Eni and TotalEnergies have taken the final investment decision (FID) for the development of Cronos, the first gas development in Cyprus, with production start-up expected in 2028. Operated by Eni and located in deep offshore waters approximately 185 kilometers southwest of the coast of Cyprus, in of
Alaska-based Sitkana is set to deploy its new prototype tidal turbine at the Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative’s (MRECo) Bourne Tidal Test Site (BTTS) in Massachusetts, U.S. At BTTS, located in the Cape Cod Canal, the turbine will operate in powerful tidal currents while engineers evaluate its p
UK-based upstream oil & gas player Serica Energy has agreed to acquire compatriot Pharos Energy for £145.7 million (more than €170 million), with Pharos to withdraw its recommendation for an offer from Israeli Ratio Petroleum. The acquisition is said to be consistent with Serica Energy’s long-standi
Liverpool Bay CCS Limited (LBCCS) has entered into a lease with The Crown Estate for its CO2 transportation and storage project offshore the UK, the country’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to repurpose existing infrastructure. The Liverpool Bay CCS project will operate as the backbo
The Western Australian Government has granted State Significant Project status to a Woodside Energy-operated offshore development project, described as Australia’s largest untapped conventional gas resource. With a forecast production capacity of 11.4 MTPA and a peak condensate production rate of 50
Italy’s energy giant Eni has continued its contract awards spree for the third phase of its oil & gas development project off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire, with Saipem having been selected for the delivery of rigid pipelines and associated subsea structures. Baleine Phase 3 will increase total field p
Allseas’ Solitaire, one of the world’s largest pipelay vessels, is heading back to sea following a ten-month renewal and upgrade program that further advances its installation capabilities and production efficiency. It was announced last year that the 397-meter-long vessel, operational since 1998, w
French provider of tubular solutions Vallourec has secured a new contract for the Atapu-2 project in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, this time with Allseas for the supply of carbon steel seamless line pipes and thermal insulation coating. Allseas is in charge of the design, procurement, constructi
Dutch gas infrastructure company Gasunie has launched a public tender seeking a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) from a new-build offshore wind farm as part of its target to source 40% of its energy from carbon-free sources by 2030. Through the tender, Gasunie is seeking to procure 40 MW of
PosHYdon, the first project in the world to combine offshore wind power, hydrogen production, and natural gas production at sea, has started the production of green hydrogen on an operational offshore platform in the North Sea. The Q13a-A platform, operated by Eni Energy Netherlands, is located appr
GTT Marine, a division of France’s Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), has been tasked with deploying its integrated vessel performance solutions across a fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers (LNGC) on hire with Malaysia’s energy giant Petronas.
Houston-based subsea energy equipment and services specialist KOIL Energy Solutions has secured its first subsea umbilical maintenance campaign in Brazil. The contract covers the re-termination and testing of umbilical elements, including chemical injection and hydraulic control lines, as well as el
With over 350 kilometers of offshore and onshore cable laid, the NeuConnect high-voltage submarine cable that will create the first direct energy transmission link between the UK and Germany has reached the halfway point in its cabling program. The milestone comes as NeuConnect marks the third anniv
Australia’s engineering firm Worley has been tasked with carrying out the pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) work for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project bearing the name of a Roman goddess in the Dutch sector of the North Sea, as the Netherlands’ depleted offshore fields are being t
