The developers of the West of Orkney Windfarm have completed its 2022 offshore and nearshore surveys for the project area, located around 25 kilometres off the Sutherland coast in Scotland. This milestone achievement covered geophysical and benthic surveys of the seabed across the 675 km2 offshore o
Partrac will soon deploy a floating LiDAR Buoy at the site of the Buchan floating wind project offshore Scotland, which is being developed by Floating Energy Allyance (FEA), a consortium comprising BW Ideol, Elicio, and BayWa r.e. The deployment is estimated to be carried out on 15 November, subject
Helix Energy Solutions has secured a deepwater well decommissioning contract with Shell Brasil in the Campos Basin. The scope of work includes plug and abandonment services on subsea wells located in the Bijupira and Salema fields. The project is scheduled to commence in early 2024 for a minimum fir
Subsea 7 has secured a “sizeable” contract in the Asia Pacific region with an undisclosed client. Subsea7 defines a sizeable contract as being between $50 million and $50 million. Engineering work is set to commence immediately and offshore activity is scheduled for 2024 and 2025. The company did no
The preliminary marine route survey for the second Malta-Italy electricity interconnector is nearing its final stages, project developer InterConnect Malta reported. The seabed survey was split into three sections, including nearshore Malta, offshore – along the route between the two countries, and
As the UNEP points to slow progress on achieving 1.5°C target, it is more urgent than ever to put pledges into action, and accelerate the transition with strong support from the financial sectors.
PXGEO has secured a towed streamer contract in the Asia Pacific region to acquire 3D seismic data for TGS. The seismic vessel PXGEO 2 is set to mobilize in December for the project. Activities are expected to last for approximately three months. PXGEO entered into an agreement with TGS last year for
Fugro has reported a revenue of €480.2 million for the third quarter of 2022, an increase of 17.4% compared to €378 million in Q3 2021, said to be supported by high demand for offshore wind solutions. The increase in revenue was fuelled by ongoing high client demand across markets, most notably rene
Project developer of the EuroAsia Interconnector and the Cypriot and Israeli delegations have met in Nicosia, Cyprus, to discuss the electricity link that will connect Israel, Cyprus, Greece and continental Europe. A delegation of the Israeli and Cypriot Ministries of Energy, the Israeli and Cypriot
Fugro has launched its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) in Abu Dhabi, said to be the region’s first such vessel. The 12-meter USV was launched at Mugharraq port and sailed to its new home in Al Mirfa by Fugro’s control and command center in the UAE. The Al Mirfa port will be the home to th
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022, coming up on 29 and 30 November in Amsterdam, will feature a Hydrogen Area for the first time, with TotalEnergies, Strohm, Green Team Twente, Shell, and TU Delft Hydro Motion Team set to join this inaugural moment for Offshore Energy and Navingo BV.
NKT has completed the construction of the second extrusion tower for high-voltage power cables at its factory in Karlskrona, Sweden. NKT can now start manufacturing high-voltage power cables in the new tower, designated as NKT Lighthouse, in the fourth quarter of the year. The 150-meter tall tower i
Shell will explore carbon transport and storage options in Brunei & Singapore, which could be part of a potential CCS hub in Southeast Asia.
Danish Ørsted, said to be the world’s leading offshore wind developer, and Norway’s energy giant Equinor have entered into an agreement under which Equinor will supply Norwegian gas to Denmark via Baltic Pipe from 1 January 2023 to 1 April 2024. The total volumes of gas supplied during the period wi
