Petrofac and Hitachi Energy have been awarded a multi-year Framework Agreement by TenneT as it works to expand offshore wind capacity in the Dutch-German North Sea The Framework Agreement, which represents the largest in Petrofac’s history, covers six projects. Each project comprises the EPCI of an offshore HVDC transmission station, onshore converter station and associated infrastructure Each project will be …
Port of Aberdeen has welcomed more than 100 vessels working on offshore wind projects to the port so far this year, including the latest arrival of the Blue Tern jack-up installation vessel. The Fred. Olsen Windcarrier vessel, which has an overall length of 151 metres, a breadth of 50 metres and an 800-tonne crane, couldn’t be missed as it sailed …
Global energy consultancy Xodus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Daymark Energy Advisors to collaborate on advancing the development and deployment of projects in the rapidly growing North American offshore wind industry. The partnership is the first of its kind for the offshore wind consultancy market in North America. Daymark brings deep knowledge and an integrated view of onshore …
We are proud to offer the energy industry’s only awards dedicated to decommissioning excellence. Now in its sixth year, the Decom Awards celebrate innovation and success across the energy sector. This year we received an unprecedented number of entries, and we congratulate all those who have made it to the final few. The winners of the sixth annual Awards will …
Decom North Sea, the only membership organisation focused upon decommissioning across the energy industry, has announced a programme of events for Decom Week 2023, which transcends the standard industry conference format. Taking place 15 – 19 May, Decom Week will include a wide-ranging series of events designed to build relationships, offer exclusive decommissioning sector intelligence and knowledge, and recognise the …
20/03/2023
AGR becomes part of ABL Group
Global multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy and software provider, AGR, and the energy and marine consultancy group, ABL Group ASA, have entered into an agreement whereby ABL Group is to acquire 100 percent of the shares in AGR. The acquisition will bolster ABL’s offering within well and reservoir consultancy, enhance the consolidated group’s position supporting operators’ digitalisation and decarbonisation plans, and expand ABL …
he UN has purchased a huge ship that it hopes will prevent an environmental catastrophe off the coast of Yemen. For years, more than a million barrels of crude oil have been sitting on a decaying supertanker in the Red Sea. There are fears the vessel could soon break apart or explode, risking one of the worst oil spills in …
J+S Subsea is playing its part in promoting a career in engineering to the next generation. They have just been announced as a sponsor of Global Underwater Hub’s 2023 STEM Challenge. The challenge aims to engage pupils with an interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects through an exciting, hands-on project and inspire them to consider a career …
Global integrated logistics and materials management specialist, ASCO, has appointed Ryan Thompson as Business Development & Operations Manager for Northeast England. Based in Sunderland, Ryan will lead the company’s growth in the northeast, while overseeing regional operations for its Ship Agency business, Seletar. As one of the leading ship agents for the UK energy industry, Seletar provides crew coordination, freight …
Global controls technology company Proserv has signed a fresh agreement with Intelligent Plant, the Aberdeen based software engineering firm and data analytics experts. The new arrangement extends a previous alliance announced in late 2020. That tie-up first brought the two parties together to innovate impactful digital technology service offerings and models, based around open data access, real-time condition monitoring and …