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New OHSUK Helicopter Set for North Sea Service

May 19, 2025

Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHSUK) has taken delivery of a new bespoke Airbus H175 to supplement its helicopter fleet.The aircraft was handed over following test flights in the south of France on last week and will shortly go into service in the North Sea…

Synaptec Rolls Out Monitoring Tech to Tackle High-Voltage Cable Faults

May 19, 2025

Synaptec has launched Greenlight, a monitoring solution designed specifically to address high-voltage cable failures, stemming from faults in cable joints and terminations.Greenlight provides continuous, automated visibility of all joints and terminations in a cable network…

Turkey Discovers New Black Sea Gas Reserve

May 19, 2025

Turkey has discovered a new reserve of 75 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas during drilling works in the Black Sea, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.'With this discovery, we will meet the natural gas needs of homes in Turkey for 3…

Norway Opens Bidding Round for Three Floating Wind Areas

May 19, 2025

The Norwegian government has launched a bidding process for three floating wind project locations at Utsira Nord area.The awarding of project areas for offshore wind and state aid will take place in two stages, with a maturation phase in between…

Akastor Cancels $25M Sale of Skandi Peregrino AHTS Vessel

May 19, 2025

Akastor’s fully-owned subsidiary DDW Offshore has canceled the sale of Skandi Peregrino anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel.The agreement to sell Skandi Peregrino AHTS, first announced in early March 2025, was conditional on charterer's consent…

Vår Energi Gets All Clear for Drilling Op in Norwegian Sea

May 19, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for wellbore 6406/11-2 S in production license 586.The license is operated by Vår Energi with 75% working interest…

Polish Shipbuilder Lays Keel for DOF’s New Offshore Support Vessel

May 16, 2025

Polish shipbuilder CRIST S.A. has held a keel-laying ceremony for an offshore support vessel (OSV), being built for Norwegian vessel owner DOF.The vessel, provisionally named SeaDragon (NB 110), will 109.7 meters long and 22 meters wide, with the capacity to accommodate 164 people…

Estonia Grants First Offshore Wind Construction Permit

May 16, 2025

The Government of Estonia has approved a draft bill granting the country’s first construction permit for an offshore wind farm to Saare Wind Energy, which plans to build a wind farm on the west coast of Saaremaa.The building permit is being…

NSTA, Crown Estate Scotland Team Up for North Sea Opportunities

May 16, 2025

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) and Crown Estate Scotland (CES) have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) which commits both organizations to work together to realize the energy and carbon storage potential of the North Sea.The SoI,…

Strategic Move Brings Decom Engineering's Base to Aberdeen

May 16, 2025

Northern Ireland firm Decom Engineering has relocated its head office to Aberdeen to be closer to key clients and for easier access to the skills market.The specialist cutting technology provider supports the oil, gas, renewables and infrastructure…

Equinor Gets Permit for Barens Sea Drilling Ops

May 16, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in Barents Sea.The permit is for wellbore 7220/5-4 in production license 532, operated by Equinor with 46.4% working interest.Equinor’s partners in the license are Vår Energi and Petoro…

Mitsui’s STATS Rolls Out Titanium Connector for Oil and Gas Sector

May 15, 2025

STATS Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co, has developed mechanical pipe connectors, aimed at addressing increased demand in the Norwegian oil and gas sector.Titanium is better suited to high-stress corrosive environments found in…

Topside for Hollandse Kust (west Beta) Substation Set to Sail to Final Location

May 15, 2025

Two weeks after the successful load out, the steel topside for the Hollandse Kust (west Beta) substation platform is ready to leave the port of Hoboken near Antwerp in the Netherlands for its final North Sea destination.The topside is schedule to leave the Dutch port on May 17…

PBS Nets O&M Contract Extension with TotalEnergies for North Sea Assets

May 15, 2025

Scotland-based PBS has secured extension of its General Maintenance and Operations Contract (GMOC) with TotalEnergies after the operator exercised an option to retain PBS's services through to the end of April 2027.The GMOC was initially awarded to PBS - a consortium comprising Ponticelli UK…

Eni Starts Negotiations with Ares for Plenitude Stake Sale Based on $13B Value

May 15, 2025

Italy’s Eni has signed an agreement to enter into a period of exclusivity with investment fund Ares Alternative Credit Management for the sale of stake in Plenitude, its retail and renewables unit.The exclusivity agreement is aimed at negotiating…

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