Project & Tenders
Partners to evaluate North Sea gas-condensate discovery
After completing a sidetrack well and a DST, OMV will work with its partners to evaluate a gas-condensate discovery in the North Sea
New operator takes the reins at North Sea field
Germany’s Wintershall Dea has completed the sale of its interest in three North Sea fields to Norway’s OKEA.
Norway inviting applications for another CO2 storage permit
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is inviting applications for an area on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) that would be used for CO2 injection and storage. The area encompasses defined blocks in the North Sea. “Today’s announcement of land for the storage of CO2 is new evidence of the
First 100km of subsea cable in at Shetland HVDC link
The first 100 kilometers of subsea cable has been installed for SSEN Transmission’s Shetland High Voltage Direct-Current (HVDC) link in the North Sea. The £660 million project will involve constructing a 260-kilometers subsea cable from Shetland to the GB mainland, linking Shetland to the national g
With another acquisition under its belt, Shell extends its UK gas portfolio
Shell has added a gas field located West of Shetland to its asset portfolio thanks to a deal with Reabold Resources.
Flow test for first gas well in Black Sea drilling campaign in line with expectations
Trillion has revealed flow test results for the first well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a gas field in the Black Sea off Türkiye.
New vessel operator sets up shop as ammonia-powered PSV design enters offshore market
Amon Maritime has launched a new offshore market player – Amon Offshore – and a carbon-free, ammonia-powered PSV design.
Baltic Pipe receiving terminal put into operation
The receiving terminal of the Baltic Pipe project located at Varde in Western Jutland, Denmark, has been put into operation and is now receiving gas from Norway. The terminal was put into operation on 1 November at 6 a.m. local time, so far with half of the total capacity (6,700 MWh/h). This means t
Geophysical survey completed for Swedish offshore wind farm
Clinton Marine Survey, on behalf of OX2, has carried out a geophysical survey for the Galatea-Galene wind farm offshore Sweden. The survey of about 370 square kilometres was carried out by Clinton Marine Survey’s Northern Storm vessel over a five-week period and included both the wind farm area and
While focusing on energy trilemma, BP more than doubles its profit
BP has delivered high profits in the third quarter of 2022 on a year-on-year basis, driven by natural gas trading and elevated energy prices.
Offshore and nearshore survey work complete for 2 GW Scottish wind project
The developers of the West of Orkney Windfarm have completed its 2022 offshore and nearshore surveys for the project area, located around 25 kilometres off the Sutherland coast in Scotland. This milestone achievement covered geophysical and benthic surveys of the seabed across the 675 km2 offshore o
Valaris expects Australian contract suspension to have no impact on earnings
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has revealed that some more work has been awarded to its rigs but another contract has been suspended.
‘UK’s largest gas storage site’ back in operation ahead of winter to boost energy security
Centrica has increased the UK’s storage capacity by 50 per cent with the reopening of a gas storage facility in the Southern North Sea.
Survey at Malta-Italy interconnector nearing final stages
The preliminary marine route survey for the second Malta-Italy electricity interconnector is nearing its final stages, project developer InterConnect Malta reported. The seabed survey was split into three sections, including nearshore Malta, offshore – along the route between the two countries, and