Equinor Archives - Baird Maritime

October 21, 2020

COLUMN | Battle of the batteries: OSVs go plug in [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on October 21, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Engines & Propulsion Systems, Gear Featured, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

“Batteries not included” are words that have ruined a million Christmases. Increasingly, however, containerised, lithium-ion battery packs are now included on OSVs to ..

September 17, 2020

COLUMN | Quick Updates: BP, Equinor, Edda, Wilhelmsen, Hornbeck, MAGE and Sevnor [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on September 17, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

For the last three weeks we have been distracted by the mania for offshore wind (here, here and here). So, too has BP’s visionary CEO Bernard Looney. He has announced ..

September 15, 2020

Equinor partners with Japanese firms to bid for offshore wind projects in Akita prefecture

Written by Baird Maritime on September 15, 2020. Posted in Offshore Wind.

Equinor and Japanese firms JERA and Electric Power Development Company (J-Power) have entered into an agreement wherein they will evaluate and work towards submitting a ..

October 7, 2020

Odfjell Drilling awarded LOI for Breidablikk development

Written by Baird Maritime on October 7, 2020. Posted in Offshore Drilling & Extraction.

Equinor has awarded a letter of intent (LOI) to Odfjell Drilling for the drilling and completion of the Breidablikk project using the drilling rig Deepsea Aberdeen. The ..

September 17, 2020

OHT secures second Dogger Bank wind farm installation contract

Written by Baird Maritime on September 17, 2020. Posted in Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind.

Norway’s Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) has been awarded a contract for the transport and installation of foundations at the Dogger Bank B offshore wind farm. The ..

September 7, 2020

COLUMN | Blowing into new frontiers – Part Three [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on September 7, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

“Never pass up the opportunity to have sex or appear on television,” advised American writer Gore Vidal. For Norwegians, he could also have added never to miss the ..

September 25, 2020

Solstad bags extensions with Aker BP, Equinor

Written by Baird Maritime on September 25, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Platform Supply.

Solstad Offshore has confirmed the award of contract extensions by Equinor and Aker BP. Equinor has declared an option to extend the contract for the anchor handling ..

September 17, 2020

Noble Drilling Norway awarded three-well contract

Written by Baird Maritime on September 17, 2020. Posted in Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Drilling & Extraction.

Noble Drilling Norway has been awarded a contract for drilling three wells at the Valemon field from the summer of 2021. The contract includes an option for drilling one ..

August 12, 2020

Jan De Nul bags Dogger Bank Wind Farm turbine installation work

Written by Baird Maritime on August 12, 2020. Posted in Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind.

Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a contract for the transport and installation of offshore wind turbines at the Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B offshore wind areas 130 ..