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  • i3 Energy abandons ‘sub-commercial’ Liberator licence

    4 January 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    i3 Energy has relinquished its UK North Sea licence which contains the Liberator field, after determining that its development would not be commercially viable.

  • UK: Gael Force Wins Award for SeaLimpet Mooring Device

    4 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      Specialist in marine engineering, equipment and aquaculture, Gael Force Group, is celebrating after winning the best subsea industry service supply title at the Energy North awards in Inverness. The company won the award for the development of its innovative SeaLimpet floating gravity-based mooring device, designed for the subsea and renewables sectors. It recently announced […]

  • Norway’s Prime Minister opens Gudrun platform

    19 August 2014

    The prime minister of Norway Erna Solberg officially opened the Gudrun platform in the North Sea today, 19 August. This is the first new Statoil-operated platform on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) since Kristin in 2005. Prime minister of Norway Erna Solberg and chief executive Helge Lund were greeted by Gudrun platform manager Ole Martin […]

  • Kraken FPSO to Receive Topside Power Module from Wärtsilä (UK)

    28 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Wärtsilä will supply a 62 MW topside power module solution for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel to be deployed at the Kraken oilfield located in the UK sector of the North Sea. This EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) award has been given in December 2013 by Armada Kraken Pte.Ltd, a wholly owned […]

  • Maasvlakte 2: Seawall Closure Set for July (The Netherlands)

    29 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    On 11 July, the high point in the construction of Maasvlakte 2 will occur. Then, at slack water, when the current is at its weakest, the gap in the 11 km long seawall will be closed. From that moment, the Dutch coastline will be changed forever and the new land will be well protected from […]

  • Venice Hosts Assembly of Napa Ports Meeting (Italy)

    21 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Assembly of Napa Ports (North Adriatic Ports Association) was held in Venice yesterday. During the meeting, the Presidents agreed that numerous European infrastructural priorities are staged in the North Adriatic and that the role that ports can play in this scenario is and will be crucial. Indeed, Napa benefits of a strategic location that […]

  • Dalton Gets Personal

    21 June 2007

    Grant Dalton stands on the precipice of wresting the America’s Cup from the grasp of a familiar foe. Nothing new there you might think. Except this time it’s different. This time it’s personal. Dalton’s Team New Zealand (TNZ), having seen off the challenge of Luna Rossa in the Louis Vuitton Cup for the right to […]

  • DNO further increases stake in Faroe

    21 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO ASA has increased its stake in oil and gas explorer Faroe Petroleum despite the latter’s objections to the former’s hostile takeover bid.  Before the latest acquisition announced on Thursday, DNO owned a 28.22 percent in Faroe Petroleum. In a statement on Thursday DNO said it had acquired 6,246,152 shares in […]

  • VIDEO: Equinor brings online world’s largest and Norway’s first spar platform

    17 December 2018
    Project & Tenders

    Equinor and its partners started production from the Aasta Hansteen gas field in the Norwegian Sea on December 16, 2018.

  • Meet Offshore Insights at OEEC Start-Up Zone

    25 September 2017

    Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference will this year have a Start-Up zone where several startup companies will have an opportunity to bring their ideas and products to the attention of the international offshore energy industry. Offshore Energy Today spoke with Edrick Croes, Vice President of Offshore Insights, one of the start-ups to be present at […]

  • Freeport LNG Train 1 Begins Commercial Ops

    13 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    Freeport LNG commenced commercial operations for its first liquefaction train on December 8, 2019.

  • Cameron LNG Train 2 starts commercial operations

    3 March 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    Sempra LNG, a unit of Sempra Energy, said that the second liquefaction train at the Cameron LNG project in Hackberry, Louisiana, has begun commercial operations under its tolling agreements.

  • The Netherlands: Shipyard De Hoop Continues Good Relationship with Oceanografia

    19 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    In 2001, Shipyard De Hoop designed, built and delivered its first ship to Mexican shipping company Oceanografía. The Caballo De Mar was a diving support vessel to be used for inspection, maintenance and repair. In the years that followed, De Hoop developed another seven diving support vessels for Oceanografía, with varying functional requirements. In addition, […]

  • Repsol Sinopec preparing for Beatrice field decommissioning

    30 May 2017

    Repsol Sinopec UK is set to start a well abandonment program at the UK North Sea’s Beatrice field, ahead of the full decommissioning of offshore facilities there.  Starting early June 2017 the Ensco 80 jack-up unit will arrive at the Beatrice Charlie to undertake a two well campaign. The jack-up will then move to the Beatrice Bravo […]

  • QatarEnergy agrees to supply LNG to Germany for at least 15 years

    29 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy

    QatarEnergy has signed two long-term LNG sale and purchase agreements with ConocoPhillips affiliates to deliver up to 2 million tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG from Qatar to Germany. Under the two agreements, a ConocoPhillips wholly-owned subsidiary will purchase the agreed quantities to be delivered ex-ship to the German LNG receiving terminal, which is currently […]

  • Siemens Gamesa extends service contract for major offshore wind farm

    18 February 2021
    Operations & Maintenance

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Gemini Consortium have reached an agreement for the extension of the operations and maintenance service agreement for the 600 MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea until 2036. The original 15-year long-term service program (LTP) to service wind turbines at the Gemini offshore wind farm has now […]

  • OMV hires Maersk Drilling rig to drill well offshore Norway

    7 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Austrian oil and gas company OMV has hired a Maersk Drilling jack-up drilling rig to drill an exploration well offshore Norway.

  • USA: Congressman Announces Start of Monmouth Beach Replenishment

    3 December 2012

    Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Army Corps of Engineers beach replenishment project in Monmouth Beach is now underway. The $8.5 million allocated for this project was awarded as a result of a request by Congressman Pallone in order to protect the area from the devastating effects of storms like Hurricane Sandy. A […]

  • Spotlight on Sunderland’s Coastal Defenses

    18 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    A decision on approving emergency repairs to coastal defenses and piers is currently being considered by Sunderland City Council’s cabinet. The council’s meeting, set for Wednesday 25 April, will hear how repairs are needed at the Old North Pier, New South Pier and Stonehill Wall following recent extreme storms. The repairs are being estimated at […]

  • First Oil Expro goes into administration following sharp fall in oil prices

    23 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    First Oil Expro, a company producing oil and gas in the UK North Sea, entered into administration process on Friday, February 19, 2016.  According to the company, Jim Tucker, Blair Nimmo and Richard Beard of KPMG LLP were appointed joint administrators of First Oil Expro Limited, a company within First Oil Group PLC. In 2015, […]

  • Vessel hits North Sea platform. Workers evacuated

    17 March 2015
    Exploration & Production

    An offshore supply vessel caused a stir in the North Sea yesterday after it crashed into an oil platform.

  • Sterling Resources Discovers Hydrocarbons in UK North Sea

    30 August 2010

    Sterling Resources Ltd.announced the successful drilling of the Cladhan sidetrack well located on Block 210/29a in the United Kingdom North Sea, some 225 miles north east of Aberdeen, Scotland, in 536 feet water depth. Sterling holds a 39.9% interest and is the operator of the License P1064. Partners are Wintershall (UK North Sea) Ltd 33.5%, […]

  • Noble Secures Contract Award for New Jack-Up Rig in UK

    14 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Noble Corporation today announced that the Company has been awarded a drilling contract by Statoil for a newbuild ultra-high specification jackup for use in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea. The initial contract is for four years and is anticipated to commence during the third quarter of 2016. The total estimated value of […]

  • Eco Wave Power Launches IPO; Gears for Swedish Nasdaq Listing

    1 July 2019
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Eco Wave Power has decided to broaden the ownership of the shares in the company by way of a new issue of shares followed by a listing of the company’s shares on Nasdaq First North in Sweden. “The Eco Wave Power team has worked hard over the past years to design, build and put our […]

  • BVG Associates: Southern North Sea Offshore Wind Projects Are Big Chance for UK Businesses

    2 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Several offshore wind farm projects planned in the Southern North Sea open up a sea of opportunities for UK suppliers who can demonstrate their value proposition and long-term commitment to the industry, Bruce Valpy of BVG Associates said today during the SNS2016 conference held in Norwich. Companies such as DONG, RWE, ScottishPower Renewables and Statkraft are […]