Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has held a keel laying ceremony for an offshore subsea construction vessel it is building for Dong Fang Offshore (DFO). The post VARD marks keel laying milestone for subsea construction vessel in Europe (Gallery) appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Scottish transmission system operator (TSO) SSEN Transmission has collected all permissions needed for a high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable link between Sinclair’s Bay in Caithness and Rattray Head near Peterhead, thanks to a marine license for the subsea electricity transmission project and a planning consent for a clean energy project that will see the construction of a new 400 kV substation and HVDC converter station in the Spittal area. The post Scotland’s clean energy zest grows as it signs off on new subsea cable link and Banniskirk Hub appeared first on Offshore Energy.

A project, which is described as the world’s largest tidal stream energy development, has put subsea activities on the agenda for December 2025 in Scotland’s Pentland Firth. The post Scotland’s giant tidal array project pencils in subsea works for next month appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Norway-based energy services provider Aker Solutions has won a multi-year brownfield maintenance and modification (M&M) services assignment with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant ConocoPhillips. The post Aker Solutions lines up multimillion-dollar job at North Sea oil & gas duo appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Emerald Isle has unveiled the location where its new strategic gas reserve (SGER) will be situated as a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU). This FSRU will be owned and operated on behalf of the Irish state by Gas Networks Ireland, which operates and maintains Ireland’s €3 billion, 14,758 kilometers national gas network, said to be one of the safest and most modern renewables-ready gas networks in the world. The post Ireland handpicks spot for FSRU gas reserve to stave off supply shortfalls appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Norwegian authorities have signed off on exploration drilling activities Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi is planning to undertake in the Barents Sea, with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player. The post COSL rig good to go on Barents Sea oil & gas drilling quest appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Equinor has checked off the list the Norwegian authorities’ green light for drilling activities in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be conducted with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player. The post North Sea drilling ops with COSL rig get blessed by the powers that be appeared first on Offshore Energy.

EDF Power Solutions has invited applications for a tender for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) […] The post EDF developing offshore hydrogen production project in French EEZ appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Malaysia’s Velesto Energy has joined forces with the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to bring a new project into play as a structured framework aimed to strengthen safety readiness across the oil and gas industry’s contractor and vendor ecosystem. The post New program fortifies safety readiness across Malaysia’s oil & gas contractor and vendor sphere appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Five Dutch CO2 infrastructure projects, which signed grant agreements under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Energy), have set their cap on spotlighting how their collaboration lays the groundwork for a cross-border CO2 transport and storage network, linking emitters in Northwest Europe with permanent geological storage sites in the Netherlands. The post Dutch CO2 quintet paving the way for Northwest Europe’s cross-border CCS network appeared first on Offshore Energy.