Aker Solutions has signed a contract with OKEA for the Draugen electrification project in the Norwegian Sea, following a Letter of Intent (LoI) from December 2022. Aker Solutions has been appointed as the main contractor for engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) and the sco
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) has called on the Federal Government to consider adding investment in new gas supply and emissions reduction measures in the 2023-24 Federal Budget, as well as to set up a national carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) roa
French-headquartered energy giant TotalEnergies has been awarded two offshore licenses to explore CO2 storage potential in the Danish North Sea.
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has decided to resume the license processing of the application for the development of a 1.4 GW overseas interconnector between Norway and the UK after the processing was put on hold back in 2020. In a letter dated 25 March 2020, the Norwegian ministry infor
Norwegian regulator has conducted an audit of the management of emergency preparedness and helidecks at Equinor’s two North Sea platforms.
The court hearing for the controversial Bay du Nord offshore oil project was expected to kick off last week, however, this was not the case. What does this mean for the project? Is the hearing cancelled or just postponed until a later date?
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has secured a new contract for a semi-submersible rig with Ithaca Energy for operations off the UK.
Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), a global green energy company, has advanced its Holmaneset project in Norway to the next phase, providing potential for the development of a 300 MW green hydrogen and green ammonia facility and supporting infrastructure. In partnership with local Norwegian consulta
The UK National Grid’s subsea electricity interconnectors achieved a record in January with more power being imported in and exported out of the UK than ever. The five interconnectors, which connect Great Britain with France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway, transported almost 12 per cent more p
Energy companies HH2E and LEAG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in which they confirmed their intention to work together to set up a regional and national green hydrogen economy in Germany. According to HH2E, this should happen in connection with planned projects of both companies in
DOF Subsea has secured an engineering, preparatory works, removal, transportation, recycling and disposal (EPRD) contract with Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor. The contract is for the Heimdal subsea decommissioning works and includes the recovery and disposal of approximately 2,000 tons o
Aker BP has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway.
Baker Hughes’ rig count report: The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped for the third week in a row, slipping to 12 units last week.
Gasgrid Finland, a Finnish state-owned company and transmission system operator, has announced that a joint hydrogen valley project, BalticSeaH2, between Finland and Estonia is underway. Gasgrid said the 5-year project will next proceed to the preparation of a financing agreement with the Clean Hydr
