General – CO2 Highway
Fugro is conducting a comprehensive ground investigation for a ground-breaking new CO2 highway, off the coast of Belgium.
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Norwegians and Koreans ink offshore wind deal
Wind Energy – MoU Norway Korea
Korean Wind Energy Industry Association (KWEIA) and Norwegian Offshore Wind signed an MoU in Incheon today.
[Read more…] about Norwegians and Koreans ink offshore wind dealStatkraft loses partners ahead of Norway’s 2025 floating wind auction
Wind Energy – Tender Norway
Statkraft is ‘assessing options to participate and succeed’ in the forthcoming 1.5-GW floating wind tender in Norway after each of Ocean Winds and Mainstream Renewable Power confirmed plans to withdraw from their partnership.
[Read more…] about Statkraft loses partners ahead of Norway’s 2025 floating wind auctionEquinor brings on another rig
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 rigDrilling permit for wellbore 6305/10-1
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 FOW
