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Norway Plans Large Expansion of Arctic Oil Exploration

Jun 24, 2020

Norway is planning a major expansion of oil exploration in the Arctic, despite commitments to tackling global warming and opposition from environmental groups.Minister of petroleum and energy Tina Bru said on Wednesday the expansion was needed to protect jobs and generate wealth…

DeepOcean Secures Subsea Work at Repsol's Yme Field

Jun 24, 2020

Offshore installation contractor DeepOcean has been awarded an EPCI contract for marine operations on Repsol’s Yme project in the North Sea offshore Norway.The award to DeepOcean covers project management, engineering, construction, and offshore…

Offshore Drillers Facing Second Wave of Bankruptcies

Jun 24, 2020

The companies that operate offshore drilling rigs for major oil producers face a second wave of bankruptcies in four years amid a historic drop in energy prices that likely will leave surviving drillers more closely tied to big oil firms.A collapse of the offshore industry will have broad impact…

Equinor Taps LOC for Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 MWS Work

Jun 24, 2020

Marine and engineering consulting firm LOC Group has been awarded a new scope of work with Norway's Equinor to provide services as part of the second phase of the development of the Johan Sverdrup offshore oil field in Norway.Under the contract…

Ørsted Hires EWE for Substation Maintenance at North Sea Wind Farms

Jun 23, 2020

Danish offshore wind farm developer Ørsted has awarded German service provider EWE a contract for maintenance of the low-voltage areas and the sub-systems of the substations of two wind farms offshore Germany. EWE said its offshore subsidiary…

Jan De Nul Completes Installation of Trianel Windpark Borkum II Wind Turbines

Jun 23, 2020

Jan De Nul Group last week completed the offshore Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWBII) project in the German North Sea.'All 32 Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) have been installed and mechanically completed,' Jan de Nul said last Friday.Jan De Nul…

Rovco Opens Edinburgh Office

Jun 23, 2020

The UK-based provider of ROV services to the offshore energy industry has opened a new office and operational base in Edinburgh, Scotland to serve its current portfolio of offshore renewable and energy projects renewable and energy projects…

TechnipFMC Scores Up To $187,1M Worth of Deals in Norway

Jun 23, 2020

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has awarded oilfield services provider Technip two contracts and a letter of intent worth up to NOK 1.8 billion ($187,1 million).Under the contracts and the letter of intent, TechnipFMC will provide pipelaying…

World's Largest Semi-Submersible Crane Vessel to Install One of World's Smallest Offshore Platforms

Jun 22, 2020

Dutch offshore installation specialist Heerema Marine Contractors will transport and install Dana Petroleum's P11-Unity platform, under a contract awarded by HSM Offshore.Heerema will use the Sleipnir, the world's largest semi-submersible crane vessel…

Aker BP's Valhall Flank West Drilling Program Complete

Jun 22, 2020

Norwegian oil company Aker BP has completed the drilling program at its Valhall Flank West project in the North Sea, offshore Norway.Aker BP said last Friday that, over the course of 11 months, the Maersk Invincible drilling rig had set 12 conductors…

Innogy Picks Most Powerful Wind Turbine for Its Largest Offshore Wind Project

Jun 22, 2020

Offshore wind developer Innogy has chosen giant 14 megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbines for its flagship 1.4 gigawatt (GW) Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, located 195 kilometers from the UK coast on Dogger Bank in the shallow area of the central North Sea…

ORE Catapult's Floating Wind Center Attracts Leading Offshore Energy Players

Jun 22, 2020

UK-based Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult said Monday that ten of the world’s leading offshore energy organizations have joined it  Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOWCoE) to drive forward the development of next-generation offshore wind technologies…

SIMEC Atlantis Gets Hold of 12MW Tidal Power Project Lease in France

Jun 22, 2020

Tidal energy company SIMEC Atlantis Energy (Atlantis) has said that the Prefecture de la Manche in France has approved the transfer of the lease to develop a 12MW tidal power project in Raz Blanchard from ENGIE to Normandie Hydroliennes. Normandie…

Nord Stream 2 Finds Replacement for Chief Project Officer

Jun 22, 2020

Nord Stream 2 (NS2), the company for building a transport link for Russian gas into Germany under the Baltic Sea, on Friday said a departing top manager had already been replaced, allowing progress of the project.Earlier, the consortium confirmed…

Equinor Gets OK for North Sea Pilot Well

Jun 22, 2020

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has received regulatory approval to drill a pilot hole in the North Sea offshore Norway.The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway said Friday it had given its consent to Equinor for exploration drilling (pilot…

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