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French Court Rejects Case Seeking Halt to TotalEnergies' New Oil and Gas Projects

Jul 06, 2023

A French court on Thursday declined to consider a case brought by a coalition of environmental groups and local authorities which was seeking an immediate halt to new oil and gas projects by TotalEnergies.The coalition launched legal action…

Iberdrola's First French Offshore Wind Farm Begins Supplying Electricity to the Grid

Jul 06, 2023

Spanish renewable energy company said Thursday that its first French offshore wind farm has officially started supplying electricity to the grid.Electricity from the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm has started feeding into the grid in Brittany for the first time…

Denmark Launches Tender for North Sea Oil and Gas Concession

Jul 06, 2023

The Danish Energy Agency has launched a tender for the exploration and production of oil and gas at a new concession in the North Sea, it said in a statement on Thursday. The agency initiated the tender process following an unsolicited application…

Asso.subsea Partners with Nexans for Subsea Cable Project in Germany

Jul 06, 2023

Asso.subsea, a subsea cable services company, has signed a contract with the major subsea cable maker Nexans for the transportation, installation, and protection of the nearshore section for the 320 kV DC connection that will transmit up to 980 MW of electricity from the BorWin cluster in Germany…

McDermott Starts Construction of TenneT's BorWin6 HVDC Converter Platform

Jul 05, 2023

Offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott held a first steel-cutting ceremony at its Jebel Ali fabrication yard in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to mark the start of construction for the BorWin6 980MW high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) project for TenneT…

Transocean Secures $172 Million Offshore Drilling Contract Extension in Norway

Jul 05, 2023

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean Ltd. said Wednesday that six one-well options had been exercised for the Transocean Encourage semi-submersible drilling rig in Norway. While Transocean did not specify who the client was, the harsh-environment…

Report: Abu Dhabi's Masdar to Join Iberdrola's Baltic Sea Wind Farm Project

Jul 05, 2023

Spanish utility Iberdrola has signed an exclusive deal with Abu Dhabi's Masdar to develop a 476 megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm in German waters in the Baltic Sea, Expansion newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified market sources…

Italy's Eni Wants to Reduce Oil Exposure with Asset Sales

Jul 04, 2023

Italy's Eni aims to reduce its exposure to oil in favor of natural gas and non-fossil fuels in part through asset sales, the energy group's CEO Claudio Descalzi said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Rome presentation of a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)…

'World's First' 115m+ Rotor Blade Test Rig for Offshore Wind Turbines Unveiled in Germany

Jul 04, 2023

Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES’ new 115m+ rotor blade test rig was recently inaugurated in Bremerhaven, Germany.The new rotor blade test rig, dubbed the first of its kind in the world, according to Fraunhofer IWES, offers…

Jan De Nul and Hellenic Cables to Deliver Offshore Cables for German Offshore Wind Projects

Jul 04, 2023

Offshore installation firm Jan De Nul Group, in partnership with power cable maker Hellenic Cables, has won a contract from TenneT for the turnkey delivery of three HVAC offshore grid connection cables for the offshore wind farms to be developed in zones N-3…

Longboat Energy Expands Prospective Resources with New License Formation in Norway

Jul 04, 2023

Oil and gas company Longboat Energy said Tuesday that a new license group had been formed, and an extended work period has been granted in Norwegian license PL1049 in the Norwegian North Sea, which has been stratigraphically split and renamed PL1049S…

Jersey Oil & Gas, NEO Pick Development Solution for UK North Sea Oil Project

Jul 04, 2023

Jersey Oil & Gas, a UK-focused oil and gas company working to develop the Greater Buchan Area ('GBA') in the UK North Sea, said Tuesday it had finalized the development solution for the project.Jersey Oil & Gas, and NEO, soon to become the operator of the GBA licenses…

Longboat Energy to Buy Its First Producing Assets

Jul 03, 2023

Longboat Energy, an oil and gas exploration and production company with activities in Norway and Malaysia, has agreed to buy interests in producing offshore fields offshore Norway from INPEX Idemitsu.The company on Monday announced the acquisition of a 4…

TechnipFMC Nets Significant Contract for Offshore Gas Field Development Project in Norway

Jun 30, 2023

Oilfield services firm TechnipFMC said Thursday it had won a 'significant' integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) contract by OMV for its Berling gas and condensate field development project offshore Norway…

Tyra II: Largest Infrastructure Project in Danish North Sea Nears Completion

Jun 30, 2023

French oil major TotalEnergies said Friday it had re-established the pipeline connection between the Tyra offshore field in the Danish North Sea and Denmark. 'This enables the gas export once the field resumes its production in the winter season…

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