Poland’s regulator has run the country’s first offshore wind CfD tender, with up to 4 GW available and projects from Equinor, Polenergia, PGE and Orlen Group advancing toward participation.
Norway will allocate Utsira Nord floating wind areas to the Harald Hårfagre JV and an Equinor–Vårgrønn consortium, the two bidders in the first tender, ahead of a state-aid competition worth up to NOK 35 billion.
Consortia led by Equinor–Vargronn and Deep Wind Offshore–EDF Power Solutions have each secured a project area in Norway’s 1,500 MW Utsira Nord floating wind round, with access to a state-aid tender capped at NOK 35bn.
DeepOcean and Equinor have renewed their subsea IMR frame agreement, ensuring continuous IMR services from 2006 to 2035 and vessel-based and onshore support through 2026 and into 2027.
Wood has secured a $27 million EPCI contract from Equinor to modify Gullfaks A for two-way gas transfer with the Snorre field, including control, metering and integration work in Norway’s North Sea sector.
Equinor has successfully initiated production from the Verdande subsea field, extending the operational life of the Norne FPSO beyond 2030, with an investment of NOK 6 billion.
Equinor has reported gas and condensate discoveries at the Lofn and Langemann wells in PL1140 near Gudrun and Eirin, adding an estimated 30–110 million barrels that can be tied back to Sleipner infrastructure.
Equinor is weighing whether Bay du Nord FPSO topsides modules can be fabricated in Newfoundland & Labrador, as Premier Tony Wakeham, unions and contractors seek local work while cost and skills concerns remain.
The first transition pieces for the Bałtyk 2 & 3 offshore wind farms have departed the Smulders yard in Hoboken, marking the start of a 100-unit delivery program for Poland’s major Baltic wind build.
