TGS and CGG have secured a contract to carry out the acquisition and imaging of a dense ocean bottom node (OBN) multi-client seismic survey in the Sleipner area of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Sara Kärki from transmission system operator (TSO) Gasgrid Finland and Maria Sicilia from TSO Enagás are the two new chairwomen of the European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) consortium. “Hydrogen is a key technology for diversifying energy supply, improving energy security and resilience of the European e
Aker Solutions has won a contract from Wintershall Dea to provide the subsea production system for the Dvalin North development offshore Norway, shortly after the plan for the development and operation (PDO) of the gas field was submitted. The Dvalin North gas field is located around 200 kilometers
Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) has started the construction of a new cable factory at the Beatrixhaven site in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. According to Groningen Seaports, TKF will use the new factory to produce subsea cables to connect wind turbines from offshore wind farms to power stations. The new
QatarEnergy and Japan’s Qatar Petroleum Development Company (QPD) have signed a new agreement for the continued development and production of two oil fields located in Qatar’s territorial waters. Under the five-year deal, QPD, owned by Cosmo E&P and Sojitz, will continue to act as the operator of th
RWE and Harbour Energy have established a partnership to investigate options to capture, transport and store CO2 from RWE’s gas-fired power stations via Viking CCS, Harbour Energy’s CO2 transport and storage network. The partnership is expected to lead to the transportation and storage of captured C
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), on behalf of the Federal Government, is planning to hold a mini-bid round for seven offshore blocks in order to spur new exploration and drilling activities in the country’s deep waters. The seven blocks in the Mini Bid Round cover an ar
International Petroleum Corporation (IPC) has signed a letter of agreement with Petronas for the extension of the Block PM 307 Production Sharing Contract (PSC) covering the Bertam Field offshore Peninsular Malaysia. IPC Malaysia is the operator and holds a 90 per cent participating interest and IPC
Swedish company Waves4Power has opened an equity funding round, looking to secure $25 million, that will support its efforts to unlock opportunities for wave energy developments across the globe.
ENGIE, Shell, Vopak and Anthony Veder have agreed to develop a green hydrogen logistic maritime corridor connecting the ports of Sines in Portugal and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The project named H2Sines.RDAM aims to produce green hydrogen on a unit located in Sines, convert it to liquefied hydro
Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras has put into operation its new floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel P-71, ahead of the expected start of production in 2023. The P-71 platform vessel started production on Wednesday, 21 December. It is installed in the Itapu field in the
OMV Norge and its partners have submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Berling gas field, previously known as Iris Hades, to Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The Berling field, which stretches across three licenses with aligned ownership interests (PL644, PL644B and
European Commission (EC) has granted approval for Germany’s aid measures to recapitalise energy companies Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE), previously known as Gazprom Germania GmbH, and Uniper in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. On 19 December, Uniper and the German Federal Government
DOF Subsea Asia Pacific has secured a contract to provide construction support for riser and spool installation including air and saturation diving for a brownfield expansion project in Malaysia. The award includes project management, engineering, procurement, transportation and installation servic
