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12 January 2024
BlueNord: FID Taken on New Well Expected to Increase Production
BlueNord ASA ("BlueNord" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a Final Investment Decision ("FID") on the Harald East Middle Jurassic well (“HEMJ”), expected to be spudded during the summer of 2024. The HEMJ well will be drilled in the Harald East area, located close to the Norwegian border and…
12 January 2024
Global Energy Group Awarded Subsea7 Contract
Global Energy Group has been awarded a contract from Subsea7, a global leader in the delivery of offshore projects and services, to fabricate subsea Spools and Anode Sled Structure for the East Kameleon project, an Aker BP North Sea field development. The work will be executed from the Port of…
12 January 2024
Sif signs MOU with Ballast Nedam to take on the decommissioning of offshore wind farms
Sif and Ballast Nedam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), marking the next step in the process of developing a joint venture under the name of BNS Decom that specializes in the decommissioning of obsolete and aged offshore wind farms. BNS Decom intends to revolutionize the decommissioning process for…
12 January 2024
Jumbo Offshore awarded mooring pre-installation contract by MODEC for the FPSO Errea Wittu
Jumbo Offshore Installation Contractors B.V. (“Jumbo Offshore”) has been awarded a contract by MODEC Guyana Inc. (“MODEC”) for the pre-installation of the mooring spread of the FPSO Errea Wittu, which will be located offshore Guyana. The FPSO “Errea Wittu”, the name of which means ”abundance”, will have the capacity to…
11 January 2024
Beacon invests in Winterfell development in the Gulf of Mexico
Beacon Offshore Energy LLC announced that several of its subsidiaries have taken final investment decision to develop the Winterfell discovery which is operated by BOE Exploration & Production LLC (“BOE”) and will be developed as a cost effective/low emissions subsea tieback. As the Winterfell operator, Beacon holds a 35.41% working…
11 January 2024
Wood Thilsted appointed to support Lithuania's first offshore wind farm
Specialist offshore wind consultancy Wood Thilsted is pleased to announce the commencement of ground modelling and foundation concept design work at the first offshore wind farm site in Lithuania, on behalf of Ignitis Renewables. The work will take place over 2024 and consist of the development of a site ground…
10 January 2024
CGG and C-Questra Sign CCUS Cooperation Agreement
CGG, a global technology and HPC leader, and C-Questra, an independent European operator specializing in the CO2 storage value chain, have signed a commercial cooperation agreement in carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS). CGG has more than 15 years of experience supporting a number of high-profile CCUS projects worldwide. It…
10 January 2024
Parts of the Norwegian shelf opened for mineral activity
The Storting (Norwegian parliament) endorsed the Government’s proposal to open parts of the Norwegian continental shelf for exploration for and production of seabed minerals. A final resolution will be made in the form of a Royal Decree. The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has contributed to the opening process, among other things…
10 January 2024
DeepTech pens long-term deal with BP
Deepwater services and intervention specialists, DeepTech, has won a three-year contract to deliver rig support ROV services for BP on the West Nile Delta development offshore Egypt. Two Work Class ROVs will be provided to directly support the drilling, completion and subsea activities on this long-term contract which includes an…
10 January 2024
Dragon 12 offshore infrastructure installation completed
Minesto, leading ocean energy developer, has successfully completed the Dragon 12 offshore infrastructure in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands. With the successful connection of the export cable on to the foundation, the Dragon 12 production site is now ready for power production. Minesto today announces that the Dragon 12 offshore infrastructure works…
9 January 2024
DeepOcean charters converted offshore support vessel
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has agreed to charter a converted, battery-powered vessel to further enhance its subsea offering to the offshore renewables and oil and gas industries. DeepOcean enters into a long-time charter agreement for the Island Condor – to be re-named Island Ocean multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) – following…
9 January 2024
BOURBON successfully completes the first stage of the project in 2023 and asserts a leadership role in floating offshore wind
With the successful installation this autumn of a Floating Electrical Hub (FEH) off Port-la-Nouvelle (southern France), Bourbon Subsea Services teams have laid the foundation stone for the Eolmed project, a pilot floating wind farm located off Gruissan in the Mediterranean. This project will involve three wind turbines producing more than…
9 January 2024
Aker Solutions to pilot floating-wind power hub
Aker Solutions to pilot world’s first subsea power distribution system for floating offshore wind at Norway´s METCentre. Aker Solutions has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway to pilot new subsea power system technology which has the potential to significantly…
9 January 2024
ONGC Jeetega to Bharat Jeetega!
ONGC announces the successful commencement of “First Oil” from the deep-water KG-DWN-98/2 Block, situated off the coast of Bay of Bengal. This 98/2 project is likely to increase ONGC’s total Oil and Gas production by 11 percent and 15 percent respectively. Valiantly combating various technological and Covid-related challenges, ONGC had…
8 January 2024
FPSO Sepetiba producing and on hire
SBM Offshore has announced that FPSO Sepetiba is formally on hire as of January 2, 2024 after achieving first oil and the completion of a 72-hour continuous production test leading to Final Acceptance. FPSO Sepetiba is owned and operated by special purpose companies owned by affiliated companies of SBM Offshore…
8 January 2024
Launch of an Innovative Subsea Technology to Separate and Reinject CO2-rich Gas into the Mero field
TotalEnergies announces that Libra Consortium has taken the final investment decision to develop an innovative natural gas and CO2 separation and reinjection facility for the Mero field in the Brazilian deep offshore pre-salt. This pilot unit, using a pioneer high pressure subsea separation technology (HISEP®), will separate oil from CO2-rich…
8 January 2024
PTTEP ready to join Thailand in Northern Gulf of Thailand CCS study as pathway toward Net Zero goal
PTTEP will utilize its knowledge and experience to conduct a study on carbon storage potential in the Northern Gulf of Thailand together with INPEX CORPORATION, a Japanese counterpart, under an international collaboration between the Thai Department of Mineral Fuels (DMF) and Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC). The…
8 January 2024
Launch of Commercial Operations at Ishikari Bay New Port Offshore Wind Farm
On 1 January 2024, JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) and Green Power Investment Corporation (“GPI”) began operations at the Ishikari Bay New Port Offshore Wind Farm—the largest commercial wind farm in Japan and the first in Japan to adopt large 8,000 kW wind turbines—which they own through Green Power Ishikari GK,…
5 January 2024
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier wins contract with Ørsted and PGE
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been awarded a WTG installation contract with Ørsted and PGE for the installation of wind turbines at the Baltica 2, lot 3 offshore windfarm in Poland. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier will mobilise one of its special purpose-built jack-up installation vessels to the designated loadout quay and subsequently…
5 January 2024
Shetland to service Rosebank Field development
Lerwick Harbour is to be the main marine support hub for Norwegian company Equinor’s first phase of development of the Rosebank oil and gas field, north-west of Shetland. Contractor TechnipFMC is responsible for integrated engineering, procurement, installation and construction for Rosebank. The subsea production systems, umbilicals, risers and flowlines it…
5 January 2024
Danos Secures bp Logistics Contract
Danos, a leading provider of energy services, announces it has secured a contract with bp to renew its comprehensive drilling logistical services for the integrated energy company’s Gulf of Mexico assets, building on a relationship that began in 2017. Leveraging the company’s 76 years of expertise, Danos will oversee the…
5 January 2024
Petrofac delivering FEED for Aramis, the Netherlands' flagship CCS project
Petrofac has begun a multi-million-dollar front-end-engineering design (FEED) for the Netherlands’ flagship carbon transport and storage (CCS) system, Aramis. The development marks a significant step towards achieving the European Union’s decarbonisation targets announced in the European Green Deal and the Dutch Climate Agreement. Aramis, a joint development by TotalEnergies, Shell,…
4 January 2024
TechnipFMC Awarded Major iEPCI™ Contract by Petrobras for Mero 3 HISEP® Project
TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) has been awarded a major(1) integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI™) contract by Petrobras to deliver the Mero 3 HISEP® project, which uses subsea processing to capture carbon dioxide-rich dense gases and then inject them into the reservoir. TechnipFMC, in partnership with Petrobras, has advanced the…
4 January 2024
Ocean Installer secures second-largest contract in company’s history
Ocean Installer, in consortium with Oceaneering, have been awarded a significant contract from TotalEnergies EP Angola and its Partners of Block 17 to execute the transportation and installation work of GIR FLEX project [1]. The project is part of the operator’s program to extend the life of the FPSO, which…
4 January 2024
Talos Energy Starts Production at Lime Rock and Venice Gulf of Mexico Discoveries
Talos Energy Inc. announced that it has successfully started oil and natural gas production at Talos's Lime Rock and Venice discoveries, located near its 100% owned and operated Ram Powell platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Talos owns a 60% working interest in both wells. The Lime Rock and…
4 January 2024
CNOOC Limited Announces Lufeng Oilfields Phase II Development Project Commences Production
CNOOC Limited announces that Lufeng Oilfields Phase II Development Project has commenced production. The project is located in the eastern South China Sea, with an average water depth of approximately 136 meters. It consists of Lufeng 8-1 Oilfield, Lufeng 9-2 Oilfield and Lufeng 14-8 Oilfield. One new drilling platform is…
4 January 2024
CIP and Avangrid Announce First Power from Vineyard Wind 1
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a global leader in greenfield renewable energy investments, and Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced that power from the Vineyard Wind project was delivered to the New England grid for the first time. As part of…
3 January 2024
Vestas selected as preferred supplier for the 390 MW Shinan Ui offshore wind project in South Korea
Vestas has signed a preferred supplier agreement with Hanwha Corporation E&C Division for the 390 MW Shinan Ui offshore wind project in Shinan County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The project is developed by Shinan Ui Offshore Wind, a special purpose company established by Hanwha Corporation E&C Division, SK D&D,…
3 January 2024
Start of Production from the Second Development Phase of the Mero field
TotalEnergies announces the start of production from the second development phase of the Mero field on the Libra block located more than 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin. Sanctioned in June 2019, this second development phase “Mero-2” includes…
21 December 2023
Vestas and Vattenfall sign 1.4 GW preferred supplier agreement for UK offshore wind project and exclusivity agreements for 2.8 GW for two other UK projects
Vattenfall, one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat, and Vestas have signed agreements to elevate the partnership between the two companies and their offshore wind business towards 2030. The agreements are another step in the right direction for offshore wind energy in the UK and follow…
21 December 2023
Vestas and Vattenfall sign 1.4 GW preferred supplier agreement for UK offshore wind project and exclusivity agreements for 2.8 GW for two other UK projects
Vattenfall, one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat, and Vestas have signed agreements to elevate the partnership between the two companies and their offshore wind business towards 2030. The agreements are another step in the right direction for offshore wind energy in the UK and follow…
21 December 2023
Fugro adds two geotechnical vessels to its fleet
Fugro has reached an agreement to acquire two platform supply vessels, Sea Goldcrest and Sea Gull, which will be used as geotechnical assets. The offshore wind market continues to grow rapidly, further supported by the recent decision of the UN Climate Summit COP28 to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity…
21 December 2023
Sceirde Rocks Windfarm completes ocean surveys
The Sceirde Rocks Windfarm, a 450 MW offshore wind project off the west coast of Ireland, has successfully completed geophysical and metocean surveys that will inform its forthcoming planning application. The surveys help provide a clearer understanding of the seabed and the prevailing sea conditions of the proposed development area.…
21 December 2023
Van Oord completes foundation and cable installation at Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
Van Oord has successfully completed the installation of all 50 foundations and inter-array cables for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. Earlier this year, heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen installed the monopiles. The wind turbine foundations were completed by Van Oord with the installation of the transition pieces. Van Oord performed…
20 December 2023
The Netherlands hits offshore wind target of 4.5 GW with Hollandse Kust Noord wind park
With Hollandse Kust Noord, CrossWind has built a subsidy-free wind park that is expected to produce at least 3.3 TWh of electricity. This corresponds to 2.8 percent of electricity demand in the Netherlands. Hollandse Kust Noord, together with other offshore wind parks including Borssele and Hollandse Kust Zuid, currently supply…
20 December 2023
Shell Invests in the Sparta Development in the Gulf of Mexico
Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Shell plc, announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Sparta, a deep-water development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that represents our competitive approach to simplifying and replicating projects. Owned by Shell Offshore Inc. (51% operator) and Equinor Gulf of Mexico LLC (49%), Sparta…
20 December 2023
Subsea7 awarded contract in North Sea
Subsea7 S.A. announced the award of a sizeable1 extension of an existing frame agreement by bp, for subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance services (IRM), across bp’s North Sea assets. This is the agreement’s latest extension since the original frame agreement began in 1998. Under the terms of this two-year…
20 December 2023
Wood to support one of the world’s largest offshore wind to grid connection projects
Wood, the global consulting and engineering company, has been awarded a contract by Dragados Offshore, to deliver engineering design and provide regulatory support for the development of three 2GW convertor stations that will transfer offshore wind power to Germany's power grid. These projects will be executed by Dragados Offshore, Spain…
19 December 2023
Flagship European tidal energy project provides pathway to significant reduction in tidal energy costs
A groundbreaking European project, led by one of Scotland’s leading tidal developers, has demonstrated that the cost of tidal energy could potentially be reduced by as much as 40 per cent, and has produced findings that could redefine the boundaries on what can be achieved by tidal power globally. The…
19 December 2023
Aker BP Extends Deepsea Nordkapp Firm Contract to end 2026
Odfjell Drilling Ltd has announced the signing of an amendment with Aker BP which extends the firm contract for the Deepsea Nordkapp. The extended term shall commence on 1st January 2025 in direct continuation of the current firm contract period and run for a fixed duration of two years. The two…
19 December 2023
Ignitis Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners win Estonia’s first offshore wind tender
International green energy company Ignitis Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Growth Markets Fund II are the winners of the auction-based competitive tender for development of an offshore wind farm in the Liivi 2 sea area in Estonia, having placed the highest bid in the amount of EUR…
19 December 2023
Santos, JX and ENEOS to collaborate on carbon capture and storage to support Moomba CCS Phase 2 and help Japan decarbonise
Following the passage of legislation through the Australian parliament to facilitate the cross-border transfer of CO2, Santos is pleased to announce a new agreement with two major Japanese energy companies to collaborate on CCS. Santos’ plans to expand the Moomba carbon capture and storage (CCS) project and transform the Cooper…
19 December 2023
Petrofac secures brownfield EPC framework with TotalEnergies
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has secured an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) framework agreement with TotalEnergies. Under the three-year framework, Petrofac will have the opportunity to deliver brownfield EPCC solutions across TotalEnergies’ UKCS assets. Nick Shorten, Chief Operating Officer of Petrofac’s Asset…
14 December 2023
Consulting team begins FEED for Neptune Energy’s L10CCS carbon storage project in the Netherlands
Petrofacs consulting team has recently begun work on the front-end engineering design (FEED) on a project that aims to play a key role in supporting the European Union in reaching its decarbonisation goals. The FEED, awarded to the company by Neptune Energy, is for its L10 Operation facilities - a…
14 December 2023
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Ignitis Renewables win Estonia’s first offshore wind tender
The maritime area for the offshore wind farm is located northwest of Ruhnu Island, near Estonia’s Baltic Sea coast, covering approximately 115 square kilometres, with a total capacity of up to 1.4 gigawatts (GW) is expected to become operational post-2030. “With today's announcement, we are taking an important step in…
13 December 2023
Dutch large scale CO₂ storage project L10CCS reaches FEED phase
L10CCS, one of the large stores to be connected to the Aramis CO₂ transport and storage initiative in the Dutch part of the North Sea, has entered the next phase in the project, Front End Engineering Design (FEED). Neptune Energy and its partners EBN, Tenaz Energy and ExxonMobil Netherlands CCS…
12 December 2023
Wassana Production Re-start
Valeura Energy Inc. has announced the re-start of oil production at the Wassana field, offshore Gulf of Thailand. Production resumed safely on December 8, 2023. In the coming days, Valeura intends to mobilise its contracted drilling rig to the field, and once in position, further wells will be brought online…
12 December 2023
Major upgrade for Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen
Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen will get a major upgrade. Among other improvements, the gantry crane will be extended by 25 metres, making the vessel ready to handle the next generation of monopile foundations for offshore wind projects. The extension of the gantry crane, the most eye-catching upgrade, makes…
12 December 2023
Toyo Construction contracts VARD for one hybrid cable lay and construction vessel
VARD have announced that the company have signed a contract for the design and construction of a highly customized state-of-the-art hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel for the leading Japanese construction company Toyo Construction Co.Ltd. VARD 9 15 design for Toyo Construction The value of the contract is more…
12 December 2023
Construction begins on Glennmont and Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in Germany
Glennmont Partners from Nuveen (“Glennmont”), one of the world’s largest fund managers investing in clean energy, and renewables developer Ørsted, have commenced installation of their 913MW German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 3. The installation of the wind farm, of which Glennmont acquired a 50% stake from Ørsted in early…