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Vattenfall, BASF Pick Delivery Team for German Offshore Wind Farms

Jan 31, 2025

Vattenfall and BASF have signed contracts with four suppliers for key components and installation services for Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms, hiring EEW Special Pipe Constructions (SPC), CS WIND Offshore, DEME, and Jan De Nul to deliver the projects…

Orsted, PGE Greenlight Poland Offshore Wind Farm

Jan 29, 2025

Poland's PGE and Denmark's Orsted have taken the final decision to build Baltica 2, a 1.5-gigawatt offshore wind farm on Poland's Northwestern coast, the companies said on Wednesday.Both companies will own 50% of the farm which is expected to be fully commissioned in 2027…

US Oil Majors Set to Curb ‘Drilling Boom’ Expectations Despite Trum Calls

Jan 28, 2025

Wall Street expects U.S. oil and gas companies to keep a lid on spending in 2025 and keep their focus on generating shareholder returns, despite calls by President Donald Trump to 'drill, baby, drill.'Big Oil begins reporting fourth-quarter results this week…

European firms exposed as Trump targets US offshore wind

Jan 21, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump in his first day of office on Monday suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife.Former President Joe Biden supported the offshore wind industry…

Denmark Invites Bids for Offshore CO2 Exploration and Storage Licenses

Jan 09, 2025

The Danish Energy Agency has launched the fourth licensing round for exploration and CO2 storage in three areas near the Danish coast.The licensing round for exploration and use of the subsurface for geological storage of CO2 covers Jammerbugt…

Subsea Sabotage in the Baltic Sea - a Timeline for Perspective

Jan 03, 2025

A Finnish court today denied a request for the release of an oil tanker suspected by police of damaging an undersea power line and four telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea last week. The incident was one of several since 2022 in which…

Vard Delivers CLV Newbuild to Danish Subsea Specialist

Dec 23, 2024

Vard has delivered a new cable laying vessel (CLV) to Denmark’s subsea specialist NCT Offshore less than two years after the contract was signed.The newly delivered vessel, based on the VARD 9 01 design, has been specially designed and equipped for subsea cable laying operations…

Full Ramp Up of Tyra II Gas Development Hits Another Delay

Dec 19, 2024

BlueNord, the partner in the Tyra II project along with TotalEnergies and Nordsøfonden, has informed that the full ramp-up of the Denmark’s largest offshore gas development has been pushed for three weeks, with the plateu production now expected in the second half of January 2025…

Denmark Issues Offshore Wind Permit

Dec 17, 2024

The Danish Energy Agency has granted a construction permit for 240-megawatt (MW) Jammerland Bugt offshore wind farm, which is expected to start operating in 2029, developer European Energy said on Tuesday.The project is located in the Bay of Jammerland…

Exxon Wants to Keep Option for Hess Guyana Assets

Dec 16, 2024

Exxon Mobil wants to preserve its right of first refusal in Hess Corp's sale of its Guyana oil production assets because of the work it has put into developing the country's offshore fields, two of its top executives said on Wednesday.A three…

All Bidders Pre-Qualify for Colombia’s First Offshore Wind Tender

Dec 11, 2024

Colombia's energy ministry has informed that all companies that submitted applications to participate in the country’s first offshore wind tender have been pre-qualified, complying with legal, financial and technical requirements.According to Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH)…

Denmark to Engage with Industry to Seek Clarity Over Failed Offshore Wind Tender

Dec 06, 2024

Denmark's latest offshore wind farm tender in the North Sea has failed to attract any bids, authorities said on Thursday, in a further setback for the industry.After a year of challenges, the global offshore wind industry no longer has much…

No Subsidies, No Bids: Denmark Largest Offshore Wind Tender Falls Flat

Dec 05, 2024

In the wake of Donald Trump's election as U.S. President, all eyes have been trained on the U.S. Offshore Wind market and future, with his promise to stifle the U.S. Offshore Wind market in favor of oil and gas. But a recent lackluster performance…

ExxonMobil Continues Negotiations with Guyana for Shallow-Water Block

Dec 04, 2024

U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil and partners are continuing to negotiate with Guyana's government on the terms for developing a shallow-water oil block, an Exxon spokesperson said on Monday.Exxon, Hess and CNOOC won offshore block S8 in a bidding…

Ørsted to Shed Part of its UK Wind Farm Stake - Bloomberg News

Nov 25, 2024

Bloomberg News reported Monday that Denmark's Ørsted had begun selling a stake in the largest wind farm planned for the United Kingdom coast. The report was based on people familiar with this matter. Reports added that the Danish utility is looking to sell around 50% of the Hornsea 3 Project…

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