The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded Fugro three geotechnical investigation contracts for the 4-GW IJmuiden Ver, the largest offshore wind farm (OWF) zone to be developed in the Dutch North Sea. The contracts include seabed investigation, an extensive laboratory testing programme and development…
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) revealed on the 9th December that it has awarded the exploration rights for Abu Dhabi Onshore Block 5 to Occidental. The award was approved by Abu Dhabi’s Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) and follows the SPC’s endorsement last…
Installed in 100 metres (328 feet) of water off the coast of Portugal, the WindFloat Atlantic project is widely regarded as a major milestone in the technological advancement of the offshore wind energy industry. Developed by the Windplus consortium, the project consists of an…
Perth-based 88 Energy Ltd has farmed out a 50% interest in its Project Peregrine in the NPR-A region of the North Slope of Alaska to Alaska Peregrine Development Company LLC (APDC). 88 Energy will retain a 50% stake. APDC will contribute US$11.3 million to…
Finnish developer Ilmatar Energy has placed an order with Vestas for 74 MW for the Voimamylly and Rasakangas wind projects, set to be located in south-west and central Finland. Comprised of six V150-4.2 MW turbines from Vestas’ versatile 4 MW platform, the Voimamylly wind…
Oman has established a new government-owned energy company as it seeks to use its largest oil block to raise debt. The firm, to be called Energy Development Oman, will own a shareholding in Petroleum Development Oman LLC as well as an interest in Block…
Equinor has announced that it has joined Europe’s biggest green hydrogen project; NortH2. The project aims to produce green hydrogen using renewable electricity from offshore wind off the coast of the Netherlands. It is expected to have a capacity of one gigawatt (GW) in…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stated that he would not bow to threats regarding the dispute with Greece and Cyprus over maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean as the EU foreign ministers met in Brussels to discuss the issue. According to a Reuters…
Companies must submit sealed bids no later than 4 pm Alaska time on the 31st December for oil and gas exploration leases on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), according to a notice published the 7th December in the Federal Register….
Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement to sell its civil nuclear instrumentation and control (I&C) business to Framatome. The I&C business includes all the Rolls-Royce activities and teams based in Grenoble, Prague, Beijing and Shenzhen. No UK-based employees are impacted as this agreement does…
