Power companies including Ørsted, Vattenfall, Innogy, SSE and Scottish Power and financial investors such as infrastructure and pension funds are active in UK offshore wind power, said Deloitte.Japan, China and other countries in Asia are also showing increasing interest in the market…
Irish based oil and gas company Providence Resources informs it has received permission from Irish authorities to perform a site survey later this month at its operated Barryroe field within the within SEL 1/11 license offshore Ireland.SEL 1/11…
At the end of last week, Vroon subsea-support walk-to-work unit VOS Start arrived in IJmuiden after almost two years engaged in operations for offshore renewables client MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (MVOW).The Netherlands-flagged vessel commenced duties for MVOW in August 2017…
Vroon Offshore Services has secured a contract with Total E&P to deliver offshore logistical support to a planned maintenance campaign in the Dutch sector of the Southern North Sea.OPerations are already underway, and so far Vroon’s subsea support…
Belgian developer Parkwind has reached an agreement with Irish state-owned utility ESB to collaborate on the 330MW Oriel and 500MW Clogherhead wind farms off the coast of Ireland.The Irish utility has agreed to acquire an interest of up to 35% in the Oriel windfarm…
Ireland-focused oil and gas exploration company backed by Seacrest Capital AzEire has been awarded an extension of a frontier exploration license (FEL) and a conversion of a license option to an FEL.'The Minister of State at the Department of Communications…
Ireland is the only country in the EU with a significant Atlantic coastline that is not currently developing offshore wind resources.Up to 1000MW of offshore wind resource in the Irish Sea is deliverable in the immediate future, with 3000MW additional potential there…
An innovative high-tech wave device currently being built in the U.S. will offer marine-based big data centers the chance to power up while cooling down.The project is a display of Irish marine innovation combined with U.S. engineering prowess…
UK-focused oil firm Egdon Resources has acquired 100% interest in UK North Sea Promote Licence P2304 (UKCS Block 41/24), containing part of the the Resolute gas discovery, through a deal with two other firms. Egdon acquired 50% in the…
The Isle of Man has launched an offshore licensing round for acreage that has not been reviewed in more than 20 years. Isle of Man. Image from iStock. Earlier this week, the…
The Irish government has extended phase 1 of Frontier Exploration Licences (FEL) 2/13 and 3/13 by two years to 4 July 2019, operator Europa Oil & Gas announced on 19 June. The Irish government has also approved an application to convert…
Centrica is planning a US$77.66 million (£60 million) investment in its operations in Morecambe Bay, in the East Irish Sea, off the west coast of England, to boost output. The campaign will unlock up to a further 3 Bcf of gas under the…
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) and The British Geological Survey (BGS) have released the 21st Century Exploration Roadmap (21CXRM) Palaeozoic Project. The project aims to improve the knowledge and data from the under-explored Palaeozoic…
Offshore Ireland focused Europa Oil & Gas has had its Phase 1 Frontier Exploration Licences (FEL) 2/13 and 3/13 in the South Porcupine Basin extended by one year to 4 July 2017. The extension will allow Europa to mature existing prospects…
The Eirik Raude semisubmersible was used to drill ExxonMobil’s 2013 Dunquin well. With the entry of major operators, could the time finally be ripe for the Irish Offshore? Elaine Maslin reports…
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