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3 March 2023
Contract in Namibia
PGS has signed a 3D exploration acquisition contract* for work offshore Namibia. Ramform Titan is mobilizing for the survey and acquisition is expected to complete in late May 2023. “We are very pleased with this contract award, as it follows nicely after the previous project and secures visibility for the…
3 March 2023
New CSOVs
Edda Wind ASA (the “Edda Wind” or the “Company”) today announces that it has (through subsidiaries) agreed contracts with Vard for four commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV) newbuilds to be constructed, the first two of which are expected to be delivered in Q1 2025, the third in Q2 2025, and…
2 March 2023
Vestas selected as preferred supplier for the 600 MW Wando Geumil offshore wind project in South Korea
The offshore wind industry continues to grow in Asia Pacific and to underline Vestas’ key role in the expansion of offshore wind in the region, Vestas is proud to announce the signing of preferred supplier agreement with Korea South-East Power Company (KOEN) for the 600 MW Wando Geumil offshore wind…
2 March 2023
Saipem awarded drilling contract in Ivory Coast worth 400 million USD
Saipem has been awarded by the Joint Venture Eni Côte d'Ivoire Ltd. and Petroci a drilling contract offshore the Ivory Coast worth 400 million USD. This value is to be considered gross of the leasing costs of the Deep Value Driller vessel that will be used for the operations. The…
2 March 2023
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners interconnector portfolio in the North Sea takes a leap forward
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ Flagship Fund’s interconnector portfolio has officially been included amongst the short-list of projects assessed for regulatory approval in the UK, in the so-called Third Cap and Floor Window. CIP acquired close to full ownership in the 4.2 GW subsea interconnector portfolio in late 2022 from UK developer…
2 March 2023
Bleutec Industries receives AiP from ABS
Bleutec Industries Offshore Wind Services LLC (Bleutec) has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the designs of its United States (U.S.) Jones Act compliant Binary Marine Installation Solution (BMIS)Bleutec’s BMIS is comprised of a Pile Installation Vessel (PIV) and a Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Light (WTIVL), and…
2 March 2023
DEME and Jan De Nul joint venture is set to build the world's first energy island for Elia
DEME Group and Jan De Nul Group, two global players in offshore construction, together form the joint venture TM EDISON. The Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Installation (EPCI) contract covers the further design and the construction of the Princess Elisabeth Island in the Belgian part of the North Sea. The contracts…
1 March 2023
Azule Energy signs main contracts for the “Agogo integrated west hub development project” in Block 15/06 offshore Angola
Azule Energy, via its wholly owned subsidiary Eni Angola SPA (Eni), together with its Partners in the Block 15/06, Sonangol P&P and SSI Fifteen Limited, has announced the award of the main contracts for the development of the Agogo Integrated West Hub Development Project, one of the major upstream projects being…
1 March 2023
Odfjell Oceanwind launches the Deepsea Star™ 15MW floating wind foundation
Having already received the Basic Design Approval from DNV for the Deepsea Semi™ 12MW, Odfjell Oceanwind continues to lead the way for harsh environment floating wind foundations by launching the Deepsea Star™ designed to take 15MW and larger Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs). The Deepsea Star™ is a column-stabilised, semi-submersible steel…
1 March 2023
Vestas selected as preferred supplier for the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster wind project in Germany
Vestas has been appointed as the preferred wind turbine supplier for the up to 1.6 GW Nordseecluster wind project in Germany, a joint venture between RWE and Northland Power. The cluster consists of four offshore wind project sites in the German North Sea, North of the island of Juist. Subject…
1 March 2023
Equinor strengthens its position in the northern North Sea
Equinor has signed an agreement to acquire equity interest in five discoveries in the Troll, Fram and Kvitebjørn area in the North Sea on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) from Wellesley Petroleum AS. Since 2019, Equinor has made seven discoveries in this area. The transaction adds to Equinor’s equity share…
1 March 2023
Boskalis acquires multidisciplinary offfshore wind farm project Moray West
Boskalis has secured a multidisciplinary role in the development of the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. On behalf of its client, Boskalis will carry out a large number of the activities contributing to the development of this renewable energy project in the coming 12 months. The sizable(1) contract…
1 March 2023
ICR Announces Major Contract Win With Petrofac
ICR Integrity (ICR), global provider of specialist repair, inspection and integrity solutions, has announced the re-award of their Master Service Agreement (MSA) with Petrofac valued at over £1million per annum following a successful tender exercise. The MSA was initially awarded in 2019, as a result of ICR’s well-established partnership with…
1 March 2023
Maersk Supply Service secures long-term contract extension in Taiwan with Seaway7
Maersk Connector, the cable lay vessel (CLV), has been engaged to continue operations on behalf of Seaway7 until 31st December 2025. This follows a successful first year of working on Seaway7’s projects in both Taiwan and the United Kingdom. The vessel first commenced cable-laying provision for Seaway7 in October 2021,…
28 February 2023
BlueFloat Energy Announces Latest Offshore Floating Wind Development in the Hunter Region – ‘Eastern Rise’
BlueFloat Energy has announced plans for a new floating offshore wind project. The Eastern Rise Offshore Wind Project is the latest in BlueFloat Energy’s growing portfolio of projects across Australia. This follows the announcement by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, about the proposed offshore wind zone…
28 February 2023
Hornbeck Offshore to Acquire Six Additional High-Spec Offshore Supply Vessels From Affiliate Of Edison Chouest Offshore
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (“Hornbeck Offshore” or the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive vessel purchase agreement with Nautical Solutions, L.L.C. (the “Seller”), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore, to acquire a total of six high-spec new generation offshore supply vessels (“OSVs”) for an undisclosed amount…
28 February 2023
Sval, Storegga and Neptune apply for CO2 storage license in the North Sea
Sval, Storegga and Neptune apply for a CO2 storage license in the Norwegian North Sea. The project, called Trudvang, has the potential to store up to 225 million tonnes of CO2. The application comes after the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on 11 January 2023 announced a new area…
28 February 2023
Aker Solutions Wins Umbilicals Contract for the Agogo Field Development in Angola
Aker Solutions has been awarded a sizeable1 contract by Eni Angola S.p.A. – Sucursal de Angola, a subsidiary of Azule Energy Holdings Limited ("Azule Energy ”), to provide the dynamic and static subsea umbilicals for the Agogo field development located offshore Angola in the West Hub Area of Block 15/06.…
28 February 2023
Subsea7 awarded contract offshore Angola
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a large1 contract by Azule Energy in the framework of the Agogo Integrated West Hub Development Project, offshore Angola. The contract scope includes the transport and installation of approximately 98 kilometres of flexible pipes, 30 kilometres of umbilicals, and associated subsea structures in…
28 February 2023
DNV and partners launch EMRED JIP to create GHG reporting metrics for offshore wind installation vessels
DNV and partners have recently launched a new JIP - EMRED. The JIP aims to establish a monitoring and reporting framework for assessing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the offshore wind installation sector. The partners comprise energy companies, ScottishPower Renewables, RWE, Vattenfall, Orsted, and installation/operation companies, Jan De Nul Group,…
28 February 2023
Low emission solutions for seafaring support vessels to be explored by energy industry giants
EnBW and bp are joining forces with leading R&D experts at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to investigate the use of zero or low emission support vessels at offshore wind farms. EnBW and bp are jointly developing three offshore wind projects in two UK locations – ‘Morven’, a potential…
27 February 2023
Entrion Wind Awarded a Feasibility Study for a ScotWind Project
Entrion Wind has been awarded a project to evaluate the feasibility of its patent pending fully restrained platform (FRP) offshore wind foundation technology by a major ScotWind developer. Under the agreement, Entrion Wind will assess the technical and economic feasibility of the FRP foundation technology, extending the monopile and its…
27 February 2023
bp and partners progress concept for Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 2 to next phase of evaluation
bp and partners confirmed the development concept for the second phase of the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project that they will take forward to the next stage of evaluation. The partnership – composed of bp, PETROSEN, Société Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures (SMH) and Kosmos Energy –…
27 February 2023
SSE Renewables outlines commitment to collaboration with Irish fishing industry
SSE Renewables has published a report that sets out the company’s vision to better co-exist with fisheries when building and developing offshore wind energy in Ireland. The report, launched at the Irish Skipper Expo in Limerick, outlines the steps taken by SSE Renewables to build upon the existing relationship within…
27 February 2023
Esvagt/Crowley JV chooses HAV Design for US windfarm SOV
CREST, which is Crowley and ESVAGT’s US joint venture, has chosen HAV Design to develop a newbuild service operation vessel (SOV) destined for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. The contract marks the US breakthrough for HAV Design, which becomes the first European ship designer to develop an SOV for…
27 February 2023
Luna Innovations Partners to Deliver Clean Energy from Largest Offshore Wind Project in the U.S.
Luna Innovations (NASDAQ: LUNA), a global leader in advanced optical technology, will provide monitoring services for the largest offshore wind project in the United States -- Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The company’s EN.SURE long-range power cable sensing system will be used to monitor the wind farm’s…
24 February 2023
NKT will sign joint venture agreement to support construction of the first offshore cable factory in Taiwan
NKT will sign a joint venture agreement with Taiwanese cable company, Walsin Lihwa, to provide technical support for the construction of the first subsea power cable factory in Taiwan. NKT will sign joint venture agreement to support construction of the first offshore cable factory in Taiwan High voltage cable installation…
24 February 2023
Subsea7 announces contract extension in Brazil
Subsea 7 S.A. announced a sizeable1 award by Petrobras for a pipelay support vessel (PLSV) offshore Brazil. The agreement extends an existing contract for Seven Cruzeiro from February until November 2023. Daniel Hiller, Vice-President Brazil, said: "This extension reflects our track record of delivering successful PLSV activities in Brazil, achieving…
24 February 2023
Saipem and Seaway7 Announce Fixed Offshore Wind Commercial Collaboration Agreement
Saipem and Seaway7 announced that they have entered into a commercial collaboration agreement to jointly identify, bid and execute fixed offshore wind projects. Saipem and Seaway7 will pursue selected projects where the combined utilisation of the companies’ complementary world-class assets, technologies, products and competencies will generate significant synergies and improve…
24 February 2023
Phase I Field Development: Platform and Jacket EPIC Contract Pre-Qualification
Pre-qualification process for the Anning and Somerville gas fields Platform and Jacket EPIC contract has commenced. • “Long List” of eight contractors with project knowledge of UK Southern Gas Basin capable fabrication approved for pre-qualification. • Shortlisted pre-qualified contractors will receive an ITT issued for Anning and Somerville platform and…
24 February 2023
Erebus, Wales’ pioneering floating wind project secures marine licence
Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between TotalEnergies, one of the world’s largest energy companies, and Simply Blue Group, has secured a marine licence for the 100MW Erebus project. Working with OWC, MarineSpace, ITPEnergised and Burges Salmon, and following a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment process, Blue Gem Wind was granted…
24 February 2023
Installation of Baltic Eagle’s offshore substation successfully completed
Baltic Eagle´s offshore substation topside (OSS) has been successfully installed. The operation was executed by Heerema Marine Contractors using the Thialf installation vessel. The jacket foundation had been placed on site in October 2022..The role of the OSS is to collect the electricity generated by the wind turbines and transform…
23 February 2023
Optime Subsea signs framework agreement with Wintershall Dea
Optime Subsea signed a long-term framework agreement with Wintershall Dea regarding rental of the technology company’s remote-controlled subsea well completion and intervention systems. Under the scope of the agreement, Wintershall Dea will rent three Remotely Operated Controls System (ROCS) including its universal landing string system (panpipe), and two wireless electric…
23 February 2023
Nexans awarded landmark wave energy contract in United States
Nexans has been awarded the contract for PacWave South, the United States’ first grid-connected wave energy test facility developed jointly by the US Department of Energy, the State of Oregon, and Oregon State University. PacWave will facilitate the research of innovative renewable technologies. This major project is a significant step…
23 February 2023
Fugro expands geotechnical fleet with purchase of two vessels
Fugro has reached agreement to acquire two platform supply vessels, Topaz Endurance and Topaz Energy, both built in 2015, which will be repurposed to geotechnical vessels. The offshore renewable energy market continues to grow rapidly, leading to high demand for Fugro’s services and strong backlog growth. For Fugro’s market leading…
23 February 2023
Reach Subsea ASA – Reach Subsea partners with Eidesvik Offshore for ownership and operation of Edda Sun
With reference to the previously communicated plan to bring in a strategic partnership for co-ownership of the ROV support vessel Edda Sun, Reach Subsea announces a new joint venture with Eidesvik Offshore for the ownership of the vessel. The joint venture is owned 50.1 percent by Eidesvik and 49.9 percent by Reach Subsea. Under…
23 February 2023
Westwood Insight – UK and Norway exploration and production outlook for 2023
2022 was a turbulent year for the oil and gas industry that was dominated by the invasion of Russia on Ukraine. This had an immediate effect on the global economy and markets, with commodity prices soaring to record highs and energy security becoming the focus for most countries across Europe.…
23 February 2023
Interior Department Proposes First-Ever Offshore Wind Sale in Gulf of Mexico
In another step by the Biden-Harris administration to grow America’s clean energy economy, the Department of the Interior today is proposing the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico. The announcement is part of the Administration’s latest actions to expand offshore wind opportunities to more regions of…
22 February 2023
Argeo Searcher conversion and rigging completed
Argeo’s subsea vessel, Argeo Searcher, has completed a rigorous conversion & shakedown program and is now, fully equipped with both SeaRaptor AUV’s,ready to enter commercial AUV operations aligning with expanding backlog of projects. A versatile and fuel-economic vessel rigged to meet our customer’s needs The Argeo Searcher has been converted…
22 February 2023
TDI-Brooks awarded sixth offshore wind project on the US east coast
TDI-Brooks last week was awarded a geophysical, geotechnical and benthic sampling survey campaigns to study seabed conditions within the project lease area and potential export cable corridors off the US East Coast. The data collected will help determine safe and responsible project design and engineering along with identifying potential geohazards…
22 February 2023
Seaway7 Signs Transport and Installation Cables Contract for Hai Long Offshore Wind Farm
Seaway7 has announced that it has signed a contract with Hai Long Offshore Wind Power for the installation of inner-array grid and export cables on the Hai Long Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan. This contract award completes the key procurement for the project which is now steadily moving into construction…
22 February 2023
P&O Maritime logistic's introduces 'zero-emission' vessel with cable laying capabilities to build wind farms
P&O Maritime Logistics, a leading provider of maritime services globally, today announced plans to convert one of its Multi-Carrying Vessels (MCV’s) into a Cable-Laying Vessel (CLV). Powered by alternative energy, the vessel will be the first-of-its-kind within the company’s fast-expanding portfolio of specialised offshore products and services. Set to start…
22 February 2023
Damen’s new Offshore Construction capability reveals two projects already underway
Damen Shipyards Group is leveraging its resources and shipbuilding expertise to become a major force in offshore construction. It sees exciting opportunities in offshore wind, in particular the emerging floating wind sector, but also recognises the potential in other segments of the offshore energy sector and aquaculture. Damen is now…
22 February 2023
Strategic Marine signs MOU for three Brevity-class Hybrid Crew Transfer Vessels with HST Marine
Strategic Marine has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Purus Wind’s HST Marine to build three Brevity-class Crew Transfer Vessels for the UK-based offshore vessel owner-operator. The agreement binds the two parties to negotiations on a vessel building contract for the Chartwell Marine-designed 27m catamarans. The Brevity-class designs, launched in…
21 February 2023
TechnipFMC Awarded Significant Contract by TotalEnergies EP Angola for Girassol Life Extension (GIRLIFEX) Project
TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant(1) contract to supply flexible pipe and associated hardware for the first subsea life extension project by TotalEnergies EP Angola and its Block 17 Partners in West Africa. The contract covers the engineering, procurement, and supply of flowlines and connectors for the Girassol Life Extension…
21 February 2023
Platform Location and Inter-Field Pipeline Seabed Geophysical Survey Contract Award: Anning & Somerville Fields
Hartshead Resources NL (Hartshead, HHR or the Company) is pleased to announce that the Company has awarded a contract for a Geophysical Survey across the Anning and Somerville fields and interfield pipeline locations to GEOxyz UK Limited (GEOxyz), following a competitive tender and technical and commercial bid evaluation process. It…
21 February 2023
DNV to launch phase 2 of offshore hydrogen pipelines Joint Industry Project
DNV, the global independent energy expert and assurance provider, is launching the second phase of H2Pipe, a joint industry project (JIP) aiming to develop a new code for the design, re-qualification, construction and operation of offshore pipelines to transport hydrogen – either pure or blended with natural gas.Full story here.
21 February 2023
Successful completion of the geophysical surveys in the blocks “West” and “Southwest” of Crete
Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA S.A.) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the 2D seismic surveys in the offshore areas “West” and “Southwest” of Crete. The surveys were carried out by the leading global seismic acquisition and processing company PGS, on behalf of the Licensees…
21 February 2023
Rovco Completes Decommissioning Contract with Well-Safe Solutions
ROVCO are pleased to disclose that we recently successfully completed a contract awarded by Well-Safe Solutions, to support its well plug and abandonment decommissioning operations in the Southern North Sea. This is the second contract that we have secured with Well-Safe Solutions, having previously performed survey work on an abandoned…
21 February 2023
Key recommendations for Government to fend off foreign competition in global race for renewables
In the run-up to the Chancellor’s Spring Budget on 15th March, RenewableUK has published a new report setting out seven key steps which the Government could take to ensure that the UK doesn’t get overtaken by other countries in the face of intense global competition to attract private investment in…