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Norway: Equinor Submits Plans for Verdande Offshore Development

Dec 06, 2022

The Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has filed a plan for development and operation (PDO) for Verdande offshore development in the Norwegian Sea to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.According to Equinor, the subsea development secures important oil volumes for the Norne production vessel…

Marco Polo Marine Eyes Offshore Wind Work in Japan

Dec 06, 2022

Marco Polo Marine, a Singapore-listed offshore vessel company, is looking to enter the Japanese offshore wind market and has signed a memorandum of understanding with 'K' Line Wind Service in that regard.Both parties, according to Marco Polo Marine…

North Star Secures Funding for Offshore Wind Fleet Construction

Dec 06, 2022

UK-based offshore vessel operator North Star has secured a £140 million (currently around $171 million) financing package.The company, building a fleet of service operation vessels for offshore wind operations, said Tuesday it would use the…

Norway to Make First Offshore Wind Tender Awards by Autumn 2023

Dec 06, 2022

The Norwegian government plans to make its first awards in an offshore wind power tender by the summer or autumn of 2023, it said on Tuesday as it published long-awaited criteria for companies to take part in the bidding.The Nordic country, a major producer of oil and gas as well as hydropower…

DeepOcean, Akvaplan-niva to Use ROVs, USVs for Environmental Studies in Offshore Energy Space

Dec 05, 2022

Subsea services provider DeepOcean has signed a collaboration deal with Akvaplan-niva regarding the potential utilization of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and unmanned glider vehicles (USVs) to perform environmental studies for offshore wind and oil and gas developments…

Offshore Wind: CrossWind Taps KBR for Energy Storage Project

Dec 05, 2022

KBR has won a contract to provide engineering services for an offshore energy storage project for CrossWind, a joint venture (JV) between Shell and Dutch utility company, Eneco.KBR will perform a front-end engineering design of the baseload…

Report: Chevron Hits Gas Offshore Egypt

Dec 05, 2022

U.S. oil company Chevron has reportedly made a gas discovery at the Narges-1X well in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Egypt.The news was first shared by MEES, which cited an unnamed source, according to which Chevron has found 3.5tcf of gas…

SSE Renewables Says 75% of Jacket Foundations Installed at Seagreen Wind Farm

Dec 05, 2022

SSE Renewables has informed that 75% of the jacket foundation substructures have been installed at the Seagreen offshore wind farm site. SSE Renewables is developing the wind farm in partnership with the French firm TotalEnergies.'We’re celebrating a new milestone at Seagreen…

Stranded Newbuild Drillships Soon to be History

Dec 05, 2022

The recovering deepwater drilling market has encouraged drilling contractors to expand their fleet, and companies are now starting to purchase stranded assets in shipyards.A joint venture that includes Transocean recently announced the purchase of the stranded 7th Generation drillship West Aquila…

Yinson, Azule Energy in Angola FPSO Deal

Dec 05, 2022

Malaysian FPSO leasing company Yinson has agreed to start preliminary activities for the provision of an FPSO for Eni, BP JV in Angola, called Azule Energy.Under the agreement with Azule Energy, Yinson will kick off preliminary activities for the provision…

Well Operations: Halliburton In 'Industry's First' Offshore Brazil

Dec 02, 2022

Oilfield services giant Halliburton said this week it had successfully installed 'the industry's first' single trip, electro-hydraulic wet connect in deepwater for Petrobras in Brazil - a feat the company describes as a significant achievement in downhole electric completion technology…

Gasunie to Oversee Build of Dutch North Sea Hydrogen Network

Dec 02, 2022

The Dutch government on Friday said it would appoint gas grid operator Gasunie to oversee plans to develop a hydrogen network in the North Sea, Energy Minister Rob Jetten said in a letter to parliament. The Dutch government is due on Dec. 8…

Platform Supply Vessel to Ship CO2 for Storage Under North Sea Seabed

Dec 02, 2022

A platform supply vessel, normally used to deliver goods to offshore oil and gas platforms, is undergoing preparations in the Danish Esbjerg port to carry CO2 containers for storage in the North Sea.Offshore vessel owner Blue Water and offshore…

German Firm Buys Irish Offshore Wind Farm Site

Dec 02, 2022

German renewable energy firm RWE said Friday it had bought the Irish company Western Power Offshore Developments Ltd, which is in the early stages of developing the East Celtic wind farm project offshore Ireland.The East Celtic wind farm site…

MMA Offshore Sells Batam Shipyard

Dec 02, 2022

Australian offshore vessel operator MMA Offshore has completed the sale of its shipyard in Batam, Indonesia.The planned sale was first announced back in May when MMA Offshore said it would sell its shipyard facility to Wasco Engineering Group…

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