(IN BRIEF) ABL has promoted Carmela Friedman to Director of Renewables for England, where she will lead the growth and delivery of the company’s MWS and engineering consultancy services for offshore wind, interconnector, and subsea cabling projects across England and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged ABL, ABL Group, appointment, asset integrity, Carmela Friedman, Director of Renewables, energy transition, interconnector projects, James Anderson, leadership, marine advisory, marine consultancy, Marine Warranty Survey, Mike McLachlan, MWS, North Sea, Offshore wind, renewable energy, subsea cabling
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies, Equinor and Shell have officially started operations at Northern Lights, the world’s first merchant CO₂ transport and storage project. The first volumes of CO₂ were shipped from Heidelberg Materials’ cement factory in Brevik to the Øygarden terminal … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Arnaud Le Foll, Brevik cement plant, carbon capture and storage, CCS, Climate Strategy, CO₂ storage, CO₂ transport, Equinor, European decarbonization, Hafslund Celsio, Heidelberg Materials, North Sea, northern lights, Norway, partnership, Shell, Stockholm Exergi, sustainability, TotalEnergies, Yara, Ørsted, Øygarden terminal
(IN BRIEF) Northern Lights, the world’s first open-access CO₂ transport and storage network, has officially started operations by injecting the first CO₂ volumes into the Aurora reservoir 2,600 meters beneath the North Sea. Owned by Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Anders Opedal, Aurora reservoir, Brevik cement plant, carbon capture and storage, CCS, CO₂ storage, CO₂ transport, energy transition, Equinor, EU CEF Energy, European decarbonization, Heidelberg Materials, Irene Rummelhoff, Longship project, North Sea, northern lights, Norway, partnership, Shell, sustainability, TotalEnergies, Øygarden
(IN BRIEF) Equinor and its partners Vår Energi and INPEX Idemitsu have struck oil and gas in the Fram area of the North Sea, about nine kilometres north of the Troll field. Exploration well 35/11-31 S confirmed petroleum in two … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Blasto, COSL Innovator, Echino South, Equinor, F-South discovery, Fram area, Fram South development, Geir Sørtveit, INPEX Idemitsu Norge, North Sea, Norwegian Continental Shelf, oil and gas exploration, partnership, production licence 090, sustainability, Troll field, Vår Energi
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN Upstream Norway, with operator Aker BP and partners Equinor and Petoro, has confirmed the largest oil discovery on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in 2025, with estimated recoverable volumes of 96–134 million barrels of oil equivalent. The Omega … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Poland, Technology
Tagged Aker BP, E-prospect, Equinor, geo-steering technology, horizontal wells, hydrocarbons, mmboe, North Sea, Norwegian Continental Shelf, offshore drilling, oil discovery, Omega Alpha, ORLEN 2035 Strategy, ORLEN Group, ORLEN Upstream Norway, partnership, Petoro, reservoir exposure, Skarv field, sustainability, upstream energy, Wiesław Prugar, Yggdrasil
(IN BRIEF) RWE and The Oyster Restoration Company completed a six‑month feasibility study confirming that native oyster reefs can be restored at scale within North Sea offshore wind farms. Conducted at TORC’s Scottish hatchery, the research tested substrates like shells … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Nik Sachlikidis, Dr Thomas Michel, ecosystem engineering, Europe, feasibility study, habitat restoration, marine biodiversity, net‑positive impact, North Sea, Offshore wind, oyster reef restoration, partnership, RWE, scalable solutions, substrate evaluation, sustainability, sustainable energy, The Oyster Restoration Company, TORC hatchery, UK, verification frameworks
(IN BRIEF) Diergaarde Blijdorp’s Oceanium has opened “Living with Wind Parks,” an interactive exhibit developed with Ecowende to demonstrate how offshore wind infrastructure can support North Sea ecosystems. Featuring aquaria that simulate turbine bases as artificial reefs and tree-reef nurseries … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged artificial reefs, bird and bat protection, conservation education, Diergaarde Blijdorp, Ecowende, habitat restoration, IJmuiden, interactive radar game, Kids Panel, Living with Wind Parks, marine biodiversity, North Sea, Oceanium, offshore wind energy, partnership, renewable energy, sustainability, sustainable North Sea, tree reefs
(IN BRIEF) ValMAS, led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory and co-funded by NERC and the INSITE Programme, is a £5.6 million, four-year research collaboration involving UK and Norwegian institutions. Concentrating on the North Sea, the project will evaluate the environmental, social, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Anne-Michelle Slater, Astley Hastings, Cardiff University, clean energy, climate modeling, contaminant mobilization, decision-support tools, ecological value, economic trade-offs, fishermen’s organisations, INSITE Programme, Kate Gormley, lifecycle impacts, marine artificial structures, Marine Energy Wales, natural capital, Natural England, Nature Recovery, NERC, net zero, Nicola Beaumont, NIVA, North Sea, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Rebecca von Hellfeld, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, Shellfish Association, SUERC, University of Aberdeen, ValMAS
(IN BRIEF) Wood has secured contract extensions worth $118 million to continue its operations and maintenance services for Shell UK, Dana Petroleum, and CNOOC International’s UK offshore assets. This expansion reinforces Wood’s reputation as a trusted partner for North Sea … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Aberdeen, CNOOC International, contract extension, Dana Petroleum, energy infrastructure, FPSO, North Sea, offshore energy, Operations and Maintenance, partnership, Shell UK, sustainabulity, Wood
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has acquired ammunition detection and disposal firm Stascheit GmbH, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Rheinmetall Project Solutions GmbH. The move strengthens Rheinmetall’s capabilities in explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and complements its broader security-focused portfolio. With … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged ammunition detection, Baltic Sea, contaminated site investigation, Defence Technology, diving operations, Dr Deniz Akitürk, EOD, explosive ordnance disposal, Gardelegen, Germany defence industry, military engineering, North Sea, offshore wind farms, partnership, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Project Solutions GmbH, Saxony-Anhalt, security solutions, site remediation, Stascheit GmbH, Strategic Acquisition, underwater recovery, UXO clearance
(IN BRIEF) EnBW has initiated the installation of the first of 64 submarine cables for the He Dreiht offshore wind farm, connecting its 64 turbines with 100 kilometers of cable. Executed by Seaway7 using two installation vessels, the project involves … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 1.1 million households, 100 kilometers, 15 MW, 64 wind turbines, 66-kilovolt cables, 960 megawatts, Borkum, converter platform, EnBW, Hamburg, He Dreiht offshore wind farm, Heligoland, high-voltage DC export cables, inner-array grid cabling, JDR, North Sea, offshore, Seaway7, submarine cables, Tennet, Vestas wind turbines, €2.4 billion
(IN BRIEF) Eurogrid GmbH, the parent company of 50Hertz, has secured a one billion euro, ten-year loan agreement with twelve banks as part of a KfW-backed green syndicated financing deal. The loan will fund two offshore grid projects, Ostwind 4 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, 525 kV standard, Baltic Sea, CFO, climate protection, corporate investment, direct current grid connection, Eurogrid GmbH, financing instruments, financing strategy, green loan, green syndicated financing, IKB Deutsche Industriebank, KfW, LanWin 3, Marco Nix, North Sea, offshore grid connections, Ostwind 4, partnership, renewable energy, Rügen, Schleswig-Holstein, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Equinor UK and Shell UK are joining forces to create the largest independent energy producer in the UK North Sea, combining their offshore oil and gas portfolios into a new joint venture. The company, equally owned by both … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The project to revitalize Cuxhaven’s historic “Alter Fischereihafen” (Old Fishing Port) has moved forward with the approval of the first construction phase. This phase involves converting the former fish market and processing halls (Fischhallen V and VI) into … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Germany, News, Real Estate, Travel
Tagged Alter Fischereihafen Cuxhaven, Alter Fischereihafen Cuxhaven GmbH, blueorange Development Partner GmbH, business hotel, Co-working hotel, Cuxhaven, Cuxhaven City Council, Cuxhaven tourism, daycation, design hotel, destination North Sea, DSR Hotel Holding GmbH, family holiday, Food and Beverage, getaway, HENRI Hotel, HENRI Hotel Cuxhaven GmbH, holiday, holiday destination, hotel, hotel Cuxhaven, Karl J. Pojer, Kreissparkasse Stade and Stadtsparkasse Cuxhaven, Long-term travel, Lower Saxony, luxury hotel, Martin Pietsch, Norbert Plambeck, North Sea, Old fishing port Cuxhaven, Plambeck Holding, Plambeck Holding GmbH, Real estate project, restaurants, Spa hotel, Sparkasse Rotenburg Osterholz, TOURISM, travel, travel destination, vacation, vacation destination, vacation destination Germany, Volksbank BRAWO, Volksbank Stade-Cuxhaven, Weser-Elbe Sparkasse
(IN BRIEF) In 2023, TenneT, the transmission system operator, transmitted approximately 19.24 terawatt hours (TWh) of wind energy from the German North Sea to land, while in the Netherlands, it was 4.17 TWh. This energy could theoretically fulfill the annual … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Netherlands, News
Tagged North Sea, Tennet, Tim Meyerjürgens, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) On November 16, 2023, transmission system operators TenneT and Statnett signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to investigate the feasibility of a hybrid interconnector linking Germany and Norway in the North Sea. Instead of connecting North Sea wind … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway
Tagged Germany, Hybrid Interconnector, North Sea, Norway, partnership, Statnett, sustainability, Tennet, Tim Meyerjürgens, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) bp has successfully initiated production from the Seagull oil and gas field in the UK North Sea, marking a significant milestone for energy supply and job support in the region. Developed by Neptune Energy, Seagull serves as a … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Equinor has announced a commercially viable gas discovery near the Gina Krog field in the North Sea. Although the discovery is relatively small, it is considered commercially viable due to its ability to leverage existing infrastructure by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Norway
Tagged Camilla Salthe, Commercially Viable Gas, Equinor, Gina Krog Field, KUFPEC, North Sea, partnership, PGNiG, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Equinor, along with partners Petoro, Vår Energi, and ConocoPhillips, has started production at the Breidablikk field in the North Sea, four months ahead of schedule and within budget. The subsea field, tied to the Grane platform, contains nearly … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Norway
Tagged Breidablikk, Breidablikk field, ConocoPhillips, Equinor, Geir Tungesvik, Grane platform, Kjetil Hove, North Sea, oil, Petoro, Vår Energi, Øygarde
(IN BRIEF) DNV has officially verified the safety of Project Greensand’s CO2 storage in the North Sea. Project Greensand is a pioneering initiative that demonstrates the transportation of CO2 across borders and offshore storage to mitigate climate change. The safety … Read the full press release
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