Solstad Offshore has received Letters of Award from subsea contractors for the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Maximus that combined have a duration of minimum 200 days. The Norwegian company reported on 23 December that Normand Maximus had received Letters of Award from various undisclose
Swedish tidal energy company Minesto has signed a long-term lease agreement for strategic port access and onshore operations and maintenance (O&M) work site in the Faroe Islands.
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has entered into an agreement to acquire Aquadrill, formerly known as Seadrill Partners, in an all-stock transaction that values the UK firm at $958 million. Following completion, Seadrill shareholders and Aquadrill unitholders will respectively own 62 per cent
Proteum Energy and Transitus Energy have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore joint development opportunities in the UK, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, and Norway to produce low-carbon hydrogen. The parties intend on producing hydrogen from North Sea natural gas resources. Transitus said th
UAE-based Shelf Drilling has secured three-year contracts for two of its jack-up rigs for work offshore India, as well as a one-year contract for a rig to operate off the coast of Nigeria. Shelf Drilling reported that Compact Driller and Key Singapore had been appointed for operations in Mumbai High
A renewable fuels company Raven SR and a manufacturer of engineered equipment Chart Industries have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate globally on the liquefaction, storage, and transportation of hydrogen as well as pure carbon dioxide produced from Raven SR’s non-combustion S
Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has made what is said is the “largest discovery of the year” in the Goliat area in the Barents Sea offshore Norway. Vår Energi confirmed on 23 December the discovery of gas in its operated 7122/9-1 T2 Lupa well. Preliminary estimates of the size of the discov
TGS and CGG have secured a contract to carry out the acquisition and imaging of a dense ocean bottom node (OBN) multi-client seismic survey in the Sleipner area of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Sara Kärki from transmission system operator (TSO) Gasgrid Finland and Maria Sicilia from TSO Enagás are the two new chairwomen of the European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) consortium. “Hydrogen is a key technology for diversifying energy supply, improving energy security and resilience of the European e
Aker Solutions has won a contract from Wintershall Dea to provide the subsea production system for the Dvalin North development offshore Norway, shortly after the plan for the development and operation (PDO) of the gas field was submitted. The Dvalin North gas field is located around 200 kilometers
Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) has started the construction of a new cable factory at the Beatrixhaven site in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. According to Groningen Seaports, TKF will use the new factory to produce subsea cables to connect wind turbines from offshore wind farms to power stations. The new
QatarEnergy and Japan’s Qatar Petroleum Development Company (QPD) have signed a new agreement for the continued development and production of two oil fields located in Qatar’s territorial waters. Under the five-year deal, QPD, owned by Cosmo E&P and Sojitz, will continue to act as the operator of th
RWE and Harbour Energy have established a partnership to investigate options to capture, transport and store CO2 from RWE’s gas-fired power stations via Viking CCS, Harbour Energy’s CO2 transport and storage network. The partnership is expected to lead to the transportation and storage of captured C
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), on behalf of the Federal Government, is planning to hold a mini-bid round for seven offshore blocks in order to spur new exploration and drilling activities in the country’s deep waters. The seven blocks in the Mini Bid Round cover an ar
