Aker BP has teamed up with technology provider Vissim to adopt an upgraded oil spill detection solution across its key offshore installations. Set to be installed at Aker BP’s major facilities, including Valhall, Ula, Edvard Grieg, Ivar Aasen, Alvheim, and Skarv, this upgraded, radar-based oil spil
“A lot of people talk about digitalization, but digitalization is not a purpose in itself, but it can be an enabler to meet changing customer demands,” said Maaike de Rover, Program Manager Digitalization, Huisman. During the Huisman session at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023
PTTEP is ready to pool resources with Japan’s Inpex to undertake a study on carbon storage potential in the Northern Gulf of Thailand.
To combat climate change, the energy mix must shift from a mix that is dominated by fossil fuels, oil & gas, coal, to an energy mix that depends more on clean energy production methods. The good thing is that everyone is committed to achieving this goal. The challenge that comes with this is that a
Elmed, set to become the first direct current (DC) connection between Europe and North Africa, has secured €45 million in funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The €921 million project concerns the implementation of an HVDC link interconnecting Tunisia and Italy across the Strait of Sicil
TechnipFMC has secured a “major” integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) contract with Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras for a project offshore Brazil. TechnipFMC reported it had won the contract to deliver the Mero 3 HISEP project which uses subse
DOF Group has signed a contract extension with Prime Energy Resources Development for a multipurpose platform supply vessel (MPSV) that is working offshore Philippines. Prime Energy has extended the contract for the provision of the MPSV Skandi Hawk to the end of 2027. DOF has been providing MPSV an
Norway’s Ocean Installer has secured what it says is its second-largest contract in company history thanks to a deal with TotalEnergies in Angola. Ocean Installer, in consortium with Oceaneering, has secured a “significant” contract from TotalEnergies EP Angola and its partners of Block 17 to execut
Aker Solutions and the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway have signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a pilot project which will see Aker Solutions testing its new power transmission technology at the METCentre’s offshore test area that houses demonstration floati
The Viking Link electricity interconnector between the UK and Denmark has commenced operations, now transporting power between the two countries. Deemed the world’s longest land and subsea interconnector, the £1.7 billion Viking Link started commercial operations on December 29, 2023. The link has
Shell has tucked a green light for its environment plan (EP) under its belt for a seabed survey on the Crux natural gas field off Australia.
As we gradually shift our focus on the new year and on what lies ahead in the offshore energy industry in 2024, let’s give a last look to 2023 to pay tribute to this very eventful year. Unfortunately, the year was marked with a number of dark events, with the Balticconnector offshore gas pipeline in
Woodside has received a stamp of approval for an environment plan, covering seabed intervention and trunkline installation off Australia.
Beach Energy has received the green light for a revised environment plan, entailing subsea installation and commissioning off Australia.
