Fossil Energy

Supreme Court rejects Prosafe appeal in Westcon case
An attempt by Prosafe to appeal a court’s decision in a case against Westcon, related to Safe Scandinavia’s conversion, has been rejected.

Marine Scotland consulting on using offshore wind to decarbosnise oil & gas sector
Marine Scotland has launched consultation on the potential opportunities for offshore wind innovation and projects to assist in decarbonising the oil and gas sector, which could be included in the future leasing process. Namely, the Scottish Government has started working on a new Sectoral Marine Pl

Ex-Total E&P Denmark boss to drive Ramboll’s energy transition ambition
Ramboll has named a former Managing Director of Total E&P Denmark to head the green transition of Ramboll’s oil & gas business.

Spirit Energy prolongs North Sea field life with new gas find
Spirit Energy has found more gas at its Grove field located in the UK North Sea, which will prolong the field life to at least 2028.

Solstad Offshore in fleet reshuffle with two vessels sold
Offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has recently sold one vessel, secured an extension for another, and sold one vessel for recycling.

BP hires Global Maritime for marine ops support
Marine, offshore, and engineering consultancy Global Maritime will provide specialist marine services to BP.

Hydrogen enjoying unprecedented momentum as one of the pillars in energy transition
Hydrogen, described as a game-changer, a holy grail, and a key pillar in the energy transition process, is enjoying unprecedented momentum.

Petrobras hires two DOF Subsea pipelay vessels
DOF Subsea has secured contracts with Petrobras for two of its pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) Skandi Vitória and Skandi Niteroi.

Equinor gets order from safety regulator over North Sea oil spill
Following an investigation into an oil spill in the North Sea, Equinor has been given an order from the country’s offshore safety regulator.

Neptune kicks off production from Duva field off Norway
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has started production from the Duva development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

PGS wraps up GeoStreamer X survey in UK North Sea
PGS has completed the acquisition of a GeoSteamer X survey over the Kraken field in the UK sector of the North Sea.

In focus: New clean fuel-powered vessels coming to market as investments in renewables and decarbonisation continue
Energy transition developments have not hit the pause button amid the summer vacation season and new updates on investments in renewable energy, decarbonisation, and moving away from fossil fuels continued filling our headlines this week, with all of these efforts from the offshore energy and shippi

Wood gets first-ever government-backed green transition loan
Oilfield services company Wood has been awarded a first-ever government-backed green transition loan by UK Export Finance to seize new clean growth export opportunities.

Norway: July oil output on par with NPD predictions
Norway’s oil production in July 2021 was on par with predictions made by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).