Perenco UK and Carbon Catalyst Limited are completing the final preparations for the CO2 injection test at a carbon capture and storage (CCS) license in the North Sea that encompasses what is seen as the UK’s largest depleted gas field. The partners secured a license to progress the Poseidon CCS pro
Solstad Subsea Holding, a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore, is set to acquire a 35.8% ownership share in Norway’s ROV, tooling, personnel, survey and project management services provider Omega Subsea. Established in 2012, Omega Subsea, with offices in Norway and
Nexans has secured a contract with Swedish transmission system operator (TSO) Svenska kraftnät to deliver subsea and onshore cables for an electricity connection project that will strengthen the electricity supply between the island of Gotland and mainland Sweden. As part of the contract described a
Allseas has begun the planning and preparation for what it says is the largest-ever offshore decommissioning assignment in Australia, encompassing the removal of up to 12 retired platforms. Allseas has been appointed by Esso Australia, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Australia, to remove 12 topsides and
Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras and Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro have signed a 175-day addendum to their current inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services contract to include fully remote subsea inspection surveys of shallow-water infrastructure in Brazil. Work will start in January
Geoquip Marine, a provider of offshore geotechnical solutions, has added a new vessel to its fleet, currently undergoing conversion from a platform supply vessel (PSV) into a geotechnical services platform. As part of the conversion in Norway, Geoquip Silvretta, originally built as a PSV by Green Ya
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is seen as a bridge to help the world wean off carbon fuels. With that in mind, this developing technology is not going to be temporary and is definitely going to happen on a large scale. To reach that as quickly as possible, we need regulations, licensing, a supply
Fugro is performing a comprehensive ground investigation offshore Belgium for a new CO2 highway developed by Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor which will be used for transporting CO2 between mainland Europe and Norway. Fugro said its data acquisition will allow Equinor to quickly calculate
The UK’s underwater industry has grown from £8 billion to £9.2 billion in the last 12 months, now supporting over 51,000 jobs. Thereby, the Global Underwater Hub (GUH) has called on the UK Government to recognize the scale and potential of the industry and to deliver an industrial strategy to boost
Switzerland’s Federal Council adopted the national hydrogen strategy the same day that Axpo and its partners broke ground on the site of a new hydrogen production plant to be constructed by H2Uri.
Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric Industries has completed an interconnector in the Philippines which included the installation of a 27-kilometer-long high-voltage submarine power cable. The project involved laying a 230 kV AC submarine cable of 1,200 MW capacity along a 27-kilometer route betwe
Security is a topic that has expanded in the last couple of years, bringing new worries to Europe. With a number of incidents occurring in European seas that harmed subsea (energy) infrastructure, seabed security made its way onto one of the first places on the energy security chart. A panel at Offs
SENAI CIMATEC, in partnership with Shell Brasil, Petrobras, and Sonardyne, has inaugurated the world’s first production plant for on-demand ocean bottom nodes (OD OBN), a seismic technology poised to revolutionize oil reservoir management, particularly in Brazil’s pre-salt region. Located at SENAI C
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has awarded the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), comprising BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies, with the first-ever carbon storage permit in the UK. The project, located around 75 kilometers east of Flamborough Head, off Teesside on England’s east coast, is
