The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has awarded the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), comprising BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies, with the first-ever carbon storage permit in the UK. The project, located around 75 kilometers east of Flamborough Head, off Teesside on England’s east coast, is
With the swift surge in geopolitical upheavals, a rising tide of offshore security risks is playing out across the globe, putting vessels, undersea cables, and offshore oil and gas installations in danger of increasingly becoming sitting ducks for “gray zone” attacks, which WTW interprets as actions
The consortium partners behind Project Greensand have taken the final investment decision (FID) for what is the first full-scale carbon storage facility in the EU, investing $150 million in commercial agreements across the entire value chain, from CO2 emitters to logistics, storage, and shipping. On
UK-headquartered Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has entered into an investment deal with STAR Capital Partnership as part of its growth strategy. STAR Capital Partnership has become STR’s new majority shareholder, with the investment set to enable the UK firm to further evolve its equipment and s
A project that seeks to develop a common infrastructure in southern Sweden for transport and storage or utilization of carbon dioxide (CCUS) has received a financial boost from the Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten).
Proserv has been awarded a contract by DEME Offshore to de-risk offshore wind operations at Dogger Bank C, the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm project in the UK. According to Proserv, the company will utilize its Electro Cable Guard (ECG) system to identify signs of transmission cabl
The UK’s National Subsea Centre (NSC) and PlanSea, a spin-out company from Robert Gordon University (RGU), have secured a grant to develop a subsea decommissioning optimization software demonstrator with artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The partners, which have collaborated for many years to
Spain-based multi-national architecture and engineering consultancy IDOM is progressing toward the offshore deployment of its wave energy prototype next summer at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP), as part of Phase 3 of the EuropeWave project. The project unveiled reaching several milestones
Denmark-headquartered power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT has appointed ABB to electrify its high-voltage submarine power cable factory in Karlskrona, Sweden. To remind, on the back of a record order backlog and strong market outlook, NKT announced investments in a new cable-laying ve
Norway’s VARD has delivered the cable-laying vessel (CLV) it had converted from a platform supplier (PSV) to I.T. International Telecom Marine (IT), a Canadian company active in the offshore oil & gas and energy sectors. The vessel was built at Vard Brattvaag and delivered to Volstad Maritime in 200
The United Kingdom and Australia have inked a partnership agreement to advance offshore oil and gas decommissioning expertise and capabilities in both countries.
China’s ZTT Submarine Cable & System has delivered what it says is Croatia’s first submarine cable installation in over four decades, a project described as a historic and ESG-focused milestone as it aims to modernize the country’s energy system. For the Cortia Submarine Cable Project, ZTT delivered
Sweden’s construction company Skanska has signed a SEK 1.2 billion (approximately $109 million) contract with Denmark-headquartered power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT for the next stage of the cable factory expansion in Karlskrona, Sweden. According to Skanska, the agreement, booked
TechnipFMC has put the first equipment part of a subsea production system in place for an oil development at the Stabroek block off the coast of Guyana, which ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant ExxonMobil, operates.
