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Minesto’s Utility-Scale Tidal Energy Kite About to Take Off

Jan 11, 2024

Swedish tidal energy company Minesto has completed the installation of subsea infrastructure and verified the launch and recovery procedures for the 1.2 MW tidal energy device that will soon be deployed offshore Faroe Islands.The device, dubbed Dragon 12…

Global Energy Group Gets Subsea 7 Contract for Aker BP's North Sea Field

Jan 11, 2024

Global Energy Group (GEG) has secured a contract from Subsea7 to fabricate subsea spools and anode sled structure for the East Kameleon project, an Aker BP North Sea field development. The work will be executed from the Port of Nigg, a multi-user energy facility in the Cromarty Firth…

Dutch Companies Form Offshore Wind Decom JV

Jan 11, 2024

Dutch companies Sif and Ballast Nedam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a joint venture for the decommissioning of offshore wind farms under the name of BNS Decom.BNS Decom intends to revolutionize the decommissioning process for offshore wind farms…

Azule Energy to Use FutureOn’s Digital Twin Software on Four Oil Projects

Jan 11, 2024

Angola-based Azule Energy has awarded a three-year contract with extension options to Norwegian company FutureOn for its FieldTwin digital design and visualization platform.Azule Energy – a standalone integrated energy company combining the…

Vestas Outlines Plans for Second Offshore Wind Factory in Poland

Jan 11, 2024

Danish offshore wind turbine maker Vestas has announced plans to establish a new offshore wind blade factory in Poland.The factory, to be located at Szczecin, is planned to produce blades for Vestas’ flagship offshore wind turbine, the V236-15…

Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha Offshore Substation Set for Wind Turbines Link-Up

Jan 11, 2024

The grid connection for Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha offshore substation is officially ready for commissioning after receiving grid readiness certificate three months ahead of schedule.This means that wind farm operator Ecowende can connect the wind turbines…

Equinor Bites Dust in North Sea Offshore Norway

Jan 11, 2024

Equinor’s exploration well 30/4-4 in the North Sea has come up dry, Norway’s regulator of the petroleum resources Norwegian Offshore Directorate has informed.The well was drilled about seven kilometers north of the Martin Linge field in the North Sea and 180 kilometers west of Bergen…

FLNG Gimi Reaches BP’s GTA Field in West Africa

Jan 11, 2024

Golar LNG’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit Gimi has arrived at BP's Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, located offshore Mauritania and Senegal.The FLNG Gimi unit reached GTA field on January 10, 2024, after departing from Seatrium Shipyard in Singapore in November 2023…

MOL Forms Capital Alliance with Japan's Largest Wind Maintenance Firm

Jan 10, 2024

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Hokutaku, Japan's largest wind turbine maintenance company, have made an agreement to form a capital alliance as MOL pursues growth in its non-shipping businesses like offshore wind.The capital alliance entails…

Wood Gets BP’s Topside Modification Job in North Sea

Jan 10, 2024

Engineering company Wood has been awarded a major contract to deliver topside modifications in support of BP’s latest subsea tieback in the UK North Sea.Wood’s operations business will deliver engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning…

Valaris Nets Over $1B in Rig Contract Awards and Extensions

Jan 10, 2024

Offshore drilling company Valaris has secured approximately $1.14 billion in new contracts and contract extensions for its drillships and jack-up rigs across the Americas, Europe and Australia.The $1.14 billion worth contracts were awarded in the last two months of 2023…

TotalEnergies Increases Share in Southern Africa’s Oil Discovery

Jan 10, 2024

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Impact Oil and Gas Namibia to acquire an additional participating interest in two blocks being developed offshore Namibia, one of which contains the Venus discovery.TotalEnergies will acquire additional 10…

Galp Strikes Oil Offshore Namibia

Jan 10, 2024

Portuguese oil and gas company Galp has reported the discovery of light oil in in an exploration well being drilled offshore Namibia with Hercules semi-submersible rig.The news follows Galp’s January 2 update informing about preliminary signs of hydrocarbon presence at the Mopane-1X well…

Eversource Energy Expects Up to $1.6B Offshore Wind Impairment Fee

Jan 09, 2024

Eversource Energy has informed about the expected impairment charge of up to $1.6 billion related to three offshore wind projects in the United States.The impairment the energy utility Eversource Energy expects is related to three projects it owns as part of two partnerships with Ørsted…

All Turbines from Vattenfall’s Danish Offshore Wind Farm Now Supplying Power

Jan 09, 2024

Every single turbine at Vattenfall’s 168 MW offshore wind farm Vesterhav Syd has now delivered power to the Danish electricity grid.The offshore wind farm is now completely connected to the Danish power grid, following the supply of power from the first turbines back in November 2023…

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