General – No Bids Nederwiek
RVO, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, has received no bids for the slimmed down 1GW Nederwiek 1-A offshore wind site.
[Read more…] about Offshore wind expansion stalls as Dutch tender fails to attract bidsValaris scores $190M new offshore drilling and wind contracts
General – Contracts
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a series of new contracts and extensions worth about $190 million in the North Sea and Middle East regions, lifting its total contract backlog to $4.5 billion.
[Read more…] about Valaris scores $190M new offshore drilling and wind contractsBP starts up Murlach Field in UK North Sea
Fossil Energy – Production
BP has put its Murlach field in the U.K. North Sea into production, marking its sixth major project start-up in 2025.
[Read more…] about BP starts up Murlach Field in UK North SeaDismantling of Cormorant Alpha and Tern platform
Fossil Energy – Dismantling
Allseas has awarded a contract for the dismantling of two of TAQA’s most significant North Sea platform topsides – Cormorant Alpha and Tern – to the UK-owned facility, Able UK.
[Read more…] about Dismantling of Cormorant Alpha and Tern platformNextGeo signs eight-year substation deal with 50Hertz
General – Contract
Italy-based Next Geosolutions has signed an eight-year framework agreement with German operator 50Hertz to support the roll-out of offshore substations.
[Read more…] about NextGeo signs eight-year substation deal with 50HertzThe Netherlands and Germany sign treaty on North Sea gas production
Fossil Energy – Treaty
The Netherlands and Germany have signed a bilateral treaty on the joint and responsible exploitation of hydrocarbon fields in the territorial waters north of the Ems-Dollard area.
[Read more…] about The Netherlands and Germany sign treaty on North Sea gas productionIneos halts UK investment over North Sea tax
General – Unstable Fiscal Regime
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Energy has halted all new investment in the UK and will divert spending to the United States, citing Britain’s ‘unstable fiscal regime’ and high energy prices.
[Read more…] about Ineos halts UK investment over North Sea taxFeasibility Study for Offshore Hydrogen Production in Dutch North Sea
General – Hydrogen Production
HydePoint, Subsea7, and EnBW have initiated an open collaboration to investigate the potential integration of offshore hydrogen production systems with offshore wind infrastructure in the Dutch North Sea.
[Read more…] about Feasibility Study for Offshore Hydrogen Production in Dutch North SeaWorld’s largest jack-up rig starts decommissioning work
Fossil Energy – Decommissioning
Petrodec’s newly constructed heavy lift jack-up vessel Obana has begun decommissioning work in the Southern North Sea for Perenco UK Galahad platform.
[Read more…] about World’s largest jack-up rig starts decommissioning workBorr Drilling finds offshore work for two jack-up rigs
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Borr Drilling has secured contracts for two of its jack-ups, with all three assignments set to start later this year, the company said in an Aug. 27 update.
[Read more…] about Borr Drilling finds offshore work for two jack-up rigs