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19 January 2023
Fincantieri confirms to be a prime mover in the offshore wind sector
Fincantieri, through its U.S. subsidiary Fincantieri Marine Group, has signed a contract with CREST Wind, a joint venture between Crowley and ESVAGT, to design and build a Service Operation Vessel (SOV). The 88-meter ship will be built at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and will go into service in 2026. The vessel…
19 January 2023
Geoex MCG and Venezuela’s People’s Ministry of Petroleum sign MoU for Multi-Client Seismic Project
Geoex MCG has announced that we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of People's Power of Petroleum of Venezuela, with the objective of supporting the country's strategy to open the offshore domain for the exploration of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons; and attract international investors. The MOU includes a…
18 January 2023
Gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea
Equinor and partners Wintershall Dea and Petoro have made a commercial gas discovery in production licence 1128 estimated at between two and eleven billion standard cubic metres of recoverable gas, or about 12.6-69.2 million barrels of oil equivalent. Exploration wells 6605/1-2 S&A in the Norwegian Sea were drilled by the…
18 January 2023
MDL delivers PLSV recovery assembly for Subsea 7
Maritime Developments (MDL) has designed and manufactured a bespoke Aft Recovery System for Subsea7. The assembly, consisting of a chute, a removal device for buoyancy modules and a horizontal hang-off system, will be utilised on multiple Subsea7 vessels operating in deepwater. The complete system will be mountable in different locations…
18 January 2023
IOG plc Southwark update
IOG plc, the Net Zero UK gas and infrastructure operator focused on high-return projects, provides an update on the Southwark field development: - The Southwark A2 well has progressed through the hydraulic stimulation phase and currently remains in the clean-up phase, which has taken longer than planned - Following stimulation…
18 January 2023
Plenitude and Simply Blue Group sign agreement to develop floating offshore wind projects in Italy
Plenitude, Benefit Corporation (Società Benefit) company of Eni, and Simply Blue Group, an Irish blue economy project developer, have signed an agreement for the joint development of a pipeline of new floating offshore wind projects in Italy. Through this collaboration, the parties wish to combine Plenitude’s technical and financial capabilities…
18 January 2023
Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 Wind Farm Produces First Electricity
The first Arcadis Ost 1 turbines have been successfully energized, and are now producing energy. Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 is delivering power to the German grid since 12th of January 2023. Arcadis Ost 1 is a 257 MW wind farm developed by Parkwind, located in the German territorial waters of…
18 January 2023
Crowley, ESVAGT to Build and Operate Service Operations Vessel for Siemens Gamesa at Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project
Crowley and Danish offshore maritime leader ESVAGT will jointly build and operate a service operations vessel (SOV) under a long-term charter with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, enhancing service for the U.S. clean wind energy market. Under the new contract, U.S.-based Crowley will manage and crew the SOV to support Siemens…
18 January 2023
Energy Transition Insights – Six key offshore wind themes to watch in 2023
The offshore wind sector witnessed another year of high growth despite global financial uncertainties. Although 2022 did not match 2021’s record of over 19.5GW of online capacity, which was mainly driven by the expiration of national feed-in-tariffs in Mainland China (MC), 2022 witnessed the second highest amount of global online…
17 January 2023
C-NLOPB announces update of volume estimate for White Rose Field
The staff of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) have updated the most likely recoverable oil, contingent gas and natural gas liquid (NGL) resources estimate for the White Rose Field. Following the announcement from Cenovus Energy to move ahead with construction of the Wellhead Platform and the White…
17 January 2023
Statkraft and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners team up to develop 2.2GW of offshore wind in Ireland
Statkraft has announced a major deal with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) fund Copenhagen Infrastructure IV K/S (CI IV) as part of its plans to develop up to 2.2 gigawatts of offshore wind in Ireland. This landmark partnership will see CIP acquire a 50% stake in Statkraft’s offshore wind portfolio in…
17 January 2023
Aker Solutions Wins Lapa South West Subsea Contract in Brazil
Aker Solutions has been awarded with a sizeble1 contract by TotalEnergies to provide the subsea production system, tools and all related EPCI interfaces for the Lapa South West field Construction, in the pre-salt Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The development concept is a subsea tie-back to the Cidade de Caraguatatuba FPSO,…
17 January 2023
3rd Round attracts 115 bids across 258 blocks or part-blocks
More than one hundred applications have been received for the UK’s 33rd offshore oil and gas licensing round it was announced. The round which closed last week attracted a total of 115 bids across 258 blocks and part-blocks, from a total of 76 companies. The process, which will provide a…
17 January 2023
TenneT, Hitachi Energy and Petrofac announce early works agreement for 2GW projects
Dutch-German TSO TenneT, global technology leader Hitachi Energy, and international services company Petrofac, announce to enter into early works agreements in support of TenneT’s 2GW Program. Under the terms of the agreements, the companies will begin preparatory work and detailed engineering to ensure timely delivery of the first two Dutch…
17 January 2023
N-Sea subsea cables continue to strengthen their readiness to support their clients with continued investment into strategical cable lay
Having successfully completed four subsea cable repairs in the last 18 months, N-Sea has invested further in strategic modular subsea cable installation equipment in order to respond to the growing demand in the market. N-Sea Subsea Cables is a dedicated business line within the N-Sea Group, set up to focus…
17 January 2023
New contract in Egypt for Stena Forth
Stena drilling has announced that they have signed a new contract with BG Delta Limited & BG International limited subsidiaries of Shell PLC (Shell) for the mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) Stena Forth. The operations for Stena Forth in Egypt are due to commence in 2023 upon completion of existing…
16 January 2023
Kawasaki Successfully Completes Joint Offshore Verification Test with TotalEnergies for Measurement of Electrical Potential of Subsea Pipelines Using an AUV
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today the successful completion of its joint offshore verification test with French energy supermajor TotalEnergies measuring the electrical potential of subsea pipelines during close-range inspections using an AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle). The test was conducted off Awaji Island (Hyogo Prefecture, Japan) Leveraging its long-accumulated submarine…
16 January 2023
Amprion awards Lanwin converter stations to Siemens Energy and Dragados Offshore
Amprion Offshore GmbH has awarded Siemens Energy and Dragados Offshore to build the converter stations for the LanWin1 and LanWin3 offshore grid connection systems. The partners are to build two converters each offshore and onshore in the new 2 gigawatt power class. The systems are to be commissioned two and…
16 January 2023
TotalEnergies launch Lapa South-West Project
TotalEnergies has approved the final investment decision of the Lapa South-West oil development located in the Santos Basin, 300 km off the coast of Brazil. TotalEnergies operates the project with a 45% interest, in partnership with Shell (30%) and Repsol Sinopec (25%). Lapa South-West will be developed through three wells,…
16 January 2023
Combifloat enters the offshore cable market
Combifloat recently concluded the acquisition of Oceanteam Solutions, creating an entry into the offshore cable handling and logistics solutions market. This acquisition enables Combifloat to further enhance its portfolio with an additional brand, offering a broader set of equipment and services dedicated to the offshore renewable and subsea oil &…
16 January 2023
Allseas secures more T&I work for offshore wind industry
Allseas has secured additional transport and installation (T&I) work for the offshore wind industry, providing services for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Boreas project off the coast of Norfolk, UK. Aker Solutions and Siemens Energy will provide grid connection infrastructure for the Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm. On 15 December, the former awarded…
16 January 2023
Boskalis takes on its hundredth offshore wind project
Boskalis has acquired the contract to construct a large offshore windfarm off the United States coastline. The Boskalis project scope includes the transportation and installation of the wind turbine foundations and power cables for which two crane vessels, several transport and cable-laying vessels will be deployed. The contract marks a…
13 January 2023
Five new years with drilling and wells rig alliances
Aker BP has entered into drilling and wells alliance agreements with Noble Corporation, Odfjell Drilling and Halliburton. Through the last five years the Jack-up Rig Alliance and the Semi Rig Alliance have delivered over 100 wells and world-class drilling operations on the Norwegian shelf. Now the alliance partners team up…
13 January 2023
SEA-KIT triples production and expands R&D with new facility
SEA-KIT International’s brand-new production facility for its larger XL-Class Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) is now operational, with the first 18m hull being fitted out ready for delivery this summer to world-leading geo-intelligence specialist, Fugro. 2022 was a busy year for the growing USV designer and builder. Having announced expansion plans…
13 January 2023
11 projects receive grants to increase knowledge about energy communities and inform about renewable energy solutions
On 14 October 2022, the deadline for applying for grants from the pool for local energy communities etc. expired. 17 projects have applied for a total of DKK 8.8 million. kroner.More.
13 January 2023
State aid: Commission approves €1.1 billion Danish scheme to support roll-out of carbon capture and storage technologies
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.1 billion Danish scheme to support the roll-out of carbon capture and storage (‘CCS') technologies. The measure contributes to the achievement of Denmark's climate targets and the EU's strategic objectives under the European Green Deal, in particular the 2050…
13 January 2023
Westwood Insight – 2022 High impact exploration drilling stable with improved performance despite a turbulent year
In a tumultuous year of change in the world, high impact drilling in 2022 remained at a similar level to 2021, with 81 high impact wells completing. Performance improved with discovered resource increasing from 7.4bnboe in 2021 to a preliminary estimate of 9.2bnboe in 2022, and the commercial success rate,…
13 January 2023
Trendsetter engineering wins Shenandoah contract
Trendsetter Engineering Inc. is pleased to announce the award of a contract to support the development of Beacon Offshore Energy LLC’s Shenandoah project located offshore Gulf of Mexico. Trendsetter’s awarded scope includes a multi-year rental and servicing agreement for the provision of a 20,000 psi Subsea Well Intervention package with…
13 January 2023
Strohm wins second TCP ‘Jumpers on Demand’ contract for ExxonMobil in the Americas
Strohm’s unique ‘Jumper on Demand’ model is proving a successful and optimal solution after the business secured a second contract with ExxonMobil to supply more than 24 of its jumpers for the Uaru field development situated offshore Guyana, in the Americas. This latest award, which is subject to government approval…
12 January 2023
Repsols decommissioning plan for Saltire has been approved by the UK regulator
The UK's decommissioning regulator has approved Repsol Sinopec's plans to decommission infrastructure around the Saltire area.the full plan here.
12 January 2023
Provaris joins forces with Norwegian Hydrogen to rePower the EU
Provaris Energy Ltd has announced it has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Norwegian Hydrogen AS, a Norwegian-based developer of hydrogen production hubs and value chains across the Nordic region, to collaborate on the development on green hydrogen value chain projects in the Nordics. The collaboration brings together the…
12 January 2023
Cobra IS, a VINCI subsidiary, wins a contract to design, build and install two windfarm 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 Amprion Offshore a contract to design, build and install the LanWin1 and LanWin3 offshore windfarm energy converter platforms in the North Sea. The converter platforms will collect the alternating…
12 January 2023
Deltic Energy Plc ("Deltic" or "the Company") Pensacola Exploration Well - Commencement of Well Testing
Deltic Energy Plc, has announced that Shell, the Operator of exploration well 41/05a-2 on Licence P2252 (Shell 65%, Deltic 30%, ONE-Dyas 5% Working Interests), in the Southern North Sea has reported that gas has been encountered in the reservoir and has recommended to the Joint Venture ('JV') that a full…
12 January 2023
Community Offshore Wind Launches First Offshore Site Assessment Survey in New York Bight
Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE Renewables and National Grid, launched its geophysical survey campaign to study seabed conditions within the project lease area and potential export cable corridors in the New York Bight. The data collected will help inform safe and responsible project design and engineering, identifying…
12 January 2023
Trillion Energy Adds Additional Wells To SASB Work Program
Trillion Energy has announced that it has identified several additional opportunities to increase production at the SASB gas field during 2023 by adding three side-track wells to its development program. The total number of wells now contemplated in the SASB development program has increased from seventeen (17) to twenty (20).…
11 January 2023
Announcement: Acreage for CO2 storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf
On 11 of January 2023, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced an area for CO2 storage pursuant to the CO2 Storage Regulations. This area comprises defined blocks in the North Sea. This is the fifth time acreage is being announced for CO2 storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The…
11 January 2023
Great interest in further exploration activity on the Norwegian continental shelf
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is offering 47 new extraction permits on the Norwegian continental shelf in the TFO 2022 licensing round. - I am proud to be able to offer 47 new extraction permits in this year's TFO round to a wide variety of companies. Further exploration activity…
11 January 2023
CSSC Haizhuang H260-18MW offshore wind turbine giant emerges
Recently, the H260-18MW offshore wind turbine-independently developed by CSSC Haizhuang and dominated by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)- unveiled in Shandong Province Dongying City Offshore Wind Power Industrial Park, with global records of the highest 18MW rating and the largest 260-meter rotor diameter so far. Which demonstrates that CSSC Haizhuang…
11 January 2023
TechnipFMC Awarded Significant Subsea Contract by Wintershall Dea
TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) has been awarded a significant(1) engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract by Wintershall Dea Norge AS for its Dvalin North project. The contract covers the design, engineering, manufacture, and installation of pipe for the Dvalin North field, which will be tied back to the Heidrun Platform via…
11 January 2023
Major order for Siemens Energy enables transmission of wind power for 4 million people
Major order for In future, a single grid connection will transport up to two gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power to the onshore power grid. This is made possible by converter systems provided by Siemens Energy and Spanish company Dragados Offshore. The German transmission system operator Amprion has awarded the…
11 January 2023
ENI-Snam partnership for gas pipelines between Algeria and Italy finalised
Today saw the closing of Snam’s acquisition of a 49.9% of the equity interest directly and indirectly held by Eni in the companies operating two groups of international gas pipelines connecting Algeria to Italy. More specifically, the scope of the transaction includes the onshore gas pipelines running from the Algeria…
10 January 2023
Archer Limited: Archer acquires P&A specialist Romar-Abrado and increases guidance for 2023
Archer Limited is pleased to announce that they have closed the acquisition of Romar-Abrado. The acquisition is based on an enterprise value of USD 8 million, plus earn-out pending trading performance over 2023 to 2025. The acquisition is conducted on a debt free basis and financed by available cash at…
10 January 2023
New Letter of Award signed for Blackford Dolphin in Nigeria
Dolphin Drilling AS (Dolphin Drilling, OSE: DDRIL) announce a new Letter of Award (LOA) for the Blackford Dolphin and provides an update on the rig status. Blackford Dolphin has signed a Letter of Award for additional work in Nigeria in direct continuation with the previously announced contract with General Hydrocarbon…
10 January 2023
Shelf Drilling secures contract extension on the Trident 16 in Egypt
Shelf Drilling, Ltd. announced that it has secured a one-year contract extension for the Trident 16 jack-up rig in direct continuation of its current term with Belayim Petroleum Company (“Petrobel”) for operations in the Gulf of Suez offshore Egypt. The contract includes a further one-year option period. The Trident 16…
10 January 2023
Asso.subsea to install the export cable for the Ostwind 3 project which will provide climate-friendly electricity equivalent to the annual consumption of 260,000 German households
Asso.subsea, a specialized global contractor in the submarine cable industry, has been awarded by Hellenic Cables, one of the largest European cable manufacturers, of the transportation, installation and protection for the 220 kV export submarine cable system that will connect the Windanker offshore wind farm with the German extra-high voltage…
10 January 2023
Bilfinger UK bolsters services for wind farms with Sulzer partnership
Integrated industrial services provider Bilfinger UK, has partnered with Sulzer to help wind farm operators and developers reduce their operations and maintenance (O&M) costs and to streamline requirements for contractor support. The partnership will see Bilfinger UK provide the fluid engineering firm’s specialist services within its wider offering to the…
9 January 2023
Continuing the near subsurface mapping for offshore wind
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has awarded contracts to the companies Fugro and Enviros for mapping of the shallowest strata under the seabed. The objective is to locate sites that are best suited for placement of wind turbines. Fugro has been awarded the contract for the Sørlig Nordsjø II area,…
9 January 2023
Hitachi Energy awarded major orders to integrate two large offshore wind farms with Poland’s power grid
Grid connection and power quality solution for the MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III offshore wind farms will help Poland progress towards its renewable energy goal and provide emission-free electricity for more than 2 million Polish homes. Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy…
9 January 2023
Aker Solutions Wins Rosebank FPSO Contract from Altera Infrastructure
Aker Solutions has been awarded a substantial[1] contract from Altera Infrastructure for the complete upgrade of the Petrojarl Knarr floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) to be redeployed at Equinor’s Rosebank field development, offshore UK. The selected development concept for the Rosebank field includes redeployment and reuse of the…
9 January 2023
Shelf Drilling has been awarded a new contract in India with ONGC
Shelf Drilling, Ltd. announced that it has received a three-year contract award for the Trident II jack-up rig with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for operations in the Mumbai High, offshore India. The rig will continue operations in direct continuation of its current contract following an out of service…