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  • Wärtsilä scores gig for NorthStar’s 2nd LNG bunker vessel

    1 December 2021
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has won the order to supply cargo handling system for the second LNG bunker vessel that U.S. shipyard Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding is building for NorthStar.

  • Another carbon storage license awarded in UK North Sea

    15 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vision

    Just shortly after news that the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) awarded a license for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to Perenco UK and Carbon Catalyst as part of its first competitive carbon storage license round, Wintershall Dea announced it had won one as well. Wintershall Dea’s Camelot license has an anticipated annual storage […]

  • Denmark puts wind in carbon capture and storage industry’s sails with tendering plans of nearly $4 billion

    22 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Denmark is taking steps to curb greenhouse gas emissions by turning to CCS to step up its decarbonisation game.

  • FPS Waal says goodbye to diesel, ready to embrace hydrogen as future fuel

    18 August 2023
    Vessels

    Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS) has revealed that its vessel FPS Waal has sailed its last inland voyage on a diesel engine and the retrofit process to convert it to run on hydrogen will now begin.

  • Fluxys providing Zeebrugge LNG terminal slots for December 2023

    18 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy

    Fluxys LNG, a part of Belgian natural gas transmission operator Fluxys, has announced it is offering slots to unload, store and regasify LNG cargo in the Zeebrugge LNG terminal, starting on 1 and 6 December 2023. The company has also upgraded the standard slot size and commercializes as a bundle the firm rights to unload, […]

  • Denmark postpones second tender for offshore CO2 storage licenses

    14 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    The Danish Energy Agency has postponed the second tender round for the award of offshore CO2 storage licenses in the North Sea. The tender was set to open on 15 August according to the executive order on CO2 storage license tenders. In line with the Agreement on the framework for CO2 storage in Denmark of 21 […]

  • World Energy GH2 advances its large-scale green hydrogen project

    23 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development

    Newfoundland and Labrador-based renewable energy company World Energy GH2 Inc. has submitted an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for its large-scale green hydrogen project . According to the company, the submission marks the first comprehensive environmental study in North America for a commercial-scale green hydrogen project.  Project Nujio’qonik is Canada’s first commercial green hydrogen/ammonia producer created […]

  • North Star makes grand entrance into offshore wind with Dogger Bank OWF

    17 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Aberdeen-based company North Star Renewables has won the tender for the delivery of three service operation vessels (SOVs) for the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank project, which is set to become the world’s biggest offshore wind farm. Under a contract worth approximately GBP 270 million (around € 316 million), the Scottish company is responsible for the […]

  • Equinor takes steps to deliver oil & gas from North Sea platform with fewer carbon emissions

    22 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Equinor and its partners have decided to change their power solution at an offshore platform in the North Sea off Norway to cut emissions.

  • Vard to build North Star SOVs for Dogger Bank offshore wind farm

    6 April 2021
    Vessels

    Vard and North Star Renewables have signed contracts for the design and construction of three service operation vessels (SOVs) which will operate on the Dogger Bank Wind Farm offshore the UK. The signing of the contracts follows the recent news on the Aberdeen-based North Star Renewables winning the tender for the delivery of three SOVs […]

  • NSTA awards carbon storage license encompassing ‘UK’s largest depleted gas field’

    15 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Storage, Transition, Vision

    The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has awarded a license for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project encompassing the “UK’s largest depleted gas field” in its first competitive carbon storage license round. The NSTA has awarded Perenco UK and Carbon Catalyst with a license to progress their Poseidon carbon capture and storage (CCS) project […]

  • Prosafe sees new opportunities for its vessels as tender activity for 2024 and beyond heats up

    17 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Prosafe is optimistic about the demand outlook for 2024 and beyond thanks to a substantial boost in tendering activity for this period.

  • In focus: Backed with government and private funding, offshore energy and shipping industries go full steam ahead towards net-zero future

    1 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Vessels

    Europe and the United States have set in place a number of funding programs designed to boost and accelerate the development of a very diverse ‘clean energy sector’, which is being backed by significant initiatives from the major players coming from the more established maritime and oil and gas industries, which are becoming increasingly aware that the clean future has no other alternative.

  • Keel laid for Shanghai North Sea’s 2nd shuttle tanker for charter with Petrobras

    22 August 2023
    Vessels

    Chinese shipbuilding company Dalian Shipbuilding Co. has held a keel-laying ceremony for the second dynamic positioning (DP) shuttle tanker being built for Shanghai North Sea Shipping.

  • MAN furnishing three North Sea oil & gas platforms with compressor technology

    30 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    MAN Energy Solutions has been hired to provide seven compressor units for three new offshore oil and gas production platforms.

  • Are we ready for ammonia?

    18 September 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Environment, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    Over the course of the past year, the maritime industry has witnessed a remarkable surge in projects centered around ammonia as a sustainable ship fuel. Ammonia-powered ship types, fueled by zero-emission ambitions, have taken center stage at this year’s Gastech in Singapore, capturing the imagination of industry stakeholders and environmental advocates alike. The exhibition and […]

  • New 32-well decommissioning gig for Archer in North Sea

    17 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Archer has been awarded a multi-million-dollar decom contract by Repsol Sinopec to execute P&A work covering 32 wells in the UK North Sea.

  • New batch of contracts for North Star fleet marks its ‘most sizeable order book’ in years

    3 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Safety, Transition, Vessels

    North Star has inked contracts totalling over $133 million, marking its most sizeable ERRV order book in recent years.

  • BP hands out multi-million deal for mega gas project in Mediterranean Sea

    14 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    UK-headquartered energy giant BP has hired a compatriot drilling waste management specialist, TWMA, for its large-scale gas project off Egypt.

  • UK ERRV provider eyes offshore wind sector

    6 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    UK company North Star has revealed that it is planning to deliver a new fleet of vessels to support the offshore wind maintenance market. North Star, which owns and operates emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVs) in the North Sea, has also set up the North Star Renewables business. The news comes as the company […]

  • Hanwha Ocean kicks off construction of Qatar-bound LNG carriers

    15 August 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), has started the construction of the first Qatar-bound LNG carrier for K3 Consortium comprising H-Line Shipping, Pan Ocean, and SK Shipping. To mark the start of the construction, the shipbuilder held a steel-cutting ceremony for hull no. 2546 on 28 July, the Liberian Registry revealed […]

  • In focus: Finding common ground to navigate energy minefield for carbon-free world

    18 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    While no marching orders are in sight for the oil and gas sector, the energy and maritime industries are pulling out all the stops to curb emissions and decarbonise their operations.

  • In focus: New fuels to speed up shift to greener energy

    11 August 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Green Marine, Infrastructure

    As the race to decarbonize the industry continues it’s becoming more and more evident that green fuels are essential for the much-needed energy transition and will surely play a pivotal role in the road towards net zero. Green methanol is rapidly emerging as a transformative marine fuel, leading the charge in the maritime industry’s quest […]

  • ZeroNorth partners with Cargill to optimize over 600 vessels and drive green efficiency

    8 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Green Marine, Innovation, IT & Software, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    Climate technology company ZeroNorth has signed a three-year contract with Swiss freight trader Cargill on the provision of software for optimisations across vessels and voyages.  The deal will see ZeroNorth become the main optimisation partner for more than 600 vessels the aim being to drive efficiencies, cut emissions and contribute to Cargill’s environmental and commercial goals. […]

  • Thumbs-up for Equinor to deploy COSL Drilling’s rig for North Sea ops

    7 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Norwegian regulator has given Equinor its consent to use a COSL Drilling-owned rig for production drilling at a field in the North Sea.