Wind Energy – Thor Project
Global Wind Service (GWS) has secured an installation contract from RWE for the Thor offshore wind farm project in the Danish North Sea.
[Read more…] about GWS gains installation contract for RWE’s Thor OWFComprehensive risk assessment helps ensure subsea cable safety
General – Risk Assessment
Intertek announced the delivery of a comprehensive risk assessment for five offshore wind export cables in the North Sea and the Baltic on behalf of Danish transmission system operator Energinet.
[Read more…] about Comprehensive risk assessment helps ensure subsea cable safetyCO2 injection test underway in UK North Sea
General – CCS Project
Perenco UK and its partners have initiated the first CO2 injection test for their Poseidon Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in the UK southern North Sea.
[Read more…] about CO2 injection test underway in UK North SeaNorway will focus on floating offshore wind turbines
Wind Energy – Floating Wind
Norway has announced that it will not be offering acreage for the development of bottom-fixed offshore farms when it announces its next tenders.
[Read more…] about Norway will focus on floating offshore wind turbinesCollaboration for major Floating Wind Turbine Assembly Study
Wind Energy – Study
In a LinkedIn post BlueFloat Energy today announced that the wind developer together with Nadara Partnership has commissioned a pioneering study to Sarens PSG on the assembly, load-out, and deployment of floating wind turbines in the North Sea at an industrial scale.
[Read more…] about Collaboration for major Floating Wind Turbine Assembly StudyShell finds unexploded bomb next to pipeline Brent Field
Fossil Energy – Bomb
Shell has confirmed the discovery of an unexploded bomb next to a 40-year-old gas line running across the North Sea.
[Read more…] about Shell finds unexploded bomb next to pipeline Brent FieldFinal wind turbine for Borkum Riffgrund 3 OWF
Wind Energy – Borkum Riffgrund
Ørsted announced on social media that the final wind turbine is in place at the Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farm in the German North Sea.
[Read more…] about Final wind turbine for Borkum Riffgrund 3 OWFTGS awarded 4D streamer campaign offshore Norway
General – 4D Campaign
TGS announced the award of four 4D streamer contract acquisition projects, three in the North Sea and one in the Barents Sea.
[Read more…] about TGS awarded 4D streamer campaign offshore NorwayEquinor awarded 27 new production licenses
Fossil Energy – Production Licenses
The Ministry of Energy of Norway has awarded Equinor 27 new production licenses in this year’s Awards in Predefined Areas (APA).
[Read more…] about Equinor awarded 27 new production licensesVattenfall signs contract for wind farm service vessels
Wind Energy – Service Operation Vessels
Vattenfall has signed a contract with French ship owner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs for up to three large Service Operation Vessels to be used at existing and planned offshore wind farms in the North Sea.
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