Developers of the FAB interconnector that will link Great Britain and France are planning to submit an updated planning application regarding the project’s converter station in the UK. FAB Link Limited and Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) have amended the design of the project from a capacity
German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck, and Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Lars Aagaard, have signed an agreement for the Bornholm Energy Island in the Baltic Sea. This is the first legally binding cooperation agreement in Europe on a joint
Aker Solutions has signed a frame agreement extension with Aker BP under which it will provide subsea production systems to the company’s projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) until 2029. The agreement may also cover assistance to Aker BP for feasibility studies and concept developments,
The partners behind the Aphrodite Reservoir in Cyprus have submitted an updated plan for the development of the project to the country’s government, said to include a change to the fundamental project concept of the approved development and production plan. Chevron Cyprus, BG Cyprus, part of Shell,
Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group is set to invest around €120 million in its plant in Pikkala, Finland, in order to further increase the production capacity of 525 kV HVDC submarine cable systems. New vertical continuous vulcanization (VCV) lines at the Finnish plant are expected to more than do
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has entered into agreements with two separate parties for the sale of its three seismic vessels. In a statement issued on 1 June, Eidesvik reported that it was selling the seismic vessels Veritas Viking, Vantage and Viking Vision to two separate buye
Chinese oil and gas company CNOOC Limited has commissioned what is said to be China’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project. The CCS project, officially commissioned on 1 June, is an auxiliary part of the Enping 15-1 oilfield development and can store more than 1.5 mi
Woodside has handed out deals to multiple players for the decommissioning of subsea infrastructure at several oil & gas fields off Australia.
50Hertz has completed the pull-in of two 220 kV subsea cable systems into Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle platform. The two 220 kV subsea cable systems were previously laid on the seabed in a safe area next to the destination of the substation platform. In February of this year, the substation platform was
Norwegian seismic company PGS has secured industry pre-funding for another “large” multi-season MultiClient survey in the Norwegian Sea. The first phase of the survey will be acquired this year by the seismic vessel Ramform Hyperion. Acquisition is expected to start in late June and have a duration
Jan De Nul has secured a contract with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution to deliver a new interconnector project in Scotland. Under the contract signed in November 2022, Jan De Nul will supply and install a new Pentland Firth interconnector this summer that will link mai
Minesto has laid the main subsea cable as part of the ongoing offshore works ahead of the installation of its 1.2MW tidal energy device Dragon 12.
Helix Alliance, the Louisiana-based subsidiary of Helix Energy Solutions, has secured a full-field decommissioning contract in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico shelf. As part of the project set to begin in mid-2023, Helix’s scope of work includes the plug and abandonment of 39 wells, 15 pipelines and seven s
Norwegian oilfield services provider Aker Solutions has appointed an Estonia-based company to deliver subsea templates for an oil and gas field development in the North Sea. Marketex Offshore Constructions (MOC), a subsidiary of BLRT Grupp, has signed a contract with Aker Solutions under which it is
