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Mammoet to Handle Substation Load-Outs for TenneT 2GW Program

Feb 04, 2026

Heavy-lifting and transport specialist Mammoet has signed a support contract with Seatrium to carry out the load-out of three offshore substations for TenneT’s 2 GW offshore grid connection program in the North Sea.Under the agreement, Mammoet…

TGS Gets Another OBN Acquisition Job in North Sea

Feb 04, 2026

Provider of energy data and intelligence TGS has signed of an ocean bottom node (OBN) contract in Europe, extending the acquisition campaign further.The company’s node-on-a-rope crew is scheduled to start acquisition in early April and the contract has a duration of approximately 45 days…

TotalEnergies Hires Fugro for North Sea Offshore Wind Survey

Feb 03, 2026

Fugro has been awarded a contract to carry out geotechnical surveys for the NordSee Energies 1 offshore wind farm being developed by TotalEnergies in the German North Sea.The surveys will assess seabed conditions at planned wind turbine locations and along inter-array cable routes…

TGS Gets Streamer 4D Contract Offshore Norway

Feb 03, 2026

Provider of energy data and intelligence TGS has secured a 4D streamer acquisition contract in the North Sea, offshore Norway.A Ramform vessel is scheduled to mobilize for the survey in the second quarter of 2026, with the contract expected to run for approximately 65 days…

RWE, Amazon Sign Offshore Wind Power Deal in Germany

Feb 03, 2026

RWE and Amazon have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) covering 110 MW of electricity from RWE’s Nordseecluster B offshore wind project in the German North Sea.The agreement builds on a strategic framework agreement signed by the two companies in June 2025…

Tidal Transit Welcomes New CTV to its Offshore Wind Fleet

Feb 02, 2026

Specialist provider of crew transfer solutions to the offshore wind industry Tidal Transit has unveiled the latest addition to its growing fleet of purpose-build crew transfer vessels (CTVs).The new 24-passenger CTV, Emilia Jane, is the latest WindFlex-27 with quad-IPS propulsion…

Bristow Lands $200M Helicopter Services Deal with Equinor and Vår Energi

Feb 02, 2026

Oil and gas firms Equinor and Vår Energi have awarded Bristow a new, long-term contract for helicopter transportation and search and rescue (SAR) services for their Barents Sea assets.The new helicopter contract, with fixed period for three years and two one-year extension options…

Aker BP Brings North Sea Subsea Tie-Back Project on Stream

Feb 02, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas firm Aker BP has started oil production from the Solveig Phase 2 development in the North Sea.The project has been delivered on schedule and within budget, adding approximately 39 million barrels of oil equivalent in recoverable resources to the Solveig field…

Seaway7 Secures Offshore Wind Work in Germany

Jan 30, 2026

Seaway7, part of Subsea7, has secured a substantial contract by OWP Gennaker, part of Skyborn Renewables, for the Gennaker offshore wind farm in Germany.Seaway7's scope of work includes the transportation and installation of the 63 monopiles and transition pieces…

Equinor Gets Permit to Drill North Sea Wildcat Well

Jan 29, 2026

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 25/7-13 in production license 782 S.The license is operated by Equinor with 60% working interest, with partner Aker BP holding the remaining 40%…

OKEA Discovers More Petroleum at Brage Field in North Sea

Jan 28, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas firm OKEA and its partners have discovered petroleum in the North Sea, off Norway.The well was drilled from the Brage installation, and the discovery was made in connection with drilling a development well for oil (31/4-A-15 D) in the Knockando Fensfjord prospect…

European North Sea Investment Pact to Mobilize $1.17T for Offshore Wind

Jan 26, 2026

Governments from nine North Sea countries, together with industry and power grid operators, have formed an investment pact aimed at mobilizing up to $1.17 trillion (€1 trillion) in offshore wind investment and accelerating Europe’s buildout of offshore wind capacity…

Europeans Commit to Wind Energy Expansion Despite Trump Criticism

Jan 23, 2026

European governments including Germany, Britain and Denmark will reinforce their plans to massively expand wind power projects on Monday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump stepping up criticism of their green energy agenda, a draft declaration due to be signed by government leaders showed…

Seatrium and Aibel Seek Arbitration to Resolve DolWin 5 Disputes

Jan 22, 2026

Seatrium, through its wholly owned subsidiary Seatrium New Energy (SNE), and consortium partner Aibel have started arbitration proceedings for the disputes related to the delivery of TenneT’s DolWin 5 offshore converter platform project in Germany’s North Sea…

Harbour Energy Forecasts Lower 2026 Output, Omit LLOG Deal Impact

Jan 22, 2026

Britain's Harbour Energy on Thursday forecast 2026 production of 435,000 to 455,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), excluding the impact of planned asset sales and the company's $3.2 billion acquisition of LLOG.The figures are lower than the 474…

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