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 wellsDana 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 SeaNew 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 FieldCertex 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 farmSBM awarded FEED contracts for Whiptail project in Guyana
Fossil Energy – FEED Contract
SBM Offshore has been awarded contracts to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Whiptail development project in Guyana.
[Read more…] about SBM awarded FEED contracts for Whiptail project in GuyanaMeridian Energy and Parkwind sign MoU for New Zealand
Wind Energy – New Zealand
Meridian Energy and European-based Parkwind have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the exploration of offshore wind generation in New Zealand waters.
[Read more…] about Meridian Energy and Parkwind sign MoU for New ZealandNew York rejects wind requests for subsidies
Wind Energy – New York Subsidies
The New York Public Service Commission unanimously rejected requests for increased subsidies by renewable energy developers, including major offshore wind projects.
[Read more…] about New York rejects wind requests for subsidiesDynamic cables pre-termination phase completed for Provence Grand FOW
Wind Energy – Pre-termination
Prysmian Group has successfully completed the dynamic cables’ pre-termination phase for the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind farm (FOW) which is planned to be installed off the coast of France.
[Read more…] about Dynamic cables pre-termination phase completed for Provence Grand FOWKosmos Energy makes oil discovery at Tiberius well in GOM
Fossil Energy – Oil Discovery
Kosmos Energy and its partners have made an oil discovery in the US Gulf of Mexico through the drilling of the Tiberius exploration well in Keathley Canyon Block 964.
[Read more…] about Kosmos Energy makes oil discovery at Tiberius well in GOM