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16 June 2023
Cadeler and Eneti announce agreement to combine and create a leading offshore wind turbine and foundation installation company
Cadeler A/S and Eneti Inc. announced that they have entered into a business combination agreement to create the preferred partner for the offshore wind industry with a strengthened value proposition to our customers through a stock-for-stock exchange offer to be made to all shareholders of Eneti. The combined company will…
16 June 2023
Hitachi Energy wins order for first subsea electricity interconnection between France and Spain
HVDC link improves the security and quality of power in the region, advancing the integration of emission-free energy Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, today announced it won an order from Electricity Interconnection France-Spain (Inelfe), the joint venture bringing together operators…
15 June 2023
JDR Cable Systems to supply dynamic cables to Eolmed's floating wind turbines
JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the global subsea cable and umbilical supplier, part of the TFK Group, has been awarded the contract to supply, test and terminate the 66kV dynamic inter array cables (IAC) for independent renewable energy producer Qair’s floating offshore wind Eolmed pre-commercial 30MW project. Located in the south…
15 June 2023
Wind power with vision: RWE to install recyclable rotor blades at Thor offshore wind farm to drive sustainability
RWE is once again driving forward sustainability in wind power by using the worldwide-first recyclable rotor blades at its Danish offshore wind farm Thor. 40 of the 72 (SG 14-236 DD) wind turbines will be equipped with recyclable rotor blades manufactured by Siemens Gamesa. Installation at sea is expected in…
15 June 2023
Industry taskforce to develop guidance on how seabed changes can affect offshore wind installations
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has joined forces with leading offshore wind developers and seabed mobility experts to provide clear guidance on seabed change and how it affects offshore wind and marine energy projects. ORE Catapult is leading a consortium of offshore renewables giants – SSE, ESB, Scottish Power…
15 June 2023
TechnipFMC Awarded Significant Contract by Woodside for Julimar Phase 3 Development
TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant(1) contract by Woodside Energy(2) (LON: WDS) to engineer, procure, construct, and install flexible pipes and umbilicals for the Julimar Phase 3 development, offshore Western Australia. The Company will tie back four subsea gas wells in the Carnarvon Basin to the existing Julimar subsea infrastructure…
15 June 2023
After Successful In-Harbor Testing, C-Power Ready to Launch Hawaii Ocean Energy Test
In the turquoise waters of Honolulu, C-Power recently completed an in-water harbor test of the SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system (AOPS) that will soon be deployed for a six-month pilot project at the U.S. Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) off the Hawaii coast. With support from Sea Engineering Inc.,…
14 June 2023
Semco Maritime and PTSC M&C contract for Baltica 2 offshore substations
The Baltica 2 offshore wind farm project is located in the Southern part of the Baltic Sea approximately 40 kilometres off the Polish coast and scheduled for commissioning by end of 2027. The offshore wind farm will have a capacity of approximately 1.5 GW and will be Poland’s largest-ever renewable…
14 June 2023
Aker Solutions awarded first SWIFT contract by Equinor
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Equinor to deliver the first Submersible Wireless Installer for Tubing (SWIFT™) for 18 tubing hanger installations on the Johan Castberg field, an assignment expected to continue for two years, starting June 2024. Aker Solutions has announced the first commercial campaign for the…
14 June 2023
Aker Solutions Awarded Letter of Award for Eirin Field Development
Aker Solutions has been awarded a Letter of Award (LOA) by Equinor to provide the subsea production system and control umbilical for the Eirin field development, located in the North Sea. The development concept is a subsea tie-back to the Gina Krog platform, using existing facilities and infrastructure. The final…
14 June 2023
Equinor has awarded DORIS an Owner’s Engineering framework for offshore wind and low-carbon projects
DORIS has been selected by Equinor to provide Owner’s Engineering services under a Master Services Framework Agreement for offshore wind and low-carbon projects. Across the five-year agreement, DORIS will provide its expertise in these energy industries to Equinor across its project portfolio. DORIS will deliver services to Equinor across three…
13 June 2023
Halliburton Wins Well Completions Contract for Hynet North West Carbon Capture and Storage Project
Halliburton Company announced it has been awarded a contract to provide completions, liners, and monitoring products and services for the carbon capture and storage (CCS) system within the HyNet North West project in the Liverpool Bay (U.K.). The first CCS project commissioned in the U.K, the HyNet project will apply…
13 June 2023
Ichnusa Wind Power Project Submits Environmental Impact Assessment in Italy
Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), a world leader in development and construction of offshore wind projects, has submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Ichnusa Wind Power Project to the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE). The submission marks Italy’s third floating wind farm project to reach EIA…
13 June 2023
Floating rig utilization rebounds to pre-COVID levels
Rig utilization has returned to pre-COVID levels, driving rates up 40 percent in the past year as demand is forecast to increase another 20 percent from 2024-2025, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie. According to the report “Are we at the tipping point of the deepwater rig market?”…
13 June 2023
Jan De Nul enters long-term partnership agreement with RWE for next-gen installation vessels for the construction of offshore wind farms
Jan De Nul Group has signed an agreement with RWE, a German energy provider, for the long-term chartering of two next-generation installation vessels for future offshore wind foundation and turbine construction. The charters are supported by a Service Agreement through which Jan De Nul Group will provide both in-house and…
13 June 2023
Last turbine for Hollandse Kust Zuid
Almost two years after the start of construction, the last turbine of the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm has been installed. Over the next couple of months, the turbines will be commissioned and tested. Hollandse Kust Zuid is expected to be inaugurated later this year. Project Director Ian Bremner: “We…
12 June 2023
More installation contracts for Island Victory
Island Victory has secured work for the coming autumn and will support the installation phase of a new gas pipeline in the Mediterranean. The Island Victory will be responsible for the installation of a complete mooring spread for an FSRU (Floating Storage Regasification Unit) for an undisclosed client. The duration…
12 June 2023
Correll secures further contract from Prysmian Powerlink
The Correll Group, Electrical Engineering Division has been successful in securing a contract with Prysmian Powerlink for the testing and terminations of the 66kV inter-array cables and platform topside cables on the GodeWind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farms. The project will be completed over 3 phases; the…
12 June 2023
Lhyfe and Capital Energy team up to produce green hydrogen at sea with power from offshore wind farms in Spain and Portugal
Lhyfe and Capital Energy have signed a collaboration agreement for the joint development of offshore renewable hydrogen projects in Spain and Portugal. Lhyfe (EURONEXT: LHYFE) is one of the world’s pioneers in green and renewable hydrogen production and a pioneer in offshore hydrogen production projects, Capital Energy is a Spanish…
12 June 2023
BlueNord: Successful Spudding of the First Halfdan Tor North East Infill Well
BlueNord has announced that drilling operations on the HBA-27B well has commenced with first well successfully spudded by the jackup rig Shelf Drilling Winner. This is the first of two infill wells to be drilled during 2023 in the Tor reservoir in the Halfdan North East area. Following the spudding,…
9 June 2023
Aker BP confirms oil discovery near Yggdrasil
Aker BP has successfully completed the drilling of the Øst Frigg Beta/Epsilon exploration well in the Yggdrasil area. This marks the longest exploration well ever drilled on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and has resulted in a significant oil discovery. The updated estimate of the discovery size is 53-90 million barrels…
9 June 2023
Supporting the energy transition: Petrofac increases scope of Gulf of Mexico decommissioning
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has added a third Gulf of Mexico field, and extended the scope of its existing contract to decommission two fields, offshore Gulf of Mexico. Following this significant contract expansion, the legacy offshore fields and assets now include 12 platforms,…
9 June 2023
Vår Energi enters strategic partnership with Halliburton
Vår Energi has formed a long-term strategic partnership with Halliburton for drilling services to further improve drilling and well performance and enhance value creation. The partnership covers drilling services related to exploration and production drilling for Vår Energi across the entire Norwegian Continental Shelf. Vår Energi CEO, Torger Rød, is…
9 June 2023
Weatherford awarded drilling services contract from Aramco
Weatherford International announced it has been awarded a three-year contract with Aramco to deliver drilling services. Under the contract, Weatherford will deploy its Drilling Services portfolio, which includes a suite of technology that combines world-class services, real-time information analysis, and innovative drilling tools to maximize efficiency in any environment. Deploying…
8 June 2023
Offshore work kicks off at Vineyard wind farm in the US with installation of the first foundation
In a landmark moment for DEME, offshore works at the Vineyard Wind 1 project in the US have begun. ‘Orion’, DEME’s specialised floating offshore installation vessel, successfully installed the first of 62 foundations. Vineyard Wind 1 is the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the country and the first of…
8 June 2023
Greenlight for autonomous Operations & Maintenance pilot at Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm
Pioneering global offshore wind farm owner Northland Power has selected Subsea Europe Services as its partner for a ground-breaking pilot project in Summer 2023 at the Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm that will place autonomous marine survey and underwater inspection at the heart of its Operations & Maintenance (O&M) programs.…
8 June 2023
Celtic Sea surveys to get underway this summer as The Crown Estate signs new contracts
Specialist survey vessels are set to embark on a series of studies in the Celtic Sea, after The Crown Estate signed new contracts as part of a programme to gather valuable data which could help support and accelerate the development of new floating wind farms The news comes as the…
8 June 2023
ADNOC Drilling Acquires Two New Jack-Up Rigs, Further Accelerating Growth
ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire two premium high-specification Gusto MSC CJ46 design offshore jack-up drilling units (the “rigs”). The rigs will be delivered into Abu Dhabi waters and become operational during the fourth quarter of 2023 with meaningful revenue contribution from 2024.…
7 June 2023
NKT is finalizing the power cable contract for the first major offshore wind farm in Poland
NKT will soon sign the order for a 230 kV AC high-voltage export power cable system for the Polish project Baltic Power Offshore Wind Park with a capacity of up to 1.2 GW. NKT is finalizing the contract for offshore export power cables for the first major offshore wind farms…
7 June 2023
Gorgon Stage Two starts production supporting long-term energy supply
Chevron Australia and the Gorgon Joint Venture Participants today announce the production of first gas from the Gorgon Stage Two development off the northwest coast of Western Australia. The development expands the existing subsea gas gathering network of the Gorgon Project, the largest single resource project in Australia's history, which…
7 June 2023
Subsea7 extends frame agreement with Aker BP
Subsea7 announced an extension of its existing frame agreement with Aker BP for four years to the end of 2028. The agreement covers the provision of engineering, fabrication and installation activities for subsea umbilical, risers and flowlines (SURF) as part of Aker BP’s field developments on the Norwegian continental shelf.…
7 June 2023
Strohm’s TCP solutions installed at PRIO’s Frade field
The world’s leading composite pipe technology company Strohm was awarded a contract with independent E&P operator PRIO (formerly known as PetroRio) to provide its composite pipe solutions to support operations at its Frade field. This contract with PRIO marks the first time Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) is used for permanent…
6 June 2023
Saab receives order for Sabertooth
Saab has received an order for the autonomous underwater vehicle Sabertooth from the marine geophysical company PXGEO. The order value is SEK 620 million and deliveries will take place 2023-2025. The order includes more than 20 Sabertooth vehicles, which makes this the largest Sabertooth order to date. These will form…
6 June 2023
DeepOcean Awarded Post-Lay Trenching Works Offshore Mexico
DeepOcean’s Mexican operation has been awarded a contract for the provision of post-lay trenching works on 30 kilometres of pipeline offshore Mexico. DeepOcean will execute the post-lay trenching works from the M/S Volantis subsea construction vessel. Volantis is equipped with DeepOcean’s high powered jet trencher UT-1. The jet trencher UT-1…
6 June 2023
BlueFloat Energy Advancing Offshore Wind Energy in the Philippines
In the context of the current global energy crisis and net-zero targets to fight climate change, scientists, policy makers and industry are working together to explore potential solutions that no longer rely on the earth’s fast-depleting and polluting fossil fuel energy sources while ensuring energy independence to the countries. Offshore…
6 June 2023
Correll Group awarded combined cable pull-in and termination and testing contract by Asso.subsea Limited
The Correll Group – Cable Installation & Power Services Division is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by Asso.subsea to deliver the Offshore Pull-ins and Termination and Testing (WTG Cables Pull-in / T&T Operations) of 66kV export and inter-array submarine cables for the Vesterhav Nord and…
5 June 2023
ESB and Ørsted enter partnership in landmark Irish Offshore offshore wind agreement
ESB, Ireland’s leading utility, and Ørsted, the world leader in offshore wind, have signed an agreement to jointly develop an Irish offshore wind portfolio in a landmark deal. The agreement was launched this morning in Cork Chamber’s Fitzgerald House by Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Simon Coveney TD, ESB’s…
5 June 2023
MODEC’s FPSO Almirante Barroso MV32 for Brazilian “pre-salt” region achieves First Oil and starts 21-year time charter
MODEC, Inc. announced that the FPSO Almirante Barroso MV32, deployed for production operations at the Búzios field in the giant “pre-salt” region of the Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil, achieved First Oil production on May 31, 2023. The FPSO is leased on a 21-year time charter contract to…
5 June 2023
Mainstream Renewable Power, Reventus Power, AGL, and DIRECT Infrastructure submit application for 2.5 GW offshore wind development in Gippsland, Australia
A consortium of Australian and global companies, comprising Mainstream Renewable Power (“Mainstream”), Reventus Power, AGL and DIRECT Infrastructure has submitted a feasibility licence application for a 2.5 GW offshore wind development off the coast of Victoria, Australia. The consortium brings significant global offshore wind development track records, coupled with deep…
5 June 2023
DNO Removes, Discards North Sea Platform
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator,reported that the wellhead platform production facilities have been removed from the Schooner field offshore UK, the last major offshore operation under DNO’s multi-year North Sea decommissioning program. The heavy lift was conducted using the Heerema Marine Contractors’ Thialf semi-submersible crane vessel. The…
2 June 2023
Helix Energy Solutions Awarded Significant Full-Field Decommissioning Contract in U.S. Gulf of Mexico Shelf
Award demonstrates Helix’s expansion of its decommissioning operations and strength of market Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. has announced that its Louisiana-based subsidiary Helix Alliance has been awarded a 39-well decommissioning contract in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico shelf. The project is expected to commence in mid-2023. The scope of work…
2 June 2023
Trillion Energy’s Bayhanli-2 Gas Well Enters Production
Trillion Energy International Inc. announces flow test results for the Bayhanli-2 natural gas well at the SASB gas field, offshore Turkey. Eight intervals of gas pay with a true thickness of about 21 metres were perforated and tested in Bayhanli-2 and now are producing gas to the sales pipeline. The…
2 June 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…
2 June 2023
NKT will invest EUR 1bn in high-voltage capabilities and capacity at Swedish factory
NKT has announced plans to build a new factory including a third extrusion tower in Karlskrona, Sweden, and a new market-leading power cable vessel. The investments are driven by a increasing demand for high-voltage power cables, strong order intake and a record order backlog of more than EUR 7bn at…
2 June 2023
CNOOC Limited Announces Buzios5 Project Commences Production
CNOOC Limited announced that Buzios5 Project has commenced production safely. Buzios oilfield is located in the Santos Basin, southeast offshore of Brazil, with a water depth of 1,900 to 2,200 meters. It is the largest deep-water pre-salt oilfield in the world, with a daily production of about 600,000 barrels at…
2 June 2023
Petrofac secures late life asset management renewal in Gulf of Thailand
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has been awarded a five-year extension for the provision of operations and maintenance (O&M) services on the FPF-003 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, located in the Jasmine field in the Gulf of Thailand, from Busrakham Jasmine Ltd,…
1 June 2023
Project status update: First phase of offshore installation Dragon 12 completed in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands
Minesto, leading ocean energy developer, has successfully completed the first phase of Dragon 12 (1.2 MW) offshore installation in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands. The 3.4 km main subsea cable was laid on the seabed, from the onshore grid connection point to the offshore installation node. After transit across the North Atlantic…
1 June 2023
New Contract Win for Deepsea Yantai
Odfjell Drilling AS has announced that on behalf of CIMC OFFSHORE AS, the Company has agreed a contract with DNO Norge AS for the use of the drilling rig Deepsea Yantai. The contract includes the drilling of one firm well, in PL 1182 in the North Sea. The firm scope…
1 June 2023
Marketex Offshore Constructions will construct subsea metal structures for a new oil and gas field in Norway
Marketex Offshore Constructions, a subsidiary of BLRT Grupp, and the Norwegian company Aker Solutions have signed a construction contract for subsea templates for the Yggdrasil project, the next major oil and gas field development in the North Sea. Marketex Offshore Constructions (MOC) will build nine subsea templates, with production scheduled…
1 June 2023
EDF Renewables Ireland and Simply Blue Group sign partnership deal on Western Star and Emerald floating offshore wind projects in Ireland.
EDF Renewables Ireland has entered into a partnership to develop the Western Star and Emerald floating wind projects with Simply Blue Group. The partnership is subject to a merger clearance expected in the coming months. The 50:50 joint venture partners will now seek to progress the two projects to meet…