A consortium based in South West England, led by Morek Engineering, has unveiled its design concept for a new vessel class for the floating offshore wind (FLOW) market, having completed the first feasibility stage.Consortium partners include naval architects Solis Marine Engineering…
Geoquip Marine, a Njord Partners portfolio company, has completed a preliminary geotechnical site investigation for two 4 GW offshore wind projects.The investigation will support the developer in advancing the next phase of design for both project sites…
Odfjell Oceanwind has secured a slot with 24 MW capacity grid connection at the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre), where it will install one full-scale floating offshore wind turbine in 2028.The project, named SCALEWIND, will demonstrate…
Halliburton launched EarthStar 3DX, the industry's first 3D horizontal look-ahead resistivity service. The technology provides operators with geological insights into horizontal wells up to 50 ft before penetration by the bit.The capability…
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) and Crown Estate Scotland (CES) have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) which commits both organizations to work together to realize the energy and carbon storage potential of the North Sea.The SoI,…
Two weeks after the successful load out, the steel topside for the Hollandse Kust (west Beta) substation platform is ready to leave the port of Hoboken near Antwerp in the Netherlands for its final North Sea destination.The topside is schedule to leave the Dutch port on May 17…
The earliest wind farms installed in the EU are coming to the end of their planned 20-30-year lifespans.Current guidance, such as Article 60(3) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the OSPAR Commission’s Decision 98/3,…
INEOS and Royal Wagenborg have launch and named the first European built offshore CO2 carrier for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, marking a major for Project Greensand and CCS schemes across the EU.The CO2 carrier has been named Carbon…
Global energy technology company SLB has launched Electris - a portfolio of digitally enabled electric well completions technologies that boost production and recovery while reducing the total cost of ownership of an asset.Electris completions…
Texas-based subsea oil and gas equipment supplier Trendsetter Engineering has marked the first deployment of its Trident 20,000 psi (20K) intervention system at Beacon Offshore’s Shenandoah project in the Gulf of America.The Trident 20K intervention…
U.K.-based oil and gas company Viaro Energy has appointed Exceed as well operator for over 190 wells which will comprise Viaro’s One Gas West assets following completion of the acquisition from Shell and ExxonMobil.Exceed will manage all aspects of late life well operations…
The two-man portable Comet-300 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) from RTSYS is a multi-dimensional and cost-effective. Light in weight, it is packed with power, able to carry a host of sensors and technologies – including RTSYS’ own underwater communications protocol…
King Charles III's Crown Estate, which owns Britain's seabed, has given the go-ahead to expand high-density wind farms on current seabed leases, seeking a rapid and space-efficient way to raise capacity and support the country's energy transition…
Norwegian seismic firm TGS has started detailed seabed geophysical surveys for the eastern array of the proposed Dogger Bank South offshore wind farms for RWE and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company - Masdar.The site investigations will enhance…
Ørsted has decided to discontinue the Hornsea 4 project in the U.K. in its current form, citing adverse developments like increase in supply chain costs, higher interest rates, and an increase in the risk to construct and operate the project on the planned timeline…
