Norway’s Solstad Offshore has won four new contracts with companies from the offshore wind and oil & gas industries for its subsea construction vessels (CSVs). The contracts have been awarded for Normand Australis, Normand Fortress, Normand Frontier and Normand Navigator. Activities will be carried
The 11-turbine Hywind Tampen, the world’s first floating wind farm to power offshore oil and gas platforms, is close to producing its first power, according to Equinor’s latest press release. A milestone was reached when the first subsea cables were laid by Subsea 7 and the connection was made to Gu
Denmark will increase the planned offshore wind capacity at the Bornholm Energy Island from 2 GW to 3 GW and enable the transfer of electricity to the German grid, with two political agreements now in place to make that happen. The Danish Government started exploring the possibility to raise the off
Fugro has secured a marine site characterization contract by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for the Sørlige Nordsjø II project, set to become the first large-scale offshore wind farm in Norway. The work scope will include mapping the seafloor and sub-seafloor to expand understanding of th
While the world is working toward having as much renewable energy as possible, green fuels and energy storage could be what saves the day, at least for energy-intensive industries. News on hydrogen and ammonia projects, and renewable energy developments with Power-to-X components this week certainly
During the past six months, China’s CNOOC has ramped up its hydrocarbon production and doubled its net profit.
Prysmian Group has developed and tested its first 525 kV extruded submarine full cable system for High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) applications. The company said that this innovation in cable technology will enable a massive increase of the maximum transmission capacity of bi-pole systems up to mo
Initial surveys of the area that the Lithuanian Government designated for the country’s first offshore wind farm have shown that the seabed there is suitable for the development of this type of project. Geophysical and geotechnical investigations of the seabed are being carried out by Geobaltic an
An offshore geophysical survey campaign will soon start at the Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 located off the Wicklow coast in the Irish Sea. The goal of the survey is to provide site investigation information to facilitate the development of the Arklow Bank Wind Park. Work is anticipated to start at
Norway’s gas can enable Europe to achieve its energy transition goals, says the NPD, but investments in unlocking new resources are needed.
DEME Offshore and Havfram have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly offer construction services to the offshore wind farm sector in Norway, starting with projects to be selected through the upcoming lease auction for the Sørlige Nordsjø II area. The companies say they plan to play a
Danish engineering company Ramboll and its Dutch counterpart Primo Marine have been awarded contracts for consultancy services on the subsea cable routes for the two energy islands planned to be established in Denmark. The contracts, valued at a total of €828,362 and awarded by the transmission syst
EverWind Fuels and E.ON have agreed to import green ammonia at scale to Germany starting in 2025 from EverWind’s initial production facility in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia.
Australian oil and gas company Beach Energy will install a Doppler Light Detection and Ranging system (LiDAR) on its Kupe platform in the gas field located offshore South Taranaki, New Zealand, and will share the obtained data with multiple offshore wind developers. On 23 August, the consortium betw
