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Neptune Energy's Fenja Offshore Field Starts Production via 'World's Longest' ETH Pipeline

Apr 28, 2023

Neptune Energy said Friday it had started production from the Fenja oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea. Neptune operates the offshore field, with its partners being Vår Energi, Sval Energi and DNO.Fenja is expected to produce 35,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd…

Fugro to Conduct Geotechnical Site Survey for Australia's Star of the South Offshore Wind Project

Apr 28, 2023

Dutch offshore survey services firm Fugro has won a contract to conduct an offshore geotechnical site investigation for Australia's offshore wind project Star of the South (SOTS), located off the coast of Gippsland southeast of Australia.Partly…

Exxon Mobil Approves $12.7B Uaru Offshore Oil Project in Guyana

Apr 28, 2023

Exxon Mobil Corp and its partners have approved a $12.7 billion investment for their fifth and most expensive offshore oil project in Guyana, the U.S. firm said in a statement.The project called Uaru will produce up to 250,000 barrels of oil…

Larry Rigdon Retires from Tidewater Board

Apr 27, 2023

U.S.-based Tidewater, one of the world's largest owners of offshore support vessels, announced Thursday that Larry T. Rigdon has chosen not to stand for reelection as non-executive chairman and will retire from the board at the company's annual stockholders meeting on June 26…

Glosten Readies PelaStar for the US Wind Energy Market

Apr 27, 2023

Glosten is growing its PelaStar partner network to prepare for Phase 2 of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Floating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize. The expanded team will focus on identifying facilities and the requisite investment to enable U…

Aker BP Keeps Dividend, Guidance Despite Q1 Profit Drop

Apr 27, 2023

Norway's second-largest listed oil company Aker BP said on Thursday it was maintaining its outlook, and its quarterly dividend at $0.55 per share, despite reporting an on-year fall in quarterly operating profit. The company, partly owned by BP…

BASF Eyes Sale of Wintershall Dea, IPO Preferred Option

Apr 27, 2023

German chemicals group BASF on Thursday said it was working to exit energy business Wintershall Dea, with a stock market listing remaining the preferred option.CEO Martin Brudermueller also flagged a possible sale of the oil and gas producer to investors…

Transocean Drills 'First' Fully-automated Hole Section of Offshore Well

Apr 27, 2023

Offshore drilling firm Transocean said Thursday it had recently drilled its first fully-automated hole section of a well.The milestone, which Transocean described as significant, was achieved in the Norwegian Sea, offshore Norway.The company…

Edda Wind Orders MacGregor Gangway for Offshore Wind Vessel

Apr 27, 2023

Deck machinery specialist MacGregor has received an order from offshore wind vessel owner Edda Wind to equip one of its vessels with a walk-to-work system.The SOV vessel, to be delivered in the third quarter of 2024, will be equipped with MacGregor’s all-electric walk-to-work gangway Horizon…

Ocean Winds Reaches FID on French Offshore Wind Project

Apr 27, 2023

Offshore wind developer Ocean Winds on Thursday announced the Final Investment Decision for the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France. The project of around 500 MW in France represents a total investment of €2.7 billion, said the company…

Swift Anchors Gets OWGP Grant to Complete Testing of Floating Wind Anchor Technology

Apr 27, 2023

Scotland-based Swift Anchors, developing anchoring solutions for the global offshore renewable energy and aquaculture industries, has secured a UK£395,000 grant from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP).Swift Anchors, a subsidiary of AQUOS SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies since October 2022…

Probe Launched after Worker Injured in Incident on Offshore Platform in Norway

Apr 27, 2023

The Norwegian offshore safety authority PSA Norway has launched an investigation into an April 22 incident on the Statfjord B offshore platform where a worker suffered facial injuries after getting hit by a 34-kilogram piece of equipment.The incident happened on Saturday…

Denmark, Germany to Study Hybrid Power Interconnector

Apr 27, 2023

Danish transmission system operator Energinet and German counterpart Amprion said on Thursday they will study the development of a hybrid electricity interconnector between Denmark and Germany, tying in offshore wind power.'An interconnector…

DNV Launches JIP to Enhance Offshore Wind Farm Design Process in Earthquake Zones

Apr 27, 2023

DNV has started a new Joint Industry Project (JIP) to increase certainty in the design process for wind farms challenged by earthquakes. The so called ACE2 JIP is a follow-up project of “Alleviating Cyclone and Earthquake Challenges” (ACE) JIP…

Prosafe CEO Stepping Down after More than 6 Years in Position

Apr 27, 2023

Jesper Kragh Andresen is stepping down as CEO of offshore accommodation firm Prosafe after more than 6 years in the position.He will continue with his current role until his successor is in place. Jesper Kragh Andresen said: 'It has been a privilege…

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