Fossil Energy – Drilling
Equinor has awarded a two-year firm contract to Northern Ocean Wind AS to employ the mobile rig Deepsea Bollsta on the Norwegian continental shelf.
[Read more…] about Equinor brings on another rig
No recorded collisions between floating offshore wind turbine and birds
Wind Energy – METCentre Norway
For more than two years, the floating offshore wind turbine TetraSpar at METCentre off the coast of Norway has been monitored by a bird camera: no collisions have been recorded.
[Read more…] about No recorded collisions between floating offshore wind turbine and birdsPartnership on offshore electrification with CCS
General – Decarbonisation Mission
Three players – Amplus Energy, EnQuest’s Veri Energy, and Ocean-Power – have embarked on a decarbonization mission to bring offshore electrification operations to new heights in the UK and Norway by throwing carbon capture solutions into the mix to curb oil and gas installations’ carbon footprint.
[Read more…] about Partnership on offshore electrification with CCSThree floating wind projects have signed contracts with Norway’s test center
Wind Energy – Tests
The three companies that have signed contracts with Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) will test new technology aimed at reducing costs of floating offshore wind.
[Read more…] about Three floating wind projects have signed contracts with Norway’s test centerFunding upgrade of Deep-Sea ROV
General – Funding Granted
The University of Bergen has been granted funding to upgrade the deep-sea ROV Ægir 6000.
[Read more…] about Funding upgrade of Deep-Sea ROVNorway plans EUR 3 billion subsidy for FOW
Wind Energy – Floating Wind
The Norwegian government has proposed approximately EUR 3 billion for a support scheme for the first commercial floating offshore wind tender within the Vestavind F and Vestavind B areas.
[Read more…] about Norway plans EUR 3 billion subsidy for FOWNorthern Lights facilities completed and ready to store CO2
General – CO2 Norway
TotalEnergies and its partners, Equinor and Shell, announce the completion of the CO2 receiving and storage facilities of Northern Lights Joint-Venture in Norway.
[Read more…] about Northern Lights facilities completed and ready to store CO221 companies are applying for new exploration areas Norway
Fossil Energy – Offshore Norway
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has received applications from 21 companies in connection with the announcement of the license round for the best-known exploration areas on the Norwegian continental shelf.
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Fossil Energy – Drilling Permit
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted DNO a drilling permit for the 2/6-7 S exploration well in the North Sea, targeting the Falstaff prospect.
[Read more…] about DNO gets drilling permit for North Sea wildcatJoint statement to further support study of hybrid interconnector
General – Interconnector
Last week, Belgian minister Tinne Van der Straeten and her Norwegian colleague Terje Aasland signed a joint statement to further support the study of a hybrid interconnector for the exchange of green electricity between our two countries.
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