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15 November 2023

Hyundai and RWE sign Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop offshore wind and green hydrogen in Korea

RWE, one of the world’s leading companies in offshore wind, and Hyundai Engineering & Construction, a subsidiary of Korea's prestigious Hyundai Motor Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the field of offshore wind and green hydrogen. The companies aim at leveraging synergies to accelerate the…

15 November 2023

Contract award and charter in vessel

DOF Group is pleased to announce a contract with Subsea7 for a Time Charter of Skandi Acergy, adding a minimum of 18 months firm backlog, at a value in the range USD 85 – 105 million, to the Group. Commencement is expected to be Q1 2025 after the vessels current…

15 November 2023

Barossa Gas Project update

Santos notes the decision of the Federal Court of Australia today ruling pipelay activities can commence on an 86km section of pipeline for the Barossa Gas Export Pipeline (GEP). As per the ruling, no activity will occur south of kilometre point 86 (KP86), as outlined on the map below. The…

15 November 2023

ExxonMobil starts production at third offshore Guyana project

ExxonMobil started production at Payara, Guyana’s third offshore oil development on the Stabroek Block, bringing total production capacity in Guyana to approximately 620,000 barrels per day. Company’s third FPSO, Prosperity, starts up ahead of schedule and will add 220,000 barrels of oil per day Nearly 6,000 Guyanese support ExxonMobil activities…

14 November 2023

Prysmian signs approx. €900 million agreement for the clean path New York energy project in the US

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has signed an agreement worth approximately €900 million with Clean Path New York to provide submarine and land power cable systems for one of the largest transmission infrastructure projects in the United States. Clean Path New York is…

14 November 2023

Framo secures contract for Ørsted's offshore wind project in Taiwan

Framo will supply suction bucket pumping systems for foundations of Ørsted's Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan. The Framo Suction Pump Spread Systems will be produced at the Framo factory at Flatøy outside Bergen, Norway. Framo, in collaboration with geotechnical expertise from the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, will deploy its…

14 November 2023

Ocean Installer awarded another production critical project from TotalEnergies EP Angola

Petro Services and its main Subcontractor Ocean Installer announced they have been awarded a contract from TotalEnergies EP Angola and it’s Block 17 partners, to execute an umbilical recovery and reinstallation scope on the Pazflor FPSO. This is Ocean Installer’s second participation on TotalEnergies EP Angola projects this year, while…

14 November 2023

CNOOC announces the start of production of Phase I development project of Bozhong 19-6 condensate gas field

China National Offshore Oil Corporation announce that the Bozhong 19-6 condensate gas field phase I development project has been put into operation. The project is located in the central Bohai Sea, with an average water depth of about 20 meters. The main production facilities include a newly built central processing platform,…

13 November 2023

FPSO Liza Unity Purchase by ExxonMobil Completed

SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corporation, have completed the transaction related to the purchase of FPSO Liza Unity, a few months ahead of the end of the maximum lease term, in February 2024. The purchase allows ExxonMobil Guyana to assume ownership of the unit while…

13 November 2023

Towards net zero with offshore wind and hydrogen

The combination of offshore wind and hydrogen has got massive potential. It is not possible to achieve net zero without green energy carriers, who will need a massive amount of renewable energy, says Knut Vassbotn, CEO of Deep Wind Offshore. One of the main challenges with offshore wind development is…

13 November 2023

Vattenfall now supplies power from the Vesterhav Syd offshore wind farm

November 10 was a very special day for Vattenfall in Denmark. Almost seven years of work with Vesterhav Syd culminated here, when the blades of the first turbine were turned against the wind and the production of fossil-free electricity began. "It is a huge relief to finally deliver power from…

13 November 2023

FET to Supply Work-Class ROV to UK Ministry of Defence

The subsea product line of Forum Energy Technologies (NYSE:FET) has secured a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) team to supply a work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The system has been acquired by SALMO following an Urgent Capability Requirement (UCR) from its customer,…

8 November 2023

Oasis Marine successfully transfers power through their Oasis Power Buoy to a Crew Transfer Vesse

Oasis Marine has successfully transferred power through their Oasis Power Buoy to a Crew Transfer Vessel. This pioneering achievement paves the way for hybrid and fully electric vessels in offshore wind farms, as well as reducing maritime emissions by expanding vessel charging beyond ports and harbours. During a series of…

8 November 2023

AD Ports Group Acquires 10 Offshore Vessels for around US$200 million

AD Ports Group have announced the purchase of 10 offshore vessels, that will bolster offshore operations in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The investment is around US$200 million, into a well-maintained, diversified fleet with an average age of around 9 years, significantly less than the industry average. All 10…

7 November 2023

Vattenfall and TKF Establish multi-year framework agreement for 66kv inter-array cables

Vattenfall and TKF announce to have signed a multi-year partnership for the supply of inter-array cables for offshore wind farms in Europe. This agreement covers the supply of 66 kV inter-array cables and will apply to all bottom-fixed European wind farms developed by Vattenfall in the coming years.The framework contract…

7 November 2023

Amplus Energy Services Ltd announces multi-million-pound investment in carbon capture business

Aberdeen-based Amplus Energy Services Ltd has announced its entry into carbon capture with a multi-million-pound investment in a leading Norwegian company which will create a new UK business in the growing sector. Amplus Energy is investing a seven-figure sum in innovative carbon capture company Carbon Circle AS of Norway and…

3 November 2023

Megamas contracts Ulstein for ship concept design

Singapore based Megamas Resources in partnership with Renaissance Technologies (RTM) has contracted Ulstein Design & Solutions AS for the design of a modern, advanced, highly integrated, and fuel-efficient cable laying and repair vessel. This decision was taken in view of the shortage of cable ships, as well as an aging…

2 November 2023

Hexicon’s joint venture submits another application for a floating offshore wind farm

Hexicon, a project developer and technology provider in floating offshore wind power, is happy to announce that Freja Offshore, a joint venture with Mainstream Renewable Power, has submitted another application for an offshore wind farm. The wind farm Dyning has a capacity of 2,5 GW and will be able to…

2 November 2023

Vårgrønn and Flotation Energy sign exclusivity agreements for development of two floating offshore windfarms with up to 1.9 GW capacity

Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, and Flotation Energy have signed exclusivity agreements for two floating offshore wind developments with up to a total of 1.9 gigawatt (GW) capacity under Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. When completed, the windfarms will…

2 November 2023

Ørsted ceases development of its US offshore wind projects Ocean Wind 1 and 2, takes final investment decision on Revolution Wind, and recognises DKK 28.4 billion impairments

Following decisions of its Board of Directors, Ørsted will cease development of the Ocean Wind 1 and 2 projects and has taken final investment decision on the Revolution Wind project. The decisions are part of an ongoing review of Ørsted’s US offshore wind portfolio. Impairment update On 29 August 2023,…

2 November 2023

Huisman and ESD join forces in Cable-lay Market

Huisman has signed a partnership agreement with ESD to expand its cable-lay product portfolio and increase its position in the offshore wind market. The agreement will see the combination of ESD’s expertise in designing smart cable-lay solutions with Huisman’s in-house engineering, production and service capabilities of turn-key equipment. Huisman has…

1 November 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Approves Largest Offshore Wind Project in the Nation

The Biden-Harris administration announced its approval of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project – the fifth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project under President Biden’s leadership. Today’s announcement supports the Administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, following the approval…

1 November 2023

Clean Path NY Announces Agreement with Prysmian Group for State-of-the-Art Transmission Cable System

Clean Path New York announced an agreement with Prysmian Group to provide land and submarine cable systems for one of the largest transmission infrastructure projects in the United States. Clean Path NY is an $11 billion renewable energy project comprising 3,800 MW of wind and solar power from more than…

1 November 2023

McDermott, PTSC Consortium Receives Limited Letter of Award for Block B Gas Development Project Offshore Vietnam

A consortium comprised of McDermott and Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) has received a limited letter of award from Phu Quoc Petroleum Operating Company for engineering, procurement, construction, installation (EPCI), and hook-up and commissioning (HUC) services. Under the full project scope, the consortium will provide EPCI and HUC services for…

1 November 2023

Subsea7 awarded major contract offshore Brazil

Subsea7 today confirmed the award of a major1 contract amendment by Petrobras for the development of the Mero 4 field2 located approximately 200 kilometres off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at 2,200 metres water depth in the pre-salt Santos basin. The award was announced in…

31 October 2023

BOEM Designates Four Wind Energy Areas in Gulf of Mexico

As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it has finalized four new Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico. Together, the WEAs could support offshore wind projects with…

31 October 2023

Kongsberg Discovery sets new AUV milestone with successful sea trials of HUGIN Endurance

Kongsberg Discovery has started an extensive programme of sea trials with its new and revolutionary long-range Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), the HUGIN Endurance. HUGIN Endurance, launched in 2021, is the largest member of Kongsberg Discovery’s HUGIN family of AUVs. Measuring approximately 11 metres in length, with a diameter of 1.2…

31 October 2023

Chariot Limited Environmental Impact Assessment Approval received for Anchois

Chariot Limited, the Africa focused transitional energy group, is pleased to announce that it has received approval for its Environmental Impact Assessment (“the EIA”) from the Moroccan Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development (“the Ministry”) on the Anchois gas development project (“Anchois”) offshore Morocco. • The EIA process for…

31 October 2023

Havila Shipping ASA: Equinor Energy has extended the contract for the PSV Havila Foresight

Equinor Energy has extended the contract for Havila Foresight by exercising one year option for 2024. Equinor Energy has three additional options, each of one year for the period from 2025 to the end of 2027.

30 October 2023

ESB and dCarbonX welcome Bord Gáis Energy into the Kestrel Energy Storage Project

Bord Gáis Energy, part of Centrica plc, has joined ESB and dCarbonX in the development of the Kestrel Project. The Kestrel Project is focussed on the proposed re-development of the decommissioned gas reservoirs at the Kinsale Head gas field for large-scale green hydrogen energy storage, initially of natural gas ultimately…

30 October 2023

The first PtX tender in Denmark's history settled: Six projects will together build over 280 MW of electrolysis capacity

The Danish Energy Agency has made a decision in the Power-to-X tender and can now point to six winning projects. The six winning projects are spread over four different companies, which can now seriously start their production of green hydrogen in Denmark.Full story here

30 October 2023

Hellenic Cables secures a cable supply contract with Seaway7

Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Cenergy Holdings, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with Seaway7 for the East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm which is being developed by ScottishPower Renewables. This collaboration underscores Hellenic Cables’ commitment to delivering high-quality cable solutions for renewable energy projects and…

30 October 2023

27 licences offered in first batch of 33rd Oil and Gas Licensing Round

North Sea production has received a significant boost with the offer of 27 new licences in areas prioritised because they have the potential to go into production more quickly than others. In addition to the 27 licences, six more blocks, which were also ready to be offered, have been merged…

27 October 2023

New Code of Practice could save millions for the Offshore Wind industry by preventing subsea cable failure

With some estimates putting the cost of subsea cable failure for Offshore Wind at more than £500 million in 2020, the average insurance claim worth more than £3 million, and an estimated 30% failure rate in any given year, IMCA has released a new Code of Practice to improve the…

27 October 2023

CNOOC announces the start of production of Penglai 19-3 oilfield area 5/10 development project

China National Offshore Oil Corporation announced that the Penglai 19-3 oil field 5/10 area development project has been put into production. The project is located in the central and southern part of the Bohai Sea, with an average water depth of about 30 meters. The main production facilities include two…

27 October 2023

Production line manufactures first products for Moray West Project

Lamprell is pleased to announce a significant achievement following the safe and on-time sail away of the first batch of transition pieces through its newly commissioned renewables production line for its client Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited. Lamprell and our client, Moray West, have worked tirelessly as one team to…

27 October 2023

Trendsetter Engineering completes delivery of Shenzi North subsea equipment

Trendsetter Engineering, Inc. has announced the recent delivery of two subsea manifolds, two High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS), along with Trendsetter’s field proven TCS clamp connectors to Woodside Energy for use in their Shenzi North Field in the Gulf of Mexico. Delivery and subsequent start-up of the two, well-based…

26 October 2023

CNOOC Limited Announces Enping 18-6 Oilfield Development Project Commences Production

CNOOC Limited  and 80883 (RMB Counter), SSE: 600938) announces that Enping 18-6 Oilfield Development Project has commenced production. The project is located in the Pearl River Mouth Basin of the South China Sea, with an average water depth of approximately 99 meters. The main production facilities include one wellhead platform,…

26 October 2023

Eolus submits application to the government for offshore wind off Sweden’s southern coast

With 50–70 wind turbines off Skåne's southern coast, the Arkona wind power project can produce around 5.5 TWh of renewable electricity per year. This is in an expansive region with high energy consumption and low electricity production. Eolus has now submitted the permit application for the project to the government.…

26 October 2023

Goliat one step closer to a gas export solution

Vår Energi has together with the Goliat licence partner approved concept selection (DG2) for gas export from Goliat to the Snøhvit pipeline for further transport to Hammerfest LNG. The license partners are further maturing the project towards a final investment decision (FID), expected second half 2024. The gas from Goliat…

26 October 2023

Kobra East & Gekko (KEG) on stream ahead of plan

Aker BP has announced that production has started from Kobra East & Gekko (KEG) in the Alvheim area. KEG is operated by Aker BP, with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS as partner. When submitting the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for KEG to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in June…

25 October 2023

Westwood Insight – Operators offering 15-year rig deals as availability dries up

As offshore drilling rig utilisation increases and availability continues to tighten, Westwood has recorded a marked lengthening of new contract award durations, as well as for new tender opportunities. Over the last decade, new rig deal durations peaked in 2013 for jackups and in 2014 for floating rigs (semisubmersibles and…

25 October 2023

Seaway7 awarded contract offshore Poland

Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award to Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, of a substantial1 contract by Equinor and partner Polenergia for the inter-array cables of the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III bottom-fixed offshore wind projects, in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. Seaway7’s scope of…

25 October 2023

Allseas set for key role in Netherlands’ first major CO2 transport and storage system

Allseas will play a key construction role in the realisation of the Porthos carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Port of Rotterdam, the first development of its kind in the Netherlands. Porthos, a partnership between EBN, Gasunie and the Port of Rotterdam Authority, will transport CO2 from industrial…

25 October 2023

TechnipFMC Awarded Flexible Pipe Contract for Woodside Energy’s Trion Project

TechnipFMC as been awarded(1) a contract to manufacture flexible pipe by Woodside Energy (LON: WDS). The Company will supply infield flowlines and jumpers for the Trion project in deepwater Mexico. Jonathan Landes, President, Subsea at TechnipFMC, commented: “We worked with Woodside to formulate the best technical solution for this milestone…

24 October 2023

Petrofac supporting UK energy transition through new decommissioning contract

Petrofac has been awarded a new multi-million-pound deal with Saipem to support the decommissioning of a platform in the UK sector of the North Sea. Under the terms of the contract, the companies will work as an integrated team to prepare and remove the 20,000-tonne topside using the Saipem 7000,…

24 October 2023

Balmoral launches innovative HexDefence for jacket foundations to revolutionise scour protection for offshore wind turbines

Balmoral, a leading offshore energy supply chain company, proudly announces the launch of its groundbreaking HexDefence product designed for jacket foundations, a globally patented product designed to significantly mitigate jacket foundation scouring around fixed wind turbines. This revolutionary solution not only marks a leap forward in offshore wind technology but…

24 October 2023

TotalEnergies joins forces with Corio and Rise to develop 3+ GW wind project offshore New York & New Jersey

TotalEnergies announces it partnered with Corio Generation (Corio), an offshore wind developer, and Rise Light & Power (Rise), a New York-based electricity producer, for the joint development of the Attentive Energy offshore wind project off the coast of New York and New Jersey. Corio and Rise took respective stakes of…

24 October 2023

TotalEnergies joins forces with Corio and Rise to develop 3+ GW wind project offshore New York & New Jersey

TotalEnergies announces it partnered with Corio Generation (Corio), an offshore wind developer, and Rise Light & Power (Rise), a New York-based electricity producer, for the joint development of the Attentive Energy offshore wind project off the coast of New York and New Jersey. Corio and Rise took respective stakes of…

24 October 2023

Eni celebrates sail away of the Tango FLNG and Excalibur FSU vessels to Congo

In the presence of Bruno Jean Richard Itoua, Minister of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of the Congo, Maixent Raoul Ominga, Managing Director of SNPC, and Guido Brusco, Eni’s Chief Operating Officer Natural Resources, today Eni celebrated the sail away of the Tango Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) and Excalibur Floating…