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28 November 2022
New marine license for META
META, Wales’ national marine test centre, is now be able to accommodate more tidal turbines and larger mooring spreads, after successfully upgrading its Marine License. As the project moves into a new tranche of funding from Swansea Bay City Deal, part of the Pembroke Dock Marine Project, one of the…
28 November 2022
Hellenic Cables commissioned by IPTO to carry out 4th phase of the interconnection of Cyclades
Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Cenergy Holdings, was commissioned by IPTO to carry out the Lavrio-Serifos and Serifos-Milos electrical interconnections as part of the 4th phase of the interconnection of Cyclades with the continental Electricity Transmission System, with a total length of 170 km. More specifically, the "turnkey" project…
28 November 2022
bp awarded new exploration blocks in Egypt’s Offshore Nile Delta
bp has been awarded two exploration blocks in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Egypt by the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company. The Northwest Abu Qir Offshore Area - in which bp, the operator, holds 82.75% and Wintershall-Dea holds 17.25% - is located west of the recently awarded North King Mariout block…
24 November 2022
Fugro secures two Dutch offshore wind site investigation contracts
Fugro has been awarded two geotechnical investigation contracts for the development of the Dutch IJmuiden Ver Site V-VI, Nederwiek (zuid) Site I and Hollandse Kust (west) Site VIII offshore wind zones. This is the largest campaign undertaken by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to date and part of the accelerated…
24 November 2022
Blue Ocean Seismic Services Takes Seismic Leap Towards Commercialisation Of Its Revolutionary Marine Swarm Robotics Technology
Blue Ocean Seismic Services, the marine seismic survey disruptor, has successfully completed a series of passive and active seismic trials proving the quality of seismic data collection, putting the Company on track to commence pre-commercial trials during the second half of 2023. Backed by industry leaders bp Ventures, Woodside Energy…
24 November 2022
A New Strategy for the Celtic Sea Region to tap into Offshore Wind Potential
The Celtic Sea Cluster has launched its new Regional Strategy, outlining how Wales and South West England can maximise the economic benefits of floating offshore wind technology, in line with the forthcoming Celtic Sea leasing process being delivered by The Crown Estate. The strategy will allow the region’s stakeholders to…
24 November 2022
Ocean Winds and Bord na Móna Announce Exclusive Off-Shore Wind Partnership
Ocean Winds and Bord na Móna today launched a major new offshore wind partnership at an event with Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in Dublin. The partnership brings together leading international offshore wind energy expert Ocean Winds (OW) with Bord na Móna, one of Ireland’s…
24 November 2022
EDF Renewables, Enbridge and CPP Investments Announce France's First Offshore Wind Project, Saint-Nazaire, is Now Fully Operational
EDF Renewables and EIH S.à.r.l, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) and CPP Investments, have achieved a significant milestone as France's first commercial-scale offshore wind project, the 480-megawatt Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm, is now fully operational. Located between 12 and 20 km from the southwest coast of…
24 November 2022
All turbines installed at RWE’s Kaskasi wind farm – over two thirds are already supplying green electricity
The last turbine at RWE’s Kaskasi wind farm has now been installed 35 kilometres north of the German island of Heligoland. More than two thirds of the wind farm’s 38 turbines are already feeding green electricity into the grid. Kaskasi is RWE’s sixth wind farm off the German coast. The…
24 November 2022
Europa Oil & Gas Inezgane Licence, Offshore Morocco Update
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, the AIM traded UK and Ireland focused oil and gas exploration, development, and production company, announces that the extension to the Initial Period of the Inezgane Licence (“Inezgane”) offshore Morocco announced on 21 October 2020 has now come to an end and Europa has…
24 November 2022
Patola Development Update
Karoon Energy Limited has reported that PAT-2, the second of two new production wells in the Patola field in the BM-S-40 production license in Brazil (Karoon – 100%), has been successfully drilled to a total depth of 2,313 metres utilising the Noble Developer drilling rig (formerly known as the Maersk Developer).…
23 November 2022
Aramco signs 59 new agreements under the iktva program
Aramco today signed 59 corporate procurement agreements (CPAs) with 51 local and global manufacturers, with potential to create 5,000 new jobs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the next decade. The agreements, valued at $11 billion, are expected to reinforce Aramco’s robust supply chain and result in the development…
23 November 2022
Aibel gets billion NOK assignment at Aasta Hansteen
Aibel estimates the contract to be a large contract*, which at peak will employ over 200 people. Management and engineering will be carried out from Aibel’s office in Stavanger with the support of the offices in Oslo and Singapore. In addition, the project will exploit synergies with Aibel’s existing maintenance…
23 November 2022
Wood appointed integrated services partner for Centrica Storage
Wood has been appointed integrated services partner by Centrica Storage for the company’s UK Southern North Sea operations. The five-year contract includes the provision of engineering, procurement and construction solutions, operations and maintenance services, as well as project management services for the Rough gas field and the Easington Gas Terminal…
23 November 2022
Prysmian to further expand its cable-laying vessel fleet to support global power grid upgrade for the energy transition
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces an investment of approximately €200 million in a new cutting-edge cable-layer plus adjustment for cables equipment of approximately €40 million. The new vessel will be fully operational by Q1 2025 and will reinforce Prysmian’s project execution capabilities…
23 November 2022
Helix Energy Solutions Announces Contract Extension with Talos for Helix Producer I
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) announced today that an affiliate of Talos Energy Inc. (“Talos”) (NYSE:TALO) has extended for one year the term of its contract with Helix for the Helix Producer I floating production vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. The one-year extension term is scheduled to…
23 November 2022
PEMEX signs a service contract with New Fortress Energy to resume work in the Lakach field
Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) signed a contract with the US company New Fortress Energy (NFE) to resume gas extraction work in the deepwater non-associated gas field in the Gulf of Mexico called Lakach, located 90 kilometers from the Port of Veracruz. This project had been suspended for six years, with an…
23 November 2022
Cadeler triples fleet after ordering second hybrid jack-up installation vessel
Cadeler A/S has placed an order to build its second state-of-the-art F-class vessel. This is the sixth vessel that Cadeler will have in its fleet, hence tripling its number of vessels and creating the largest and most capable fleet of jack-up vessels in the offshore wind industry ready to meet…
23 November 2022
Bureau Veritas to certify major commercial floating wind project in Korea
Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, in partnership with the Korean Register (KR), has been appointed to lead the project certification of Bada Energy’s Gray Whale 3, a major floating offshore wind farm project in Ulsan, Republic of Korea, that will be a key component of…
22 November 2022
New supply chain commitments from developers published
Ambitious plans for each of the three ScotWind clearing projects have now been published. The plans – called Supply Chain Development Statement (SCDS) Outlooks – show initial commitments from the applicants. They detail how each of the applicants could source products, materials, and labour to develop, manufacture, construct, and operate…
22 November 2022
Irpa: more gas to Europe and extended life for Aasta Hansteen
On behalf of the Irpa partnership, Equinor has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Irpa gas discovery, formerly known as Asterix, to the Norwegian Minister for Petroleum and Energy. The development will ensure activity and stable gas deliveries from Aasta Hansteen until 2039. “This is a…
22 November 2022
Aker Solutions and Seabed Separation A/S Cooperate on New Subsea Concept
Aker Solutions and Seabed Separation A/S has entered a technology cooperation agreement promoting a new subsea separation concept. The new concept named “The Dual Pipe Separator” (DPS) solves the challenges of high-cost field development, increasing water production and higher Environmental Sustainability Goals (ESG) requirements. Aker Solutions and Seabed Separation A/S…
22 November 2022
HSM builds ONE-Dyas first electrified N05-A GAS platform
The N05-A project is part of the so-called GEMS area, an area approximately 20 to 80 kilometers north of the Ems estuary. The N05-A platform will run entirely on renewable energy from the nearby Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm, which reduces the emissions to near zero. This project makes an active…
22 November 2022
Fugro strengthens leading position in US offshore wind market
Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE Renewables and National Grid, has awarded Fugro an offshore survey contract to support site appraisal and concept design activities in the New York Bight. Survey work will commence this year with the majority being executed in 2023, detailing geophysical and environmental conditions…
22 November 2022
Eni UK announces the launch of the Bacton Thames Net Zero Cooperation Agreement
Eni UK announces the launch of the Bacton Thames Net Zero (BTNZ) Cooperation Agreement with the shared aim of decarbonising industrial processes in the South-East of England and the Thames Estuary area, near London, by means of capturing and storing carbon dioxide. The initiative will decarbonise a number of sectors…
21 November 2022
Finland, Denmark and Sweden leading on the green revolution
Long considered pioneers in renewables, the Nordic region is preparing to further grow its renewable capacity and become a major powerhouse for Europe. Thanks to wind power, hydrogen electrolyzer, nuclear power and carbon storage initiatives, Rystad Energy has identified Sweden, Finland and Denmark as leaders in the green revolution offering…
21 November 2022
ODL – Contract Signed for Hercules
Odfjell Drilling Ltd, (“Odfjell Drilling”), is pleased to note the signing of a contract between ExxonMobil Canada Ltd (“ExxonMobil”) and SFL Corporation Ltd (“SFL”) for the Odfjell Drilling managed 6th generation semi-submersible Hercules (the “Contract”). The Contract is expected to commence in Q2 2023 and has a firm duration of…
21 November 2022
Lhyfe and Nantes – Saint Nazaire Port Collaborate to Develop Offshore Renewable Hydrogen
Hydrogen is able to draw on the strong momentum driven by the national strategy for the development of carbon-free hydrogen in France, and as will offshore wind power, this energy source will be called upon to play an increasingly important role in the French and European energy mix. At the…
21 November 2022
Aker Solutions Secures Continuity as Maintenance and Modifications Contractor on Johan Sverdrup
Aker Solutions continues to serve as supplier of maintenance and modification services (M&M) on the Johan Sverdrup-field. The extension of the call off is done in accordance with an existing frame agreement that lasts until February 2026. The contract value is considered as sizeable [1]. Aker Solutions has been a…
21 November 2022
Transocean Acquires Interest in High Specification Ultra-Deepwater Newbuild Drillship
Transocean Ltd. announced that one of its subsidiaries, together with Perestroika A.S. and funds managed by Lime Rock Management L.P., have formed a joint venture, Liquila Ventures Ltd. (“Liquila Ventures”). Liquila Ventures agreed with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (“DSME”), to purchase Hull 3623, the ultra-deepwater newbuild drillship…
21 November 2022
ADNOC Logistics & Services Successfully Closes Zakher Marine International Acquisition
ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), announced the successful closing of its acquisition of Zakher Marine International (ZMI), an Abu Dhabi-based owner and operator of offshore support vessels, with the world’s largest fleet of self-propelled jack-up barges.…
18 November 2022
Westwood Insight – Healthy demand and premium dayrates for low-emission rigs to 2026
The energy crisis that has arisen during 2022 and the mounting importance of energy security has reinforced that the exploration for and production of oil and gas will likely continue to play an essential part of the energy mix over the coming decades. 2022 has brought with it a continued…
18 November 2022
Subsea7 awarded contract offshore Trinidad and Tobago
Subsea7 announced the award of a contract to Subsea Integration Alliance1 to support the development of bp’s Cypre project, a gas development located offshore Trinidad and Tobago. Subsea7’s scope of the awarded Subsea Integration Alliance contract is substantial2. Subsea7’s scope covers the concept and design, engineering, procurement, construction and installation…
18 November 2022
Xlinks Morocco attracts with con|energy a new investor
con|energy invests in the Morocco-UK Power Project to deliver exclusive, affordable energy at scale to Europe Xlinks and con|energy have entered into a financial and strategic partnership to collaborate on Xlinks’ plans to offer an exclusive supply of renewable energy to the UK from Morocco through four 3,800km subsea HVDC…
18 November 2022
Milestone HKZ: halfway point in construction
“We're halfway towards having constructed the world’s first offshore wind farm built without subsidies; a major milestone we can all be very proud of,” says Søren Andersen, Senior WTG Installation Package Manager Hollandse Kust Zuid at Vattenfall. Speaking with Søren Andersen, you get a real sense of what it means…
18 November 2022
Energia reaches milestone for North Celtic Sea offshore wind project as seabed surveys are completed
Irish energy provider Energia Renewables has reached a key milestone in the development of the North Celtic Sea offshore renewable energy project, as seabed surveys off the coast of Waterford have been successfully completed. Energia Renewables’ North Celtic Sea project is one of the most advanced offshore energy projects in…
18 November 2022
KBR Joint Venture Selected to Deliver First Unmanned Compression Platform in Azerbaijan-Caspian Region
KBR announced that BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) Limited has awarded an optimization stage engineering services contract to SOCAR-KBR (SKLLC) for the Shah Deniz compression project in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. The project is in early pre-FID stage. SOCAR-KBR is a joint venture of Azerbaijan's state oil company,…
18 November 2022
CNOOC announced that the Jinzhou 31-1 gas field development project was put into production
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (the "Company" or "CNOOC", Hong Kong Stock Exchange stock code: 00883, Shanghai Stock Exchange stock code: 600938) announced today that Jinzhou 31-1 The gas field development project was put into production. The Jinzhou 31-1 gas field is located in the Liaodong Bay of the Bohai…
18 November 2022
BOEM Identifies Draft Wind Energy Areas in the Central Atlantic for Public Review and Comment
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, today the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced eight draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore the U.S. central Atlantic coast for public review and comment.More
17 November 2022
PGS Investigates Seismic Acquisition Without Sources
In a First Break paper this month PGS investigates the feasibility of acquiring seismic data without an active source and instead uses the acoustic wavefield generated by a vessel for imaging the subsurface. The acoustic wavefield originating from a vessel has historically been treated as a source of noise and…
17 November 2022
Kent secures a three-year contract with INEOS
Kent, a leading engineering company in oil and gas and low-carbon energy, has secured a three-year framework contract for Structural Integrity Analysis Modelling Services for INEOS UK SNS Ltd. Kent will support the safe and sustainable structural integrity management of existing offshore facilities at the Breagh Alpha and Clipper South…
17 November 2022
Reduced production expected from Nova resulting in revised production outlook for 2023
OKEA ASA (“OKEA”) has been informed by Wintershall Dea Norge AS, the operator for the Nova field, that issues with the water injectors may limit production at the field until the end of 2023. There is no indication that these issues will impact recoverable reserves from the field. Mainly as…
17 November 2022
Aquaterra Energy unveils new tool for long-term integrity of CCS sites
Aquaterra Energy, a leader in global offshore energy engineering solutions, has unveiled a new CO2 management platform that will allow for long-term monitoring and sustained integrity of underwater carbon capture and storage (CCS) sites. The integrated solution provides monitoring of both sub-surface fibre optic seismic arrays, as well as dissolved…
17 November 2022
Technip Energies and Baker Hughes to Collaborate on a 1 to 2 MTPA Range Modularized LNG Solution
Technip Energies (Paris:TE) (ISIN:NL0014559478) and Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR), two leading energy technology companies, announced Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that sets the groundwork for their cooperation on the joint development of a new above 1 and up to 2 million tons per annum (MTPA) range liquefied natural gas…
17 November 2022
Huisman receives Japan's first Monopile Gripper order from TOA Corporation and Obayashi
Huisman has been awarded a contract by TOA Corporation and Obayashi in Japan to supply a state-of-the-art Monopile Gripper. The grab allows TOA and Obayashi to lift and install monopiles without using a separate upending bucket, improving the safety and efficiency of onboard operations. Huisman receives Japan's first Monopile Gripper…
17 November 2022
Will do ocean repairs of underwater assets with 3D printing technology by 2024
Since 2021, Kongsberg Ferrotech has worked in a joint industry project with the partners Equinor, Gassco and SINTEF to develop and test advanced 3D printing technologies for in situ, metal to metal, repairs of underwater assets. The project achievements have been recognized in the market and Shell is now joining…
17 November 2022
CRP Subsea acquired by AIS
CRP Subsea has been acquired by AIS, uniting two industry leaders to create one-global scale business. Headquartered in Gloucester, England, AIS is a leader in subsea protection and insulation and has been providing global solutions since 2007. Together, the companies will be able to capitalise on the current oil and…
16 November 2022
Rig mobilised for two-well drilling campaign in Netherlands
Parkmead, the independent energy group, is pleased to announce that the Drilltec Synergy 2 Rig has now commenced its mobilisation, ahead of our upcoming two-well 'LDS' drilling campaign in the Netherlands. The LDS wells will target multiple Rotliegendes gas reservoir prospects from the existing Diever well site, which is already…
16 November 2022
Prysmian awarded €60 M contract as part of the lightning project in the UAE
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, awarded a €60 million contract for laying submarine cables for the already secured Project Lighting HVDC 320 kV interconnection project in the UAE (awarded to Prysmian under a limited notice to proceed last January 2022 by Samsung C&T…
16 November 2022
Neptune Energy confirms hydrocarbons encountered at Calypso well
Neptune Energy and its licence partners today announced that hydrocarbons have been encountered in the Calypso exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, located within the Neptune-operated PL938 Licence. Having entered the reservoir, logs proved the presence of hydrocarbons. Additional data gathering of the reservoir will now be considered. The operations…