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  • OGA: Offshore energy industry can aid UK in reaching net-zero

    6 August 2020
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    The integration of offshore energy systems, including oil and gas, renewables, hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage, could deliver around 30 per cent of the UK’s total carbon reduction requirements needed to meet the 2050 net-zero target, the OGA said.

  • 200-turbine floating wind oil & gas electrification project selects first supplier

    30 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Cerulean Winds, a company that recently unveiled a project for the production of green hydrogen and electrification of offshore oil & gas assets with 200 floating wind turbines off Scotland, has named the first of its delivery partners. The company has selected NOV as the exclusive provider of floating and mooring systems for the massive […]

  • COOEC-Fluor to build Seagreen 1 hardware

    18 September 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Seaway 7 has selected COOEC-Fluor Heavy Industries to manufacture and deliver jackets and suction caissons for the Seagreen 1 offshore wind project. COOEC-Fluor’s scope of work for Seagreen 1 includes the fabrication and load-out of the suction caisson jackets. The manufacturing work will be carried out at COOEC-Fluor’s fabrication yard in Zhuhai, China. COOEC-Fluor is […]

  • EMEC to spearhead Scottish Isles transition to net-zero

    17 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been named a key delivery partner for the Islands Growth Deal, set to unlock £335 million of investments over the next 10 years, and will lead the development of the Islands Centre for Net Zero business case.

  • In focus: the world gathers to curb climate change

    5 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vessels

    During the COP26 conference, nations are expected to speak out their ambition towards mitigating climate change. These pledges will have an effect on the offshore energy and maritime industry.

  • UK: Aberdeen Harbour Prepares for Expansion

    12 September 2012

    Aberdeen Harbour Board has commenced a major feasibility study into the potential expansion of facilities at the port. Continued growth in traffic and cargos, as well as an increase in the size of the vessels has prompted the study, as projections indicate that Aberdeen Harbour will remain the principal port for the oil and gas […]

  • Another preferred bidder status for Prysmian in the UK

    29 May 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vision

    Cabling giant Prysmian has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) cable connection in the UK. The news came shortly after it was revealed that the Italian company had been selected for Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2). Great Britain transmission grid owners SP Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission […]

  • BP goes all-in with plans to invest over $22 billion in UK energy

    4 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Exploration & Production, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels

    BP intends to invest up to £18 billion (about $22.5 billion) in the UK’s energy system by the end of 2030.

  • Will UK’s new CCUS strategy open doors to multi-billion global supply chain market?

    13 July 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Environment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    A new carbon capture supply chain strategy is expected to pave the way for Britain to gain entry into the global supply chain market.

  • Six key offshore wind themes to watch in 2022 – Westwood

    20 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    The following is a guest post by Westwood Global Energy Group’s Senior Analysts Michelle Gomez, Bahzad Ayoub and Ruth Chen. The offshore wind sector had another record-breaking year in 2021. Some 18.6 GW of capacity was put into operation – the industry’s highest level of annual capacity additions.   Mainland China’s push to bring capacity […]

  • EGS Survey to start work at Fred. Olsen Seawind and Vattenfall’s ScotWind site

    21 March 2023
    Business Developments & Projects

    The UK-headquartered company EGS Survey will carry out a survey campaign at the Muir Mhòr floating wind project site in Scotland, being developed by Fred. Olsen Seawind and Vattenfall. Starting next month, EGS Survey will be performing preliminary geophysical and environmental surveys using the vessel EGS Ventus, with the work to be conducted from Peterhead […]

  • Floating offshore wind could be bigger than fixed-bottom by 2050, but there is catching up to do in supply chain

    16 December 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    “We are looking at a market today that is immense. It is new and unprecedented when you look at the numbers. Floating wind is expected to be, in 2050, bigger than fixed offshore wind. But we got some catching up to do, and catching up to be done is really in the supply chain”, GustoMSC’s […]

  • Palfinger to supply cranes at Seagreen offshore wind project

    13 January 2021
    Heavy lifting, Project & Tenders

    Palfinger has secured a contract to deliver 114 cranes for the transition pieces at the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. Palfinger will supply its PF20000-7 LDB fixed boom cranes which have a lifting capacity of 990 kg and a minimum hoisting height of 35 m. The company’s long-term dealer Outreach Offshore will give waterfront […]

  • QED Naval collects over €1.7 million as tidal power picks up pace

    16 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    QED Naval, a Scotland-based tidal energy company, has secured over €1.7 million of funding with 1,152 investors taking part in its Seedrs crowdfunding campaign.

  • China tests hydrogen production through direct seawater electrolysis at Xinghua Bay OWF

    6 June 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Hydrogen production technology with the direct seawater electrolysis method has been tested at Xonghua Bay offshore wind farm in Fujian, southeast China. According to reports by the Beijing-based state-run foreign-language news channel, CGTN, this world’s first test to produce hydrogen by in-situ direct electrolysis of hydrogen production technology without desalination of seawater was conducted on […]

  • World-class tidal blade test facility opens for business in Scotland

    16 May 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    The world’s first rapid testing facility for tidal turbine blades, which researchers say can speed up development of marine energy technologies while helping to reduce costs, has opened for business in Scotland.

  • WES seeks assessment of floating wind and wave energy mix

    25 July 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has launched a tender for a study into the techno-economic benefits of shared services and infrastructure for wind and wave energy generation technologies and projects.

  • Rovco marks record year with offshore wind at its back

    27 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    Subsea technology company Rovco has announced a record year for 2020, delivering £7.5 million ($10.3 million) in revenues – mostly from offshore wind and also a 286 per cent overall increase on 2019. 2020 also saw the winning of new contracts and growth of backlog that now stands over £16 million ($22 million) reflected in […]

  • Crown Estate Scotland shares offshore energy data with the world

    19 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    Through a new website, Crown Estate Scotland has made available the information on offshore wind farms, wave and tidal energy sites, along with cable and pipeline agreements as free open datasets for the public.

  • 20 carbon storage licenses offshore UK offered to 12 companies

    18 May 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has offered 12 companies awards for 20 carbon storage licenses in the UK’s first-ever CO2 storage licensing round. The NSTA launched the UK’s first-ever carbon storage licensing round in June 2022, with applications closing in September. The 20 licenses in total are around 12,000 square kilometers in size and […]

  • In focus: The dawn of energy independence is coming

    11 March 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy

    As many countries around the world are choosing to shift away from Russian fossil fuels due to the ongoing Ukrainian crisis and turning to different sources, others are seizing the momentum and working towards securing energy independence through clean energy options.

  • All Set for Port of Ardersier Dredging

    20 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    A renewables jobs boom for the Highlands moved a step closer as the Port of Ardersier secured the full backing of the Scottish Government for plans to turn the former oil fabrication yard on the Moray Firth into a manufacturing ‘super-hub’ for offshore wind. In what Chief Executive Officer Captain Steve Gobbi described as a […]

  • Winds of change

    30 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Transition

    The winds of change are coming for energy transition – but are they moving as fast as they could be?

  • In focus: Oil & gas players taking lead roles in energy transition

    16 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    A number of energy transition-related updates hit our headlines this week, from new developments in the renewables sector to further initiatives in ship decarbonisation – and oil & gas companies’ new moves in both of those, and more.

  • Immediate clean energy investment to create 100,000 North Sea jobs by 2050

    30 November 2020
    Human Capital, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vision

    The OGTC and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult have warned that the UK offshore energy sector would miss the opportunity to be a global leader in clean energy if it does not invest in technology innovation to create a net-zero North Sea.