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  • BARD Group Hires JB 117 Jack-Up Barge (Germany)

    10 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    The BARD Group is intensifying its construction activities in the development site of BARD Offshore 1, the first commercial offshore wind farm in the North Sea located around 100 kilometres off the island coast of Borkum. From now on, the JB 117 belonging to the Dutch company Jack-Up Barge B.V. will be used for the […]

  • TGE Marine Wins NACKS Deal for LNG-Powered Ships

    26 June 2014
    Equipment, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    TGE Marine has secured two contracts from Nantong Cosco Kawasaki Shipyard (NACKS) for the engineering and delivery of fuel gas packages including LNG tanks for two car carriers ordered at the yard by UECC. These ships shall operate in the ECA zones of the North Sea/Baltic Sea and consequently run on LNG as fuel. TGE […]

  • VIDEO: Gangway in Action Onboard VOS Sweet

    24 June 2014

    Today, the wind turbine crew transfer is done by jamming the vessel bow against the windmill tower. The UPTIME gangway allows the crew via a motion compensated gangway to transfer safely from the transport vessel to the turbine. The vessel is free to move with the sea, but the gangway is stationary against the tower. […]

  • BP UK Awards Contract to Floatel

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    BP Exploration Operating Company Limited has awarded a contract to Floatel International for provision of an accommodation and construction support vessel for BP Magnus Life Extension Project. Floatel Superior is the nominated vessel for the work and the charter is expected to start in February 2015, for a firm hire period of three months.The vessel, designed […]

  • DEME Joins MEG I Crew

    1 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    DEME Concessions has entered into a partnership with Nordsee Offshore MEG I GmbH to co-develop the MEG I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea last Thursday. MEG I will be one of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms and is located in the German Bight, circa 45 km north of Borkum. This 400MW project […]

  • Dutch start-up gearing up to tame the waves off The Hague

    26 July 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    A newcomer in the wave energy sector, founded only a year ago with a name that pretty much speaks for itself – Dutch Wave Power – is preparing to launch its scaled wave energy prototype device for real sea trials offshore The Hague in the Netherlands.

  • Last Turbine Up at Merkur

    14 September 2018

    The last of the 66 GE Haliade 150-6MW turbines has been installed at the Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Italy-Based Saipem Bags New E&C Offshore Contracts Worth USD 1 Billion

    13 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts in Egypt, in the North Sea and in Russia, worth in excess of $1 billion. In Egypt, Burullus Gas Company awarded Saipem the EPIC contract for new subsea developments in the area of the West Delta Deep Marine Concession, located about 90 kilometres offshore the Northwest Nile […]

  • Aker BP becoming operator of all NOAKA discoveries to ensure efficient execution

    5 May 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Equinor and Aker BP have inked a deal for the transfer of operatorship, allowing the latter to take the operator helm in the NOAKA area.

  • Oil & Gas UK adds three board members as sector pushes to meet net-zero target

    22 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Oil & Gas UK has appointed three major business leaders to its board as the sector sharpens its focus on meeting net-zero targets.

  • Ithaca, BW Offshore agree revised contract terms for BW Athena FPSO

    31 March 2015

    BW Offshore, an Oslo-based provider of floating production systems to the international oil and gas industry, has received a notice of termination for the FPSO BW Athena contract from Ithaca Energy. The FPSO is producing oil at Ithaca’s Athena field in the UK North Sea. In a statement this morning, BW Offshore has said it has agreed […]

  • Equinor Starts-Up Mariner Field

    15 August 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Equinor has achieved first oil from the Mariner field in the UK North Sea . The field is expected to produce more than 300 million barrels of oil over the next 30 years. “The start-up of Mariner, the first Equinor-operated oil field on the UKCS, establishes our foothold in the UK and reinforces our commitment […]

  • After wrapping up Tailwind acquisition, Serica ‘uniquely placed to prosper’

    23 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Serica Energy has closed the acquisition of Tailwind, which has diversifying its portfolio with a new production hub while lifting the firm into the top ten UK producers.

  • Babcock to support Centrica’s Rough decommissioning

    8 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    UK-based support services company Babcock is working with Centrica Storage Limited to plan for decommissioning of the Rough 47/8A platforms and infrastructure in the southern North Sea.      The Rough field is situated 18 miles off the coast of East Yorkshire. There are two offshore installation hubs called 3B and 8A. Earlier this year, Centrica decided to cease […]

  • TenneT probes market for offshore cable systems

    24 June 2022
    Project & Tenders

    Transmission system operator TenneT has issued a periodic indicative notice to carry out the market investigation on the planned procurement of cable systems to connect wind farms in Cluster 3 in the German North Sea to the DolWin kappa offshore platform. TenneT Offshore GmbH has invited all potential and interested market participants to express their […]

  • Nordic TSO quartet takes steps to bolster security cooperation

    17 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Safety

    Four transmission system operators (TSOs) of the Nordic region have decided to take measures into their own hands and strengthen their cooperation amid rising geopolitical tensions and ongoing Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Gaza conflicts.

  • Sustainability in Drilling by Maersk

    28 October 2020

    Roelinda De Groot, Senior Commercial Manager, North Sea, and Mikkel Søndergaard Pedersen, Technical Superintendant from Maersk presented the sustainability strategy of Maersk Drilling. The duo spoke about what the company decided to do and why, and then provided some concrete examples to our audience of interesting and relevant solutions. Among the key solutions presented by […]

  • VIDEO: Foundation Setup on Borkum Riffgrund 1 OWF

    7 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Last week, all 77 monopile foundations were successfully installed at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 in the German North Sea. Installation was carried out using a noise mitigation system to lower the impact on adjacent marine life. It is the first time ever that this system has been used this way. The 77 […]

  • New Umbilicals International’s Member to Establish UK Facility

    18 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Joe Gorman has been appointed Operations Manager at Umbilicals International UK, part of the Seanamic Group. Formerly production manager at Hydrasun, Aberdeen, he will be responsible for establishing a UK based umbilicals service and manufacturing facility. The new UK umbilical facility will extend Umbilical International’s reach to supply to North Sea, Norwegian and African projects. […]

  • FMS Bags Mooring Deal from BP

    22 August 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Mooring equipment supplier First Marine Solutions (FMS) has secured a three-year contract with BP for its North Sea operations. Established in 2009, Aberdeen-based FMS started the contract in July this year. Steven Brown, managing director for FMS, said: “This award demonstrates our capability and capacity to support the mooring equipment requirements for one of the […]

  • Subsea Vessel VOS Sweet Arrives in The Netherlands

    7 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Vroon announced that VOS Sweet has safely completed her voyage from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. Vroon Offshore Services’ latest addition to the subsea-support fleet arrived in the Netherlands on Thursday, 3 January 2013. Some final fitting work will be undertaken and her crane will be installed, following which the vessel will be available for […]

  • Vroon Expands Fleet with VOS Sweet (The Netherlands)

    7 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Vroon, an international shipping company, announced that VOS Sweet has safely completed her voyage from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. Vroon Offshore Services’ latest addition to the subsea-support fleet arrived in the Netherlands on Thursday, 3 January 2013. Some final fitting work will be undertaken and her crane will be installed, following which the vessel […]

  • Forland Shipping Takes 100 Pct Ownership of Forland Subsea’s Shares

    6 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Havyard Ship Invest AS has entered into an agreement with Forland Shipping today to sell Havyard’s 25% stake in Forland Subsea AS. Forland Subsea AS is the shipowning company of the subsea construction vessel “Lewek Inspector”. The Lewek Inspector is an inspection, maintenance & repair vessel, designed to give low fuel consumption in all operating […]

  • Farstad expands fleet with new AHTS vessel

    10 February 2014

    Norwegian offshore shipping player Farstad Shipping has expanded its fleet with a new Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel. The Far Sigma anchor handler has today, Monday, February 10, been delivered from Vard Langsten to Farstad Supply AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Farstad Shipping ASA. The 87,4m long vessel will trade the spot market in the North Sea. In April […]

  • Statoil Spuds Tastaveden Well

    13 January 2014

    Petrolia Norway AS, a fully owned subsidiary of Petrolia SE, announces that drilling of Well 25/9-4 Tastaveden in PL 628 has started.   The well, which is located approximately 35 km northeast of the Grane Field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea, will test a prospect adjacent to the Utsira High. Well 25/9-4 Tastaveden will be drilled […]