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  • GeoSea Halfway Through Nordsee One Foundation Installation

    25 March 2016

    The 27th monopile and its corresponding transition piece were installed at Nordsee One on 7 March, according to the consultancy company Con4Mare. This means that GeoSea, which is in charge of the installation of all monopiles and transition pieces at the wind farm’s site, has finished 50% of the work. The work is being carried out from the […]

  • TÜV Rheinland on Trianel Windpark Borkum II Blade Watch

    28 February 2018
    Project & Tenders

    Senvion has contracted TÜV Rheinland to oversee the production of wind turbine blades for the Trianel Windpark Borkum II offshore wind farm.

  • Hohe See Delivers First Power

    16 July 2019

    A wind turbine installed on the 497MW Hohe See wind farm in the German North Sea has produced the first power and delivered it to the grid, EnBW said. So far, EnBW has installed 49 of the 87 Siemens Gamesa 7MW wind turbines at Hohe See and the neighbouring 112MW Albatros wind farm. Weather permitting, two […]

  • Breagh Production to Remain Shut for Two Months

    20 November 2013

    After RWE Dea last week announced that production from the Breagh offshore field had been shut due to a number of mechanical issues, Sterling Resources today said it could take up to 8 weeks for production to resume. Sterling Resources Ltd. announced today that the key physical investigative work has been completed and has identified several damaged elements […]

  • Total E&P UK to Hire Prospector Rig 1 Jack-up

    4 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. last week received a Letter of Award from Total E&P UK for a drilling contract in the U.K. North Sea for its first jack-up rig, “Prospector Rig 1”. The Award is subject to execution of a mutually-agreed drilling contract , which is expected to be completed later in the second quarter […]

  • Germany: BARD Offshore 1 Completed ahead of Schedule

    2 August 2013

    The installation of the 80th turbine in the BARD Offshore 1 construction site this week, one month earlier than originally planned, marks the official completion of the installation process for the first commercial offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The BARD Group has thus affirmed its role as a pioneer in the construction of […]

  • Chris Westra: 2017 – Stormy Weather!

    20 April 2017

    Offshore wind development is doing well in the Netherlands. Coastal waters surrounding the country will see 3.450MW installed up to 2023 as defined in the Energy Agreement. Now is the time to ask: what will happen next?

  • Shell isolates Curlew FPSO from gas line

    22 January 2015

    Shell has today said the divers have managed to isolate the Curlew FPSO from the Fulmar gas line, following a gas leak detected near the FPSO on Monday night, in the central North Sea, 220 kilometers east of Aberdeen, Scotland. The gas reportedly leaked from subsea infrastructure which is connected to the Fulmar Gas Line exporting gas to […]

  • Equinor to use Transocean rig on Gullfaks well duo

    25 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Norwegian oil major Equinor has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for drilling and well operations on the Gullfaks field using the Transocean Norge drilling rig.

  • Neptune targets Gulf of Mexico region with new Houston office

    22 November 2016

    Neptune Marine Services, a provider of specialized engineering, integrated inspection, repair and maintenance solutions to the energy industries, has opened a new office in the US. Supported by the demand from the company’s North Sea clientele, Neptune has established an office in Houston, Texas. Operating under the name Neptune Subsea Inc., it will enable Neptune […]

  • UK: Xcite Secures Funds for Bentley Field Development

    8 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Xcite Energy yesterday closed on the issue of US$10 million of unsecured Loan Notes to a fund managed by West Face Capital Inc. The funds will be used to provide contingency funding during the important Phase 1A work programme on the Bentley field. The Loan Notes have an initial term of 236 days and, subject […]

  • Oil & Gas UK greets government’s fund injection in Europe’s oil capital

    28 January 2016

    Oil & Gas UK, the representative body for the UK’s oil and gas industry, applauded the government’s decision to back up Aberdeen, the nation’s oil and gas capital, with a £250 million ($358M) funding package which will benefit the oil and gas sector. Deirdre Michie, chief executive of Oil & Gas UK, commented: “We very much welcome Prime […]

  • GeoSea Makes Headway on Albatros Project

    26 June 2017

    GeoSea, a subsidiary of DEME Group, has completed the design of the foundations for the 112MW EnBW Albatros offshore wind farm and has received a Notice to Proceed with the fabrication and offshore installation of 16 wind turbine foundations and one offshore transformer module (OTM).

  • Eni nets two Norway licences

    20 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Eni Norge has been awarded two licenses as part of the APA 2014 – Awards in Pre-Defined Areas. Following the award, Eni Norge is now operator in PL 806 in the Barents Sea, with a share of 40 per cent, while E.ON E&P,  Edison International and Petoro are partners with 20 per cent respectively. In […]

  • EnBW Inviting Tenders for Hohe See Project

    29 August 2014
    Project & Tenders

    EnBW is inviting tenders for the certification services for Hohe See wind farm located in the German exclusive economic zone of the North Sea. The company is seeking assistance in preliminary design of wind turbines together with supporting structure/foundations, as well as their certification. Hohe See substation design and its certification is a part of […]

  • Green light for Ithaca Energy’s Jacky decommissioning plan

    25 October 2018
    Project & Tenders

    Ithaca Energy has received an approval from the UK authorities for the decommissioning program of its Jacky field located in the UK sector of the North Sea. 

  • DolWin Gamma Topside Scores a Touchdown

    7 July 2017
    Storage

    The topside of the DolWin gamma offshore converter station has been installed next to the DolWin alpha in the German part of the North Sea, according to TenneT.

  • Sea Installer Ticks 33 Turbines Off Rentel List

    15 August 2018

    A2Sea’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer has installed 33 of 42 turbines at the Rentel offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea, a spokesperson from Otary told OffshoreWIND.biz.

  • Strike could shut down production on Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup

    8 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Norwegian oil major Equinor has warned that the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea would have to close production until further notice if the ongoing strike on the Norwegian Continental Shelf continues until 14 October.

  • Transocean retires four floaters, lands new semi-sub deals

    24 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    In the last three months since its previous fleet status report, offshore driller Transocean has landed new contracts and extensions but has also seen dayrates cut for several of its drillships while four floaters have been retired. 

  • Rocksource to Drill Exploration Well in 1H 2013 (Norway)

    24 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Rocksource, a Norwegian oil and gas company focused on exploration has announced that the partnership in PL 506S, BS and CS on the Norwegian Continental Shelf has decided to drill an exploration well in the first half of 2013. The well will test a high risk / high potential prospect in the Stord basin in […]

  • Norway: Aker Solutions Announces Third Quarter Results

    3 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Aker Solutions’ operating revenues in the third quarter of 2011 were NOK 8.56 billion. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation amounted to NOK 322 million. Order intake in the quarter was NOK 8 billion. “Our subsea challenges in Brazil are well known. We are working on a number of improvement initiatives, in close dialogue […]

  • Aker Solutions Reports 3Q Revenues of USD 1.5 Bln. Records Loss in Brazil

    3 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Aker Solutions’ operating revenues in the third quarter of 2011 were NOK 8.56 billion (Approximately 1.5 billion). Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation amounted to NOK 322 million. Order intake in the quarter was NOK 8 billion. “Our subsea challenges in Brazil are well known. We are working on a number of improvement initiatives, […]

  • UK: Equinor pushes back Verbier appraisal drilling

    24 July 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil major Equinor has moved back drilling of the Verbier appraisal well to the mid to late fourth quarter of 2018.

  • Germany: Plan for Hus

    12 October 2012

    Land Schleswig-Holstein has announced plans for the coastal protection at the Husum area. The coastal protection extends from the port to Norder Strucklahnungshörn on the peninsula north beach, Halbinsel Nordstrand, Alter Koog. Rd. 450 flood protection wall. This project includes 30m extension with retroactive piling and anchoring piles; 107,000 lm soil improvements; 48 000 m² […]