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Norway: Equinor's Breidablikk Field Development Plan gets Approval

Jun 29, 2021

The Norwegian government has approved Equinor's plan for the development and operation of the Breidablikk field in the North Sea, off Norway.Equinor estimates it will take around NOK 18.6 billion (around $2,17 billion) to develop the field.…

Vattenfall to Build Giant Warehouse for Wind Turbine Components in Esbjerg, Denmark

Jun 29, 2021

Wind farm developer Vattenfall said Tuesday it would build its largest warehouse in Northern Europe with critical main components and spare parts for wind turbines at the Danish Port of Esbjerg.The 2,100 sqm indoor warehouse and an 8,200 sqm…

Nigeria's Senate to Present Long-awaited Oil Overhaul Bill for Passage

Jun 29, 2021

Nigeria's senate will present a long-awaited oil overhaul bill to the full chamber for passage on Tuesday, according to an order paper seen by Reuters.The president sent the bill to the National Assembly in September last year, and presentation…

Shell Takes Technical Developer Role at Acorn CCS Project

Jun 29, 2021

Oil and gas major Shell is taking the role of Technical Developer for the Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project in Scotland, the partners in the project said Tuesday.The carbon capture and storage project in the UK, run by Storegga…

PXGEO Buys Fugro's OBN Subsidiary Seabed Geosolutions

Jun 29, 2021

Offshore seismic surveyor PXGEO has completed the acquisition of Fugro's subsidiary Seabed Geosolutions, a company specializing in Ocean Bottom Node surveys.'The acquisition includes a substantial ocean bottom node inventory,  handling equipment…

AqualisBraemar LOC Wraps Work on Sable Project in Canada

Jun 29, 2021

AqualisBraemar LOC, energy and marine industry consultants, said Tuesday it had wrapped up its work on the Sable Project decommissioning and removal campaign off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.The Sable Offshore Energy Project was developed…

Spirit Energy's Morecambe Bay Platforms Arrive at CessCon Yard for Decommissioning

Jun 29, 2021

CessCon Decom, a Scotland-based firm specializing in decommissioning of oil and gas structures, has taken delivery of the DP3 and DP4 offshore platforms from Spirit Energy’s Morecambe Bay development in the East Irish Sea.Allseas’ single-lift…

Australia: Santos Starts Dorado Offshore Field FEED

Jun 29, 2021

Australian oil and gas company Santos on Tuesday announced the start of Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) for the Dorado field development in the Bedout Sub-basin, offshore Western Australia. Contracts are expected to be awarded in the next few months…

Fred. Olsen Ocean, Shimizu in Offshore Wind Pact

Jun 29, 2021

Fred. Olsen Ocean (FOO), including its subsidiaries Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) and Global Wind Service (GWS), on Tuesday announced a partnership with Shimizu Corporation (Shimizu) to support growth and development in the offshore wind industry in Japan and worldwide…

Fugro Builds Geo-Data Platform for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind

Jun 28, 2021

Dutch offshore survey company Fugro has completed the first phase of a 2-year contract with Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (Atlantic Shores) to build and manage a centralized, cloud-hosted Geo-data repository for Atlantic Shores' lease development off the coast of New Jersey in the US…

German Renewables Use Drops on Lower Wind Output

Jun 28, 2021

Renewable energy accounted for a smaller slice of German usage in the first half of the year as wind output fell, industry groups said on Monday, falling to 42.6% of the total, down 8.1 percentage points.Onshore and offshore wind met 21% of demand…

Shell, RWE Hire Akselos to Build Digital Model of TetraSpar Floating Wind Foundation

Jun 28, 2021

Shell and RWE have hired Akselos to model the TetraSpar floating wind foundation demonstrator, which will be installed offshore Norway later this year.Akselos said it would use Integra, 'the world’s most powerful structural simulation software…

Offshore Jacket Installed for Hollandse Kust (zuid) Transformer Platform

Jun 28, 2021

Dutch offshore installation company Heerema Marine Contractors has installed the 2,852-tonne jacket for TenneT's offshore transformer platform for Vattenfall's  Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore wind farm in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.This…

TechnipFMC Pays Final Installment to Petrobras in Bribery Settlement Case

Jun 25, 2021

Brazilian oil company Petrobras said Friday it had received the third and final installment from TechnipFMC-affiliated companies as part of a leniency agreement struck in 2019 to resolve anti-corruption investigations in Brazil.Petrobras said…

Aibel Man Joins as Head of Norwegian Petroleum Directorate's Harstad Office

Jun 25, 2021

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said Friday it had hired Aibel's Ole Einar Hass as the head of the office in Harstad. He will start this job on October 1. 2021.Hass has management training from the Norwegian Armed Forces. He worked for the Norwegian Army for 19 years…

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