Deepwater Wind proposes Long Island energy project
Deepwater Wind has proposed supplying Long Island with 90 megawatts of offshore energy.
offshore
Dril-Quip wins $40mln contract offshore Indonesia
Dril-Quip has been awarded a contract worth $40million to supply subsea drilling and production equipment to Kangean Energy Indonesia for the development of the development of a gas fields project offshore Indonesia.
Thousands of Norwegian workers fear cost cutting will affect helicopter safety
Thousands of Norwegian offshore workers have said they fear cuts amid the decline in oil price have led to a negative impact on helicopter transport.
Indian nationals still stranded in Aberdeen Harbour owed more than $250,000 by firm
A total of 15 unpaid Indian national are owed a total of $250,000 by their employers, according to inspectors leading negotiations.
Nestle to buy all energy from new Scottish windfarm
A new wind farm in Scotland is set to supply half the power needed for Nestle’s operations in the UK and Ireland, the company has announced.
EDF Energy gives green light for Blyth windfarm
EDF Energy said it plans to build a new offshore windfarm off the coast of Blyth in Northumberland.
Moray Offshore Renewables launches consultations for offshore wind
Moray Offshore Renewables (MORL) said it plans to open a consultation on the development of offshore wind on the remainder of its zone in the Outer Moray Firth.
Timelapse: Statoil installs first of 67 foundations on Dudgeon offshore windfarm
Statoil has installed one of the 67 foundations for the UK Dudgeon Offshore windfarm.
Renewable energy capacity expands
Renewable energy generation capacity expanded last year by 8.3% to 1,985gigawatts globally.
Huge ambition but many challenges face the renewables juggernaut
Doubling the share of renewables in the global energy mix by 2030 is feasible, but only with concerted action to jump-start their use in transport, building and industry. Bioenergy is seen as being a critical component to achieving this objective. And if it is, then the sector could “sustain 24.4million jobs worldwide” just 15 years from now.
New Zealand offers up fresh round of onshore and offshore acreage
The New Zealand government has put more than 500,000 square kilometres of onshore and offshore acreage up for offer.
Obama administration looks to tighten pollution rules from offshore operations
Plans to tighten rules on air pollution from offshore oil and gas operations have been laid out by the Obama administration.
Renew News: Statoil on the hunt for renewables ventures
Statoil confirmed it was on the hunt for renewables firm to invest in.
Shell expects oil and gas output in Brazil to quadruple by 2020
Oil major Shell expects oil and gas output in Brazil’s offshore industry to quadruple by 2020.
Paragon Offshore files for bankruptcy
Paragon Offshore said it will filed for bankruptcy after it became the first US energy-related firm to seek court protection from creditors.
Blackstone forms new private-equity backed offshore service
Blackstone said it has formed a new platform to provide strategic solutions to the offshore oil and gas services sector.
Eni, Statoil and Nexen among winners in Ireland’s latest offshore round
Eni, ExxonMobil, Nexen and Statoil are among the companies awarded licences in Ireland’s latest offshore round.
Europa wins new licensing option offshore Ireland
Europa Oil & Gas has been awarded a new licensing option in the southern Porcupine Basin offshore Ireland.
Objection to Highland windfarm backed by campaigners
Conservation charity the John Muir Trust has welcomed a decision by Highland Council to object to a proposed windfarm that would be partly built on designated "wild land" in Sutherland.
Dong Energy makes final investment decision to build Hornsea Project
Dong Energy said it has made a final investment decision to build the Hornsea Project One offshore windfarm in the UK.
Sterling Energy withdraws from Mauritania block
Sterling Energy has submitted a notice of withdrawal to its joint venture partners from Block C-3, offshore Mauritania.
Petrofac, GE win £110million contract on offshore windfarm
Petrofac and GE have been awarded a contract worth more than £110million to engineer, construct and install a turnkey power system. It will connect up to 336MW of clean energy from the Galloper offshore wind farm off Suffolk, to the British grid.
Lundin Petroleum hits oil offshore Malaysia
Lundin Petroleum said it has hit oil after completing work on the Bambazon exploration well offshore East Malaysia. The company said the well encountered 15 metres of reservoir pay with oil shows over three main reservoir intervals.
Providence agrees deal for new Irish seismic work
Providence Resources has agreed terms with Searcher Seismic for a new 3D seismic program offshore Ireland.
CNOOC and CGN strike strategic deal
CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation) and (CGN) China General Nuclear Power Corporation have signed a strategic framework agreement on offshore oil and nuclear power.