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  • Aker BP kicks off Tambar drilling program to boost production

    25 October 2017
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil company Aker BP has started drilling operations on the Tambar development project in the producing Tambar field offshore Norway.  The Tambar and Tambar East Unit Fields are satellite fields, approximately 16 kilometers to the southeast of the Ula field located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Tambar has been developed with an […]

  • Engie’s Cygnus offshore field starts production (UK)

    15 December 2016
    Project & Tenders

    The Engie-operated Cygnus gas field offshore UK has started production. Engie said on Thursday that Cygnus, located in licence areas P1055 & P1731, is expected to contribute 5% of UK gas production – supplying sufficient gas to heat the equivalent of 1.5 million UK homes.   Ruud Zoon, Managing Director of ENGIE E&P UK Limited […]

  • DOF Subsea sees lower profit in 4Q

    19 February 2016

    DOF Subsea, a Norwegian provider of offshore support vessels, posted a slightly lower profit for the fourth quarter of 2015 when compared to the one made in the same period the year before.  The provider of offshore vessels on Friday reported a profit after tax for the fourth quarter of 2015 of NOK 53 million […]

  • Repsol to close down Varg field off Norway

    11 February 2016

    Spanish oil major Repsol has reportedly asked for a permission from the authorities to plug eight wells and shut down the Varg field, located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.  Repsol is the operator of the field with 65% interest and the partners are Petoro with 30%, and Det norske oljeselskap with 5% interest. The field is […]

  • Gina Krog jacket complete. On its way to Norway

    22 June 2015

    Heerema Fabrication Group has completed the construction of the Statoil-operated Gina Krog gas field jacket. The contract was awarded to Heerema in 2013 by Statoil, to build a jacket for what was then known as the Dagny field, located in the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea. According to a Facebook post by Heerema Fabrication […]

  • Petrobras submits Iara DoCs. Three FPSOs planned

    30 December 2014

    BG Group has informed that its partner Petrobras, as the operator of block BM-S-11 in the pre-salt Santos Basin, has submitted the Declarations of Commerciality (DoC) to the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) for three separate oil and gas accumulations in the Iara area, offshore Brazil. As part of the DoC, the […]

  • Oyster Petroleum Confirms West of Shetland Farm-In Deal

    23 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Oyster Petroleum Ltd, a new exploration and production company focused on the UKCS, has confirmed the acquisition of a package of licence interests located in the West of Shetlands basin from Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited (‘Ithaca’). The transaction will see Oyster acquire a 9% interest in UK licences P.1631 and P.1832, covering blocks 204/14c, 204/18b and 204/19c, […]

  • Farstad Secures 10 AHTS Charter Deals Worth $59 Million

    5 August 2013

    Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA has announced it has secured several charter deals for ten of its offshore vessels. The contracts are as follows: AHTS Far Sky (1991, ME 303 II, 13,382 BHP) and AHTS Far Grip (1993, UT722, 14,388 BHP) have been awarded contracts by ENI Australia Ltd. for a fixed period of 5 months with […]

  • Norway: Nexans to Supply Infield Umbilical for Shell’s Ormen Lange Field

    5 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a 4.8 million euro contract by Norske Shell to supply the 6.5 km infield umbilical for the Ormen Lange North Field project. The Ormen Lange natural gas field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf started production in 2007. This Ormen Lange project will […]

  • Total Announces New Gas and Condensate Discovery West of Shetland (UK)

    6 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Total announces that its affiliate Total E&P UK has made a new gas and condensate discovery in the West of Shetland on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf, close to the currently under development Laggan and Tormore fields. The Edradour exploration well lies in block 206/4, 75 kilometres North West of Shetland in a water depth […]

  • Antrim and Premier Form Joint Venture in the Fyne Area, UK North Sea

    8 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Antrim Energy Inc. announced it has signed an agreement with Premier Oil UK Limited  to jointly explore development options for the Fyne Area located in the UK Central North Sea. Under the terms of the agreement, Premier will pay an initial consideration of US$2 million to Antrim, and will have the option to acquire a […]

  • UAE: Drydocks World to Build Wind Power Offshore Platform for Aibel

    16 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Drydocks World, the established international maritime service provider, announced that it has entered into a contract with Aibel, the leading Norwegian provider of services to the energy industry, for building a Wind Power Offshore Platform structure, to receive power generated from offshore wind farms. The project will be implemented at the Dubai shipyard. “Drydocks World […]

  • Woodside Announces Q4 2010 Report (Australia)

    21 January 2011

    Woodside today announced fourth quarter report for period ended December 31, 2010. 2010 production of 72.7 MMboe, within 70–75 MMboe target range. Sales revenue up 20% • Production volumes were down 10% compared to the full year 2009, primarily due to the sale of Woodside’s interest in the Otway Gas Project and oil-field natural decline. […]

  • Siemens Secures Order for Borkum Riffgrund 1 Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

    24 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Energy has secured another order for an offshore wind power plant in Germany. For the customer DONG Energy the company will supply up to 89 wind turbines for the Borkum Riffgrund 1 project in the North Sea off the German coast. With a total capacity of 320 megawatts (MW) the wind power plant will […]

  • Forewind Signs 2GW Grid Connection Contract with National Grid (UK)

    26 October 2011
    Storage

    Forewind, development partner for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm zone, potentially the world’s largest wind energy project, has signed an agreement with National Grid for two 1GW grid connections potentially located in Teesside. Subject to the results of technical studies, yet to be completed, indications are that both grid connections could be at an […]

  • Top Names Line Up for EEEGR 2013 Conference (UK)

    20 August 2013

    With future energy supplies high on the nation’s agenda, the flagship EEEGR2013 Conference in Norwich next month will be one of the most significant in the East of England Energy Group’s history. The pending development of some of the world’s biggest windfarms off the region’s coast and the renewed ’dash for gas’ in the Southern […]

  • Highlights of the Month – April 2019

    1 May 2019

    We bring you the ten most read news on offshoreWIND.biz in the month of April. Jan De Nul Orders Mega Jack-Up Jan De Nul Group has ordered the Voltaire, its third jack-up installation vessel, at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry in China, in preparation for the wind turbines of the future. First UK Offshore Wind Farm […]

  • The Netherlands: Bureau Veritas Developing Offshore Wind Farm Certification

    12 November 2012

    On the second day of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference held in Amsterdam RAI, one of our reporters made an exclusive interview with the Director Industry of Bureau Veritas Mr. Yvo Jansen. Hereby we are bringing you a part of their conversation. – What is the process behind acquiring a regulatory certificate in the […]

  • The Netherlands: Bureau Veritas Developing Offshore Wind Farm Certification

    12 November 2012

    On the second day of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference held in Amsterdam RAI, one of our reporters made an exclusive interview with the Director Industry of Bureau Veritas Mr. Yvo Jansen. Hereby we are bringing you a part of their conversation. – What is the process behind acquiring a regulatory certificate in the […]

  • Golden Energy’s vessel duo scores contract extensions

    14 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Norwegian offshore vessel operator Golden Energy Offshore Management has secured contract extensions for two vessels that the company manages.

  • Amec Foster Wheeler to work on Glen Lyon FPSO for BP

    16 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded three contracts by BP to provide services to the Glen Lyon Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel as part of the Quad 204 Project, located 175 km west of the Shetland Isles, UK. The FPSO recently started sea trials as it began its journey towards the west of Shetland. The FPSO […]

  • Shell moves ahead with Peterhead CCS project

    24 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Shell has signed an agreement with the UK Government to progress the Peterhead Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project to the next phase of design. The project, led by Shell, with strategic support from SSE, owners of the Peterhead gas power station in Aberdeenshire, aims to capture 10 million tonnes of CO2  over 10 years. […]

  • Tekmar Supplies Cable Protection Systems to Van Oord for Dutch OWF

    7 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Tekmar Energy has marked a hat trick of contract wins with leading international EPC contractor Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects BV after being awarded work on the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm development in Holland. The contract reinforces Tekmar´s market-leading track record in delivering bespoke cable protections systems. Tekmar has been involved in more than […]

  • Borr Drilling wins deals for three warm-stacked rigs

    4 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Offshore drilling rig owner Borr Drilling has won deals for three of its warm-stacked jack-up drilling rigs.

  • Lundin sells ‘world-first’ carbon-neutral certified oil

    27 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Oil and gas company Lundin Energy has sold the world’s first-ever certified carbon neutrally produced oil to Saras S.p.A from its Edvard Grieg field offshore Norway.