Offshore Europe News


OKEA Secures Permit for New Brage Field Drilling Operation

3 hours ago

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted OKEA a drilling permit for a new wildcat well at Brage field in the North Sea.The permit is for a wellbore 31/4-A-23 F in production license 055.OKEA is the operator of the license with 35.2% stake…

Inyanga Launches Fundraising Campaign to Advance Tidal Energy Tech

3 hours ago

Inyanga Marine Energy Group has launched a crowdfunding round to advance the development of its HydroWing tidal energy technology and projects.The crowdfudnign campaign has been opened in partnership with Crowdcube.HydroWing aims to unlock the…

Ashtead Technology Buys Two Acteon's Firms in $82M Deal

3 hours ago

Subsea technology and services provider Ashtead Technology has signed an agreement with Acteon Group to acquire Seascan and its subsidiaries known as Seatronic, and its sister company J2 Subsea for $81.5 million.The latest acquisition will further…

Johan Sverdrup Oil Field’s Output Set for Decline from 2025

5 hours ago

Norway's largest oilfield Johan Sverdrup is expected to come off its production plateau early next year, operator Equinor said on Thursday.The field hit record daily output of more than 756,000 barrels of oil per day in September, equivalent to some 6%-7% of Europe's daily oil consumption…

Equinor Sees 13% Fall in Quarterly Profit

5 hours ago

Equinor reported a sharper-than-expected 13% decline in third-quarter profit on Thursday, hit by weaker oil prices and lower production, and cut its full-year outlook for capital expenditure and renewable energy production growth.The Norwegian…

Birds Fly Safe as Floating Wind Turbine Keeps Spinning Off Norway

8 hours ago

After more than years of continuous monitoring, no collisions between the TetraSpar floating offshore wind turbine and birds have been recorded at the deployment site at the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre), off the coast of Norway.Norwegian…

Norwegian Authorities Clear Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up for Work with Equinor

8 hours ago

Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has issued the Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the Shelf Drilling Barsk jack-up rig, which can now proceed to start operations with Equinor on the Sleipner Vest field, off Norway.Earlier in 2024…

Portuguese Engineering Firm Launches Offshore Wind Branch

Oct 23, 2024

Portuguese maritime engineering company Etermar has launched Etermar Energia, a new branch dedicated to renewable energy, with a strong focus on offshore wind.Energia Energia has been established with the aim to become a strategic partner for the development of offshore wind projects worldwide…

Equinor Starts Damage Control Ops Following Sleipner B Outage

Oct 23, 2024

Norway's Equinor has started monitoring operations of the Sleipner B platform in the North Sea, following the outage due to smoke development reported in one of its electrical facilities.The emergency vessels Skandi Mongstad and Esvagt Bergen…

Venterra Acquires Subsea Energy Services Provider Oceanscan

Oct 22, 2024

Offshore wind service business Venterra Group has acquired Oceanscan Holdings, a group of companies that provide subsea and non-destructive test equipment, geotechnical services and specialist personnel to the offshore energy market.Oceanscan is highly complementary to Venterra’s service lines…

Equinor Shuts Production at Sleipner B Gas Platform

Oct 22, 2024

Norway's Equinor has shut down production at its Sleipner B gas platform due to smoke development in one of the electrical facilities at the unmanned platform in the North Sea.Equinor has mobilized vessel Skandi Mongstad to the area, after its…

RWE Takes Delivery of First Foundation Batch for Thor Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 22, 2024

The first batch of eight monopile foundations for RWE’s Danish offshore wind farm Thor have arrive at Eemshaven port, ahead of planned spring 2025 installation in the Danish North Sea.The monopiles are up to 100 meters in length and weigh up to 1…

Kongsberg Maritime to Equip 10-Strong Fleet of Capital Offshore’s PSVs

Oct 22, 2024

Kongsberg Maritime has secured $73.3 million contract from Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China to supply range of equipment for a new fleet of 10 platform supply vessels (PSVs) being built for Greek shipowner Capital Offshore.Under the contract…

Vaar Energi Exceeds Profit Expectations, Plans 8 New Oil and Gas Projects in 2025

Oct 22, 2024

Oslo-listed Vaar Energi, majority-owned by Italy's Eni, on Tuesday reported a stronger than expected third-quarter operating profit and guided for lower costs in 2024, boosting its shares in early trade.Its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)…

Current News

BOEM Wraps Environmental Review for New York Bight

FloCloud: Making Welding More Efficient, Cost-Effective

OKEA Secures Permit for New Brage Field Drilling Operation

Inyanga Launches Fundraising Campaign to Advance Tidal Energy Tech

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News