The UK Government has awarded planning consent for Vattenfall’s 1.8 GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm, meaning that both projects in Vattenfall’s proposed Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone have now been approved.According to Vattenfall, the zone…
The UK Government on Friday awarded planning consent for Vattenfall’s 1.8 GW Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm. The project is part of Vattenfall’s proposed Norfolk Zone and will produce electricity equivalent to the annual consumption of around 2 million UK homes…
Safety equipment firm Viking Life-Saving Equipment has launched a new lifejacket for the oil & gas and wind energy market.The inflatable lifejacket, named the VIKING YouSafeTM Vanguard, has been developed after to meet (275N) offshore industry standards…
Norwegian marine seismic surveyor PGS has said it has won a 'significant' seismic data acquisition contract in the Black Sea. The project is scheduled to start in mid-August 2021 and be completed in November. The customer will have the opportunity to extend the contract…
Norway-based marine seismic surveyor PGS said Thursday it was experiencing an increase in seismic acquisition project activity, and that it would reactivate some previously stacked vessels.'Based on project awards so far, PGS has started preparations…
Aker Solutions and Siemens Energy have, as a consortium, been selected by Vattenfall as preferred bidders to deliver HVDC converter platforms for the Norfolk offshore wind project located in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.'If Vattenfall proceeds with this development…
BP's giant Argos offshore platform, to be used for the Mad Dog 2 development in the Gulf of Mexico, was this week loaded on Boskalis' BOKA Vanguard vessel in South Korea and is preparing set sail for the U.S.According to Boskalis, the Dutch marine services contractor…
Dutch offshore services provider Fugro has started a marine site characterization campaign for Swedish wind developer Vattenfall at two major offshore wind development sites located over 40 km off the coast of Norfolk, UK.'The resulting Geo…
Norwegian seismic company PGS has said it has completed its second successful GeoStreamer X seismic survey in the Viking Graben, in the North Sea, off Norway, using its Ramform Vanguard vessel, and breaking some records in the process.Gunhild Myhr…
Offshore wind developer Vattenfall has received regulatory consent for the development of the 1.8 GW Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm off the UK.The consent was granted earlier this week by the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma…
Brazil's state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA said on Thursday that it has commenced oil and gas production at the Atapu well in the eastern portion of the country's massive Santos basin.Petrobras, as the company is known, is operating the well with the P-70 floating production…
Norwegian marine seismic acquisition company PGS has begun a new multi-azimuth marine seismic survey in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The industry-funded survey- conducted by seismic vessel Ramform Vanguard - extends the GeoStreamer X area within the Viking Graben by 1160 sq…
One person died, and five others became seriously ill after reportedly drinking cleaning liquid earlier this week aboard a floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) being transported by Boskalis' Vanguard heavy-transport vessel…
Offshore helicopter services provider Bristow Group filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after reaching a deal with senior bondholders on a plan to slash its debt load.The struggling Houston-based helicopter operator for offshore oil and…
It’s been a tough market for heavy lift vessel operators – but that’s not stopping them renewing and reinventing their fleets.The offshore installation market has been tough, especially for those with installation vessels – resource and cash intensive assets…