Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHSUK), part of Ultimate Aviation Group, has secured the service in the offshore energy sector for the next decade with two new bespoke multi-million-dollar helicopters, developed with the input from the offshore energy industry…
Lloyd’s Register, an IECRE accepted renewable energy certification body (RECB) with a scope in marine energy, has signed an agreement with Orbital Marine Power to start the certification process for the world’s largest tidal energy converter…
Principle Power, provider of floating foundation solutions for the floating wind industry, has unveiled two new semisubmersible floating wind foundation designs - WindFloat TC and WindFloat FC.The new designs, WindFloat TC (tubular, center column) and WindFloat FC (flat-panel…
Renewable energy industry supplier Ocean Geophysics has established a dedicated team and is introducing CS-OOO certification support in the Netherlands in response to the growing demand for qualified professionals in the field of unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk mitigation for offshore operations…
Inch Cape Offshore Limited, developer of the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm, has signed a long-term route-to-market power purchase agreement (PPA) with SSE Energy Markets.SSE Energy Markets will offtake 50% of the wind farm’s electricity output…
Equinor, the operator of the Johan Castberg field, has anchored the floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) unit at the field in in the Barents Sea, which is expected to start producing at the end of 2024.The hook-up of the FPSO to the subsea facilities…
Equinor and its partners have made an oil and gas discovery on the Gudrun field in the North Sea, offshore Norway, using Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible drilling rig.The discovery was made in wildcat wells 15/3-13 S and 15/3-13 A…
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium of DEME Concessions, Qair and Aspiravi, has submitted the offshore scoping report for its Bowdun offshore wind farm to the Scottish Government.The report provides information on the proposed offshore…
French tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Matt’s subsidiary Thermotite do Brasil, a specialized provider of thermal insulation pipe coating services for the offshore oil and gas industry.The acquisition price is $17…
Following the capacity reservation agreement signed in November 2023, French cable maker Nexans has signed an agreement with SSEN Transmission to produce and install the cable that will connect Orkney Isles with the U.K. mainland.The contract…
BP and Apollo have entered into an agreement for Apollo-managed funds to purchase a non-controlling stake in BP Pipelines TAP Limited, BP’s subsidiary that holds a 20% share in Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), in a transaction valued at approximately $1 billion…
High-technology offshore wind companies Rovco and Vaarst have entered into merger, creating a new brand Beam to boost their offshore wind services.In uniting their capabilities across research, development, and deployment, Beam will provide…
Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has secured contract extension with Aker BP for its Scarabeo 8 semi-submersible drilling rig, in operation offshore Norway.The contract for Saipem’s Scarabeo 8 for has been extended until the end of 2026…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Irish Department of Transport have established an advisory cooperation to assess capacity, demand and financing strategies for the development of offshore renewable energy port infrastructure, which…
Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has appointed Eirik Sunde as the new Chief Commercial Officer.Effective as of December 1, 2024, Sunde will join Northern Ocean from Transocean, where he has served as Senior Marketing Manager, overseeing commercial processes for the Norwegian sector…