France’s National Commission for Public Debate (CNDP) has launched a public consultation on future floating wind projects offshore southern Brittany. The country’s Multiannual Energy Programme (Programmation pluriannuelle de l’énergie (PPE)) calls for 8.75 GW of offshore wind capacity to be put out
The European Union is supporting Member States’ shift to greener fuels for transport with new funding commitments.
Dutch provider of offshore support vessels Vroon Offshore Services has secured contracts with Total’s UK entity for three emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRV). Vroon said last week that the VOS Enterprise, VOS Prospector, and VOS Vigilant vessels would support Total E&P UK’s North Sea operat
Hiretech Limited has taken delivery of newly built subsea shears and hydraulic grabs as part of a recent GBP 600k investment in decommissioning equipment. Hiretech’s Decommissioning and Subsea Business Development manager, Duncan Duthie, said: “We were keen to pinpoint the correct target for our inv
Heerema’s Sleipnir, the LNG-powered world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel, has set a record for the largest single lift jacket removal.
Oil and gas company Premier Oil has signed sale and purchase agreements with oil major BP for the acquisition of its interests in the Andrew Area and its Shearwater assets, under revised terms announced in June.
Fugro has begun a four-month marine site survey at Vattenfall’s two offshore wind developments in the UK. The results will feed into the ground model for the Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas wind farms. The developments will have a total installed capacity of 3.6 GW, enough to power more than 3.9
Germany-based dry bulk carrier owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers is progressing well with its massive fleet renewal program. The latest two newbuilds joined the company’s fleet during Q2 2020.
After securing exclusivity for the farm-out of Providence’s Barryroe field through $3 million investment, SpotOn Energy took a new step in the farm-out process.
Maersk Drilling has secured an additional one-well contract from Aker BP for the low-emission jack-up rig Maersk Integrator.
The Vox Amalia, Van Oord’s latest arrival in the fleet, has successfully completed its first dredging assignments outside the Netherlands. In June, the energy-efficient trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) set course for Turkey. In Akkuyu, the vessel dredged about 250,000 cubic meters of material.
Titan LNG, a Dutch supplier of LNG to the marine and industrial markets in Europe, has secured funding for its bio-LNG project.
Energy regulator Ofgem has approved the 600MW HVDC subsea transmission link connecting Shetland to the Scottish mainland. The link, advanced by SSEN Transmission, will facilitate the connection of renewable electricity developments on Shetland. This includes SSE Renewables’ 443 MW Viking wind farm w
Greece-based LNG shipping company GasLog has taken delivery of GasLog Westminster from the South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard.
