A consortium of six companies has launched a project aimed at addressing the competitiveness and bankability of wave energy farms by validating the technology in conditions required for large-scale deployment in UK waters. The consortium includes European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), The University
Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) has signed a shipbuilding contract with Norwegian shipyard Westcon for the delivery of a subsea and cable laying vessel (CLV), a move said to come due to the need for installation capacity in Taiwan, as another DFO vessel will be working in Europe until the end
North Sea oil & gas operator and producer Ithaca Energy has appointed TechnipFMC to deliver flexible pipe for its development in the UK North Sea. Under a contract defined as significant, TechnipFMC will design, manufacture, and install flexible risers, flowlines, and associated hardware for the Cap
MISC Berhad (MISC), Malaysia’s owner and operator of offshore floating and energy-related maritime solutions and services, has been hired for the provision of lease, operate, and maintain (O&M) scope of work for a floating production unit (FPU) destined to be deployed at a natural gas development pr
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has opened its second carbon storage licensing round, offering 14 locations offshore Scotland and England for exploration and appraisal, with the stores offering up to 2 gigatons of additional CO2 storage capacity. The round, opened today, December 9, offers
Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has landed a new multimillion-dollar assignment with an undisclosed oil and gas operator for one of its drillships off the coast of Australia.
UK-based Enshore Subsea has secured three initial projects for offshore grid systems in Germany under a six-year framework agreement with French cable systems designer and manufacturer Nexans. Enshore Subsea is responsible for installing the Wadden Sea sections of the submarine cable system for the
French energy giant TotalEnergies is set to merge its upstream business with NEO NEXT, creating what is said to be the largest independent oil & gas producer in the UK. The partners have signed an agreement under which TotalEnergies will merge its upstream business with NEO NEXT and become the leadi
Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica – 1, a project company set up by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE), has issued a contract notice for geotechnical investigation services for its 900 MW Baltica 1 offshore wind project. The work is planned to be carried out along the export cable route and in the offsho
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has opened the contracting season in Europe for next year with an ocean bottom node (OBN) survey deal.
XOCEAN has been awarded a series of five-year contracts in the Netherlands, under which the company will deliver bathymetric survey services for six offshore wind farms. The agreements, coordinated by Eneco on behalf of the wind farm owners, are for Borssele 3&4, owned by the Blauwwind consortium; B
Luxembourg-domiciled Subsea7 has been hired on an off-station decommissioning services assignment on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
Norway-based energy services provider Aker Solutions has won a multi-year brownfield maintenance and modification (M&M) services assignment with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant ConocoPhillips.
EDF Power Solutions has invited applications for a tender for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services and hazard studies as part of a project to develop an offshore hydrogen production station in France’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The project, dubbed HYODE (HYdrogen Offshore DunkerquE),
