Business Developments & Projects
Two UK firms formalise deal to work on making North Sea prospect drill-ready
Orcadian Energy and Carrick Resources have executed a formal agreement for the farm-out of a prospect in the UK North Sea.
Operator redeveloping North Sea field shut-in since 2016
NEO Energy has filed its environmental statement for the redevelopment of the Affleck field in the North Sea to the UK’s authorities.
Geoquip Marine boosting capacity with specialist deep-push CPT vessel
Global offshore geotechnical data acquisition, analysis and reporting specialist Geoquip Marine has acquired the Geoquip Elena, an integrated geotechnical survey vessel (IGSV), confirming the further expansion of its fleet. According to the company, Geoquip Elena, a specialist deep push cone penetra
New timing for Tyra first gas amid supply chain issues
TotalEnergies has experienced delays with its Tyra Redevelopment Project in the Danish North Sea amid global supply chain challenges.
Marlinks to monitor cables at Baltic Sea offshore wind farm
Marlinks has won a contract to provide cable health monitoring services for the Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm located offshore Germany in the Baltic Sea. According to Marlinks, Arcadis Ost 1 is situated in an area of the Baltic Sea where challenging seabed conditions are present and a swampy topsoil layer
Union ‘deeply concerned’ for the safety of the crew on FPSO heading to port
UK’s Unite the union has raised safety concerns for crew aboard the Foinaven FPSO ahead of strike action set to begin this Friday.
Sentinel Marine to keep providing offshore support on Neptune’s UK gas field
Sentinel Marine has secured a new deal for one of its vessels with Neptune Energy to continue supporting a field in the UK North Sea.
CRAIN Technologies suction wing gets green light from Bureau Veritas
French R&D office which specialises in nautical applications CRAIN Technologies (Centre de Recherche pour l’Architecture et l’Industrie Nautiques) has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from compatriot classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for its suction wing SW270, an auxiliary wind propuls
CorPower readies Portugal test site for HiWave-5 marine installations
CorPower Ocean has completed the substation and site preparation work in Portugal ahead of marine installations for its flagship HiWave-5 grid-connected demonstration wave energy project.
Equinor sets its sights on Norwegian Sea wildcat
Equinor has secured a permit from the country’s authorities for the drilling of a wildcat well, located in the Norwegian Sea.
Hexagon expands its LNG and LH2 portfolio
Norway’s clean energy transportation company Hexagon is expanding its focus on liquified natural gas (LNG) and liquid hydrogen (LH2) by buying a 40 per cent stake in cryogenic tank technology manufacturer Cryoshelter.
KNOT takes delivery of 1st LNG-fueled shuttle tanker for charter with Eni
Norway-based shuttle tankers owner and operator Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (KNOT), an affiliate of NYK, has taken delivery of its first dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) shuttle tanker to be chartered to Italian energy giant Eni. The vessel, named Frida Knutsen, was delivered on 2 August at
Eco Wave Power’s wave energy pilot en route to Los Angeles
Eco Wave Power’s wave energy pilot, previously deployed in Gibraltar, has begun its journey to AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles.
Norwegian contractor to build Shell’s Jackdaw platform
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Shell UK for the delivery of a platform for the Jackdaw gas field in the UK North Sea.