The last of the Gyda jacket says goodbye
Though the majority of Repsol Norge’s Gyda Oil Field jacket was dismantled in September 2022, the very last pieces of the jacket were removed just recently. 100% of the Gyda jacket can now be recycled.Read more
Eurogate orders Liebherr STS cranes
The Bremmen-based Eurogate group has ordered two Ship-to-shore (STS) cranes for one of their German terminals, from the Rostock-based industrial machine manufacturer, Liebherr.Read more
Bornholm prepares to become an Energy Island
InterviewThe Danish island of Bornholm has been selected as the site for one of the two Danish Energy Islands, as per the Danish Climate Agreement of June 2022. The Port of Rønne is expanding, so...Read more
Blue Water joins Greenport Scandinavia project
The transport and logistics company, Blue Water Shipping, joins Denmark’s first Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project: Greenport Scandinavia.Read more
Shepherd Offshore Group to develop Swans Energy Park
Fairhurst, a privately owned Partnerships of Consulting Engineers in the UK, has secured permits for the project on behalf of Shepherd Offshore Group.Read more
Hywind Tampen: World’s largest OWF now operational
The 88 MW Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm is the world’s largest. It is also the first to power offshore oil and gas platforms. It produced power for the first time on Sunday, 13 November...Read more
Wilson Flex V soon to arrive in Europe
The Norwegian shortsea liner shipping company, Wilson, has welcomed the fifth and last Wilson Flex vessel to its fleet. The newly built vessel will operate in the Baltic sea, North Sea, Mediterranean and the Black sea.Read more
Neptune Energy signs decommissioning contract for wells in North Sea
Neptune Energy Group and Well-Safe Solutions have signed a $30 million contract for the decommissioning of over 20 wells in eight Dutch and UK North Sea gas fields. It is the first time contract for...Read more
Heerema Marine Contractors remove Caister Murdoch System structures
Heerema Marine Contractors have removed the Murdoch Accommodation platform, Murdoch Compression platform, and Murdoch Drilling platform, in the British North Sea. This natural gas collection, processing and transportation system operated between 1993 and 2018.Read more
Allseas completes installation of DolWin kappa offshore converter station
Allseas has completed the installation of TenneT’s 900-megawatt DolWin6 kappa offshore converter station for the offshore grid connection system in the German North Sea – including piling of jacket foundations. This 12-day operation, completed on...Read more
Steelwind Nordenham is producing 64 monopiles for He Dreiht offshore wind farm
Steelwind Nordenham, a Dillinger Group company, has signed an agreement to build and deliver 64 steel monopile foundations for the He Dreiht offshore wind farm, under development by Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW). The contract between the...Read more
Wagenborg mobilises cable laying barges in Eemshaven
The maritime logistics conglomerate, Royal Wagenborg has begun a mobilising project, including its full logistics scope, in line with a long-term contract with the industrial holding company, NKT. In the next seven weeks, three cable-laying barges...Read more
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit delivers 516-tonne unit to CNOOC’s Buzzard platform
Allseas’ heavy lift colossus Pioneering Spirit has delivered the new module for CNOOC International’s Buzzard Phase II development in the North Sea’s Outer Moray Firth, east of Scotland.Read more
Salvage attempt Eemslift Hendrika postponed to Thursday
SalvageDue to the weather in the area around the listing Eemslift Hendrika, the salvage operation has to be postponed until Thursday morning 8 April, reports the Norwegian Coast Guard. The ship has been adrift since...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
Pioneering Spirit lifts 14,200-tonne Ninian Northern platform
OffshorePRESS Release – Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed her third and final decommissioning job of 2020, a single-lift removal of the North Sea’s 14,200-tonne Ninian Northern topsides for CNR International (CNRI). Read more
Maersk Supply Service awarded North Sea decommissioning contract
DecommissioningMaersk Supply Service has been awarded a contract by Fairfield Betula Limited for the removal of the Dunlin Alpha platform’s subsea conductors and guide frames.Read more
Coronavirus likely to spur decommissioning frenzy
DecommissioningWith few profitable investment opportunities left as a result of the coronavirus, oil companies will likely increase their spending on decommissioning contracts. Global projects through 2024 could reach a value of 42 billion dollars, say...Read more