North sea

Norway

Norwegian Oil and Gas Company Aker BP Achieves Oil Production from New Reservoir in North Sea Nine Months Ahead of Schedule

Aker BP announced that the Symra oil field in the Norwegian North Sea has commenced production. The project started nine months earlier than originally planned,…

Offshore Wind Power

RWE receives approvals for offshore wind farm in German North Sea

RWE has been given the green light for a further offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. In late March, the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency …

New Oil and Gas Resources Discovered in the Knockando Fensfjord Exploration Area in the North Sea Brage Region

Norwegian oil and gas operator OKEA and its partners recently made a new oil and gas discovery in the Knockando Fensfjord exploration area within the North Sea …

Carbon Capture

Britain Launches Second Carbon Capture Licensing Round

On Tuesday, the United Kingdom opened its second carbon capture and storage licensing round, offering 14 offshore areas with a combined potential storage capaci…

Natural Gas

Equinor Makes Two Gas and Condensate Discoveries in the North Sea

Norwegian energy company Equinor (EQNR.OL) announced on Friday that it has successfully made two new discoveries of natural gas and condensate in the Norwegian …

Wind Farm

ØRsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 3 Wind Farm Delivers First Power in Germany

Ørsted's 913 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm has begun generating electricity and is now delivering its first power to the German grid. Loca…

Oil Field

UK Eases North Sea Oil and Gas Licensing for Existing Fields

The UK Government has adjusted its North Sea oil and gas licensing policy in the latest Budget, allowing new production licences where activities are tied to ex…

Offshore Wind Power

Tender Opens for 1GW Nederwiek I-a Offshore Wind Farm

The Dutch government has launched a tender for the permit to develop and operate a 1GW offshore wind farm at the Nederwiek I-A site in the North Sea. Covering a…

Wind Farm

RWE Announces Completion of Monopile Installation at Thor Wind Farm

RWE has completed the installation of all 72 monopile foundations for the 1.1GW Thor offshore wind farm, located in the Danish North Sea, marking a significant …

Green Hydrogen

AquaVentus and Hydrogen Scotland Partner on Hydrogen Development in the North Sea

AquaVentus, a German-led offshore wind-to-hydrogen initiative, and Hydrogen Scotland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation o…

Wind Power Project

Luxcara Picks Siemens Gamesa for 1.5GW German North Sea Wind Project

Luxcara, a Hamburg-based clean energy asset manager, has partnered with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to supply turbines for its 1.5GW Waterekke offshore wind…

Hydrogen Storage

DCarbonX Secures Gateway Hydrogen Storage Licence in East Irish Sea

The UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) awarded dCarbonX Ltd a Gas Storage Licence (GS008) for the Gateway hydrogen salt cavern storage project in …

Offshore Substation

Inch Cape Installs Offshore Substation

The offshore substation and its 68-meter jacket foundation for the 1100MW Inch Cape offshore wind farm, located 21 kilometers off the Angus coast in the North S…

Offshore Wind Power

Substation Installed at Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

The 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm, located 22 kilometers off the west coast of Jutland in the Danish North Sea, has advanced with the successful installation of …

CCS

France’s CO2 Storage Deal With Norway Paving the Way for Common European CCS Market

Norway and France have finalized an agreement to support cross-border transport and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2), enabling CO2 from French industrial sources…