Muir Mhòr floating wind farm, being developed by Vattenfall and Fred. Olsen Seawind, has received consent for the onshore application from Aberdeenshire Council today in a big step forward for the 1 GW project.The decision was taken at a meeting…
A new milestone has been reached in the development of Belgium’s offshore energy hub, Princess Elisabeth, with the first steel cut for the construction of the high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) infrastructure.The steel cutting ceremony…
Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has signed a contract with Equinor to perform a 4D towed streamer seismic survey over the Tyrihans field in Norway.It is the first project awarded under the 2021 Equinor frame agreement following a recent extension for an additional two years…
Britain on Thursday published long-awaited environmental guidance which is expected to impact the future development of two vast North Sea oil and gas fields by companies including Shell and Equinor.The guidance sets out how greenhouse gas emissions that would come from the oil and gas being used…
Only three months after coming on stream, Equinor’s Johan Castberg field in Barents Sea has started producing at peak capacity of 220,000 barrels of oil per day.The field’s peak production achievement increases energy deliveries from the Barents Sea by 150%…
Norwegian marine seismic survey services firm Seabird Exploration has changed its name to SED Energy Holdings (Energy Holdings), following the merger with Energy Drilling.Effective from June 20, 2025, the name will be changed along with the ticker code to ENH…
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has confirmed contracts for two of its construction support vessels (CSVs), which will be put to work in South America.The first contract is with Petrobras for the Normand Flower CSV, owned by Solstad Maritime…
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, a subsidiary of U.S. energy major ConocoPhillips, has completed the drilling of an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea, confirming the previously made oil discovery.ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, the operator of production license 891…
Equinor and Gwynt Glas, a joint venture between EDF Renewables UK and ESB, have secured seabed leases to develop floating wind farms off the coasts of Wales and South West England in Celtic Sea.The announcement was shared by the Crown Estate…
EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) has loaded out the last three monopiles for RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, being built off the U.K.’s North East coast.The total of 100 monopiles, with weights of 1,143 to 1,521 tons and lengths of up to 91…
Northern Ireland-based subsea technology specialist Decom Engineering has developed and deployed a new ultra-light Chopsaw for subsea cutting operations.The C1-16UL Chopsaw represents the most significant advancement in Aberdeen-based Decom's Chopsaw range…
Vår Energi and license partner Kistos Energy Norway have reached the final investment decision (FID) for the Balder Phase VI project in the Balder area, off Norway.The fast-track development will be a key contributor to sustaining long term…
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has expanded its fleet of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) by adding eight new units to its existing fleet.Three new ROVs have recently been delivered, with the remaining five scheduled for delivery over the next four years…
Subsea 7 today has secured a ‘substantial’ contract offshore Norway, worth between $150 million and $300 million.Subsea7’s scope includes engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of pipeline bundles, spools, protection covers and tie-ins using key vessels from Subsea7’s fleet…
Exxon Mobil and Chevron on Tuesday took their first steps toward eventually exploring oil in Brazil's Foz do Amazonas basin, scooping up offshore blocks auctioned by the country in the promising but environmentally-sensitive area.The move marks…
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