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Harbour Energy Books Maersk Drilling Jack-Up for 3-well Campaign in UK North Sea

Aug 19, 2021

UK-based oil and gas company Harbour Energy has hired Maersk Drilling's jack-up rig Mærsk Innovator to drill three subsea development wells in Block 28/9, near the Catcher field, on the UK Continental Shelf. The nine-month contract, which will see the rig reactivated…

First Offshore Wind Substation Installed in France

Aug 19, 2021

Belgian offshore installation firm DEME Offshore said Thursday it had installed the first offshore wind substation in France, at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm site. The installation of the 2,100-ton substation was carried out by Allseas' giant Pioneering Spirit vessel…

JOG Lets Two North Sea Licenses Expire. No Impact on GBA Farm-out

Aug 18, 2021

UK-based oil and gas firm Jersey Oil & Gas has decided to let two North Sea licenses expire as they're not part of the company's Greater Buchan Area hub project.The licenses in question are P2497 Block 20/4c (Zermatt) and P2499 Block 21/2a (Glenn)…

READ Cased Hole Names New MD

Aug 18, 2021

READ Cased Hole, a provider of cased hole logging services and technologies to the global oil and gas industry, has appointed Kevin Giles as its new Managing Director.Prior to this role, Giles spent the last 3 years as READ Cased Hole’s Global Commercial Director…

Fugro to Conduct Surveys Over Future Offshore Wind Farm Sites in Germany

Aug 18, 2021

Dutch offshore survey services firm Fugro has won a contract to carry out geophysical investigations for Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)).'The award is in line with the…

Wood Expects $500M Worth of CCUS Projects Coming to Market in Medium Term

Aug 18, 2021

UK-based engineering firm Wood said Wednesday it expected continued growth in the carbon capture utilization and storage market, with circa $500M worth of potential CCUS projects coming to market in the medium term.'Wood has strengthened its…

Consortium of 29 Firms Backs Danish Carbon Capture and Storage Project

Aug 17, 2021

INEOS Energy, Wintershall Dea, and a consortium of 29 companies, research institutes, and universities, on Tuesday, signed an agreement to support the next phase of the Greensand pilot project to demonstrate the safe and permanent storage of CO2 in offshore reservoirs in the North Sea…

GEG, Proman to Build Renewables-to-Methanol Plant at Nigg Oil Terminal

Aug 17, 2021

UK-based Global Energy Group and Swiss-based integrated energy company, Proman have partnered up to develop a renewable power to methanol plant using local sources of captured CO2 to be located at the Nigg Oil Terminal in the Highlands of Scotland…

Substation Jacket Installed at Saint Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm Site

Aug 16, 2021

Belgium-based offshore installation firm Deme Offshore has informed that the jacket for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind substation in France has been successfully installed over the weekend. DEME said Monday that the 48 meters tall jacket would be held in place by four foundation piles…

TGS CFO Amundsen Resigns, Replacement Named

Aug 16, 2021

Fredrik Amundsen has resigned from his position as CFO of TGS, a Norwegian oil and gas seismic data company.Amundsen had been the CFO since February 2020, having previously served as Executive Vice President (EVP) Europe at TGS.'The company…

DOF, Aker Solutions JV Secures Decom Contract with DNO

Aug 16, 2021

KDS JV, a joint venture between offshore vessel owner DOF Subsea and offshore equipment maker and service provider Aker Solutions, has secured a subsea decommissioning contract for DNO at the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract includes engineering…

Ping to Buy Out Summit from Avalon Oil Field. Targets First Oil for 2023

Aug 13, 2021

Malaysian oil company Ping Petroleum, a subsidiary of DNeX, has agreed to buy the remaining 50 percent stake in the Avalon oil field in the UK North Sea, for $17 million.Ping will buy the 50 percent stake in the oil field from Summit Exploration and Production…

Macquarie’s GIG joins Vårgrønn and Agder Energi in Bid to Develop Offshore Wind in Norway

Aug 13, 2021

Macquarie’s Green Investment Group has joined Vårgrønn and Agder Energi in a consortium working to develop offshore wind in Norway’s Sørlige Nordsjø II zone.The consortium will bid for a site in the Norwegian Sørlige Nordsjø II area, comprising up to 3 GW of new offshore wind capacity…

TechnipFMC Joins Seabed Mineral Extraction Arena

Aug 12, 2021

TechnipFMC, a company best known for its offshore oilfield services and equipment, is looking to diversify its offering and has now joined forces with Loke Marine Minerals (Loke) to develop enabling technologies for the extraction of seabed minerals in Norway…

Cairn to Farm Into Deltic's North Sea Blocks

Aug 12, 2021

UK North Sea focused oil and gas company Deltic Energy has entered into a binding, conditional farm-out agreement in relation to five of its gas licences in the Southern North Sea with Cairn Energy.Cairn will acquire a 60% interest in each of…

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