Business Developments & Projects
Two North Sea wells on Aker BP’s drilling agenda
Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea off Norway.
OMV preparing to kick off drilling ops with Transocean rig
OMV has received consent from Norway’s regulator for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea, using one of Transocean’s rigs.
Three players rolling up their sleeves to make two North Sea prospects drill-ready following licence split
A new licence group has been formed while an extended work period has been granted for a licence, which has been stratigraphically split.
Vos Prodect joins Jan De Nul on new Scottish interconnector
UK-based Vos Prodect, in collaboration with Jan De Nul, has been selected to provide pipes for the new Pentland Firth interconnector in Scotland. The Pentland First East project 3 will consist of a new subsea power cable between Caithness at Murkle Bay to Rackwick Bay at Hoy. Jan De Nul is in charge
Port Esbjerg: Lack of personnel as specialized vessels create specialized jobs
The fast-paced development of the offshore wind industry is causing the emergence of new, unforeseen jobs to which ports cannot cater as there is a lack of people and a lack of port capacity, Jesper Bank, Chief Commercial Officer of Port Esbjerg, said during a presentation in Denmark. Although the n
Interview with MCF’s CEO: In hot pursuit of gas as embodiment of low-carbon energy and stepping stone to green future
Natural gas is perceived to be the perfect candidate to bridge the supply gap in the transition from fossil fuels to renewables.
Alma Clean Power tests 6 kW direct ammonia fuel cell system
As part of its mission to develop modularized solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems for applications in the ocean space, Norway-based clean power solutions provider Alma Clean Power has performed trials on a 6 kW direct ammonia fuel cell system. The company said the 6 kW unit is the first building bl
Windstaller Alliance hired for subsea installation scope of FloWatt tidal pilot
Windstaller Alliance, the joint venture of Norwegian companies Aker Solutions, DeepOcean and Solstad Offshore, has been subcontracted to deliver the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the subsea installation scope of the FloWatt tidal pilot to be installed offshore Normandy, France. The stu
DeepOcean performs offshore maintenance on MeyGen tidal energy project
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been hired to conduct offshore maintenance work on MeyGen, a tidal energy project developed by SIMEC Atlantis Energy in Pentland Firth, offshore Scotland. As explained, the offshore construction scope includes the reinstallation of an AHH tidal turbine generator
Prysmian to deliver inter-array cables for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm
Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Ørsted Wind Power A/S to supply inter-array submarine cables for the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract, subject to Ørsted taking a Final Investment Decision on Hornsea 3, Prysmian Group will be responsible for the design,
UK project brings AI to subsea inspections
The UK’s National Subsea Centre (NSC) and Robert Gordon University (RGU) are collaborating on a data project to add artificial intelligence technology to subsea inspection operations. The Subsea AI Body of Knowledge (SAIBOK) project is using AI and machine learning technologies to accurately train a
Knutsen welcomes LNG carrier for charter with ENGIE
The fleet of Norwegian shipping company Knutsen Group has gotten a new member, an LNG carrier named Gordon Waters Knutsen. The group shared on its social media that the vessel is designed specifically for the transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG), with a capacity of 174,000 cubic meters. It
‘First producing assets’ on the horizon, as Longboat snatches up stakes in two North Sea oil & gas fields
Longboat is in the process of expanding its oil and gas portfolio with stakes in two fields, which will become its initial production assets off Norway.
CoolCo purchases two newbuild LNG carriers from EPS
Cool Company Limited (CoolCo), an owner, operator and manager of LNG carriers, has exercised its option to acquire two newbuild 2-stroke LNG carriers from affiliates of Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). The LNG carriers, named Kool Tiger and Kool Panther, are being built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industr