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3 October 2023
Eni announces a significant gas discovery in the Kutei Basin in Indonesia
Eni announces a significant gas discovery from the Geng North-1 exploration well drilled in North Ganal PSC, about 85 km off the cost of East Kalimantan in Indonesia. Preliminary estimates indicate a total structure discovered volume of 5 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas in place with a content of…
2 October 2023
Reflecting America’s Rapid and Accelerating Shift to Clean Energy, Interior Department Announces Fewest Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales in History in Proposed Final Program for 2024–2029
Consistent with the requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) concerning offshore conventional and renewable energy leasing, the Department of the Interior today released the Proposed Final Program and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program).…
2 October 2023
Vestas secures a 960 MW firm order of V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind project
Vestas has secured a 960 MW firm order for the flagship offshore wind turbine V236-15.0 MW. The order includes 64 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for the He Dreiht project located in the German waters of the North Sea. Vestas will also deliver a five-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000)…
2 October 2023
Jan De Nul orders XL cable-laying vessel Fleeming Jenkin
Jan De Nul Group orders Fleeming Jenkin, an extra-large cable-laying vessel, at the CMHI Haimen shipyard. With an unrivalled cable-carrying capacity of 28,000 tonnes, the vessel will serve the renewable energy and subsea cable industry in installing cables over longer distances and in deeper waters. The vessel will be delivered…
2 October 2023
Baker Hughes Strengthens Norway Presence with 2 Major Contracts from Vår Energi
Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, announced Friday two awards from Vår Energi that expand its regional presence in the North Sea for exploration logging, well intervention technology and subsea production systems. The first contract, a nine-year engagement, is a testament to Baker Hughes’ heightened well intervention capabilities gained through…
29 September 2023
Tugdock signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Salamander floating offshore wind farm
Tugdock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Salamander floating offshore wind farm to collaborate on innovation for floating offshore wind energy in Scotland. Salamander Offshore Wind is a joint venture development project between Simply Blue Group, Ørsted and Subsea7 and will be located offshore from Peterhead in North-East Scotland.…
29 September 2023
Asso.subsea has completed the burial and protection operations of the VikingLink Interconnector, the world longest onshore and offshore HVDC interconnector which will connect the UK and Denmark
Asso.subsea, a specialized installer in the submarine cable industry, announces the successful completion of the burial and protection operations for the Viking Link interconnector project. Once operational it will be the world’s longest onshore and offshore HVDC interconnector, joining Bicker Fen in Lincolnshire with Jutland in Denmark Viking Link interconnector…
29 September 2023
Crown Estate Scotland joins forces with The Crown Estate on the UK’s world-leading offshore data resource to help the drive to net-zero
The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland have today announced a new partnership to collect and share data that will provide a more comprehensive and integrated understanding of the UK’s seabed. This new arrangement will benefit its many different users, the natural environment and support the faster, more sustainable roll-out…
29 September 2023
TechnipFMC Awarded Flexible Pipe Contract by Petrobras
TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) has been awarded a significant(1) contract to supply flexible pipes to Petrobras for the pre-salt fields offshore Brazil. The Company will design, engineer, and manufacture 14 kilometers of gas injection riser pipes. TechnipFMC will also supply associated services including packing and storage. Jonathan Landes, President, Subsea at…
28 September 2023
Corinth Pipeworks was awarded contract for the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) pipeline in Italy.
Corinth Pipeworks was awarded a contract, by Snam to manufacture and supply approximately 13 km of longitudinally submerged arc-welded steel pipes (LSAW) for the development of an offshore and onshore natural gas pipeline for the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU). The contract is valued at over EUR 10 million.…
28 September 2023
Argeo and Shearwater forges strategic alliance to transform subsea and ocean bottom seismic markets
Argeo, a global leader in robotic and digital solutions for the ocean space, and Shearwater GeoServices Holding, a global provider of geophysical marine seismic acquisition and processing services, have entered a strategic alliance (“the Transaction”) for innovating and pioneering new technology and products across the subsea and marine seismic markets.…
28 September 2023
TechnipFMC Awarded Large iEPCI™ Contract for Equinor’s Rosebank Development
TechnipFMC has been awarded a large(1) integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI™) contract by Equinor for its Rosebank project, west of the Shetland Isles in the United Kingdom. The contract covers the manufacture and installation of subsea production systems, flexible and rigid pipe, and umbilicals, as well as connection…
28 September 2023
CGG Commences Côte d’Ivoire Reimaging Project near Baleine Field
CGG has announced the start of a major new multi-client 3D PSDM reimaging program in the Tano Basin offshore Côte d’Ivoire in association with the country’s Direction Générale des Hydrocarbures (DGH) and national oil company, PETROCI Holding (PETROCI). The 6,400 sq km reimaged seismic data set near the recent world-class…
27 September 2023
New record in the German North Sea: TenneT commissions DolWin6 and expands connection capacity to more than 8,000 Megawatt
With the completion of the DolWin6 offshore grid connection, the transmission system operator TenneT has made more than eight gigawatts of connection capacity available for wind energy in the German North Sea. DolWin6, TenneT's 13th German offshore grid connection, has now been offi-cially handed over to TenneT for regular operation…
27 September 2023
The TotalEnergies' Alwyn East project gets regulatory approval
The Alwyn East field operated by TotalEnergies has been granted formal approval to proceed with it's development plans. Full details can be found here
27 September 2023
Consent granted for Rosebank project
The North Sea Transition Authority has granted development and production consent for the Rosebank field, north-west of Shetland. The consent has been given by the oil and gas regulator to owners Equinor and Ithaca Energy, following the acceptance of the Environmental Statement. An NSTA spokesperson said: “We have today approved…
27 September 2023
Shearwater announces completion of successful carbon storage survey project
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS (“Shearwater”) announces the successful completion of the carbon storage survey project for TotalEnergies in the Danish North Sea. The survey covers a CO2 geological storage license awarded to TotalEnergies in February of this year. It marks another successful carbon storage survey for Shearwater in a growing…
26 September 2023
Lerwick Port Authority Signs MOU with Irish Offshore Wind Developer, ESB
ESB's 500 MW wind farm has the potential to power around 350,000 households. Lerwick Port Authority has entered its first collaboration agreement aimed at providing support for the development and operation of a major floating offshore wind farm with ESB, the Irish energy company. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed…
26 September 2023
Ulstein Verft signs new shipbuilding contract
Ulstein Verft signs new shipbuilding contract on a cable laying vessel for Nexans On 19 September 2023, Nexans Marine Operations AS and Ulstein Verft entered into a contract on the construction of a large DP3 cable laying vessel. The vessel, an ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, is an updated version…
26 September 2023
BOEM Completes Environmental Review of Proposed Wind Project Offshore Virginia
In support 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) has completed its environmental review of the proposed Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project, which BOEM estimates could power about 1 million homes with…
26 September 2023
Subsea7: Subsea Integration Alliance signs MoU with bp
Subsea 7 S.A. announced that Subsea Integration Alliance1 has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at forming a framework agreement with bp for integrated subsea developments. Under the framework agreement, Subsea Integration Alliance would work with bp from concept selection, through the full field life cycle, to deliver enhanced…
25 September 2023
Nexans to build third generation cable laying vessel to drive global energy transition
Nexans has announced an expansion in its presence in the offshore wind and interconnection market, by adding a third cable laying vessel to its fleet. This strategic decision will allow the Group to meet the increasing demand for electrification, especially in the American and European markets, driven by a record…
25 September 2023
Final Investment Decision for Hai Long Offshore Wind Power Project in Taiwan
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. together with Northland Power Inc. ("NPI"), a global independent energy company in Canada, have made a final investment decision on the Hai Long Offshore Wind Power Project in Taiwan (the "Project") subject to project finance contracts coming into effect, which is expected to take effect within…
25 September 2023
CNOOC announces the commissioning of the second adjustment project of Bozhong 28-2 South Oilfield
China National Offshore Oil Corporation announced that the Bozhong 28-2 South Oilfield secondary adjustment project has been put into production. The project is located in the southern waters of the Bohai Sea, with an average water depth of approximately 21 meters. The main production facilities include a central platform and…
25 September 2023
CNOOC announces the start of production of Lufeng 12-3 oilfield development project
China National Offshore Oil Corporation announced that the Lufeng 12-3 oil field development project has been put into production. The project is located in the eastern waters of the South China Sea, with an average water depth of about 240 meters. The main production facilities include a wellhead platform and…
22 September 2023
Enauta starts FPSO Atlanta anchoring campaign
Enauta Participações S.A. announces the start of installation of Atlanta’s Phase I through the FPSO Atlanta’s anchoring campaign. This stage consists in installing flexible risers anchors and torpedo anchors for the new platform. The campaign follows the original project schedule. Phase I represents an important milestone for delivering the 50,000…
22 September 2023
Huge milestone reached for Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho has granted consent to Wales’ largest renewable energy investment this decade, RWE’s Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, representing a major step forward for the north Wales project. The project will be located alongside the operational 576 megawatt (MW)…
22 September 2023
Equinor declares commerciality in the BM-C-33 area, in Campos Basin, Brazil
Equinor has, on behalf of the BM-C-33 consortium, submitted to Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (ANP), the Declarations of Commerciality and Plans of Development for two development areas in the BM-C-33 concession in Brazil’s Campos Basin. Equinor (operator) is partnered with Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Petrobras in…
22 September 2023
McDermott Awarded Transportation and Installation Contract by PRIO
McDermott has been awarded a transportation and installation contract by PRIO (former PetroRio) for the Wahoo field, offshore Brazil. Under the scope of the contract, McDermott will perform the transportation and installation of approximately 19 miles (30 kilometers) of coated 10-inch rigid pipelines and associated subsea structures. Once installed, the…
21 September 2023
Radix secures $11.5M contract for FPSOs with Petrobras
Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has awarded Radix, a global engineering and technology company, a new contract to develop projects for Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSOs). The agreement will last 31 months, with services estimated at $11.5M USD (R$57 million). The contract includes developing multidisciplinary engineering projects using…
21 September 2023
Q ENERGY starts construction of Europe's largest floating solar farm
“Les Ilots Blandin” solar farm will be built on the site of a former quarry in the Haute-Marne region of France. With 74.3 MW it is the biggest floating PV project in Europe to date. Provisional commissioning is planned for the first quarter of 2025. Avignon/Berlin. Q ENERGY today announced…
21 September 2023
Carbonvert, Castex joint venture executes operating agreement for offshore carbon storage hub in Louisiana
Carbonvert Inc. (“Carbonvert”) and Castex Energy, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Castex Carbon Solutions, LLC (“Castex”, together with Carbonvert, the “JV Partners”) are pleased to publicly announce the execution of an operating agreement with the State of Louisiana to develop a 24,000 acre tract of land situated in State…
21 September 2023
The DemoSATH project starts supplying energy to the Spanish grid
The floating offshore wind project DemoSATH, led by the Spanish engineering firm Saitec Offshore Technologies, in collaboration with the German energy company RWE and the Japanese company Kansai Electric Power (KEPCO), achieves a significant milestone as it commences electricity generation. In August DemoSATH was installed offshore at the BiMEP testing…
20 September 2023
ORE Catapult launches first floating offshore wind supply chain development programme in Wales with Floventis Energy
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched the first Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme in Wales – specifically designed to support local companies bidding for work in the floating offshore wind industry. ORE Catapult is partnering with Floventis Energy, the developer of Llŷr 1 and 2 in the…
20 September 2023
DNO Makes Play-Opening Discovery at Norma
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced a gas condensate discovery on the Norma prospect in the Norwegian North Sea license PL984 in which the Company holds a 30 percent operated interest. Preliminary evaluation of the discovery indicates gross recoverable resources in the range of 25-130 million…
20 September 2023
CRP Subsea awarded offshore wind contract by Ørsted
AIS company CRP Subsea has been awarded a contract by Ørsted to provide NjordGuard, an integrated cable protection system, for the Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Under this contract CRP Subsea will supply a total of 142 NjordGuard cable protection systems, which will protect all…
20 September 2023
ABS Issues AIP for an Offshore Hydrogen/Ammonia Production Platform from KRISO
An offshore hydrogen and ammonia production platform design from the Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO) has received approval in principle (AIP) from ABS. The design developed by KRISO produces green hydrogen using electricity generated by a wind farm. Among the features, the design consists of a…
20 September 2023
Eni announces the award of its second UK CO2 Storage Licence
Eni announces that its subsidiary in the United Kingdom (Eni UK) has been awarded a Carbon Dioxide Appraisal and Storage Licence (CS Licence) by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) for the depleted Hewett gas field located 20 km offshore from Bacton, in the Southern North Sea sector of UK.…
19 September 2023
Geoquip Marine gets to work on large-scale windfarm contract with MarramWind Ltd
Geoquip Marine, a specialist in acquiring, analysing, and reporting global offshore geotechnical data, is getting to work on gathering crucial engineering data to support the proposed MarramWind floating offshore windfarm. MarramWind is a joint venture between ScottishPower and Shell. The partners have chosen Geoquip Marine as their valued marine data…
19 September 2023
Ocean Infinity secures survey contract for first-ever floating offshore windfarm project on US West Coast
Ocean Infinity, a pioneering company creating and using robotic technology to transform operations at sea, has announced the signing of a landmark contract with Equinor Wind US LLC for one of the first-ever floating offshore windfarms on the US West Coast. This agreement solidifies Ocean Infinity’s position as the leading…
19 September 2023
Offshore decommissioning project for AF Gruppen
AF Gruppen (AFG) has received a letter of award for a contract from Heerema Marine Contractors SE for the engineering and offshore hook-down preparation of Equinor’s Heimdal Main Platform in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The offshore platform surveys will commence this year, followed by detailed engineering and…
18 September 2023
Hibiscus Petroleum, Ithaca Energy and Caldera Petroleum Enter into Marigold Field Unitisation and Unit Operating Agreement
Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Anasuria Hibiscus UK Limited (“AHUK”), Ithaca Oil and Gas Limited (“Ithaca”), a subsidiary of Ithaca Energy Limited, and Caldera Petroleum UK Limited (“Caldera”) have entered into a Unitisation and Unit Operating Agreement(“UUOA”) to jointly develop the Marigold field. AHUK holds 87.5% interest in…
18 September 2023
DOF Group ASA - Contract award
DOF has announced three new service contracts with Petrobras. The contracts were originated by a competitive bid process won by DOF and include work within our core service lines for Survey and Inspection. These contracts represent a continuation of the services handled by DOF on the PIDF123 contracts signed with…
18 September 2023
More gas from Gina Krog with Eirin
On behalf of the partnership, Equinor has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Eirin gas field to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Recoverable reserves in the field are estimated at 27.6 million barrels of oil equivalent, most of which is gas. The Eirin field, which…
18 September 2023
Net zero boost as carbon storage licences accepted
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) (15 September 2023) announced the list of companies which have accepted licences following the UK’s first-ever carbon storage licensing round. A total of 14 companies have been awarded 21 licences in depleted oil and gas reservoirs and saline aquifers which cover around 12,000sq km…
18 September 2023
Sale of Abo FPSO for USD 20 million
BW Offshore has closed the transaction for the sale of Abo FPSO to STAC Marine Offshore Limited, a member of the Nigerian Transport Group (STAC) for USD 20 million. As part of the transaction, BW Offshore has entered into a bareboat charter with STAC to allow for uninterrupted operations for…
15 September 2023
Transocean Ltd. Announces $486 Million Contract for Deepwater Aquila
Transocean Ltd. announced a three-year award for the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Aquila with a national oil company for work offshore Brazil. The contract is expected to commence in the third quarter of 2024 and represents approximately $486 million in firm backlog, excluding a mobilization fee of approximately 90 times…
15 September 2023
TotalEnergies, Petrobras and Casa dos Ventos will explore together business opportunities in renewables
TotalEnergies, Petrobras and Casa dos Ventos Holding signed a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate perspectives and joint opportunities in renewable energy and low-carbon hydrogen in Brazil. This agreement will enable the three companies to jointly study opportunities of investment and offtake in onshore wind, offshore wind, solar and low-carbon hydrogen…
15 September 2023
SBM Offshore and MHI sign Partnership Agreement for FPSO CO2 Capture Solution
SBM Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) are pleased to announce the signing of a Partnership Agreement that will offer a CO2 capture solution for Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSO) as they are producing oil and gas from offshore reservoirs. The agreement follows a successful engineering and…
15 September 2023
The FPSO Sepetiba has arrived in Brazil to begin production by the end of this year
The platform-vessel FPSO Sepetiba arrived in Brazil on Friday (8/9) from China. It is an FPSO (Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading) platform and will now be undergoing various legal and technical procedures before it is taken to the Mero field, in the Libra section of the pre-salt layer of the…