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  • Tidewater Buys Troms Offshore Supply Group

    15 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Tidewater Inc., through a wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement with HitecVision to purchase Troms Offshore Supply AS for approximately $395 million. The acquisition of Troms Offshore, headquartered in Tromsø, Norway, will expand Tidewater’s global footprint into the Norwegian sector of the North Sea and supplement Tidewater’s experience and vessel fleet operating in harsh […]

  • ESVAGT AURORA Voted Best Spanish Built Ship in 2012

    23 July 2013

    The Spanish Association of Naval and Oceanic Engineers just named ESVAGT AURORA as the Best Spanish Built Ship in 2012. The owner is Esvagt AS, company belonging to the Danish multinational A.P. Møller-Mærsk. The main missions of the vessel include providing stand-by assistance in emergency situations and providing support for routine operations. The vessel is […]

  • ‘Esvagt Aurora’ Recognized as Best Spanish Built Ship in 2012

    23 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Spanish Association of Naval and Oceanic Engineers just named ESVAGT AURORA as the Best Spanish Built Ship in 2012. The owner is Esvagt AS, company belonging to the Danish multinational A.P. Møller-Mærsk. The main missions of the vessel include providing stand-by assistance in emergency situations and providing support for routine operations. The vessel is […]

  • DONG Energy Books Esvagt Castor for Hornsea One

    30 October 2017

    DONG Energy has chosen Esvagt’s standby safety vessel Esvagt Castor to assist in establishing the 1.2GW Hornsea One offshore wind farm located off Grimsby in the UK part of North Sea.

  • Norway: ASCO Wins Gudrun Gig

    2 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    ASCO, one of the world’s leading oil and gas logistic companies announced the award of a contract worth over £1.1m (NOK 10m) by Statoil ASA. The contract covers transport and handling of all pipelines from Leith in the UK to Haugaland Næringspark (Gismervik, Tysvær) in Norway for Statoil’s Gudrun development in the Norwegian North Sea. […]

  • Norway: WesternGeco Starts 3D Survey in West Loppa Area

    18 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    WesternGeco announced today that it has begun acquisition of the Bjørnøya Phase I “Ice Bear” 3D multiclient survey in the highly prospective West Loppa area of the Barents Sea. Following previous surveys in the area, the Ice Bear survey will extend the existing WesternGeco West Loppa datasets to the North and West. “The study area […]

  • IDeCON Consortium Tackles HVDC Grid Design and Control Issues

    31 January 2017
    Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    Researchers from Norway, the United Kingdom and Spain have formed a consortium dubbed IDeCON to combat technical barriers currently hampering the practical deployment of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) grids in the North Sea needed to exploit the potential of the wind resource. The project is being led by Prof Elisabetta Tedeschi of the Norwegian University of […]

  • Norway: WesternGeco Starts 3D Survey in West Loppa Area

    18 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    WesternGeco announced today that it has begun acquisition of the Bjørnøya Phase I “Ice Bear” 3D multiclient survey in the highly prospective West Loppa area of the Barents Sea. Following previous surveys in the area, the Ice Bear survey will extend the existing WesternGeco West Loppa datasets to the North and West. “The study area […]

  • Norway Provides Grant for Construction of Yara Birkeland

    29 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara has been granted NOK 133.6 million (USD 16.7 million) for the construction of the world’s first electric and autonomous containership, Yara Birkeland. Provided by the Norwegian government enterprise ENOVA, the grant would cover about one third of the estimated cost. “For the private sector, it is essential to have the government’s support when […]

  • DNO returns to Norway through Origo acquisition

    4 May 2017

    DNO, a Norwegian oil and gas operator focused on the Middle East and North Africa, has acquired Origo Exploration, a privately-held oil and gas exploration company with a focus on offshore Norway and the United Kingdom. DNO said on Thursday that the company would pick up stakes in 11 exploration and appraisal licenses in the […]

  • PSA inspects COSL Drilling’s anchoring systems

    30 September 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of COSL Drilling’s follow-up of anchoring systems. Since 2010, there have been a number of anchor line failures on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The PSA says that during the period, COSL experienced a double line failure on the COSL Pioneer semi-submersible drilling rig. According […]

  • Bridge Starts Drilling Operations on Asha/Noor Offshore Norway

    24 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Bridge, the Oslo Axess and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company announces that the drilling of exploration well 16/1-16 has started on the Asha/Noor prospect in Norway. This multi-target well, located on the western flank of the Utsira High in the Norwegian North Sea has the potential to appraise nearby discoveries; Ivar […]

  • PSA: Damage to Anchor Bolsters Found on Floatel Superior

    18 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Information about damage to anchor bolsters which could be significant for other mobile units has emerged from the PSA’s investigation of a stability incident affecting the Floatel Superior  mobile accommodation unit on 7 November. The PSA has notified the industry of this. The following alert has been issued to all owners of mobile facilities with […]

  • Norway: Petoro Hires Ramboll for Snorre Wellhead Platform Study

    3 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Petoro, the licensee for the Norwegian State’s Direct Financial Interests, has awarded Ramboll Oil & Gas a concept study. The study will address defined issues and themes regarding a potential new wellhead platform at the Snorre field in the North Sea. “Ramboll looks very much forward to start working with Petoro and we are determined […]

  • New vessel operator sets up shop as ammonia-powered PSV design enters offshore market

    1 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Environment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels

    Amon Maritime has launched a new offshore market player – Amon Offshore – and a carbon-free, ammonia-powered PSV design.

  • Vår Energi and Equinor agree on gas export solution offshore Norway

    25 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian Vår Energi and Equinor have approved concept selection (DG2) for gas export from the Goliat oil and gas field to the Snøhvit pipeline for further transport to Hammerfest LNG. Operated by Vår Energi (65%) with Equinor as a partner (35%), Goliat is located in the Barents Sea, approximately 80 kilometers northwest of Hammerfest. The […]

  • Top news, April 17 – 23, 2017

    23 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from April 17 – 23, 2017.

  • Sunlit Sea starts floating solar wave tank trials

    23 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Norwegian company Sunlit Sea has started testing a scale model of its floating solar technology at Stadt Towing Tank hydrodynamic facility.

  • Green light for Equinor’s North Sea well

    24 December 2019
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well located in the North Sea offshore Norway. 

  • Bad Weather Delays Huntington Flow (UK)

    2 April 2013

    Norwegian Energy Company has reported there has been some delays at the Huntington field project in the UK North Sea due to weather conditions and technical work which has taken more time than planned. First oil, originally scheduled for late March 2013, is now expected during the first half of April. The company added that all […]

  • Solstad breaks off charters for laid up platform supplier duo

    17 March 2020

    Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has terminated bareboat charter agreements for two platform supply vessels (PSVs) owned by SFL Corporation.

  • FPSO nearing completion but changes made to North Sea oil project’s start-up date

    13 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Vår Energi has revised its timeline for the first oil from a field life extension project in the North Sea offshore Norway.

  • Highlights of the Week

    17 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 11 – July 17). Norway’s offshore union Industri Energi (IE) plans to boycott Bibby Offshore to prevent it from securing more work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf due to information suggesting that the UK-based subsea specialist exercises […]

  • Johan Sverdrup field work for Prosafe flotel

    26 April 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Statoil has awarded Prosafe a contract for the provision of the Safe Zephyrus semi-submersible accommodation vessel for a giant North Sea development – the Johan Sverdrup field. Under the contract, the Safe Zephyrus will support Phase 1 of the Johan Sverdrup hook-up and commissioning project in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The contract […]

  • Lerwick Harbour Smashing Records

    29 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    The arrival of the cruise ship Norwegian Star at Lerwick Harbour on Thursday, September 25, marked the end of the Shetland port’s best season yet, with two records achieved, the Lerwick Harbour Port Authority reports. Passenger numbers reached a new high at 43,056, topping the previous record of 37,572 set in 2012, with the vessel tonnage figure […]