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Nord Stream Breaches a Stark Reminder of Undersea Infrastructure Vulnerabilities

Oct 17, 2022

On the night of September 26, near the end of the calm season on the Baltic, a broiling kilometer-wide circle disturbed the face of the sea and a huge mass of methane erupted into the air. The gas formed a cloud that crossed Europe, in what’s…

ORE Catapult: Tidal Stream Energy Costs Could Plummet If Current Opportunity is Realized

Oct 17, 2022

Tidal stream energy could plummet below £80 per MWh by 2035 if current opportunity is realized, according to a recent report by the UK-based Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.The report ‘Cost Reduction Pathway of Tidal Stream Energy in the UK and France’ report…

Exxon's Russian Oil Output Collapsed after Rejecting Local Tanker Insurance

Oct 17, 2022

Oil output at the giant Exxon-led Sakhalin-1 Russian Pacific project collapsed following the U.S. major's refusal to accept local insurance for tankers after Western insurers pulled out due to sanctions, several industry sources told Reuters…

Norway NPD Plans New File Format for Seismic Reporting

Oct 17, 2022

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said that, in the near future, a number of companies on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, including oil companies, software suppliers, and seismic companies, are going to be contacted by Troika International regarding updates to seismic data reporting…

Norway's Equinor May Buy UK North Sea Oil Fields from China's CNOOC

Oct 17, 2022

Norway's Equinor considering buying oilfields in the British North Sea from China's CNOOC, including a big stake in the huge Buzzard oilfield, two industry sources told Reuters on Monday. The deal is valued at between 20 billion and 30 billion Norwegian crowns ($1…

East Med Gas Could Help Ease Europe's Energy Crunch with Right Funding

Oct 17, 2022

East Mediterranean gas reserves can help ease Europe's energy crunch but require funding from institutions like the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank to realise the area's full potential, an official said on Friday…

Norwegian Police Investigate Drone Sighting Over Gas Plant

Oct 14, 2022

Norway police on Friday investigated reports of a drone flying over the Kaarstoe [Kårstø] gas plant in southwest Norway on Thursday, while in Arctic Norway a Russian-Israeli citizen was arrested when police found two drones in his car.The Norwegian…

Depth Record Broken as Seagreen Wind Farm Turbine Installation Hits Halfway Mark

Oct 14, 2022

Half of the 114 offshore wind turbines which will make up Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, Seagreen, have now been installed in the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland, SSE Renewables said this week, adding that a record has been…

Russia Needs Permission for Its Ships to Inspect Nord Stream Damage - Novak

Oct 14, 2022

Russia needs permission for its vessels to conduct investigations into explosions that damaged Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday. He did not specify who should grant the permission…

Equinor Awards $235,6M in Offshore Vessel Deals

Oct 14, 2022

Equinor, a Norwegian oil company, said on Friday that it had recently awarded six offshore vessel contracts to five shipowners. The total value of the contracts, including options, is estimated to be more than NOK 2.5 billion ($235,6 million)…

AvenHexicon Gets Priority Rights to Develop Two Floating Wind Farms in Italy

Oct 14, 2022

The Swedish floating wind technology specialist Hexicon has obtained maritime priority rights for two offshore wind concessions in Italy, where it is operating through its joint venture, AvenHexicon Srl, with local partner Avapa Energy Srl. Earlier this year…

Solstad Offshore Wins Work for PSV Quartet

Oct 14, 2022

Norwegian offshore support vessel operator Solstad Offshore has secured new contracts and extensions for four of its platform supply vessels.The contracts are firm for a total of 850 days, and Solstad Offshore's clients in the UK and the Netherlands will use the vessels…

Borr Drilling Sells Jack-up Rig for $120M

Oct 14, 2022

Offshore drilling company Borr Drilling has entered into an agreement to sell the jack-up drilling rig 'Gyme' for a price of $120 million to an unrelated third party.The 'Gyme' is a 2018 PPL Pacific Class 400 located in Singapore. The rig has not been activated or contracted since its delivery…

Russia Says Several Arrested in Foiled Attack on TurkStream Pipeline

Oct 13, 2022

The Kremlin said on Thursday that several people had been arrested during a foiled attack on the TurkStream gas pipeline on Russian territory, Interfax news agency reported. Russia has said it is stepping up security on the TurkStream pipeline…

Marine Power Systems, WavEC to Deploy Modular Floating Wind System in Portugal

Oct 13, 2022

Marine Power Systems from the UK is working with WavEC from Portugal to set up its modular floating offshore wind platform in the north of Portugal. 'Floating offshore wind is increasingly featuring in government decarbonization targets around the world and Portugal is no exception…

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