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4 July 2023
Short-term contract extension for Abo FPSO
BW Offshore has signed a short-term extension for Abo FPSO with Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd, a subsidiary of ENI S.p.A., until 31 July 2023.
4 July 2023
Aker Solutions, Aker BP renew subsea supply pact
Aker Solutions and Aker BP have agreed to extend a frame agreement for the provision of Subsea Production Systems until December 31, 2028. The original agreement, signed in June 2016, was valid for eight years. The Agreement may cover assistance to Aker BP for feasibility studies and concept developments; front-end…
4 July 2023
Prysmian awarded Hornsea 3 inter-array cable contract
Ørsted has awarded a contract to Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry to supply inter-array submarine cables for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. Under the contract - subject to Ørsted taking a Final Investment Decision on Hornsea 3 – Prysmian Group will be…
3 July 2023
Yinson Production obtains charter contract extension for FPSO PTSC Lam Son
Yinson Production (“YP”), through its joint venture company with PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation ("PTSC"), PTSC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd ("PTSC AP"), has received a 12-month extension for the Bareboat Charter Contract for FPSO PTSC Lam Son, with further automatic extension of 6 months. The addendum entered by PTSC and PTSC…
3 July 2023
Cadeler enters Polish offshore wind market with the installation of 76 Vestas 15MW wind turbines
Cadeler has signed a firm contract with Baltic Power for the installation of 76 Vestas 15MW offshore wind turbines in the Polish Baltic Sea with a contract value of between 68-85 million EUR. The overall project will begin in 2024 and marks Cadeler’s entry into a new and expanding offshore…
3 July 2023
Wood secures major $250m contract extension in Brunei
Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, has been awarded a contract extension worth approximately $250 million (USD) by Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), Brunei’s largest energy producer. The two-year extension will focus on the continued rejuvenation of BSP’s offshore energy asset portfolio to maximise production capacity and efficiency. The…
3 July 2023
Reliance and bp commence production from third deepwater field in India’s KG D6 block
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and bp p.l.c. confirmed the commencement of production from the MJ field, following testing and commissioning activities. The MJ field represents the last of three major new deepwater developments the RIL-bp consortium have brought into production in block KG D6 off the east coast of India.…
30 June 2023
Centrica bolsters UK’s energy security by doubling Rough storage capacity
Following further engineering work and investment, Centrica has announced increased gas storage capacity at Rough, the UK’s largest gas storage facility. The facility, which is 18 miles off the coast of East Yorkshire, stopped storing gas in 2017 but was re-opened for gas storage in October 2022. Rough now provides…
30 June 2023
TechnipFMC Awarded Significant iEPCI™ for OMV’s Berling Gas Development
TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) has been awarded a significant(1) integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI™) contract by OMV (Norge) AS for its Berling gas development project. It will be OMV’s first iEPCI™ project in Norway as operator. TechnipFMC will design and install the subsea production systems, controls, pipelines, and umbilicals…
30 June 2023
Seaway7 awarded East Anglia 3 contract
Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, today confirmed the award of a very large1 contract by ScottishPower Renewables for the transport and installation of the foundations and inner-array cables for the East Anglia THREE offshore farm. The award comes a year after the Preferred Bidder Agreement was announced East Anglia…
30 June 2023
Kent awarded a FEED contract to support the development of Morgan and Mona offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea
After recently announcing a contract win on the Morven project, Kent is delighted to announce its continuing support to bp and EnBW, having been awarded a contract for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) and with an option for an extension to the Detailed Design of WTG foundations for the Morgan…
29 June 2023
Transocean Ltd. Announces $184 Million Award for Harsh Environment Semisubmersible
Transocean Ltd. announced a 16-well binding award for the Transocean Equinox in Australia for a consortium of four operators. The estimated 380-day campaign contributes approximately $184 million in backlog, excluding full compensation for mobilization and demobilization. The engagement also includes options that, if fully exercised, could keep the Transocean Equinox…
29 June 2023
Pipeline seabed geotechnical survey commencement : Anning & Somerville fields
Hartshead Resources NL has announced that the Company is mobilising for the Geotechnical Survey across the Anning and Somerville fields and pipeline locations using Geoquip Marine Operations (Geoquip Marine). The Geoquip Seehorn, an 83 metre Class 2 Dynamic Positioning (DP2) Multi-Disciplined Offshore Survey Vessel, with specialist deep seabed testing and…
29 June 2023
Approved development plans for Skarv Satellite Projects (SSP)
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has approved the three Plans for development and operation (PDO) under the Skarv Satellite Project (SSP) in the Norwegian Sea. The operator Aker BP and licence partners PGNiG, Wintershall Dea and Equinor submitted the PDOs to the Ministry in December last year.…
29 June 2023
NOL: Deepsea Mira commences contract
Northern Ocean Ltd (“NOL” or the “Company”) the Company is pleased to announce its high specification semisubmersible drilling rig, Deepsea Mira, has safely completed the transit to Namibia and commenced drilling activities under its contract with a TotalEnergies subsidiary. The contract has a firm duration of 300 days with two…
28 June 2023
Government go-ahead for Irpa, Verdande and Andvare
The plans for development and operation of the subsea fields Irpa and Verdande, and the production well Andvare in the Norwegian Sea have been approved by Norwegian authorities. The gas field Irpa will be tied back to Aasta Hansteen, whereas the oil field Verdande and the Andvare well will be…
28 June 2023
Lhyfe announces that Sealhyfe, the world’s first offshore hydrogen production pilot, produces its first kilos of green hydrogen in the Atlantic Ocean
Lhyfe, one of the world’s pioneers in green and renewable hydrogen production, has announced that its offshore hydrogen production pilot, known as Sealhyfe, was successfully towed 20 kilometres out into the Atlantic and connected with the SEM-REV power hub. As of 20 June 2023, the platform began producing its first…
28 June 2023
Nine Aker BP-operated field development plans approved
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has approved a total of nine plans for development and operation (PDOs) and one plan for installation and operation (PIO), all operated by Aker BP. All of the development plans were submitted to the MPE in December last year. Further details about…
28 June 2023
Ramboll wins new multimillion energy island contract
In a new project win, Ramboll will develop the electrical infrastructure for the planned energy island in the Danish North Sea. The contract has a value of DKK 225 million over 10 years. The energy island in the North Sea will be key to powering Europe with renewable energy. By…
27 June 2023
Correll Group awarded export cable pull in contract by Asso.subsea Limited
The Correll Group – Cable Installation & Power Services Division has announced that it has been successful in securing a contract with the offshore installation company Asso.subsea for the AC Submarine Cables pull in operations on both the Gode Wind 3 OWP Offshore Substation and the HVDC Offshore Substation DolWin…
27 June 2023
Petrofac extends relationship with NEO Energy to optimise life of field
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has been awarded an extension to its integrated services contract with NEO Energy. The life of field extension, worth £250 million, will see Petrofac continue to deliver operations, maintenance, engineering and construction support for NEO Energy’s UKCS-based floating production…
27 June 2023
DORIS secures further FEED work on BadaEnergy’s Gray Whale 3 offshore wind farm
DORIS, a leading provider of engineering, advisory, and project management services for the energy sector, has secured a significant, second Front-end Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the Gray Whale 3 floating offshore wind farm in South Korea. The scope of the FEED includes the project’s full electrical and communications system…
27 June 2023
TechnipFMC Awarded Significant Subsea Contract by Azule Energy in Angola
TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant(1) contract by Azule Energy to supply subsea production systems for the Block 18 Infills development, offshore Angola. It is TechnipFMC’s first subsea production systems contract with Azule Energy, and follows the announcement of a flexible pipe supply contract for Azule’s Agogo Integrated West Hub…
26 June 2023
GEOxyz surveying Dutch waters for Tennet's Nederwiek 3 owf export cable route
GEOxyz has been selected by TenneT to carry out geophysical and geotechnical surveys for the export cable route for the Nederwiek 3 Offshore Wind Farm (NW3) in The Netherlands. The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate and TenneT TSO B.V. (TenneT) are planning an underground high-voltage connection from the…
26 June 2023
Nauticus is contracted by Petrobras to develop and test the AUV Aquanaut in Brazil
Nauticus Robotics, Inc a developer of autonomous robots using artificial intelligence for data collection and intervention services for the ocean industries, today announced that it has been awarded a contract with Petrobras (NYSE: PBR), one of the world’s largest energy companies, to deploy Aquanaut, the Company’s autonomous subsea robot, to…
26 June 2023
PXGEO awarded 3D OBN project in Brazil
PXGEO has secured a contract with Petrobras for a 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Campos Basin, Brazil. The survey is to be acquired in water depths of 2,300m with a duration of approximately 10 months.
26 June 2023
Hellenic Cables will supply the world’s largest offshore wind zone with inter-array cables
Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Cenergy Holdings, signed a contract with Ørsted the world’s most sustainable energy company for the supply of inter-array cables for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. Under the contract, Hellenic Cables will be responsible for the design, manufacturing, supply, termination and testing of the…
23 June 2023
Mainstream Renewable Power JV applies for offshore wind farm permit in the southern Baltic Sea
Mainstream Renewable Power and Hexicon’s joint venture in Sweden, Freja Offshore, has today submitted an application under the Swedish Economic Zone Act (SEZ) for the Cirrus offshore wind farm in the southern Baltic Sea, approximately 50 kilometers southeast of Karlskrona, within Sweden’s economic zone. Once fully developed, Cirrus will have…
23 June 2023
Dolphin Drilling announces LOI for a three-year extension for the Paul B. Loyd Jr
Dolphin Drilling announces an LOI for a three-year extension to the firm contract period for the Paul B. Loyd Jr. Dolphin Drilling has received a commitment subject to certain conditions from Harbour Energy to extend the firm contract period for Paul B. Loyd Jr for an additional three years until…
23 June 2023
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners announces investments of USD 350 million in Korean offshore wind projects
The investments from CIP’s Flagship funds will support the development and construction of GW-scale offshore wind projects in Korea, where CIP since 2018 has been developing offshore wind projects and secured Electricity Business License for those projects. The projects include both fixed bottom and floating offshore wind and are located…
23 June 2023
Simply Blue Group and Arctic Seaweed sign Memorandum of Understanding to explore co-locating seaweed among offshore wind farms
Simply Blue Group and Arctic Seaweed have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see them exploring solutions for co-locating seaweed farms among offshore wind farms. Headquartered in Cork, Ireland, Simply Blue Group is a leading blue economy developer with a focus on developing offshore renewable energy projects, energy…
23 June 2023
Governor Hochul Announces Major Milestone for South Fork Wind with Installation of First Offshore Foundation at New York's First Offshore Wind Farm
Major Milestones For New York's First Offshore Wind Farm, On-Track to Become America's First Completed Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Project in Federal Waters. Supports the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act Goal to Develop 9,000 Megawatts of Offshore Wind by 2035 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that South Fork Wind, New…
22 June 2023
Jan De Nul completes project for TenneT with installation of second marine cable for offshore wind farm 'west Alpha'
Cable-laying vessel Isaac Newton, multipurpose vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant and a remotely-controlled cable burying vehicle of consortium Jan De Nul Group-LS Cable & System have completed the installation of the second marine cable for the offshore wind farm 'west Alpha'. In recent weeks, more than 60 kilometres of cable was…
22 June 2023
Final wind turbine installed at Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm
Seagreen Wind Farm, a joint venture between SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies, achieved another landmark this week as the 114th and final wind turbine was installed. 76 of the 114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines are now energised at the site, which is located 27km from the Angus coast, now producing more…
22 June 2023
KCA Deutag awarded $70 million of platform drilling contracts in the UK North Sea
KCA Deutag, the global drilling, engineering and technology provider, has been awarded new contracts and extensions with a total value of over $70 million, with existing clients for the provision of drilling and maintenance services in the UK North Sea. These awards, each ranging from two to five years, reinforce…
22 June 2023
Galp and TotalEnergies to jointly explore offshore wind opportunities in Portugal
Galp and TotalEnergies agreed to jointly explore potential offshore wind opportunities in Portugal, as the country prepares to promote a plan for 10 GW of offshore wind-power capacity in the coming years. The two companies will work together to develop potential offshore wind projects along the Portuguese coast. This partnership…
21 June 2023
FPSO Sepetiba Sails Away
FPSO Sepetiba, SBM Offshore’s third Fast4Ward® FPSO, sailed away on June 16, 2023 from the BOMESC shipyard, China, after successful completion of the topsides integration and onshore commissioning phases. The FPSO has commenced its transit to the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, located 180 kilometers offshore Rio…
21 June 2023
OMV Petrom and Romgaz announce the decision to develop Neptun Deep, the largest natural gas project in the Romanian Black Sea
OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy company in South-Eastern Europe, and Romgaz, the largest producer and main supplier of natural gas in Romania, approved the development plan for the Domino and Pelican South commercial natural gas fields in the Neptun Deep block. This will be submitted to the National Agency…
21 June 2023
Havila Shipping ASA: Contract extensions for PSVs
Havila Shipping has entered into an agreement with Equinor Energy AS for the PSV Havila Clipper for extension of the existing contract until June 2024. It is also agreed an optional period for 6 months for the period to December 2024. Havila Shipping has entered into contract with Peterson Den…
21 June 2023
Field Development Plan Submission: A Significant Milestone As Hartshead Progresses Towards Development
Hartshead Resources NL has announced that the Company has submitted its Phase I Field Development Plan (FDP) for the Anning and Somerville gas field developments to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), marking a major and material milestone in the Company’s development of its UK Southern Gas Basin assets. The…
20 June 2023
TKF awarded cable supply contract offshore wind park Taiwan
TKF, a technologically leading supplier of connectivity systems and part of the TKH Group N.V., has been awarded a cable supply contract by Ørsted, the global leader in offshore wind power. The contracted scope includes the supply and termination of close to 200 kilometers of inter-array cables and other cables…
20 June 2023
Largest jack-up vessel Voltaire arrives in the UK to build largest wind farm in the world
The largest offshore jack-up installation vessel ever built, Voltaire, has just arrived in the UK port of Able Seaton ahead of its first campaign on Dogger Bank Wind Farm. Voltaire of Jan De Nul Group was delivered in late 2022. Since then she has been undertaking final preparations for her…
20 June 2023
CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park produces first green energy
On June 19 the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park produced its first megawatt-hours (MWh) of green energy, and delivered it via TenneT’s offshore grid to the Dutch mainland. In coming months production capacity will be constantly increased, so the wind park will eventually generate 3.3 TWh a year. When…
20 June 2023
Woodside approves investment in Trion development
Woodside has made a final investment decision to develop the large, high-quality Trion resource in Mexico. The expected returns from the development exceed Woodside’s capital allocation framework targets and deliver enduring shareholder value. First oil is targeted for 2028. The development is subject to joint venture approval and regulatory approval…
19 June 2023
New era for the Peloponnese interconnection to the Extra High Voltage System (400kV)
The electricity transmission line connecting Megalopoli with Patras and Western Central Greece (the so-called “Western Corridor”) was put into full operation by IPTO. This project marks a new era for the Hellenic Electricity Transmission System and Peloponnese as the region is interconnected for the first time to the Extra High…
19 June 2023
RWE welcomes Dublin Array’s success in Ireland’s first offshore wind auction
RWE, one of the world’s leading offshore wind companies, was today delighted to receive formal confirmation that its 824MW Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm project has been awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) in the first Irish Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS1) auction, run by Irish Grid operator EirGrid.…
19 June 2023
Baker Hughes Awarded Major Subsea Contract from Eni in Ivory Coast
Baker Hughes has been awarded a major contract by Eni and its partner Petroci for the Baleine Phase 2 project in Ivory Coast, Africa’s first Scope 1 and 2 net-zero emissions development. This award, which includes eight deep water trees, three Aptara™ manifolds, the relevant subsea production control system, and…
19 June 2023
TechnipFMC Signs 20-Year Subsea 2.0™ Frame Agreement with Chevron Australia
TechnipFMC has signed a 20-year framework agreement with Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, under which TechnipFMC may provide Subsea 2.0™ configure-to-order subsea production systems for gas field developments off Australia’s northwest coast. The agreement covers the supply of wellheads, tree systems, manifolds, controls, flexible jumpers, and flying leads. Jonathan Landes, President,…
16 June 2023
Starts production from second Hibiscus / Ruche well
BW Energy has announced that production has safely started from second well of the Hibiscus / Ruche Phase 1 development in the Dussafu licence offshore Gabon. Production performance from the well has been in line with expectations and is currently stabilised at approximately 6,000 barrels per day. The DHIBM-4H well…
16 June 2023
Metocean Surveys Underway At SPR’s MachairWind
Metocean surveys are now underway in the vicinity of ScottishPower Renewables’ MachairWind offshore windfarm project area – off the coast of Argyll – following the deployment of a floating LiDAR (light detection and ranging) buoy, metocean buoys and seabed frames by the appointed contractor, Fugro. Using the Fife-based Forth Warrior…