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23 October 2023
The second stage of the Ithaca Captain EOR has been given the go ahead
The Governmental and regulatory bodies have granted final approval to Ithaca Energy's plans for a further phase of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) at the Captain field. Find the full environmental statement here
23 October 2023
Deme awarded new contract for Greater Changhua offshore wind farm in Taiwan
An affiliate company within the DEME Group has been awarded a new offshore wind contract in Taiwan. Leading renewable energy company Ørsted has contracted CDWE, the joint venture between DEME and Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC, to carry out seabed levelling and scour protection for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore…
23 October 2023
lmatar launches two new offshore project areas – Bothnia & Bothnia West in Finland’s EEZ
The Finnish Government has granted survey permits for Ilmatar Offshore’s two new project areas, Bothnia and Bothnia West, in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). “This is a massive area that creates great potential for developing energy-intensive industries in neighboring areas,” says Anna Häger, Regional Manager at Ilmatar Offshore. Ilmatar…
23 October 2023
CrossWind installs final wind turbine at Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park
On the 19th of October 2023 the 69th wind turbine has been installed at Hollandse Kust Noord, at what will be one of the Netherlands' most innovative offshore wind parks. Innovations comprise floating offshore solar and a hydrogen plant. Wind park developer CrossWind, contractor Van Oord and wind turbine manufacturer…
23 October 2023
Breidablikk coming on stream ahead of schedule
Production from the Breidablikk field in the North Sea started on 20 October, four months ahead of schedule and within budget. Tied back to the Grane platform, the subsea field holds almost 200 million barrels of recoverable oil. The partners are Equinor (operator), Petoro, Vår Energi and ConocoPhillips. Geir Tungesvik,…
20 October 2023
RWE appoints Fugro to start geophysical survey for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, Thor
RWE has appointed Fugro to complete a geophysical survey off the Danish west coast. Up to three survey vessels will be deployed to carry out a detailed pre-construction survey including a search for unexploded ordnance (UXO) up to approximately 34 kilometres off the coast of Thorsminde. The data acquired is…
20 October 2023
Avangrid, CIP Announce Successful Installation of the First Turbine for Vineyard Wind 1
Avangrid, Inc. and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners announced that that the Vineyard Wind 1 project completed the successful installation of the first GE Haliade-X Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) for the first-in-the-nation Vineyard Wind 1 project. The completed turbine is comprised of one tower, three blades, and one nacelle, and the fully…
20 October 2023
Porthos - first CO2 storage project in the Netherlands is launched
Porthos has taken a final investment decision to develop the first major CO2 transport and storage system in the Netherlands. In 2024 construction will begin in Rotterdam, with the Porthos system expected to be operational by 2026. The Porthos infrastructure requires an investment of €1.3 billion. With the final investment…
20 October 2023
Maritime Union of Australia push for government focus on decommissioning and recycling of offshore oil and gas installations
With Australia on the cusp of a $60 billion opportunity in the task of removing and recycling our retired oil and gas infrastructure, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) launched a major piece of academic work produced alongside Macquarie University’s Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Innovation and Transformation calling…
20 October 2023
UK protection enhanced as underwater surveillance ship enters service
Britain today has a new ship dedicated to underwater surveillance in areas of UK sovereign interest. Dedicated at a ceremony in the heart of London, RFA Proteus will serve as the launchpad for remotely-operated vehicles and a home to a suite of specialist capabilities similar to those found in the…
18 October 2023
New Equinor project award to Ocean Installer – Subsea tie-back of Eirin Gas Field
Ocean Installer has announced another collaboration with Equinor, this time for a subsea tie-back of Eirin Gas Field. A EPCI contract for the Eirin subsea tie-back development, with an option for a new gas solution from Troll B via the exisiting Kvitebjørn export pipeline. The scope covers installation of structures,…
18 October 2023
Fugro IOVTEC opens geotechnical testing laboratory in Taiwan
Geo-data specialist Fugro announced the opening of its new geotechnical testing laboratory in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The new lab will bolster Fugro’s capability to deliver advanced geotechnical testing for the offshore wind market and the energy and infrastructure sectors. The new laboratory is expected to increase Fugro’s lab capacity in Asia…
18 October 2023
Volvo Cars and Eolus take the first step in a partnership for the offshore wind power project Västvind outside Gothenburg
Volvo Cars and Eolus have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the Västvind offshore wind power project off the coast of Gothenburg. The partnership is based on an ambition that the wind farm will supply electricity to Volvo Cars’ operations at Hisingen. The partnership involves the Västvind wind…
17 October 2023
Scotland's largest offshore wind farm Seagreen is now operational
SSE Renewables, part of SSE plc, and its partner TotalEnergies have announced all 114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines at the 1.1GW Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Scotland are now fully operational and are generating clean, renewable energy to Britain’s power grid. Situated 27km off the Angus coast…
17 October 2023
Taihan wins bid for large-scale supply of submarine cables for Anma
Taihan Cable & Solution was selected as a preferred supplier of submarine cables for “Anma Offshore Wind”, Korea’s largest offshore wind farm project that is currently underway. On October 4th, Taihan signed a preferred supplier agreement with Anma Offshore Wind. Under the agreement, Taihan is responsible for supplying and constructing…
17 October 2023
Yinson to pilot carbon capture and storage plant on FPSO Agogo
Yinson Production Pte Ltd (“YP”), together with client Azule Energy (“Azule”), is piloting an offshore Carbon Capture and Storage (“CCS”) plant on FPSO Agogo in Angola. This is a significant milestone towards the realisation of YP’s Zero Emissions FPSO Concept that aims to reduce carbon footprint and pave the way for…
13 October 2023
SBM Offshore awarded FEED contracts for Whiptail project in Guyana
Following FEED and subject to government approvals in Guyana of the development plan, project sanction including final investment decision by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corporation, to release the second phase of work, SBM Offshore will construct and install the FPSO. The FEED contract award triggers the initial…
13 October 2023
Deme Offshore secures cable contract for first offshore wind farm in Poland
DEME Offshore has secured a substantial cable contract for Baltic Power, the first offshore wind farm to be constructed in Poland, together with its consortium partners NKT and TFKable Group. This is also the first offshore wind project for DEME Offshore in Poland. The wide-ranging scope includes the engineering, procurement,…
13 October 2023
Tele-Fonika Kable and JDR to supply subsea and land cables to the Baltic Power wind farm
TELE-FONIKA Kable (TFK) a global supplier of wire and cable systems for the renewable energy sector, alongside JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the global subsea cable and umbilical supplier, have been awarded a contract with ORLEN Group and Northland Power for the Baltic Power wind farm in Poland.Project will provide clean…
13 October 2023
SBM Offshore announces the successful installation of the 3 floating wind units for the Provence Grand Large pilot project
SBM Offshore has announced the successful installation of the 3 floating wind units for the Provence Grand Large pilot project to their final location 17 kilometers off the Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, near Marseille, France. This marks a major milestone in the company’s Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation scope. Provence Grand Large is…
12 October 2023
Energy transition boosted by seismic monitoring report
A detailed report looking at the latest technology available to North Sea explorers could play a significant role in supporting the energy transition. The Seismic Imaging within the UKCS Energy Transition Environment report published on the 10th of October examines the vital and growing role that technology can play in studying…
12 October 2023
4D seismic study of the Clair field in the North Sea
We’re turning more plans into action in the North Sea. Our seismic teams are conducting a 4D survey around Clair Ridge, one of the largest oil and gas developments in the region. This cutting-edge technology is giving us a far more detailed view of the seabed – helping us to…
12 October 2023
Equinor engages with Havkraft for feasabilty study for Wave Energy Conductors
Equinor, as a leading global energy company, is eager to explore the potential of wave power as a sustainable energy source for the industry. Therefore, Equinor has engaged Havkraft to conduct a study that will investigate the feasibility of integrating Havkraft wave energy converters (H-WEC) on MODUs, with the goal…
12 October 2023
Jan De Nul and Hellenic Cables sign export cable contracts for Baltyk II & III offshore wind farms
A consortium of Jan De Nul Group and Hellenic Cables will design, manufacture, transport and install a package of four 220 kV HVAC export cables to connect the Polish offshore wind farms Baltyk II and Baltyk III to shore. Upon completion, these wind farms developed by the joint venture of…
11 October 2023
Royal IHC secures launch customer for its new Surface Fed Amphibious Hi-Traq® Jetter
Royal IHC is pleased to announce that a contract has been secured to supply its client in the United States of America, Caldwell Marine International (CMI), with a new build ‘Amphibious Hi-Traq® Jetter’. This state-of-the-art subsea tracked trenching vehicle is the first of its type to be owned and operated…
11 October 2023
Westwood Insight – Scarcity of premium vessel supply as offshore demand continues to surge
Offshore engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) investment for 2023 is forecast at a whopping $62.5 billion, of which $29 billion has been awarded year-to-date. The remainder of 2023 is expected to witness another $33.3 billion of offshore EPC spend. The top three spending regions are estimated to be the Middle…
11 October 2023
Kosmos Energy Announces Oil Discovery in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Kosmos Energy announced an oil discovery in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at the Tiberius exploration well. Kosmos is operator of the well and has a 33.34% working interest alongside Occidental and Equinor ASA (both 33.33%). The Tiberius exploration well tested a four-way structural trap in the outboard Wilcox trend,…
11 October 2023
SK E&S and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners reach financial close on Jeonnam 1 offshore wind project in Korea
Jeonnam I is a joint venture between SK E&S, one of the largest conglomerates in South Korea, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (“CIP”) through its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure III (“CI III”). Jeonnam Offshore Wind Power was founded in 2020 as a 51-49 joint venture between SK E&S and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners…
10 October 2023
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Nordnes reaches remarkable subsea rock installation milestone
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Nordnes has reached a remarkable milestone. The vessel has installed a staggering 20 million tonnes of rock, a record unparalleled in the subsea rock installation market. Since 2005, Nordnes has been installing rocks on the seabed to protect and stabilise offshore energy infrastructure on projects…
10 October 2023
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Nordnes reaches remarkable subsea rock installation milestone
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Nordnes has reached a remarkable milestone. The vessel has installed a staggering 20 million tonnes of rock, a record unparalleled in the subsea rock installation market. Since 2005, Nordnes has been installing rocks on the seabed to protect and stabilise offshore energy infrastructure on projects…
10 October 2023
Oceaneering Announces Petrobras Drill Pipe Riser Systems Contract
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Marine Production Systems do Brasil Ltda., has secured a five-year contract from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras”) for the operation of three existing drill pipe riser (“DPR”) systems to support intervention and completion operations in Brazil. Petrobras also has the…
10 October 2023
Aker BP to use DeepOcean-operated unmanned surface vessel
TOcean services provider DeepOcean and NCS operator Aker BP have agreed to pioneer the use of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) for subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and survey work. The first USV is planned to be ready for offshore operations from 2025, when it will go on an…
10 October 2023
World’s largest offshore wind farm produces power for the first time
he world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, Dogger Bank, has started producing electricity for the first time for British homes and businesses, marking a major milestone in the development of the offshore wind industry and the transition to a cleaner, more secure energy system. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak…
9 October 2023
Global Energy Group to supply preassembly support services to Moray West Offshore Wind Farm
Global Energy Group (GEG) has been selected by Moray West Offshore Wind Farm to provide preassembly support services for the marshalling of 62 transition pieces (TPs) at the Port of Nigg. The major contract encompasses a broad range of critical onsite services including craneage, logistics, mounting ancillary equipment, and inspection…
9 October 2023
Ready for Tommeliten A start-up
The authorities have granted consent for start-up of the Tommeliten A field in the North Sea. Operator Conoco Phillips estimates that around 24 million standard cubic metres (150 million barrels) of oil equivalent can be recovered from Tommeliten A. The operator estimates investments for developing Tommeliten A at ca NOK…
9 October 2023
PETRONAS to Bolster Collaboration with Japan's METI, JOGMEC on Cross-Border CO2 Transportation for CCS Projects
PETRONAS recently signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) to strengthen collaboration on cross-border CO2 transportation from business to business for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects. CCS is one of the solutions…
9 October 2023
The Danish Energy Agency sends an environmental impact report for the decommissioning of the Ravn field in the North Sea for consultation
The environmental impact report for decommissioning the Ravn field in the Danish part of the North Sea is now available to the public. It is the first time that an oil and gas field has to be fully decommissioned in Denmark. It is now possible for the public, including authorities…
6 October 2023
Landmark agreement provides platform for delivery of major carbon store in North Sea
The Crown Estate has awarded an Agreement for Lease for what could become one of the world’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, playing a significant role in meeting the UK’s net zero ambitions. The Agreement for Lease will allow bp, as lead operator, to further progress its planned…
6 October 2023
Allseas awarded pipelay works for bp’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project
bp has selected Allseas to complete the subsea pipelay scope for its ultra-deepwater Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) natural gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Allseas will undertake GTA offshore pipelay works early December 2023 using the world’s largest construction vessel Pioneering Spirit. Installation support will be provided by Allseas’ offshore…
5 October 2023
Solstad Contract Extensions
Solstad Offshore is pleased to announce the declaration of yearly options for three of our vessels with long term clients: Equinor Energy AS have declared the last contractual yearly option for the AHTS “Normand Ferking”. With declaration of this option, the “Normand Ferking” is now firm until November 2024. Subsea…
5 October 2023
Global floating offshore wind project pipeline grows by one-third over 12 months
A new report published by RenewableUK shows that the total pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has grown significantly in the last 12 months in terms of capacity from 185 gigawatts a year ago to 244GW now - a 32% increase. The number of projects has increased globally during that…
5 October 2023
Van Oord starts cable installation at Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
After Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel Svanen completed installation of all fifty monopiles for Iberdrola Deutschland’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, Van Oord now continues installing transition pieces and starts cable installation. This week the inter-array cable loading onto Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Nexus has commenced. In total, Van…
5 October 2023
MOL and EDF Renewables partner up for offshore wind and green hydrogen opportunities
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and EDF Renewables have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in acceleration of the development of offshore wind and related business and to encourage developments in Green Hydrogen. EDF Renewables is an international energy company, active in more than 20 Countries, with a…
4 October 2023
Altera awarded contracts with Eni for the Baleine Field
Altera Infrastructure has been awarded contracts for redeployment of the FPSO Voyageur Spirit and the shuttle tanker Nordic Brasilia for the Baleine Phase 2 project, located offshore Côte d'Ivoire. The vessels are set for deployment on the Baleine field with a 15-year firm contract. The development of the project will…
4 October 2023
The Crown Estate refines plans for Celtic Sea floating wind
The Crown Estate has set out further details on its plans for Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5, which aims to establish new floating offshore wind technology off the coast of Wales and South West England. The update includes details on the final planned locations for the new windfarms, as well…
4 October 2023
First gas from Hasselmus
Production from the Hasselmus gas discovery commenced on 1 October 2023. As a subsea tie-back to the Draugen platform, Hasselmus is expected to add 4,400 barrels of oil equivalents per day in production at plateau. The Hasselmus project is expected to recover approximately 1.65 GSm3 of natural gas and will…
4 October 2023
Petrofac expands relationship with Repsol Sinopec
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has been awarded a three-year contract extension in support of Repsol Sinopec Resources UK’s North Sea operations worth more than US$100 million. The award, for the provision of operations and maintenance services, is testament to the service company’s established…
3 October 2023
Global Offshore Wind Faces Turbulent Times with Potential for 25% Installation Shortfall, But Fundamentals Still Strong
Offshore wind specialist TGS - 4C Offshore has reduced its forecast for global offshore wind build-out for the next four years by nearly 25 % compared to its previous forecast, as soaring supply and capital costs are causing developers to delay projects. However, their latest report also gives many causes…
3 October 2023
Geoquip Marine to continue their cooperation with Equinor and Polenergia in the Baltic Sea
Geoquip Marine, a specialist in acquiring, analysing, and reporting offshore geotechnical data for globally significant projects, will continue to work with Equinor and Polenergia to provide data to facilitate the construction of the MFW Bałtyk I offshore wind farm, located in the Polish Baltic Sea. Bałtyk I of a capacity…
3 October 2023
DeepOcean completes Dunlin Alpha decom scope
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has successfully completed a significant decommissioning project on Fairfield Energy’s Dunlin Alpha platform on the UK continental shelf. As part of its scope, subsea specialist DeepOcean removed 6 subsea conductors and 4 vertical supports at varying water depths and removed the upper conductor guideframes with an…