Subsea
In focus: Renewables making headway as Shell ruling sounds alarm on energy transition urgency
A historic ruling has shaken the energy market this week after a Dutch court ordered oil major Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 per cent by 2030 compared with 2019 levels. The decision was delivered in connection with a climate change case filed against Shell in 2019 by Dutch environmental
NKT hails launch of NordLink ‘green cable’
NKT has welcomed the launch of the NordLink interconnector, having completed the German section of the power cable system linking the German and Norwegian power grids.
Magseis Fairfield marks 100th OBN survey milestone with carbon neutral debut
Seabed seismic player Magseis Fairfield has completed the acquisition of its 100th Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) survey, having performed the most recent one as the first carbon neutral seismic survey. The OBN survey for BP over various assets in the US Gulf of Mexico was announced in December last year a
Kraken joins mooring chain inspection project
Kraken Robotics has come on board the LifeMoor project, an industry collaboration initiative that aims to extend the lifetime of subsea mooring chains.
TAQA kicks off one of largest decommissioning projects in North Sea
TAQA has started the first major asset removal project and one of the largest topside removal projects of its kind in the North Sea.
BP, Baker Hughes, and Odfjell Drilling in pact to maximise Clair performance
BP, Baker Hughes, and Odfjell Drilling have entered into a tripartite agreement to work together to transform activity at the Clair field.
Ross Offshore secures survey job with OMV Norge
Ross Offshore has secured a contract with OMV (Norge) to carry out a site survey on the PL 644 Iris/Hades discoveries to the Aasgard C pipeline route in the Norwegian Sea. The Norwegian company will conduct a reconnaissance survey, as well as provide management expertise and a survey spread from Fug
NordLink interconnector officially launched
TenneT, Statnett and KfW have officially commissioned the 1,400 MW NordLink interconnector between Norway and Germany. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg launched the NordLink submarine cable today, 27 May. The so-called ‘Green Cable’ will facilitate the exch
CGG and Geoptic pen carbon capture and storage monitoring R&D deal
CGG has signed an R&D collaboration agreement with Geoptic to research and assess a novel borehole solution for monitoring the spread of CO2 in subsurface storage sites for carbon capture and storage (CCS). The collaboration is focused on delivering a new continuous long-term subsurface monitoring s
Irish startup schedules one-year geophysical survey ops
Green Rebel Marine is planning to carry out geophysical survey operations off the South Coast of Ireland starting from 3 June. The survey will be conducted by the semi-SWATH catamaran Roman Rebel, which will conduct 24-hr operations, and the Lady Kathleen catamaran, which will conduct 12-hr operatio
PGS’ returnee lands Black Sea acquisition contract
Norway’s Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has secured an acquisition contract in the Black Sea for its recently reactivated seismic vessel Ramform Vanguard. The Ramform Vanguard will acquire the survey using an exploration configuration towing a 12×8000 meter spread, PGS stated. Work is scheduled to sta
Equinor awards well intervention gig to Maersk rig
Equinor has exercised an option to add well intervention work at the Martin Linge to the previously agreed work scope for Maersk Intrepid.
UK Energy Minister: Underwater industry ‘hugely important asset’ for UK
The underwater industry is a hugely important asset for the UK, creating highly skilled jobs, driving economic growth and helping to level up across the country, UK Energy Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said at a recent Subsea UK event.
Subsea sector urged to act now to profit from energy transition
The subsea industry must act now to capitalize on the energy transition as the road to net zero is already underway and companies need to meet the change of pace required, according to Tom Heggarty, principal analyst in Wood Mackenzie’s Energy Transition Practice. Opportunities include facilitating