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  • Jones Bros nears completion of infrastructure works for Morlais tidal power scheme

    25 July 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    North Wales-based company Jones Bros Civil Engineering has made progress on the construction of onshore infrastructure for the Morlais tidal energy project and is now on track to complete the works ahead of original schedule.

  • Odfjell Drilling strengthens ties with Equinor and confirms two rig deals

    17 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Odfjell Drilling has inked contracts for one of its semi-submersible rigs to carry out drilling activities in the North Sea.

  • Germany updates its national hydrogen strategy

    27 July 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Germany has decided to update the National Hydrogen Strategy with the increased level of ambition in climate protection and the new challenges in the energy market. The Federal Cabinet made the decision on 26 July preceded by a political agreement of all departments, including the five core departments for hydrogen: the Federal Ministry of Economics […]

  • Large-scale CO2 capture project added to Saipem’s workload in Europe

    26 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Project & Tenders

    Saipem has inked a letter of intent for work on a large-scale CO2 capture project with Stockholm Exergi

  • Xeneta: CEI improved on majority of top container trades in Q1

    14 July 2023
    Environment, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    The first quarter of 2023 saw Carbon Emissions Index (CEI) improvements on the majority of top 13 container trades, evaluated by Xeneta, an Oslo-based ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform. The average CO2 emitted per ton of cargo carried fell on ten of the world’s leading trades compared to Q4 2022, […]

  • Flemish ports acquire European Hydrogen Valley status

    13 July 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Port of Antwerp-Bruges, North Sea Port and Port of Ostend have officially been recognized as a Hydrogen Valley at the European level. The Hydrogen Valley certificate was issued by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership and Mission Innovation who maintain an online map with the main characteristics of Hydrogen Valleys in Europe and the world. According to […]

  • Survey activities next for Scottish subsea cable links

    17 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    Marine survey activities are scheduled to start this month for two Eastern Green Link projects in Scotland. Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission are delivering the Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL 2) project, while Scottish & Southern Electricity Transmission (SHET) and National Grid Electricity Transmission are delivering the Eastern Green Link 3 […]

  • SeaVolt partners set to launch offshore solar platform in the North Sea

    19 July 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vision

    SeaVolt project partners, which include Tractebel, DEME, and Jan De Nul, are making final preparations to install its first offshore solar energy test platform in the Belgian North Sea.

  • Valaris: As four rigs land new jobs, all roads lead to ‘strong and sustained upcycle’ in offshore drilling

    2 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Valaris has won new contracts for two floaters and two jack-ups in its rig fleet for work in West Africa, the Gulf of Mexico, and Australia.

  • Site surveys to begin for Flotation Energy’s two offshore wind projects

    13 July 2023
    Business Developments & Projects

    Site investigations are about to start at two locations in Scotland and the UK where Flotation Energy and its project partners plan to build the 480 MW Morecambe and the 1.4 GW Cenos offshore wind farms. At the Morecambe site, located about 30 kilometres from the Lancashire coast, a deep-sea geotechnical survey is scheduled to […]

  • ADNOC Gas inks $7-9 billion LNG supply deal with Indian Oil Corporation

    20 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy

    UAE’s ADNOC Gas, an integrated gas processing company, has signed a 14-year supply agreement with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) for the export of up to 1.2 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG). According to ADNOC Gas, the agreement, valued in the range of $7 billion to $9 billion over […]

  • In focus: Spotlight on hydrogen valleys, blue economy startups and concepts

    28 July 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development, Technology

    As the world faces record-breaking high temperatures, the offshore energy sector is trying to stay on the net-zero course – embracing its extensive role in the energy transition. In this process, the industry is dealing with the following goals: to provide energy that is secure, affordable and lower in carbon. Let’s kick off things with a hydrogen […]

  • MCR North Jetty Repairs Start

    6 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Jetty stone is arriving and crews are preparing for some heavy lifting at the North Jetty in Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is staging equipment and material to repair the 100-year-old navigation structure.  The construction is required to maintain the jetty system, which provides safe transit to ships travelling between […]

  • More shallow gas pilot wells on Aker BP’s drilling agenda

    29 June 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator for drilling shallow gas pilot wells in the North Sea off Norway.

  • Recoverable oil & gas volume in Shell’s recent UK North Sea discovery nearly doubled

    12 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Shell has carried out a post-well analysis of a discovery in the North Sea, indicating a significant boost in the estimated oil & gas resources.

  • USA: North Carolina Dredging Project Starts

    20 July 2011

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began dredging operations on July 10 at the North Carolina State Port Docks, the Radio Island Barge Docks… (thetriton) [mappress] Source: thetriton, July 20, 2011;

  • A&P North East Starts CEMEX Agreement

    9 July 2013

    A&P Tees, part of A&P North East, recently won an exclusive contract from UK dredge contractor CEMEX UK Marine, part of the CEMEX UK Group, for the drydocking of the company’s three trailing suction hopper dredgers over a five-year period. Due to the severity of the work undertaken by dredgers, it is expected that each […]

  • Geophysical survey about to begin for ‘world’s longest HVDC subsea cable’

    6 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition

    A geophysical survey is set to begin this month in the UK for an interconnector that will connect to Morocco, described as the world’s longest HVDC subsea cable. The UK geophysical survey will follow the proposed cable corridor for the Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project, routing along the North Cornwall coast to make landfall in North […]

  • Prosafe unit staying longer in UK North Sea

    30 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe has secured a contract extension for one of its units in the UK North Sea.

  • Forth Dredging Event Starts This Week

    6 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Forth Estuary Forum will host an information meeting about ‘Sedimentation and Dredging’ on Thursday, 9th July, from 6.30pm-9.30pm, at Carnegie Conference Center in Dunfermline. The Forum is a voluntary partnership of organisations around the Forth with an interest in the wellbeing of the Forth and its coastal communities. Members of the Forum meet to share information […]

  • Noble rig booked for drilling ops off Suriname

    7 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Noble has won a new contract with Petronas for one of its semi-submersible rigs, which is being hired for drilling activities off Suriname.

  • Seaway7 signs $500+ million contract for East Anglia Three offshore wind farm

    30 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Seaway7 has signed a contract with ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola’s UK arm, for the transport and installation of foundations and inter-array cables for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm. The deal is worth between $500 million and $750 million, as per Subsea7’s definition of a very large contract and the classification of this […]

  • Green light to Lundin for North Sea field start-up

    2 September 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Rules & Regulation

    Oil and gas company Lundin Energy has received consent from Norwegian authorities for the start-up of the Solveig field in the North Sea.

  • Ithaca, Aker Solutions, Expro, Proserv, and EY back 10-point plan to improve North Sea workers’ mental health

    7 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Five energy industry players have given their backing to a charter aimed at improving the mental health of thousands of North Sea workers.

  • Barnegat Inlet North Jetty Repair to Start Soon (USA)

    3 April 2014

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has contracted with Agate Construction to repair the Barnegat Inlet North Jetty beginning on or about April 14 and possibly continuing through November. Operations will occur during daylight hours and at night. A crane barge and a rock barge will be spudded down for stabilization at the north jetty […]