Schlumberger is rebranding and changing its name to SLB to pursue a new identity that will represent the transformation from a giant oilfield services provider to a technology company focused on energy innovation and decarbonization. Schlumberger announced that nearly all of its affiliated brands wi
MaresConnect Limited, the company behind the interconnector that will link the power markets of Ireland and Great Britain, has appointed former chief executive of ESB Pat O’Doherty as chairman and non-executive director of its board. MaresConnect Interconnector will comprise a cable route of approxi
The 1,400 MW North Sea Link (NSL) interconnector that links the UK and Norway has paid off its carbon cost of construction after operating for six months, said the UK National Grid, which operates the project together with the Norwegian Statnett. This first power interconnector between Norway and th
Winter is at our doorstep and concerns over the security of energy supplies are growing with each passing day. Over the past several months, governments and industries put their efforts into finding ways to tackle both energy and climate crises at the same time. The struggle continues with new regul
The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) has won a contract to develop an integrated ground model as part of a tender for geotechnical soil investigations at two offshore wind farm sites within the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone (IJVWFZ) in the Dutch North Sea. The total value of the contract, which
Several EU Member States have increased their offshore wind ambitions – with some also making joint vows to install massive amounts of new capacity by 2030 and beyond – and invitations to tender released this week show Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands are actively working to prepare the stage f
Hitachi Energy has handed over North Sea Link, the first power interconnector between Norway and the UK, to Norway’s Statnett and the UK’s National Grid. The 1,400 MW North Sea Link allows Norway to import wind power from the UK and the UK to import hydropower from Norway through a 720-kilometer HVD
Hellenic Cables has awarded Vos Prodect with a contract to deliver its sealed cable hang-off systems for the Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea. Vos Prodect said it will perform an extensive test program at the testing facility using the 66kV cross-linked polyethylene
Vattenfall has signed a contract with DEME Group and LS Cable & System to deliver export cables that will connect its 1.4 GW Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm to the UK national grid. The contract includes the design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and testing of around 360 kilometres of h
Argeo’s recently-launched Argus uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) has secured its first project which will be carried out in the renewables market starting in late October. Argus will perform high-resolution mapping of the seafloor and shallow geology, necessary for the planning of offshore installatio
Fugro has finished fieldwork on a geophysical, geotechnical, and environmental site investigation contract for RWE Renewables’ Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farm and export cable routes. The array area covers approximately 1,000 square kilometres with over 100 kilometres of proposed export c
The commissioning of the Baltic Pipe receiving terminal in western Denmark is set to be further postponed due to continued technical challenges. The receiving terminal for gas from the Norwegian Europipe II pipeline was initially planned to be commissioned on 8 October but was postponed to 20 Octobe
Van Oord’s next-generation green cable-laying vessel Calypso has been launched at VARD’s Tulcea shipyard in Romania. Van Oord laid the keel for its new 130-metre cable-laying vessel in December last year. The Dutch company placed an order with VARD for Calypso a year before the keel laying ceremony
Solstad Offshore has won a contract for the subsea construction vessel (CSV) Normand Baltic, as well as a contract extension for CSV Normand Navigator within the renewables sector. The contracts are for renewable energy projects in North Europe and Asia and represent a combined firm utilization of 3
