Fossil Energy – Norway
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for three wells in the North Sea offshore Norway.
[Read more…] about Aker BP gets permit for North Sea wellsScotland’s largest offshore wind farm now fully operational
Wind Energy – Seagreen OWF
SSE Renewables and its partner TotalEnergies have announced all 114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines at the 1.1GW Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Scotland are now fully operational and are generating clean, renewable energy to Britain’s power grid.
[Read more…] about Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm now fully operationalHuisman launches wind detection system
Wind Energy – Safer Turbine Installation
Huisman from the Netherlands has announced the launch of a newly developed system that empowers crane operators with the ability to anticipate and react to approaching wind speeds, gusts, and direction during the installation process of turbine blades.
[Read more…] about Huisman launches wind detection systemDana confirms new hydrocarbon discovery in UK North Sea
Fossil Energy – Discovery
Dana Petroleum has made a new hydrocarbon discovery after drilling the Earn-1 well that sits immediately to the west of the producing Tolmount field in the UK sector of the North Sea.
[Read more…] about Dana confirms new hydrocarbon discovery in UK North SeaDolWin epsilon platform on its way to Haugesund
General – HVDC Convertor Platform
On 15 October, the HVDC offshore wind convertor platform DolWin epsilon left Seatrium’s yard in Singapore.
[Read more…] about DolWin epsilon platform on its way to HaugesundNew opportunity to bring more offshore wind to Rhode Island
Wind Energy – Rhode Island
Rhode Island Energy announced on October 12 that it has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to secure an additional 1200 MW of offshore wind to help power the state’s energy needs.
[Read more…] about New opportunity to bring more offshore wind to Rhode IslandVår Energi opts out of North Sea Brage Field
Fossil Energy – Brage Field
Vår Energi has agreed to sell its 12.2575% interest in the Brage Unit in the central Norwegian North Sea to Petrolia NOCO.
[Read more…] about Vår Energi opts out of North Sea Brage FieldSouth Korean cable maker expands into Vietnamese market
Wind Energy – Subsea Cable Partership
LS C&S Asia from South Korea announced on October 12 that the company has signed an MoU for a submarine cable business partnership with PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) of Vietnam.
[Read more…] about South Korean cable maker expands into Vietnamese marketWorld’s first energy island put to the test (VIDEO)
General – Energy Island
Last week, the Belgian Minister of Energy, Tinne Van der Straeten, visited the large-scale model of the Princess Elisabeth Island at DHI’s wave pool lab in Hørsholm, Denmark.
[Read more…] about World’s first energy island put to the test (VIDEO)Certex UK wins contract on world’s largest offshore wind farm
Wind Energy – Dogger Bank
Certex UK’s Great Yarmouth based Engineering Services Division has won a major framework to supply statutory inspection and maintenance services on Dogger Bank Wind Farm.
[Read more…] about Certex UK wins contract on world’s largest offshore wind farm