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  • Dive into: Multi-million and billion-dollar deals, interconnectors, innovations, acquisitions, and vessel jobs

    4 December 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Environment, Innovation, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    The maritime and offshore energy industries share a decarbonization drive and seek to develop long-term net zero solutions to combat climate woes.

  • Crown Estate Scotland seeks CEO

    23 November 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    Crown Estate Scotland, the manager of land and marine assets on behalf of Scottish government, is looking to hire a Chief Executive Officer.

  • Swansea Lagoon: An unjust decision

    29 June 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    David Clubb reflects on the UK Government’s decision not to invest in the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon

  • In focus: Are oil & gas plays truly becoming a thing of the past or are we not there yet?

    15 July 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Environment, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels

    Worldwide dependence on oil and gas has been in evidence ever since the Ukraine crisis started, casting doubt over the pace and the lengths the world is prepared to go to in order to embrace decarbonisation. While the shift to green energy investments is undoubtedly both necessary and inevitable, the current global energy security concerns have – to an extent – pushed it aside as pure oil plays have dominated the energy market and trumped low-carbon diversification so far this year. Or have they?

  • USA: WHOI Scientists and Collaborators Receive Grant to Study Life in Ocean’s Greatest Depths

    27 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), University of Hawaii, Whitman College and international colleagues will conduct the first systematic study of life in the deepest marine habitat on Earth—ocean trenches. Due to the extreme pressures of these deep-sea environments and the technical challenges involved in reaching them, ocean trenches among the least explored […]

  • RT Borkum

    6 August 2017

    Rotortug is a spin-off company from Rotterdam-based towage operator Kotug. Rotortug BV develops and markets the patented principle of the ‘Rotortug’. The company recently took delivery of its own tug, called RT Borkum which will be exclusively used for demonstration and training purposes. While a computer simulation can already show a lot, nothing helps to […]

  • Interview with Tiedo Vellinga, Professor Emeritus of Ports and Waterways

    27 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    After seven years serving as a professor at Delft University of Technology, Mr. Tiedo Vellinga recently assumed the new title of Professor Emeritus of Ports and Waterways. During his concurrent career at the Port of Rotterdam Authority, he practiced what he preached, constantly challenging the status quo in port development. The result was an innovative […]

  • Crown taking charge of LNG import terminals in UK and India

    4 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Crown LNG has concluded acquisition agreements related to two liquefied natural gas (LNG)  import terminal projects, one in India and the other one in Scotland’s Firth of Forth.

  • The Netherlands: Construction of Maasvlakte 2 Running Like Clockwork

    5 November 2010

    Since work started on the construction of Maasvlakte 2 two years ago, 170 million m3 of sand has been brought in. That is more than would be needed to fill the Rotterdam – Fyenoord soccer stadium to the brim 100 times. At the height of the ‘sand operations’, some ten trailing hopper suction dredgers were […]

  • IBERDROLA RENOVABLES Net Earnings Rose to €179.4 Million in First Nine Months, Despite Decline in Gas Business (Spain)

    19 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    – Ebitda rose 25.3% and net earnings by 25.2% due to diversification and solid assets   – Ebitda rose 19.4% driven by an increased contribution from wind, higher production and capacity, as well as greater efficiency, offsetting the negative impact of gas   – Installed capacity exceeded 12,000 MW while operating capacity stood at 11,434 […]

  • NSEC countries ‘unlikely’ to meet 2030 offshore wind target without immediate action on port development, study says

    20 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Ports & Logistics

    A new report from the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) calls for “immediate action” on developing new port infrastructure and upgrading existing port facilities as the study behind the report found the joint offshore wind target of the nine NSEC countries for 2030 is unlikely to be met otherwise. In this article: The North Seas […]

  • Offshore Energy 2019: It’s a wrap!

    8 October 2019

    This was the live blog of Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) 2019 taking place on 8 & 9 October. Europe’s leading gathering of the entire offshore energy industry. Read all the highlights of these days.

  • USA: Great Lakes Reports 2011 Results

    22 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. Commentary Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Berger said, “We finished 2011 with a solid fourth […]

  • Fred. Olsen United: Staying ahead of the game

    4 June 2013

    Fred. Olsen United is one of those few players that plays a role in almost all aspects of the offshore wind industry and is able to offer a fully integrated turnkey solution. This diverse company has been active in the offshore wind industry since the early days and is now uniting capabilities to provide a single interface with the client. In 2007, installation […]

  • Construction of Maasvlakte 2 running like clockwork

    3 November 2010

    – Unique ‘Blockbuster’ crane gets to work on sea defences – One and a half kilometres of container quay under construction – Grass secures sand on Maasvlakte 2 Since work started on the construction of Maasvlakte 2 two years ago, 170 million m3 of sand has been brought in. That is more than would be […]

  • Fred. Olsen United: Staying ahead of the game

    4 June 2013

    Fred. Olsen United is one of those few players that plays a role in almost all aspects of the offshore wind industry and is able to offer a fully integrated turnkey solution. This diverse company has been active in the offshore wind industry since the early days and is now uniting capabilities to provide a single interface with the client. In 2007, installation […]

  • Fresh oil, gas, and drilling plays shape global energy ecosystem

    12 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    This is an overview of some of the moves made over the week, so come away with us on a journey of the fossil energy market’s latest developments.

  • In focus: Tackling energy trilemma with oil & gas industry calling the shots

    3 March 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    With the global oil and gas industry’s income skyrocketing to nearly $4 trillion in 2022, many are of the opinion that this sector holds the purse strings. Will it tighten or loosen them to invest a considerable chunk in the clean energy transition?

  • THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE INDUSTRY: The next generation

    6 October 2015

    The offshore wind industry is not really doing anything exceptional when it comes down to the basics. Wind turbine generators, WTGs, have been around onshore since one of the first electricity-generating wind turbines was built to power a holiday home in 1887 in Marykirk, Scotland. Offshore platforms were built in the early 20th century for […]

  • 3sun: Offshore Wind Presents Powerful Opportunities, Gusty Challenges

    2 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    As an alternative to fossil fuels, wind power is plentiful, renewable, clean and produces no greenhouse gas emissions during operation. The effects on the environment are generally less problematic than those from other power sources. In 2010, wind energy production was more than 2.5 percent of total worldwide electricity usage, and growing rapidly at more […]

  • UK set on leaving fossil fuels behind and turning into clean energy superpower

    17 July 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    The UK is determined to accelerate its energy transformation, moving away from coal, oil, and gas to turbocharge its clean, green energy mission before the end of the decade.

  • Crown Estate Scotland Now Controls Scottish Seabed

    3 April 2017
    Authorities & Government

    Powers over the revenue and management of the Crown Estate resources in Scotland have been transferred to the Scottish Government and, as of April 1, Scottish Ministers have control over thousands of hectares of rural land, approximately half of Scotland’s foreshore and leasing the seabed for rights to renewable energy.

  • Norway, The Biggest Oil Producer in Western Europe

    5 August 2010

    In 2009, crude oil, natural gas, and pipeline transport services accounted for almost 50 percent of Norway’s exports value, 22 percent of GDP, and 27 percent of government revenues according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. Although Norway’s oil production peaked in 2001 at 3.42 million barrels per day (bbl/d) and has declined to reach 2.35 […]

  • USA: GLDD Reports Third Quarter Results

    1 November 2011
    Business & Finance

      Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, today reported financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011. Commentary Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Berger said, “We were very pleased with […]

  • UK’s blueprint for energy security goes hand in hand with net zero as oil & gas, nuclear and renewables join forces

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

    The UK government recently set out plans to scale up the deployment of renewables, ramp up nuclear and maximise the oil and gas production.