Carbon capture equipment shipped from Belgium to Norway
K2 Project forwarding transported equipment for the Aker Carbon Capture Project from Antwerp, in Belgium, to the town of Brevik, approximately 170 kilometres south of Oslo, in Norway.Read more
Mammoet to help bring world’s largest offshore wind farm to life
Heavy lifting and transport specialist Mammoet has been selected by GE Renewable Energy to help bring the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, to life. Mammoet UK, based in Thornaby Teesside...Read more
Mammoet: Installing Hywind Tampen’s wind turbines
The 88 MW Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm, the world’s largest, and the first to power offshore oil and gas platforms, produced power for the first time on Sunday. Mammoet handled the load-in, marshalling and...Read more
Sleipnir to install final Johan Castberg structures
The semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir will soon install the manifold and gantry modules on Equinor’s Johan Castberg, a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.Read more
Equinor and bp tag Heerema for Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects
Energy companies Equinor and bp have selected Heerema Marine Contractors as a strategic supplier for the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects. The partnership also plans to sign a strategic supplier deal for the transportation and...Read more
Pioneering Spirit lifts Johan Sverdrup 25,000 tonne platform into place
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit has installed the 25,000 tonne new processing platform (P2) for Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup development offshore Norway. The massive platform was lifted into position in one lift with the world’s largest construction vessel...Read more
Vestas’ 15 MW wind turbines picked for a US project
The 15 MW wind turbines developed by Vestas have been selected by Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp. The JV is developing the 2.1 GW Empire wind 1 and Empire Wind...Read more
Mammoet loads out 16,258-ton module in Thailand
Constructing Equinor’s infrastructure at the Johan Sverdrup field required the construction and installation of some large and heavy structures. One of these structures, the main support frame (MSF) module is now part of the Equinor’s...Read more
Mammoet loads out Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 modules
Mammoet’s team in Norway recently performed the weighing and load out of two Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 modules at Aibel’s yard in Haugesund. The two offshore structures weighing 5500 tons and 6700 tons were transported...Read more
Aker Solutions awarded Breidablikk contract by Equinor
PRESS RELEASE – Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Equinor for the delivery of a subsea production system for the Breidablikk development in the North Sea. The contract value is estimated at about...Read more
Equinor awards TechnipFMC with EUR 166 million in contracts
OffshorePRESS RELEASE – Equinor has awarded TechnipFMC with several large pipelaying and subsea installation projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The companies signed two firm contracts for the Breidablikk and Snorre Expansion projects and...Read more
United Heavy Lift moves 8,000-tonne turret
OffshoreUnited Heavy Lift has safely moved an 8,000-tonne turret for Equinor’s new Johan Castberg FPSO. The turret is designed by SBM Offshore and will now be shipped from Drydocks World Dubai to Singapore where the...Read more
Scana Offshore wins contract for Equinor’s new floating wind farm
Offshore windPRESS RELEASE – Kvaerner has awarded Incus-owned Scana Offshore a contract for the supply of mooring equipment to Hywind Tampen, Equinor’s new floating wind farm. The contract is Scana Offshore’s first hardware contract in the floating...Read more
Oil companies cut investments by tens of billions of dollars
PetrochemicalFaced with the coronavirus and the crude price collapse, oil and chemical companies are drastically scaling back capital investments to preserve cash. Most major companies have announced multibillion-dollar reductions. Shell will reduce its 2020 capital expenditure...Read more
More than 200 European oilfield service providers face bankruptcy
More than 200 European mid- and small-sized oilfield service companies face insolvency as Covid-19 will hit the market hard and cut purchases by USD 5 billion year-on-year, a new analysis by Rystad Energy shows. In pre-coronavirus...Read more
Equinor will spend EUR 5 billion to cut emissions with 40% by 2030
SustainabilityEquinor has launched a new climate initiative to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas emissions from its operated offshore fields and onshore plants in Norway with 40% by 2030, 70% by 2040 and to near zero...Read more
OHT bags large Dogger Bank wind contract
Offshore windOffshore Heavy Transport (OHT) has won a large transport and installation contract for two of the three Dogger Bank offshore wind farms, each capable of delivering 1.2 GW of electric power. The contract will be...Read more
Jan de Nul secures contract for world’s largest wind farm
Offshore windJan de Nul has secured a major offshore wind contract. The company will install the turbines for the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farms, which is the largest wind project in the world. Jan...Read more