General – Rock Installation
On the North Sea, Boskalis’ subsea rock installation vessel Seapiper has started its first installation project in Europe.
[Read more…] about Joint venture DEME/Boskalis starts installing rocks for EquinorExpansion Perenco Southern North Sea portfolio
Fossil Energy – Perenco
Perenco UK announced the expansion of its Southern North Sea portfolio with the acquisition of a 50% operated interest in the Blythe and Elgood fields from CalEnergy, part of the former IOG Saturn Banks portfolio.
[Read more…] about Expansion Perenco Southern North Sea portfolioOffshore wind expansion stalls as Dutch tender fails to attract bids
General – No Bids Nederwiek
RVO, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, has received no bids for the slimmed down 1GW Nederwiek 1-A offshore wind site.
[Read more…] about Offshore wind expansion stalls as Dutch tender fails to attract bidsValaris scores $190M new offshore drilling and wind contracts
General – Contracts
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a series of new contracts and extensions worth about $190 million in the North Sea and Middle East regions, lifting its total contract backlog to $4.5 billion.
[Read more…] about Valaris scores $190M new offshore drilling and wind contractsBP starts up Murlach Field in UK North Sea
Fossil Energy – Production
BP has put its Murlach field in the U.K. North Sea into production, marking its sixth major project start-up in 2025.
[Read more…] about BP starts up Murlach Field in UK North SeaTenaz announces acquisition of North Sea gas assets
Fossil Energy – Gas Assets
Canada’s public energy company Tenaz Energy has acquired a private company holding interests in an offshore development on the border between the Dutch and German sectors of the North Sea.
[Read more…] about Tenaz announces acquisition of North Sea gas assetsShell starts up Victory gas field in UK North Sea
Fossil Energy – Production
Shell UK has started production from the Victory gas field in the UK North Sea, approximately 47 km north-west of the Shetland Islands.
[Read more…] about Shell starts up Victory gas field in UK North SeaNextGeo signs eight-year substation deal with 50Hertz
General – Contract
Italy-based Next Geosolutions has signed an eight-year framework agreement with German operator 50Hertz to support the roll-out of offshore substations.
[Read more…] about NextGeo signs eight-year substation deal with 50HertzThe Netherlands and Germany sign treaty on North Sea gas production
Fossil Energy – Treaty
The Netherlands and Germany have signed a bilateral treaty on the joint and responsible exploitation of hydrocarbon fields in the territorial waters north of the Ems-Dollard area.
[Read more…] about The Netherlands and Germany sign treaty on North Sea gas productionIneos halts UK investment over North Sea tax
General – Unstable Fiscal Regime
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Energy has halted all new investment in the UK and will divert spending to the United States, citing Britain’s ‘unstable fiscal regime’ and high energy prices.
[Read more…] about Ineos halts UK investment over North Sea tax