Project & Tenders
Geotechnical borehole surveys set to begin at Neart na Gaoithe OWF
A geotechnical borehole survey campaign is set to begin at the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind project on 1 September. Geotechnical drilling vessel Ocean Vantage is expected to survey 32 of the planned wind turbine and one of the offshore substation locations. The survey works are expected to l
Wintershall Dea rejects U.S. sanctions for Nord Stream 2 project
German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea, one of five western partners in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project led by Russia’s Gazprom, has reportedly rejected sanctions planned by the United States.
Høvsøre turbine test stands for rent
DTU Wind Energy has issued a tender for the lease of test stands at the Høvsøre test center for large wind turbines. The deadline for submitting applications is 30 September by 16:00 local Danish time. In June 2018, the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) approved the expansion of the Høvsøre and Østeri
Heerema installs Yaxche platform offshore Mexico for Pemex
Dutch Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has installed Pemex’s Yaxche-C jacket and topside for oil company Pemex offshore Mexico.
Bladt loads out final Kriegers Flak transition piece
Bladt Industries has loaded out the final transition piece for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project in Denmark. According to the company, transition piece number 72 has been loaded onto the barge in Aalborg and is ready for sail-away towards the 605 MW wind farm. In total, 432 cans have been roll
Skipjack gets green light for GE 12 MW offshore wind turbine
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the use of GE Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine at Ørsted’s Skipjack offshore wind farm, to be built at a site some 30 kilometres off the Maryland-Delaware coast. Ørsted selected GE Renewable Energy as the preferred turbine supplier for t
Resolve Marine disposes of jacket offshore India
US-based maritime salvage company Resolve Marine has been awarded a contract for stabilization and disposal of an oil platform jacket off the west coast of India.
Maersk Drilling picks up another extension from Aker BP
Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has won another one-well contract from Aker BP for the Maersk Integrator low-emission rig.
BSH preparing another tender for German N-9 and N-10 offshore wind areas
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) plans to open a tender for the collection and processing of hydroacoustic and seismic data for the N-9 and N-10 wind areas in the North Sea. Through the tender, expected to be launched in October, BSH will seek services related to geophysical
Santos to launch Dorado FEED program in second half of 2020
Australia’s Santos expects to begin the front-end engineering design (FEED) program for the Dorado oil and gas project offshore Australia in the second half of 2020.
Shearwater in 3D shoot for SK Innovation off Vietnam
Shearwater GeoServices has received an award for a towed streamer 3D acquisition by SK Innovation, the operator of Vietnam Block 16-2. “This will be Shearwater’s first seismic survey in Vietnam and our first project for our new client SK Innovation”, said Irene Waage Basili, the CEO of Shearwater Ge
DEME secures largest-ever inter-array cable order
DEME Offshore has signed a contract with Dogger Bank Wind Farm to provide the inter-array cables for Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B offshore UK. Under the EPCI contract, DEME will in total supply, install and protect 650km of 66kV inter-array cables and all related accessories. Production will star
Turan Drilling & Engineering scoops more work with BP in Azerbaijan
Turan Drilling & Engineering Company, a KCA Deutag and SOCAR AQS company, has been awarded a contract amendment to manage procurement, maintenance and warehousing activities by BP’s subsidiary in Azerbaijan.
Offshore Wind Consultants to work in Massachusetts
Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has secured a framework agreement to provide engineering support for the Mayflower Wind offshore wind project in the U.S. OWC’s scope of work awarded to date is to provide electrical, SCADA and power systems support for the project located approximately 25 miles south