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26 April 2023
Repsol – Rev – consent for life extension
Repsol Norge (Repsol) consent for life extension of the Rev field. The Rev field is part of production licence 038 C, for which Repsol is the operator. This production licence was previously valid until 31 December 2023, but has now been extended to 31 December 2026. On this basis, Repsol…
26 April 2023
Proposing to study 20 areas for offshore wind
A broadly composed group in the Directorate has identified 20 areas on the Norwegian shelf that could be technically suitable for offshore wind, and where there are relatively few conflicts of interest.Full story here
26 April 2023
Wintershall Dea makes important shallow water discovery offshore Mexico
Operator Wintershall Dea and its partners Harbour Energy and Sapura OMV have made a significant oil discovery on the Kan exploration prospect in Block 30, located in shallow waters of the Cuenca Salina in the Sureste Basin, offshore Mexico. Based on preliminary estimates the discovery may contain 200 to 300…
26 April 2023
Fugro's Blue Essence® Completes World's First Fully Remote Offshore Wind ROV Inspection
The world’s first fully remote inspection of offshore wind farm assets has been successfully carried out by Fugro, using one of its Blue Essence® uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) with Blue Volta®, an electrical remotely operated vehicle (eROV). The inspection at the Aberdeen offshore wind farm in the North Sea (also…
26 April 2023
Exploring opportunities for floating offshore wind at Goliat
Vår Energi has entered into a collaboration with Odfjell Oceanwind and Source Galileo to pursue a pilot project for floating offshore wind at Goliat. The Goliat platform is currently electrified and is supplied with power from shore through a power cable with a capacity of 75 MW. The purpose of…
26 April 2023
Vestas secures 238 MW order for offshore wind project in Japan
Vestas has secured a 238 MW order from Hibiki Wind Energy for the Kitakyushu-Hibikinada Offshore Wind Farm Project located off the coast of Kitakyushu city, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. The order includes supply and installation of 25 V174-9.5 MW wind turbines as well as long-term Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000)…
26 April 2023
Cadeler signs two contracts with Ørsted and enters a new strategic direction in the foundations space
Cadeler has signed two contracts with Ørsted for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. Together the two contracts constitute a very large contract award*. The foundations contract will position the company in a completely new and strategic business area as a full-service T&I provider in the foundations…
26 April 2023
NSTA has awarded Bains field storage licence to dCarbonX
On 5 April the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) offered a gas storage licence to dCarbonX Ltd for the Bains site in the East Irish Sea, east of the Morecambe Fields. The award of the licence allows dCarbonX Ltd to progress with seeking the further regulatory approvals required before gas…
26 April 2023
Vattenfall signs inter array cable agreement for Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone with Hellenic Cables
Another important step forward for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone was taken, as Vattenfall signed an agreement with Hellenic Cables to provide the inter array cables. Around 850km of aluminium cables will be provided by Hellenic Cables that will link the wind turbines in the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone together…
25 April 2023
Polish offshore wind expects huge boost as Siemens Gamesa signs largest project in the country
Poland’s offshore wind industry is set to make giant leaps in the coming years, facilitated by a 1.5-GW deal between Siemens Gamesa and developers PGE Group and Ørsted in which they agreed to supply the wind turbines for the Baltica 2 offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea. A total…
25 April 2023
Dril-Quip, Inc. Announces Successful Installation Of HorizontalBore(TM) Subsea Trees At Woodside Shenzi North
Dril-Quip, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and provider of highly engineered equipment, service and innovative technologies for use in the energy industry, today announced the successful installation and completion of two 15,000 psi HorizontalBoreTM Subsea Trees at the Woodside Shenzi North oil and gas field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico…
25 April 2023
James Fisher Subtech awarded an underwater inspection contract at BP Oil's import terminal
James Fisher Subtech (JF Subtech), provider of specialist technical marine support to the renewables, oil and gas, civil works and salvage markets, and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, is in the process of completing its fifth major contract with oil and gas major BP, and its second foreshore…
25 April 2023
TGS and 3E Announce Strategic Collaboration to Enhance Wind Farm Planning with Virtual Met Mast Technology in Wind AXIOM
TGS, a global energy data and intelligence provider has announced today a strategic collaboration with 3E, a leading SaaS company maximizing renewable energy asset performance with digital solutions & expert services, to integrate Virtual Met Mast time-series data into Wind AXIOM, improving its micro-scale wind data capabilities. Through this collaboration,…
24 April 2023
bp Renews Agreement with Digital Twin Software Provider Aize for North Sea Assets
Digital twin software provider Aize and bp (NYSE: BP) have agreed to extend their partnership to all five of bp’s North Sea oil and gas assets. Aize helps bp manage engineering and operational data, giving users a common digital view of the physical assets consolidating information from internal and external…
24 April 2023
Possible to build 338 GW of offshore wind in Norway
A new analysis from Multiconsult shows that it is possible to develop 338 GW of offshore wind in Norway in areas with a low level of conflict.Full report here
24 April 2023
VINCI wins a contract to design, build and install three wind-farm energy converter platforms in the North Sea
The consortium made up of Dragados Offshore – a subsidiary of Cobra IS – and Siemens Energy has been awarded by TenneT (the Dutch-German transmission system operator) a contract to design, build and install the three offshore windfarm energy converter platforms in the North Sea. The converter platforms will collect…
24 April 2023
Moray West Offshore Wind Farm reaches Financial Close
Moray West Offshore Wind Farm, part of the growing Ocean Winds portfolio of UK projects, is proud to announce that it has secured £2bn of non-recourse project finance and reached financial close. The project has been supported to reach this stage by its primary sponsor Ocean Winds, a joint venture…
21 April 2023
Around €30 billion: Europe’s largest-ever contracting pack-age for security of supply, the energy transition and climate protection launched
Top representatives of the transmission system operator TenneT, the Hitachi Energy/Petrofac co-operation and the three consortium partnerships GE/Sembcorp (SMOP), GE/McDermott and Sie-mens Energy/Dragados officially signed the contracts in Berlin to seal Europe’s largest-ever tender award for energy transition infrastructure. The total volume of the contracts for the compo-nents of the…
21 April 2023
Dutch-Belgian consortium HSI awarded EPCI platform contract for most powerful offshore wind farm in Baltic Sea
The HSI consortium consisting of HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders and Iv-Offshore & Energy is awarded an EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation) platform contract, including jackets, for Gennaker 1 (West) and 2 (East) by 50Hertz for the Gennaker wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. With a total capacity of 927…
21 April 2023
RWE and Northland Power sign Hellenic Cables as preferred supplier for the Nordseecluster
The Nordseecluster of RWE (51%) and Northland Power (49%) is making further progress. The companies have taken Hellenic Cables S.A. on board as the preferred supplier for their up to 1.6-gigawatt (GW) cluster consisting of four offshore wind farm sites in the German North Sea. The Greek company is to…
21 April 2023
World’s first unmanned HVDC offshore platform installed at world’s largest offshore wind farm
Construction of what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank, has reached another milestone with the installation of the world’s first unmanned High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore substation. The substation is the first of three platforms, supplied by Aibel, to be installed at Dogger Bank, which…
20 April 2023
Benchmarking 2023’s upstream FIDs
Achieving final investment decision (FID) on oil and gas projects is harder than it used to be. Despite a continued uptick in activity since the pandemic nadir of 2020, fewer major projects were sanctioned in 2022 than was expected at the start of the year. In 2023, we believe more…
20 April 2023
The Danish Energy Agency opens for offers in the Power-to-X tender
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has invited bids to build and operate Power-to-X projects with a deadline for applications set to 1 September. Through the tender – the first of this kind in both Denmark and the world – the country has made available DKK 1.25 billion (approximately EUR 167.7…
20 April 2023
Transocean and Eneti Announce Intention to Enter into Joint Venture for Offshore Wind Foundation Installation
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (“Transocean”) and Eneti Inc. (NYSE: NETI) (“Eneti”) announced the execution of a non-binding memorandum of understanding through their respective subsidiary companies indicating their intention to form a joint venture company that will engage in offshore wind foundation installation activities. The joint venture would benefit from the…
20 April 2023
First turbine rises at Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park
The first of 69 wind turbines has been installed at the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park at the North Sea, developed by CrossWind, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco. The wind park is expected to deliver first power to the Dutch grid by summer and to be fully…
19 April 2023
Ørsted enters strategic partnership with Acciona, taking a step forward in commercialising floating wind
Ørsted has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the infrastructure division of Acciona to explore options for floating offshore wind foundations. Acciona is a global engineering and construction firm focused on renewables and a leading designer of innovative floating wind foundation solutions. The collaboration will combine Ørsted’s world-leading expertise…
19 April 2023
Havfram Wind doubles fleet with order of second Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
Havfram Wind has ordered a second state-of-the-art Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV). The order represents the first optional vessel in the existing shipbuilding contract with CIMC Raffles, and the vessel design will be similar to the first GustoMSC NG20000X Jack-Up vessel currently under construction. The latest battery hybrid drive train…
19 April 2023
LLOG exploration awards Intermoor fabrication contract for Salamanca FPS piles
InterMoor, a brand in Acteon’s Engineering, Moorings and Foundations division, was recently awarded a contract to fabricate 12 mooring piles to support project manager LLOG in the permanent mooring of the Salamanca Floating Production System (FPS) offshore Gulf of Mexico (GOM). LLOG previously awarded the design of the 80’ long…
19 April 2023
Advanced Navigation Unveils Australia’s Largest Subsea Robotics Centre
Advanced Navigation, the world’s most determined innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) for robotic and navigation technologies, is announcing the largest subsea robotics facility in Australia, located in Balcatta, Western Australia (WA). The high tech manufacturing and R&D facility will accelerate the production of the company’s revolutionary underwater technologies, including its…
19 April 2023
Hexicon’s joint venture Freja Offshore is submitting application for the 2,500 MW Mareld Floating Wind Farm in Sweden
Hexicon, an early project-developer in floating wind and a technology provider, is proud to announce that its joint venture with Mainstream Renewable Power, Freja Offshore, has submitted an application for a floating wind farm called Mareld on the West Coast of Sweden. Mareld has the potential to deliver 9-12 TWh…
18 April 2023
Fugro selected for major field development programme surveys, Middle East
Fugro has been awarded a contract for site characterisation services in support of one of the largest long-term field development programmes in the United Arab Emirates. Commencing April 2023, Fugro will perform a series of offshore surveys including geophysical, geotechnical and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) inspections supported by advanced engineering…
18 April 2023
DEME Offshore and Liftra join forces to develop innovative offshore installation methology for next generation of wind turbines
DEME Offshore and Liftra ApS are delighted to announce that they will join forces to develop a novel offshore installation methodology for the next generation of offshore wind turbine generators. The Liftra crane technology will be fully integrated on board DEME’s vessels on an exclusive basis. Aalborg-based Liftra is providing…
18 April 2023
Shell completes restart of operations at the Pierce Field in the UK North Sea after major redevelopment to enable gas production
Shell U.K. Ltd (“Shell”), a subsidiary of Shell plc, has completed the restart of operations at the Pierce field in the UK Central North Sea, following a significant upgrade to allow gas to be produced after years of the field producing only oil. Pierce is a joint venture between Shell…
18 April 2023
Sonardyne launches new Origin ADCPs for intelligent operations
Sonardyne, a leading provider of underwater acoustic technology, today announced the launch of its new Origin Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs). The new ADCPs are designed to be simple to operate with class leading data results, integrated communications and positioning, making it ideal for a wide range of applications, including…
17 April 2023
Final jacket foundation installed on Seagreen
Seaway7 has installed the final wind turbine foundation on Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm, off the coast of Angus, Scotland, concluding the 18-month installation campaign. The 114th jacket foundation was successfully installed late afternoon on Thursday by the Saipem 7000 crane vessel, which was used to lift each of the 2,000-tonne…
17 April 2023
Cadeler is back on home ground and ready to install offshore wind turbines at the Aflandshage wind farm in Denmark
Cadeler A/S has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa to install 26 wind turbines at the Aflandshage offshore wind farm south of Copenhagen in 2026. This will be the first time in several years, the company will be back on home ground to install turbines in the Danish waters. Cadeler…
17 April 2023
The Bauge field on stream
On 8 April production started from the Bauge subsea field in the Norwegian Sea. Bauge is tied back to the recently upgraded Njord platform. Recoverable reserves in Bauge are estimated at 50 million barrels of oil equivalent, mainly oil. Bauge consists of two oil producers in a subsea template, in…
17 April 2023
Monitoring Work Starts at Broadshore and Bellrock Floating Offshore Wind Sites
The BlueFloat Energy | Renantis Partnership has successfully deployed two floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) buoys at its proposed Scottish floating offshore wind projects. The two EOLOS FLS200 LiDAR buoys were deployed during the weekend (8 – 9 April) at the Partnership’s Broadshore site 50 km north of Fraserburgh…
14 April 2023
N-Sea awarded contract to help electrification of the ONE-Dyas NO5 Platform
ONE-Dyas has awarded N-Sea an extensive first contract to install a subsea power cable between the Riffgat offshore wind farm and the new to be built N05-A gas production platform. The scope of N-Sea includes the complete scope comprising of survey, design, supply, engineering, transport, installation, burial, termination and testing…
14 April 2023
Bp and EnBW partner with Kent to help create Morven offshore wind project
Kent is pleased to announce it has been awarded a pre–Front End Engineering Design (pre-FEED) study for the Morven offshore wind project, which is expected to generate enough to power the equivalent of around 3 million homes. A collaboration between bp and EnBW, the project will use fixed-bottom turbines in…
14 April 2023
bp starts oil production at Argos platform in the Gulf of Mexico
bp has successfully started oil production at its Argos offshore platform, delivering more energy at a critical time and strengthening bp’s position as a leading producer in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. With a gross production capacity of up to 140,000 barrels of oil per day, Argos is bp’s…
14 April 2023
TGS Announces Major 3D Reprocessing Program in Malaysia
TGS, a global energy data and intelligence provider, announced the commencement of the 20,347 square kilometers Peninsular Malaysia Stage 2 Regional 3D reprocessing. This second phase of the Peninsular Malaysia reprocessing project is part of a multi-year basin revitalization initiative being performed in partnership with DownUnder GeoSolutions (DUG). In combination…
14 April 2023
Works on Anning and Somerville Projects Advance With Renewed Vigour Following Equity Funding For Development
Hartshead Resources NL has announced that the Company is commencing the Geophysical Survey across the Anning and Somerville fields and inter-field pipeline locations using GEOxyz’s Geo Ocean III vessel. The Geo Ocean III, is a 77 metre second generation Dynamic Positioning (DP2) MultiDisciplined Offshore Survey Vessel, with specialist deep-push Cone…
13 April 2023
Fugro supports the development of RTE'S offshore substations for floating wind farms in the Mediterranean
RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Electricité) has awarded Fugro a contract to perform a geotechnical investigation for future offshore substations (OSS) at two floating wind farm sites in the Gulf of Lion in the Mediterranean Sea. OSS are a vital component of wind farms as they collect the electrical energy produced…
13 April 2023
World’s deepest offshore wind turbine foundation installed in Scottish waters
The foundation (or ‘jacket’ as is the industry term) was transported to the project site on a barge operated by main contractor Seaway 7 where it was met by the Saipem 7000 – the semisubmersible crane vessel which is used to lift each of the 2,000-tonne turbine foundations into place.…
13 April 2023
World’s deepest offshore wind turbine foundation installed in Scottish waters
The foundation (or ‘jacket’ as is the industry term) was transported to the project site on a barge operated by main contractor Seaway 7 where it was met by the Saipem 7000 – the semisubmersible crane vessel which is used to lift each of the 2,000-tonne turbine foundations into place.…
13 April 2023
Strategic Partnership with Semco Maritime and Participation in Mini-Round of Licencing in Danish Gas Field
Norwegian Energy Company ASA, to be renamed BlueNord ASA is pleased to announce it has entered into a strategic partnership with Semco Maritime A/S ("Semco Maritime"). In addition, BlueNord has submitted a licence application for acreage containing the gas discovery Elly-Luke in the Danish part of the North Sea, and as…
13 April 2023
Wärtsilä to operate power modules and support Brazilian offshore operator with Optimised Maintenance Agreement
Technology group Wärtsilä will operate the power modules onboard a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, on behalf of the owner 3R Petroleum. The vessel operates in the Papa Terra oilfield in Brazilian waters. Wärtsilä has also signed a five-year Optimised Maintenance Agreement with 3R Petroleum to ensure the…
12 April 2023
ESB Invests in Dublin Offshore Technology to Accelerate Floating Offshore Wind Delivery
ESB, a leading Irish energy company, has announced that it will invest in Dublin Offshore Technology (DOT), a company specialising in floating offshore wind mooring technology. This investment will allow DOT to expand its business in the growing market for floating offshore wind energy. DOT has developed a unique and…
12 April 2023
Second-generation Design of Wind Installation Vessel to Kickstart Maersk Supply Service’s Entry Into Europe
Maersk Supply Service has entered a collaboration with GustoMSC to design the next generation of Wind Installation Vessel. The aim is to create an upgraded version that is fit for purpose for the growing offshore wind market in Europe. The new design will build on the same patent and characteristics…