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31 January 2023
NnG Operations and Maintenance base opens its doors in Eyemouth
The development of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm has achieved a significant milestone with the opening of its state-of-the-art Operations and Maintenance (O&M) base in Eyemouth, Berwickshire. The official opening ceremony was conducted by Michael Matheson, Net Zero & Energy Secretary, said: “The Scottish Government’s draft Energy…
31 January 2023
Double relief: Norwegian tax break will see gas and oil supply to Europe increase
The energy crisis in Europe triggered by the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has left the continent short of hydrocarbon supplies and increasingly reliant on liquefied natural gas imports. Norway, the largest oil and gas producer in the region, has stepped up with a record-breaking sanctioning boom on the…
31 January 2023
Oceaneering and Kontiki Winds Sign Agreement to Electrify Offshore Assets and Microgrids Through Renewable Power Generation
Oceaneering International, Inc. announces that its Norwegian subsidiary, Oceaneering AS, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kontiki Winds AS (a Havfram AS company) to jointly pursue the application of floating offshore wind for remote microgrid renewable power generation to electrify offshore assets such as oil and gas production…
30 January 2023
Moreld Apply wins contract with AkerBP
Moreld Apply has been awarded a contract by AkerBP for the EdvardGrieg Topside Modification EPCI which forms part of the Utsira High Tie-Backs project. The purpose of the contract is to execute the required topside modifications for the following tie-back fields to Edvard Grieg: Solveig Phase 2 Troldhaugen Symra Moreld…
30 January 2023
Seabed minerals: Substantial resources on the Norwegian shelf
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has prepared a resource assessment of the seabed minerals on the Norwegian shelf. The report concludes that substantial resources are in place on the seabed.Full story here.
30 January 2023
Chevron awards deep water Tamar Optimization Project to Corinth Pipeworks
Corinth Pipeworks has been selected by Chevron Mediterranean Ltd. to manufacture and supply approximately 155km of 20” longitudinally submerged arc welded steel pipes for the Tamar gas field optimization development, in the Southeastern Mediterranean. The project will provide critical infrastructure, as it will connect the subsea manifold at a maximum…
30 January 2023
Eni launches a major gas development project in Libya
Eni CEO, Claudio Descalzi, and the CEO of the National Oil Corporation of Libya (NOC), Farhat Bengdara, agreed today on the development of “Structures A&E”, a strategic project aimed at increasing gas production to supply the Libyan domestic market as well as to ensure export to Europe. The agreement was…
30 January 2023
Correll Group scoops Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm cable contract
The Correll Group, Electrical Engineering Division (CEE) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract from Prysmian Group to complete the 66kV inter-array cable (IAC) termination & testing on Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm. Correll will deliver works on both the Wind Turbine Generators and Offshore Substation. The…
30 January 2023
Vessel contracted by Ocyan arrives at Brazil for pioneering decommissioning work of offshore production fields
he oil and gas company Ocyan announces the arrival of the Solstad vessel in Brazil, the Normand Cutter, which, under Ocyan’s management, will perform decommissioning activities in Petrobras subsea structures at Campos Basin (Rio de Janeiro) and Sergipe-Alagoas, in a contract awarded last year. “This is the first decommissioning contract…
27 January 2023
Strohm scales up operations as it completes plant expansion and plans recruitment drive
Strohm, the world’s first and leading producer of Thermoplastic Composite Pipes (TCP), has completed its plant expansion in The Netherlands, as it sets out to accelerate growth and support the energy transition. The expansion is the biggest capital investment the company has undertaken since originally setting up the facility in…
27 January 2023
OX2 to develop 1,400 MW offshore wind farm outside the coast of Finland
OX2 has initiated the development of the offshore wind farm Tyrsky in the Gulf of Bothnia in the Finnish economic zone. The project that is estimated to have a total installed capacity of 1,400 MW and will be included in OX2’s project development portfolio for the first quarter, 2023. OX2…
27 January 2023
Single-lift selected for DolWin4 and BorWin4 wind projects
Allseas has been selected to install the high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter platforms for the DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore grid connection projects in the German North Sea. Awarded by Dragados Offshore, the contract covers the transport and single-lift installation by Pioneering Spirit of two 900-megawatt converter stations for the…
27 January 2023
EEW SPC supplies British offshore wind farm Sofia with monopiles
EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH has signed a contract with Van Oord Offshore Wind UK Limited to manufacture 100 monopile foundations for RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. At 1.4 gigawatts (GW) Sofia Offshore Wind Farm is one of the largest single offshore wind farms in the world. It will comprise…
27 January 2023
Moray West Offshore Wind Farm to use Sarens PSG for marshalling monopiles
Sarens PSG, a joint venture between Sarens and PSG Marine & Logistics established in summer 2022, has been selected by Moray West to undertake the marshalling work at Invergordon of all 62 monopiles prior to installation as part of the Moray West offshore wind farm. Ocean Winds, created as a…
27 January 2023
Maersk Supply Service awarded its largest solutions contract to-date in Búzios field, Brazil
Maersk Supply Service signed an assignment agreement with TechnipFMC for the comprehensive towing and mooring campaign of Petrobras’s Búzios 6 Project (seventh module of Búzios), Offshore Brazil. The scope covers the pre-installation of the mooring system and hook up of the FPSO P-78. The FPSO P-78 will be the seventh…
27 January 2023
Westwood Insight – Global marketed offshore rig utilisation to average 95% in 2023
In 2022, offshore rig activity for both jackups and floating rigs was robust in several key regions of the world. Global marketed jackup utilisation increased from 87% in January to 91% in December. In January, 367 of 423 marketed units were contracted or committed for work, while in December the…
26 January 2023
Miros strengthens its solution offering for offshore wind
Miros, the ocean insights leader, has released new applications to optimise operational efficiency and reduce downtime in offshore wind projects.More
26 January 2023
Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind Announce Partnership for Floating Offshore Wind Energy in Scotland
Two of the world’s leading offshore wind energy companies have today announced their establishment of a partnership to develop floating offshore wind generation sites in Scotland. Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind have formed a new partnership for the development of offshore wind in Scotland using floating technology. Currently partnering…
26 January 2023
Acciaierie d'Italia, Falck Renewables and Bluefloat Energy: letter of intent for renewables
Acciaierie d'Italia and the partnership between Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy have signed a letter of intent and set up a technical table for a strategic collaboration linked to the development of renewable energy projects. The technical table is focusing on four potential development trajectories: the Taranto company will be…
26 January 2023
EMEC floating wind demo site offers £690 million opportunity to UK
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), based in Orkney, Scotland, concluded concept design for a new floating offshore wind test and demonstration site in 2022 and is aiming to secure a lease for a 100 MW site ~20 km west of Orkney. EMEC’s proposed test site will comprise six individual…
26 January 2023
AHTS contract in Brazil
DOF is pleased to announce that Petrobras has awarded a new long-term charter contract to Norskan Offshore Ltda. for an AHTS to operate as AHTS-TS or TO. Skandi Ipanema has been contracted for 4 years firm + 1 year option with Petrobras. The gross value of the contract that is…
26 January 2023
LNG: TotalEnergies helps Germany further secure its energy supplies
Following the arrival (or provision) of the Neptune, an FSRU (Floating Storage & Offloading Unit), in December 2022, TotalEnergies has announced the start-up of the Deutsche Ostsee LNG import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG). This project will consolidate TotalEnergies' position as the world's third largest LNG player and Europe's…
25 January 2023
Successful kick-off of EU-funded project to define technical frameworks and standards for electricity transmission and accelerate the integration of renewable energy
The European Union wants to deploy 300 GW of offshore wind by 2050 to meet its climate targets and to reduce its dependence on fossil fuel. The most efficient way of transporting electricity from offshore wind is via multi-terminal high voltage direct current (HVDC) grids. Under the EU’s “Horizon Europe”…
25 January 2023
TechnipFMC Awarded Substantial Subsea Services Offshore Brazil Contract by Petrobras
TechnipFMC has been awarded a substantial(1) master services agreement (MSA) for subsea services with Petrobras. The three-year contract has an option to extend for a further two years. TechnipFMC will provide life-of-field services to support its installed base offshore Brazil. The contract covers installation, intervention, and maintenance of both equipment…
25 January 2023
IOG plc Corporate update
IOG plc ("IOG", or "the Company"), (AIM: IOG.L), the Net Zero UK gas and infrastructure operator focused on high-return projects, provides a corporate update in advance of the Company's full-year 2022 results, which are scheduled for release in March 2023. The information contained herein has not been audited and may…
25 January 2023
Offshore Wind Innovation Hub announces opening in Brooklyn
The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (OWIH) is open for business and announced its first call for applications. The Brooklyn-based Hub was founded in mid-2022 to identify and help develop promising start-ups to drive new innovations in the offshore wind industry. The three-year initiative is backed by Equinor and bp, partners…
25 January 2023
Integrated Wind Solutions ASA – The IWS Fleet grows to 6 vessels on order
Integrated Wind Solutions ASA has announced that it has, through its fully owned subsidiary, IWS Fleet AS, entered into shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two additional Walk-to-Work Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (“CSOV”). The Company today also updates the market on the progress of the CSOV’s currently under construction as…
25 January 2023
Major Collaboration Fosters Autonomy and Machine Learning Innovation in Ocean Robotics
The two largest software companies in ocean robotics, Greensea Systems, Inc. creator of the open architecture platform OPENSEA®, and SeeByte, with their mission-level autonomy system Neptune and embedded Automatic Target Recognition (ATR), have continued their collaboration to provide a comprehensive solution for ocean robotics operators, from vehicle platform to operation…
24 January 2023
Europe needs Norwegian gas like never before
The war in Ukraine, an imbalanced European energy market, and a large degree of geopolitical uncertainty have generated all-time high demand for Norwegian natural gas Gassco exported a total of 116.9 BCM (energy quantity approx. 1286 TWh) through pipelines to Europe in 2022. Germany represents the biggest increase, by importing…
24 January 2023
Offshore hydrogen pipeline : Gascade and Fluxys step up plans
GASCADE and Fluxys have applied to the European Commission for Project of Common Interest (PCI) status for the AquaDuctus project, marking a major step forward in their plans for an offshore pipeline for green hydrogen in the North Sea. The move by the two infrastructure operators highlights the project's importance…
24 January 2023
Muir Mhòr project appoints established survey services provider EGS international
Multi-million pound contract with EGS to support site characterisation and project’s ambition to meet 2030 floating wind targets The ScotWind-winning joint venture partners behind the Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm project have appointed marine survey services provider EGS to provide geophysical and environmental site investigations in support of one of…
24 January 2023
North Sea gas development calls for Dutch expertise
Allseas will play a key role in the largest Dutch investment in a natural gas development in the last 15 years. Dutch energy operator ONE-Dyas has opted for Dutch offshore engineering expertise to realise the N05A development in the Dutch North Sea. With a promise to deliver affordable gas from…
24 January 2023
Equinor Extends Multiyear 4D Framework Agreement with PGS
Equinor has exercised an option to extend the framework agreement entered in March 2021 by two additional years. The two-year framework agreement covers 4D monitoring surveys on the Norwegian and the UK continental shelf. As a part of the agreement, Equinor has two 2-year options, of which one option has…
24 January 2023
Offshore FIDs to be active in 2023
Following the final investment decision (FID) announced by TotalEnergies on 16 January for the Lapa South-West project off Brazil, which is expected to come online in 2025, we decided to take a closer look at some of the projects that are expected to reach FID this year. Over 50 projects…
23 January 2023
Briggs Marine & ARB WIND Secure Contract with NnG
Briggs Marine, in conjunction with sister company, ARB WIND, is embarking on its latest offshore wind project. The company has been awarded a contract to install, maintain and finally decommission a temporary dehumidification system for 10 Transition Pieces (TPs) on the offshore platforms to control humidity levels until permanent power…
23 January 2023
Australia’s first offshore wind area now open for feasibility licence applications
The invitation period for feasibility licence applications in the Gippsland declared area is now open until 27 April 2023. On 19 December 2022, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy declared the offshore Gippsland area as suitable for offshore renewable energy infrastructure. Now that the area has been declared, the…
23 January 2023
FPSO vessel for the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project successfully sets sail for project site
The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project has started its journey towards the project site off the coasts of Mauritania and Senegal. The FPSO set sail on 20 January 2023 from Qidong, China after successfully completing a…
23 January 2023
Serica Energy plc ("Serica" or the "Company") OFAC License Renewal
Serica Energy plc (AIM: SQZ), a British independent upstream oil and gas company with operations centred on the UK North Sea, announces that it has received a renewed License and secondary sanctions assurance from the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) relating to the North Sea Rhum field, in…
23 January 2023
Helix Q7000 vessel
Fourth mobile offshore asset added to the Gippsland Basin decommissioning fleet Esso Australia bolsters fleet of mobile offshore assets to assist in decommissioning activities across the Gippsland Basin • Esso Australia has entered an agreement with Helix Energy Solutions to charter the Q7000 semisubmersible vessel. • The company’s growing fleet…
23 January 2023
Vessel modification contract on two Cadeler windfarm installation vessels
Cadeler has awarded Semco Maritime a contract for vessel modifications as part of the upgrade of main crane capacity on Cadeler’s two O-class windfarm installation vessels (WFIV), Wind Orca and Wind Osprey. Semco Maritime has previously fitted new and extended crane booms on these two WFIV. The scope of work…
20 January 2023
Koil Energy Solutions to Provide Critical Subsea Equipment for Shenandoah Development
Koil Energy Solutions, Inc., an international specialist in subsea energy equipment and services, today announced the receipt of an order to provide subsea distribution equipment for the Shenandoah project, a 17,500 psi development in the US Gulf of Mexico. "This award is further validation of our strategy to rebrand and…
20 January 2023
Hexicon granted permits to connect 7,100 MW of floating wind to the national grid in Italy
Italian TSO, Terna SpA, has granted six of Hexicon’s seven wind power sites connection to the national grid. The six sites encompass a total combined capacity of 7,100 MW. Permit for the remaining site is still in process. Hexicon, operating in Italy through its joint venture AvenHexicon, now has a…
20 January 2023
Saipem awarded two offshore contracts for a total amount of approximately 900 million USD
The first contract - in partnership with Aker Solutions do Brasil - has been awarded by Total Energies, for the LAPA Southwest (LAPA SW) Development Project, a deepwater oil field in the Santos Basin in the South Atlantic, 270 kilometres off the coast of São Paulo, in Brazil. The scope…
20 January 2023
New UK subsea protection ship arrives into Merseyside
Britain’s critical subsea infrastructure is set to be strengthened as the first of two future undersea surveillance ships arrived into Birkenhead.full story here.
20 January 2023
Nauticus Robotics initiates international expansion with operating bases in Norway and the United Kingdom
Nauticus Robotics, Inc, a developer of ocean robots, autonomy software, and services to the marine industries, today announced the initiation of its operations in Norway and the United Kingdom, beginning the Company’s international expansion strategy for 2023 and beyond. The operating bases are strategically located in Stavanger, Norway and Aberdeen,…
20 January 2023
The Crown Estate seals landmark agreements for offshore wind energy to power 7 million homes
In a major milestone for the UK’s energy security and net zero commitments, The Crown Estate today announces it has signed Agreements for Lease for six offshore wind projects which could begin to generate green electricity by the end of the decade and have the potential to generate c.8GW of…
20 January 2023
Eolus and PNE start co-developing offshore wind in Latvia
Eolus and PNE have created a joint venture for developing the Kurzéme offshore wind project in Latvia. The wind farm will have approximately 1,000 MW installed capacity with planned commercial operation start before 2030. The project area is located in the Baltic Sea outside the west coast of Latvia and…
19 January 2023
Fugro has received a sizeable contract for the Kelidang Cluster gas field development project from Petronas Carigali (PC) Brunei.
Fugro will perform various site characterisation surveys to support the front-end engineering design for offshore production facilities and the pipelines to prospective buyers onshore. Geotechnical and geophysical data will be acquired using amongst others autonomous underwater vehicles and a seafloor geotechnical drill. The majority of the work will be executed…
19 January 2023
Long-Term charter contract for our newbuild Rem Power
Rem Offshore/Rem Purus have announced a 2-year charter contract with options, with RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, for our newbuild CSOV Rem Power. The vessel will support the construction phase of Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, providing welfare and transfer services to personnel for asset maintenance and also operating as the…
19 January 2023
HAV Design secures US offshore wind market breakthrough
CREST has chosen HAV Group ASA’s subsidiary HAV Design to develop a newbuild service operation vessel (SOV) destined for a US offshore wind project. The contract marks the US breakthrough for HAV Design, which becomes the first European ship designer to develop an SOV for the US market. “We have…