WesternGeco has completed an ocean bottom nodes multiclient survey in the North West El Amal block, offshore Egypt, for Neptune Energy.
Shell and Eneco have jointly submitted a bid in a zero-subsidy round of the tender to develop the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The two companies are, through their CrossWind joint venture, competing with several other bidders including Ørsted, to develop a wind f
The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a permit to Kinder Morgan units to continue the commissioning process at the Elba Island liquefaction project near Savannah, Georgia.
Star of the South Wind Farm has partnered with Curtin University and Deakin University to assist with offshore site investigations for Australia’s first offshore wind project. Curtin University’s Centre for Marine Science and Technology is helping understand marine mammals in the project area, while
Subsea 7 has secured a contract from Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) for the Blythe and Vulcan satellites field development in the UK Southern North Sea. The SURF contract follows the recent approval of the Phase 1 Field Development Plan by the UK Oil and Gas Authority. It includes 35 kilometres of fl
Texas LNG’s proposed Brownsville liquefied natural gas export terminal in South Texas took a step toward by receiving an air permit. The permit allowing the construction and operation of the facility has been granted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Wednesday. Securing this permit
Bakker Sliedrecht has upgraded the automation system at the offshore energy substation of the DanTysk offshore wind farm in Germany. Bakker Sliedrecht replaced, among other things, the Ethernet switches in the fiber optic ring for the communication between all systems, the switches, redundant SCADA
McDermott’s unit CB&I Storage Solutions has won a contract to build four liquefied petroleum gas spheres for an energy infrastructure project in the Caribbean region. McDermott defined the contract as “sizable” meaning it is worth between $1 million and $50 million. The scope of the project includes
Van Oord is set to start its offshore operations at the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in 2021 with the installation of pin piles. The Dutch company will use its installation vessel Aeolus, which will in 2022 be assisted by a second vessel to install the jackets foundations. In April, Van Oo
Oil and gas company PetroNor has reached a mutual agreement with the Government of Senegal to suspend the arbitration related to a dispute for two offshore blocks.
Vattenfall has introduced several upgrades to the design of the Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord nearshore wind farms in Denmark to reduce their visual and environmental impact. The two wind farms will, if approved, feature a radar system that will turn the light markings on the turbines at night on
Next Geosolutions has secured a contract by Prysmian Group for marine survey works in support of the route engineering and design of the Viking Link interconnector project. The company’s scope of work includes full geophysical, geotechnical and UXO tasks covering the onshore, nearshore and offshore
Canada’s Pieridae Energy, the developer of the Golboro liquefied natural gas export project, has negotiated extensions of the key deadlines under its long-term deal with Germany’s Uniper. This development follows Pieridae’s announcement in April on postponing a final investment decision to build the
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has launched the public consultation period regarding the new environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports for the Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord nearshore wind farms. Interested parties are free to submit responses and comments on the new environmental impact repor
