The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) is now actively looking into the build-out of offshore wind beyond 2030, as well as into offshore energy hubs, offshore hydrogen production and reuse of gas pipelines for hydrogen transport. The EZK is currently working on a comprehensi
Halliburton has installed a downhole electro-hydraulic wet-connect in deepwater for Brazil’s giant Petrobras.
Equinor has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) of a deepwater gas discovery project in the Norwegian Sea.
Subsea Integration Alliance, the partnership between Subsea 7 and OneSubsea, has won a contract to support the development of BP’s Cypre gas development project located offshore Trinidad and Tobago. Subsea 7 is in charge of delivering the concept and design, engineering, procurement, construction an
Sandbrook Capital, a private investment firm headquartered in Connecticut, US, has acquired a majority stake in Havfram and has committed $250 million (NOK 2.65 billion) of equity capital to the Norwegian offshore wind services provider. Havfram will use the new capital to build a fleet of vessels f
Aker Solutions has secured a frame agreement to provide subsea production systems (SPS) and subsea lifecycle services (SLS) for Petrobras-operated oil and gas fields offshore Brazil. The scope covers the delivery of complete subsea production systems, including equipment such as subsea trees, Vectus
TGS, SAND Geophysics and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to provide early-phase ground condition and geohazard evaluations for offshore wind farm development. The partnership aims to support wind farm front-end engineering design (FEED) stud
The first 100 kilometers of subsea cable has been installed for SSEN Transmission’s Shetland High Voltage Direct-Current (HVDC) link in the North Sea. The £660 million project will involve constructing a 260-kilometers subsea cable from Shetland to the GB mainland, linking Shetland to the national g
Partrac will soon deploy a floating LiDAR Buoy at the site of the Buchan floating wind project offshore Scotland, which is being developed by Floating Energy Allyance (FEA), a consortium comprising BW Ideol, Elicio, and BayWa r.e. The deployment is estimated to be carried out on 15 November, subject
Project developer of the EuroAsia Interconnector and the Cypriot and Israeli delegations have met in Nicosia, Cyprus, to discuss the electricity link that will connect Israel, Cyprus, Greece and continental Europe. A delegation of the Israeli and Cypriot Ministries of Energy, the Israeli and Cypriot
DeepOcean has signed a charter agreement with shipowner Simon Møkster Shipping for the Stril Server multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV), set to be deployed in the renewables and oil & gas markets. Under the two-year agreement, Stril Server will provide subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR
NKT Victoria has completed cable laying works for the Shetland HVDC Link as part of the first cable installation campaign which begins at Noss Head, North of Wick. The trenching vessel, Grand Canyon III, has also completed trenching the cable to the required burial depth in the seabed as part of Cam
MaresConnect Limited, the company behind the interconnector that will link the power markets of Ireland and Great Britain, has appointed former chief executive of ESB Pat O’Doherty as chairman and non-executive director of its board. MaresConnect Interconnector will comprise a cable route of approxi
Hitachi Energy has handed over North Sea Link, the first power interconnector between Norway and the UK, to Norway’s Statnett and the UK’s National Grid. The 1,400 MW North Sea Link allows Norway to import wind power from the UK and the UK to import hydropower from Norway through a 720-kilometer HVD
