Italian heavy lift contractor Saipem is in discussions with Norway’s Statoil on technical solutions which could see it involved in the UK’s mega-wind projects planned for the vast Dogger Bank off northeast England.

“A few months ago we held a dedicated workshop for the Dogger Bank development with Statoil in Stavanger and have since had a series of follow-up meetings on what is one of their main future developments,” Saipem commercial manager Robin Galletti tells Recharge.