DNV has appointed Anette Roll Richardsen as Director of its Cyber Security business in Norway.DNV said Roll Richardsen would lead a growing team of IT and operational technology security experts as the company rapidly scales to safeguard its…
Portugal's first offshore wind power auction is drawing interest from large utility companies, especially those in northern Europe, the economy minister said on Friday, adding that the government would speed up the process, aiming for a third quarter launch…
Finland's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM) has granted Ilmatar Offshore a research permit for two offshore wind areas in Finland’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The areas cover approximately 700 square kilometers in total. 'In order to secure long-term value chains…
Wind industry service company FairWind has appointed Sisse Mai as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Executive Management.She will join the company no later than February 1, 2023, reporting to CEO John Funch.Mai has most recently…
AD Ports Group's subsidiary SAFEEN has acquired a support vessel to boost the company's subsea service capabilities.Built in 2014, the vessel, previously known as the Nordic Prince, will operate under the name ‘SAFEEN Surveyor’ and will undergo an extensive conversion prior to starting operations…
Norway on Wednesday was beefing up security throughout its oil and gas sector to protect against possible sabotage after several countries said two Russian pipelines to Europe spewing gas into the Baltic had been attacked.A military expert warned that the security of the Nordic country's oil sector…
Norway's oil ministry on Monday said it had approved adjusted production permits for six offshore fields but that would not change the expected amount of gas Norway would export in 2022.The Nordic country expects to sell some 122 billion cubic meters of gas this year…
Offshore drilling company Awilco Drilling has completed the sale of the 1983-built semi-submersible drilling rig WilHunter for recycling, meaning the company no longer owns any drilling rigs.The WilHunter, built in 1983 by Daewoo and upgraded in 1999 and 2011…
Norwegian drone company Nordic Unmanned has received a call-off for the next phase of the drone offshore logistics contract with the Norwegian oil firm Equinor. The offshore operations will take place from the Gullfaks C offshore platform in the North Sea and will start on August 15…
UK-based offshore drilling company Awilco Drilling has completed the sale of its WilPhoenix semi-submersible drilling rig to P&A specialist to Well-Safe Solutions.The proposed sale was first announced early in May, when Oslo-listed Awilco Drilling said the rig would be sold for $15…
Denmark-based offshore wind developer Ørsted and ATP, Denmark’s largest institutional investor, which want to build an energy island offshore Denmark have signed an agreement with digital infrastructure and connectivity player GlobalConnect…
Swedish company Lundin Energy, which will exit the oil and gas business next month with the sale of oil and gas assets to Norway's Aker BP, is set to change its name to Orrön Energy AB.Lundin Energy, which under the name Lundin Petroleum discovered…
Green hydrogen production firm Lhyfe and wind farm developer wpd Offshore AB have agreed to establish and directly connect a facility for green hydrogen production to wpd's planned offshore wind farm, Storgrundet, in Sweden's Söderhamn. 'The goal is to achieve a total installed capacity of 600 MW…
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has agreed on a 10-year loan deal with Danish grid operator Energinet to increase the co-financing to construct the Viking Link, a 760- kilometer 1.4 GW high voltage direct current electricity interconnector…