab has secured a contract by Van Oord to perform inter-array cable termination and testing work at the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The routing, termination and testing activities will commence as soon as the cable installation starts. Visser & Smit Hanab
SSE probing the market for Arklow Bank 2 construction work
SSE Renewables has issued two periodic indicative notices to carry out market sounding for the construction of the Arklow Bank Phase 2 offshore wind project in Ireland. The first notice seeks market sounding for the wind turbine installation vessels, including associated services. Parties can apply
MAN to supply compressors for Equinor’s Bacalhau FPSO
Japanese supplier and operator of offshore floating platforms MODEC has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to supply a total of five radial compressor and two screw compressor trains for the first Brazilian offshore gas extraction project of the end customer Equinor.
Woodfibre LNG granted construction deadline extension
The developers behind the Woodfibre liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project on Canada’s West Coast has been granted a permit to postpone the start of construction.
Red ink for ConocoPhillips
U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips recorded a loss in the third quarter of 2020 compared to a profit in the same period last year.
Equinor books bigger loss as impairments bite
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor saw its quarterly loss increase after being hit by impairments due to reduced future price assumptions.
Zvezda tags GTT for Arctic LNG carrier tanks design
French liquefied natural gas containment systems specialist GTT has secured a new order for its tank design.
Shell lifts dividend as profit narrows
Shell saw its third quarter 2020 earnings decrease when compared to the last year’s third quarter but the oil major decided to increase its dividend.
Equinor in two oil discoveries offshore Canada
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has made two oil discoveries offshore Newfoundland, Canada. The wells were drilled using the Transocean Barents rig.
Hesselø tender talks scheduled for November
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and Energinet will in November host a virtual market dialogue related to the upcoming tender for the Hesselø offshore wind project. The market dialogue, to be held between 25 and 30 November, will see the main elements of the tender discussed with the industry which wi
Waves Group joins Hollandse Kust Zuid team
Offshore marine and engineering consultancy company Waves Group has won the Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) contract on the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Owned and developed by Vattenfall, the wind farm will comprise 140 Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbines which will be