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  • Bold Tern Multitasking on Borkum Riffgrund 2

    31 May 2018
    Ports & Logistics

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has devised a solution which allows the jack-up Bold Tern to simultaneously perform bunkering and loading of wind turbine components for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 project at the Port of Esbjerg.

  • Bibby HydroMap Starts Dutch UXO Survey

    11 March 2019

    Bibby HydroMap has started an unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey of Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid I & II wind sites in the Dutch North Sea. Following a competitive bid process, the UK-based seabed survey company was awarded the contract in early 2019. Using a multi-vessel approach, Bibby Tethra and Bibby Athena will together acquire over 4,000-line […]

  • Pondera to Prepare Hollandse Kust (West) EIA

    4 April 2019
    Environment

    Pondera Consult has won a contract to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for lots VI and VII in the Hollandse Kust (west) offshore wind energy area in the Dutch North Sea. Pondera will manage the environmental impact assessment, the appropriate assessment, and the assessment for the protection of species in the context of […]

  • Audit finds improvement points for Neptune at Fenja project

    3 December 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has found a couple of improvements points at Neptune Energy’s Fenja project development located offshore Norway.

  • BW Offshore swings to loss

    31 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure

    BW Offshore booked a loss for the second quarter of the year but the company is experiencing improved FPSO market activity. 

  • Cooper hires Solstad Farstad anchor handlers for rig tow

    18 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Australian energy company Cooper Energy has hired Norway’s offshore vessel provider Solstad Farstad to support its drilling operations within the Bass Strait region of Australia. Namely, the Australian company has awarded a contract to Solstad Farstad for two anchor handling tug and supply vessels, the Far Statesman and Far Senator, to tow the Ocean Monarch semi-submersible […]

  • Total’s profit slips, LNG sales rising

    31 October 2019

    French energy giant and LNG player Total saw its adjusted net profit drop in the third quarter as well as the first nine months of the year 2019. 

  • Pioneering Spirit vessel removes North Sea platform topsides

    27 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Heavy lifting, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit vessel has removed the Gyda platform topsides from the North Sea, preparing it for recycling and disposal.

  • Plexus to Deliver POS-GRIP to Centrica Energy

    29 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Plexus Holdings has secured a new well order to supply its POS-GRIP surface exploration wellhead equipment and services under an existing contract with oil and gas company Centrica Energy Norway (‘Centrica’).  The value of the order is estimated at approximately $1.5 million with revenues expected to start in April 2014.   Plexus is supplying its […]

  • Quartet to develop ‘world-first’ offshore robot for autonomous inspection in North Sea

    2 April 2018
    Equipment

    A project by the Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), Total, and Taurob, in partnership with Technische Universitaet Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt), will develop and trial a mobile robot for autonomous operational inspection.

  • UK: Seafox Group to Expand the Fleet With New State of the Art Jackup Rig

    26 December 2010
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Isle of Man based Seafox Group announced that they have officially entered into a joint-venture and construction agreement with Keppel FELS in Singapore for the Seafox 5 with delivery scheduled for mid 2012. The Seafox 5 is specifically designed to meet all the requirements in both the Offshore Wind and the Oil & Gas industry […]

  • Alphaliner: HMM to Add 34 Ships to THE Alliance’s Network in 2020

    22 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    The company would contribute 519,000 TEU in ships to the network, Alphaliner cited HMM’s earlier revealed plans.

  • Accommodation Platform for DanTysk Wind Farm Near Completion

    7 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    A five and a half-storey house of steel, sitting 20 metres above the sea, measuring 20 metres high and weighing 2500 tonnes, is starting to take shape in Kiel. The Schleswig-Holstein shipyard Nobiskrug is currently building the accommodation platform for the DanTysk offshore wind farm, commissioned by Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM). The first phase […]

  • New supply markets to be presented at Gas Asia Summit

    12 August 2014

    Several new producers are hoping to begin selling gas to Asia soon, including those in North America and East Africa, but with Russia entering this market in around 2018 at a competitive price, some may struggle. “Sakhalin Energy is the closest LNG facility to Japan and Korea and all their exports are sold to Asia”, […]

  • UK: New Chairman Excited by Energy Challenge for Suffolk and Norfolk

    30 August 2013

    Bruce Provan is the new chairman of the Norfolk and Suffolk Energy Alliance (NSEA), a group created to provide a unified approach to bringing more investment into the region’s energy industry. And he believes they have invaluable work to do over the next few years, particularly as the offshore wind sector gathers momentum. ”We don’t […]

  • Equinor Brings Utgard Field On Stream

    17 September 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Equinor, together with its partners, has started production from the Utgard gas and condensate field, spanning the Norwegian-UK border in the North Sea on Monday. Recoverable Utgard resources are estimated at around 40 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) and daily production on plateau will be around 43 000 boe. The field development consists of […]

  • Statoil marks 30th anniversary of Heimdal gas field

    30 May 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil major Statoil has marked thirty years of production from the Heimdal field located in Block 25/4 of the Norwegian North Sea, at the far north-west edge of the Utsira Formation. The Heimdal field was discovered in 1972. Development was approved in 1981 and production started in 1986. The field is operated by Statoil and […]

  • Total divests half of its stake in Gina Krog field

    19 October 2015

    French oil and gas company Total is divesting a share in its Gina Krog development in the North Sea, offshore Norway. Namely, Sequa Petroleum N.V. has through its subsidiary Tellus Petroleum AS signed an agreement with Total E&P Norge AS to purchase interests of 30% in PL 029C, 14.78% in PL 029C and 21.8% in PL 048, representing […]

  • UK: Largest Contract in Odfjell Drilling’s History

    11 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Odfjell Drilling has been awarded a significant pre-contract award with BP for the provision of a new build, semi-submersible drilling unit for use in the UK’s West of Shetland region. The contract value is approximately $1.2 billion, excluding options, and represents the largest contract in Odfjell Drilling’s 40 year history. The new unit will be […]

  • Higher Turnover for Dutch Maritime Technology Sector

    22 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Dutch maritime technology sector has had a good year, posting a 17% increase in turnover, from € 6.4 billion ( USD 7.14 bln) in 2013 to € 7.5 billion (USD 8.36 bln) in 2014. The sector employed 31,680 FTEs, up from 29,361 in 2013. “Overall we see a nuanced picture, with ups and downs,” […]

  • FPS Waal says goodbye to diesel, ready to embrace hydrogen as future fuel

    18 August 2023
    Vessels

    Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS) has revealed that its vessel FPS Waal has sailed its last inland voyage on a diesel engine and the retrofit process to convert it to run on hydrogen will now begin.

  • Geoscientists Explore Use of OWF Cables as Seismic Sensors

    23 December 2019
    Research & Development

    A team of geoscientists led by Caltech has used fiber optic communications cables stationed at the bottom of the North Sea as a giant seismic network, tracking earthquakes and ocean waves. The project was, in part, a proof of concept. Oceans cover two-thirds of the earth’s surface, but placing permanent seismometers under the sea is […]

  • USA: South Carolina and North Carolina Collaborate to Accelerate Development of Offshore Wind Energy

    11 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Representatives from South Carolina and North Carolina met in Charlotte in June to discuss opportunities for collaborating to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy on the south Atlantic seaboard. The meeting is being heralded as a significant first step towards regional collaboration for offshore wind in the Southeast. The objective of the two-state meeting […]

  • In Focus: Dealing with the energy trilemma

    3 February 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    A new week, new steps in the transformation of the offshore energy sector. In this process the industry is dealing with the energy trilemma: to provide energy that is secure, affordable and lower in carbon.

  • New North Sea assignment for Siem vessel

    8 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Siem Offshore has secured a deal for one of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels with an undisclosed operator.