(OE) Dutch offshore survey firm Fugro has won two geotechnical survey contracts for the development of the Dutch IJmuiden Ver Site V-VI, Nederwiek (zuid) Site I and Hollandse Kust (west) Site VIII offshore wind zones. This is the Netherlands Enterprise Agency's (RVO) largest campaign to date and part of the Dutch government's Offshore Wind Energy... Continue Reading →
UK Says Baker Hughes-Altus Deal May Hurt Competition in Oil Well Services
(Reuters) Britain's competition watchdog said on Tuesday that U.S.-listed oilfield services firm Baker Hughes Co's acquisition of Altus Intervention could reduce competition among UK oil and gas operators. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was concerned that the loss of rivalry between the merging companies could lead to higher prices, reduced choice, and lower quality services... Continue Reading →
All 38 Turbines Installed at RWE’s Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm in Germany
(OE) The last turbine at RWE’s Kaskasi wind farm has now been installed 35 kilometers north of the German island of Heligoland, the German company said Tuesday. Kaskasi is RWE’s sixth wind farm off the German coast. According to the company, more than two thirds of the Kaskasi wind farm’s 38 turbines are already feeding... Continue Reading →
HSM Offshore to build offshore wind-powered gas production platform
Dutch metal construction company HSM Offshore has won a contract to build the first electrified ONE-Dyas N05-A gas production platform in the North Sea which will run entirely on offshore wind power. The N05-A project is part of the so-called GEMS area, an area approximately 20 to 80 kilometres north of the Ems estuary. ONE-Dyas,... Continue Reading →
IberBlue files plan for floating wind development offshore Spain
(OM) IberBlue Wind plans to develop its first offshore wind project off the Iberian Peninsula offshore Andalusia, southern Spain. The Nao Victoria floating wind farm was named after the ship of the Magellan-Elcano expedition that completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth in the 16th century. The wind farm will stretch across a 310-sq-km area in the Alboran... Continue Reading →
Cadeler Orders Second Hybrid Offshore Wind Installation Jack-up
(OED) Danish offshore wind installation services firm Cadeler has ordered its second F-class vessel, a hybrid design allowing the vessel to convert from being a foundation installation unit to a wind turbine generator installation vessel within a short period of time. This is the sixth vessel that Cadeler will have in its fleet, tripling its... Continue Reading →
BV to Certify Floating Wind Farm in S. Korea
Bureau Veritas, a testing, inspection, and certification company, will work with the Korean Register (KR) to certify Bada Energy's Gray Whale 3 floating offshore wind farm project in Ulsan, South Korea. Gray Whale 3 floating offshore wind farm is a product of a partnership between Corio Generation, a Green Investment Group company, and the French... Continue Reading →
Karoon completes drilling well in Patola and results exceeds expectations
(PN) Australian Karoon Energy announced that it has concluded the drilling of the PAT-2 well in the Patola prospect, located in the Santos Basin. The well was drilled with the Noble Developer rig (formerly known as Maersk Developer) and reached a total depth of 2,313 meters. According to the company, the preliminary interpretation of the... Continue Reading →
Fugro Wins Survey Deal at U.S. Offshore Wind Project
(OED) Community Offshore Wind, a U.S. joint venture between RWE Renewables and National Grid, has awarded Fugro an offshore survey contract to support site appraisal and concept design activities in the New York Bight. The joint venture was last year succesful in a joint bid in the New York Bight offshore lease auction which it secured area OCS-A... Continue Reading →
Brazil: No Gato do Mato Offshore Field FID in Next 12-24 Months, FPSO Firm Says
(OE) Shell's Brazilian subsidiary Shell Brasil Petróleo will not be making final investment decision (FID) on its Gato do Mato oil and gas field development offshore Brazil within the next 12 to 24 months. This is according to FPSO leasing firm BW Offshore which said Monday that Shell had informed it of its decision. BW... Continue Reading →