Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has accepted the revised environmental plan from Inpex for a 2D seismic survey offshore Western Australia. The survey includes exploration permits WA-532-P and WA-533-P in the Browse and Offshore Canning
UK gas company IOG has awarded the Phase 1 duty holder contract for the installation and pipeline operator as well as facilities operations and maintenance to ODE Asset Management (ODE AM).
Magma Global has delivered the high-pressure composite riser pipe for HWCG’s deployable Offset Flexible Riser (OFR) system.
In this edition of In focus, we’ll be looking at ways through which the offshore energy sector is working to reduce carbon emissions.
Spirit Energy has received approval from Norwegian authorities for a life extension of its Vale gas field located offshore Norway.
Large Diameter Drilling (LDD), an Acteon company, has signed a contract with DEME Offshore to deliver grouting services for the installation of foundations at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France, where the first turbine foundation was recently installed. The wind farm, first such project
IGI Poseidon has selected the contractors for the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) and relevant support services related to the offshore and onshore sections of the EastMed pipeline project. ERM Italia will carry out the ESIA and implementation of activities to obtain authorization
The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC) is funding a project developing a shallow-water floating offshore wind concept, with cost-share being provided by Equinor. The team behind the project includes the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (UMass) as the main co
Canadian Kraken Robotics is expecting a revenue of $24 million to $28 million for the year ending on 31 December 2021, which would represent a more than 100% growth compared to $12.3 million in 2020. The growth is due to recent contract wins for KATFISH 180 towed sonars, as well as ALARS for the Dan
Sumitomo Electric Industries has won a contract to supply new 132 kV offshore export cable for the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind project in the UK. The contract award comes a few months after Ofgem ruled in favor of Gwynt y Môr OFTO plc which had filed an Exceptional Event claim for the project’s export
Boskalis has reported a 10 per cent increase in the order book of its Offshore Energy division in the first quarter of the year (compared to the end of 2020), with around 50 per cent of new orders coming from the offshore wind sector. The first quarter at the company’s Offshore Energy division proce
PXGEO has entered into an agreement with TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) for the provision of its vessels for towed-streamer seismic acquisition services. TGS has committed to using PXGEO 2 or any other capable vessel which PXGEO introduces to its fleet for 12 months of marine seismic acquisitio
Subsea tree order intake for the second quarter of 2021 is estimated at 82 units, representing 32 per cent of the anticipated 260 units to be awarded in 2021, according to market research provider Westwood. Key projects to watch in 2Q 2021 include Equinor’s Bacalhau and Total’s Lapa South West in Br
The Switzerland-based Hydromea has unveiled the prototype of what is said to be the world’s first wireless underwater drone. EXRAY, unveiled in a pool demo, can fit into a backpack, can be remotely controlled, and sends HD video back in real-time without any physical connection to the pilot, Hydrome
