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  • With fire ‘greatly diminished,’ probe into oil tanker–cargo ship North Sea allision ongoing

    12 March 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    A collision between a U.S.-flagged oil/product tanker and a Portuguese container ship in the North Sea, north of England, put both vessels on fire, which has since been brought under control.

  • Offshore cabling work kicks off at EnBW’s He Dreiht wind farm in Germany

    12 March 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    EnBW is laying the first submarine cable of the internal wind farm cabling that connects all 64 Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines of the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm. Seaway7 has been commissioned with the task. In 2022, EnBW awarded the company an engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPIC) contract for the inter-array cables for the He […]

  • Navantia UK to produce subsea structures for McDermott at recently acquired yard

    26 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    Navantia UK has secured a contract with McDermott for the delivery of subsea structures that will be manufactured at the Arnish facility it recently acquired as part of the purchase of Harland & Wolff. Navantia UK completed the acquisition of the British shipbuilder Harland & Wolff and its operations across four sites – Belfast in […]

  • Scotland introduces wave energy cluster concept to cut costs and boost efficiency 

    5 March 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Vision

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has unveiled a concept design for a multi-megawatt cluster of wave energy converters (WECs), aiming to improve efficiency and lower costs in offshore renewable energy. The design explores clustering multiple wave energy devices into a single moored and electrically connected unit. According to WES, this approach could provide several benefits, including […]

  • UK’s fiscal and regulatory hurdles pull the plug on FPSO buy as North Sea oil project awaits policy reset

    10 March 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    A deal for an FPSO, picked for an oil redevelopment project in the North Sea, has been taken off the table as New European Offshore (NEO Energy) and its partners, Serica Energy and Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG), continue to wait clarity on the fiscal and regulatory woes arising from the UK’s current oil and gas policy conundrums.

  • TDI-Brooks wraps up seismic survey for Shell offshore Nigeria

    14 March 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    U.S.-headquartered TDI-Brooks has finalized its job with Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) which entailed series of 2D ultra high-resolution (2DUHR) seismic site survey and pipeline route assessment work offshore Nigeria. According to TDI-Brooks, the project, awarded by Compass Survey, involved acquiring conventional geophysical data and high-resolution seismic imaging to identify potential drilling […]

  • Axpo’s LNG delivery marks ‘inaugural’ STS operation for a boxship at the Port of Málaga

    17 March 2025
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    For the first time ever, Switzerland-based renewable energy producer Axpo has supplied a container vessel owned by compatriot shipping titan Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) with liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Port of Málaga, in Spain. According to the Swiss energy sector player, MSC’s ship was powered up with 2,800 metric tonnes of liquefied natural […]

  • New report proposes framework for UK action on maritime nuclear power

    25 February 2025
    Authorities & Government, Collaboration, Green Marine, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    CORE POWER, NorthStandard and Lloyd’s Register (LR) have jointly published a report that sets out a policy framework for the UK government to support the deployment of advanced small nuclear reactors on commercial ships and floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs).

  • Orkney Islands-based firm gets seven-figure boost for new subsea services department

    3 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology, Vision

    Green Marine UK, founded in 2012 in the Scottish Orkney Islands, has made a seven-figure capital investment in a new subsea services department targeting the offshore wind sector in the UK. The expansion, supported by £218,750 financial backing from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), includes the purchase of Rovtech’s VALOR remotely operated vehicle (ROV), recently […]

  • Vopak marks ‘inaugural’ biofuel bunkering operation in the UAE as done

    17 March 2025
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Vopak Horizon Fujairah Limited, a UAE-based subsidiary of Dutch energy storage operator Vopak, recently completed its ‘first-ever’ biofuel bunkering operation in the country. As informed, the development is part of the company’s ambition to supply cleaner, more eco-friendly fuels in the United Arab Emirates and, by extension, support the nation’s goal of reaching net zero […]

  • Petrofac eyes April restructuring date as convening hearing is postponed

    4 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    UK-headquartered oilfield services provider Petrofac has provided an update on its proposed financial restructuring.

  • Equitix, Kyuden Group buy Seagreen 1 offshore transmission system

    10 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure

    The joint venture between SSE Renewables, TotalEnergies and PTTEP has signed an agreement with a consortium of Equitix and Kyuden Group to sell the offshore transmission assets of the Seagreen Phase 1 offshore wind farm in Scotland. The Seagreen 1 transmission assets transmit electricity from the offshore wind farm via three export cables, each approximately […]

  • Langh Ship welcomes first of three 1,200 TEU green feeder ships

    18 March 2025
    Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Finnish shipping company Langh Ship has received the first newbuild from a series of three eco-friendly 1,200 TEU container feeder ships.

  • €10M SHINES project to advance tidal energy in North-West Europe

    14 March 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    The SHINES project (Showcasing Hydrokinetic energy Innovations for Northwest European Energy Sovereignty) has launched, bringing together 14 partners from France, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany to scale up tidal and river energy deployment. With €10 million in funding, 60% covered by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the project will run from January […]

  • UK and French regulatory authorities exploring additional joint electricity interconnections

    24 February 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) and Great Britain’s independent energy regulator Ofgem have come to an agreement to continue exploring further electricity interconnection development opportunities of around 1 GW capacity between France and the UK. The countries have an electricity partnership that was established with the creation of the IFA interconnector in 1986, supplemented by […]

  • Multi-million oil & gas decom gig for UK’s offshore platform trio goes to Norwegian firm

    11 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    AF Gruppen has tucked a new decommissioning assignment under its belt on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), which will enable it to take part in engineering and offshore preparation activities for the removal of three platforms in UK waters.

  • US renews Serica’s North Sea field sanction exemption

    27 February 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects

    UK-based upstream oil and gas player Serica Energy has secured an extension of a sanction waiver from the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for its field in the UK sector of the North Sea.

  • Sidara’s takeover of Wood back on the table

    25 February 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy

    Wood has been approached by architecture and engineering consultancy Dar Al-Handasah Consultants Shair and Partners Holdings (Sidara) regarding a possible takeover.

  • Briggs Marine takes delivery of new maintenance support vessel

    26 February 2025
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    The Spanish Freire Shipyard has delivered a new maintenance support vessel, named Forth Constructor, to the UK-based Briggs Marine. Briggs Marine placed the order for the vessel in December 2022 and Freire Shipyard launched Forth Constructor and moved it to a “wet berth” at its yard in Vigo in July 2024. The vessel, designed by Cintranaval […]

  • Norwegian firm moves to become sole owner of Avenir LNG

    6 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    After finalizing the acquisition of 95% of the shares of the UK-based midstream LNG & BioLNG company Avenir LNG, Stolt-Nielsen, a Norway-based company specializing in chemical and bulk liquid transportation and storage, has disclosed its intention to buy the latter’s remaining shares.

  • Upstream director out the door as Shell seeks to ‘delayer’ top management

    4 March 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy

    UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has announced leadership changes, including the stepping down of its Integrated Gas and Upstream Director.

  • AYK Energy secures deal with Turkish yard for ‘world’s first’ battery-methanol tug

    12 March 2025
    Technology, Vessels

    Andorra-based marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy is set to manufacture and supply a battery system that would power the world’s ‘first-ever’ battery-electric methanol tug, currently under construction at Türkiye’s Uzmar shipyard. As disclosed, AYK Energy will outfit the tugboat—which will join Danish towage and marine services provider Svitzer’s fleet once completed—with a 6MWh battery system. […]

  • Fugro’s in-service certification deal with Lloyd’s Register cuts time to USV deployment

    10 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Technology, Vessels, Vision

    Dutch Fugro has made a move to simplify the certification process for its growing fleet of autonomous uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) with the signature of an agreement with Lloyd’s Register. The signature of the block fee agreement to streamline the in-service certification and maintenance of Fugro’s USV fleet simplifies the certification process, enabling faster deployment […]

  • Multimillion-dollar job across Shell’s assets keeps Wood busy in UK

    21 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Wood is staying for two more years on duty with Shell, thanks to a contract extension, which covers the British oil major’s onshore and offshore portfolio in the United Kingdom.

  • ScottishPower and Shoreham Port reveal plans for green hydrogen plant

    24 February 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    UK’s Shoreham Port has formed a partnership with ScottishPower, a part of energy company Iberdrola, to explore the development of a green hydrogen production facility.