Norway’s oil and gas production fell behind the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s predictions in November 2022.
Ofgem has approved the strategic electricity transmission reinforcements required to deliver the UK Government’s 50 GW offshore wind by 2030 target, set out as part of the regulator’s Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) framework. The decision confirms that all SSEN Transmission pro
TotalEnergies’ unit in Gabon has signed a new exploitation and production sharing contract with the Gabonese government, as well as a deal to extend the Establishment Agreement. TotalEnergies EP Gabon has signed with the government an agreement relating to the rearrangement of certain provisions of
A new monitoring technology that is said to ensure more frequent checks of the future CO2 storage and results in less impact on the environment is currently being tested for Project Greensand in the North Sea. Magseis Fairfield reported last week that it had mobilized its MASS III nodes and modular
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy and offshore wind developer Ørsted have partnered up to explore powering new integrated energy hubs in the UK North Sea with offshore wind-generated electricity. The two parties and Goal7 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to examine the potential to s
Norwegian oil and gas company OKEA has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with compatriot DNO Norge to enter into the Brasse license in the northern North Sea. The aim of the partnership is to undertake a fast-track, low-cost review to assess whether a value accretive development concept can
The crane on the process module at Tyra II has been put into permanent use, representing a milestone in the hook-up and commissioning campaign of the field redevelopment project in the Danish North Sea. Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) reported on 23 December that the crane on the process module (T
German transmission system operator 50Hertz Transmission GmbH has issued a contract notice for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of 525 kV cables covering seven onshore and offshore grid connection projects currently under development, as well as future projects. The
The Njord field in the Norwegian Sea has commenced production again, following an extensive six-year upgrade of the platform and the floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO). Production from the Njord field resumed at 16:30 on 27 December, extending the planned field life for another 20 years. C
Danish and Belgian transmission system operators (TSOs) Energinet and Elia have issued a contract notice seeking environmental engineering consultancy services for the development of the subsea cable route for a new interconnector project in the North Sea. Elia and Energinet are developing the Trito
UK-headquartered IOG plc is planning to drill the second Blythe production well directly after the Southwark A1 well in the first half of 2023 as part of the Saturn Banks Project – Phase 1 in the UK Southern North Sea. In an announcement from 22 December, IOG stated that all subsea work had been com
Fugro Netherlands Marine has won a contract to carry out an unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey and identification campaign at the 900 MW EnBW he Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The He Dreiht offshore wind farm will be built some 90 kilometres northwest of the island of Borkum and ab
Allseas has won a contract with Aker BP for the delivery of offshore transport and installation (T&I) services for a new processing platform topsides facility with well bay area and living quarters. Allseas will provide offshore T&I services for the Hugin A PdQ, formerly NOA PdQ, processing platform
DEME Offshore has picked Tekmar Group to supply Cable Protection Systems (CPS) for the third phase of Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK. Under the contract signed with DEME Offshore, Tekmar will design, manufacture, and supply 172 CPS for Dogger Bank C. The first systems for the project’s third phase
