North sea

Floating Offshore Wind

Norway Plans $3.3 Billion Floating Wind Subsidy Cap

[1/2] A windmill is seen near the ocean in Utsira, a North Sea island of just 6 square km (2.3 square miles) and home to 210 people who already get most of thei…

Offshore Wind Power

Totalenergies and RWE Partner on 4GW Offshore Wind Projects

Image credit: TotalEnergiesTotalEnergies has signed an agreement with German energy company RWE to acquire a 50% stake in two offshore wind projects in the Nort…

Carbon Capture

Denmark’s First CO2 Storage Facility Now Ready to Receive Large Amounts of CO2

Denmark has a safe and well-functioning storage for CO2 in the North Sea subsoil, where CO2 can be permanently stored to mitigate climate change.The 23 partners…

Offshore Wind Power

Vattenfall and German Steel Manufacturer Sign PPA for Nordlicht 1 Offshore Wind Farm

Vattenfall has signed a long-term electricity supply contract with the steel producer Salzgitter for 75 MW of electricity to come from the Nordlicht 1 offshore …

Offshore Wind Power

EnBW Installs Foundations for 960MW He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm

All 64 foundations are in place. Credit: EnBW/Magnus Reinke.EnBW has announced the completion of foundation installations at the 960MW He Dreiht offshore wind f…

France

Totalenergies Pilots Floating Offshore Wind Project for North Sea Oil and Gas Platform

The Culzean oil and gas field is one of TotalEnergies’ flagship offshore facilities. Credit: TotalEnergies.Multinational energy and petroleum company TotalEner…

Offshore Wind Power

All Foundations Installed at 960 MW He Dreiht Wind Farm Offshore Germany

Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel, Thialf, has installed all 64 foundations at EnBW’s 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North…

Oil & Gas Trade

Equinor to Invest up to $6.7 Bln a Year in Oil and Gas off Norway Until 2035

A general view of the Equinor's Johan Sverdrup oilfield platforms in the North Sea, Norway December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo Purchase Licens…

Offshore Wind Power

High Costs Delay Denmark’s North Sea Energy Island for Second Time

The artificial island was designed as a hub for collecting and distributing electricity generated by offshore wind turbines. Credit: Dragancfm via Shutterstock.…

Oil&Gas Drilling

DNO Norge Cleared to Drill Wildcat Well in North Sea off Norway

DNO Norge, a subsidiary of Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO, has been granted a drilling permit for a wellbore in the North Sea by the Norwegian Offshore Dire…

Offshore Wind Power

RWE, luxcara winners of GERMAN 5.5 GW offshore wind tender

RWE and Luxcara have been selected as winners of the latest German tender, offering a total of 5.5 GW of capacity across three sites, N-9.1, N-9.2, and N-9.3, a…

Oil & Gas Trade

Viaro to Buy Shell, Exxon’s North Sea Assets

Independent British oil producer Viaro Energy said on Tuesday it would buy UK Southern North Sea assets owned by Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab and Exxon Mobil (…

Offshore Wind Power

Tennet Extends Collaboration With Intertek for North Sea Offshore Wind Grid Connections

UK-headquartered Intertek has been re-appointed by the Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), TenneT, to provide long-term client representation servi…

Offshore Wind Power

Parkwind Sets up Vessel Charging System at Belgian Offshore Wind Farm

Parkwind, a subsidiary of JERA Nex, has installed a vessel charging station system at its 165 MW Nobelwind offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.Source: P…

Oil & Gas Trade

Shell and Exxonmobil JV Cuts a Deal With Canadian Firm to Give up Its North Sea Oil & Gas Business for $180 Million

Canada’s Tenaz Energy, a public energy company focused on the acquisition and development of international oil and gas assets, has set the stage to become…