Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has launched a tender for preliminary geophysical […] The post German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency opens offshore wind survey tender appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Dubai-based offshore vessel specialist Astro Offshore and Houston-headquartered subsea technology and services provider Oceaneering International are joining forces to target integrated offshore and subsea projects, backed by the addition of the UAE firm’s first DP3 multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV). The post Oceaneering-Astro Offshore pact targets integrated subsea growth appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Brazilian state-owned energy company Petrobras has booked an 18-year-old construction support vessel (CSV), owned by Solstad Maritime (SOMA), on a long-term, multimillion-dollar assignment off the coast of Brazil. The post Petrobras awards $62 million job in Brazil to Solstad’s 2008-built CSV appeared first on Offshore Energy.

first cable pull-ins at Lemóniz in northern Spain, marking what it describes as an important construction milestone on a multibillion-euro interconnector, which will increase electricity exchange capacity between Spain and France from 2.8 GW to 5 GW. The post NKT brings first cables ashore on €3.1 billion Spain-France power link (Gallery) appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Norway’s oil and gas company Aker BP has kicked off production from three fields in the Norwegian Sea, bringing the developments on stream a year ahead of schedule and adding around 120 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent to the resource base on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The post Three-field FPSO tie-back starts flowing oil a year early, unlocking 120 million Norwegian barrels appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Flex2Future, a Norwegian technology company developing floating offshore energy systems that combine wind, wave and solar power on a single platform, has wrapped up an extensive model testing campaign in Norway, putting its floating wave, wind and solar energy platform concept through simulated offshore conditions ahead of plans for a full-scale demonstration before the decade ends. The post Flex2Future advances floating wave, wind and solar platform toward pre-2030 demo appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Spirit Energy, a North Sea operator, has finished a multimillion-dollar decommissioning campaign in the UK sector of the North Sea, plugging and abandoning (P&A) three gas wells that have reached the end of their productive lives and removing more than 234 tons of subsea infrastructure. The post WATCH: North Sea decom campaign retires trio of gas wells in UK waters appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Arabian Drilling, described as Saudi Arabia’s largest onshore and offshore drilling contractor by fleet size, has expanded its footprint in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) with a multi-well assignment off the coast of Oman. The post Arabian Drilling set to kick off rig ops offshore Oman before quarter-end appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Navitas Petroleum, an Israeli oil and gas producer and developer that operates a project under development in the North Falkland Basin, is stepping up plans to expand its oil field project in the Falkland Islands through the acquisition of a second floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel that could boost daily oil output capacity by thousands of barrels. The post Sea Lion roars into Falklands expansion as Navitas reels in second FPSO appeared first on Offshore Energy.

France-based geophysical services company Viridien, formerly known as CGG, has kicked off the first-ever combined streamer and sparse ocean bottom node (OBN) multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Asia-Pacific region. The post Viridien embarks on first hybrid streamer-OBN 3D seismic survey in Asia-Pacific appeared first on Offshore Energy.