The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has launched the UK’s first-ever carbon storage licencing round, with 13 areas available for bids. The areas being offered for licensing are off the coast of Aberdeen, Teesside, Liverpool and Lincolnshire in the Southern North Sea, Central North Sea, Norther
Aker Solutions and NOV have signed a long-term technology cooperation agreement to optimize subsea system solutions, expected to enable sustainable oil and gas, low carbon, and renewable solutions. According to the parties, the joint effort will combine the technology strengths of NOV and Aker Solut
Subsea 7 and Schlumberger have signed an agreement to renew the Subsea Integration Alliance for a further seven years and continue to jointly develop subsea solutions for deepwater developments. Subsea Integration Alliance is a non-incorporated alliance between Subsea 7 and OneSubsea, Schlumberger’s
DeepOcean has entered into a new two-year time charter agreement with Norwegian shipowner Volstad Maritime for the Volantis subsea construction vessel, with plans to upgrade it to battery power. The vessel will be upgraded with battery power notation before commencing the contract in the first quart
GAZ-SYSTEM has completed the technical acceptance of the Ciecierzyce – Lwówek gas pipeline in Poland, one of the onshore sections of the Baltic Pipe, ahead of schedule after 18 months of construction. The Ciecierzyce – Lwówek gas pipeline is 69 kilometers long and its route passes through six commun
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from three companies interested in securing space for possible future CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The companies that applied for a permit by the deadline of 1 June are TotalEnergies EP Norge, Wintershall De
Saipem and its pipelay vessel are preparing to begin working for Turkish oil and gas company TPAO on the giant gas development in the Black Sea.
DeepOcean has reported a revenue of $499.4 million for 2021, an increase of 42% from the $352.5 million in 2020, said to be driven by structural changes that the company undertook to strengthen and drive its diversification strategy. DeepOcean secured an order intake of $542 million in 2021 and had
DeepOcean has signed a contract extension with Østensjø Rederi for the hybrid-powered construction vessel Edda Freya. Designed by Salt Ship Design and built by Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, Edda Freya is suited for cable laying operations, offshore construction, as well as advanced maintenance
Aker Solutions has won a contract from Equinor to deliver the subsea production system for the Halten East development offshore Norway. The development concept is a subsea tie-back to the Åsgard B platform using existing facilities and infrastructure. The discoveries consist of gas and condensate. A
Multi-purpose pontoon NP459 is en route to the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm where it will work on repairing one of the project’s export cables. The 82.5-meter long pontoon passed N-Sea Group’s head office yesterday, 17 May, through the river Oude Maas in Dordrecht on its way to the Gwynt y Môr pro
Bourbon Subsea Services has signed an EPCI contract for the floating electrical hub, inter-array cables, as well as anchoring and mooring systems for the 30 MW EolMed floating wind farm in France. “BOURBON’s scope of work will consist in the complete farm offshore installation, and includes the deta
Norwegian Connector Subsea Solutions (CSS) has acquired Norvalves, a compatriot company that designs and manufactures subsea valves and connectors. The Norvalves workforce of 16 people based in Ågotnes will be transferring to CSS with immediate effect. The acquisition is said to supplement CSS’ subs
Saipem has revealed a new, sustainable subsea pipelaying method which allows forming vertical cold bends in the pipeline in a strictly controlled way and directly underwater by means of a specially designed remotely operated underwater bending machine. The Underwater Cold Bending technology is said
