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  • USA: Schlumberger Introduces New Multipole Sonic-While-Drilling Service

    4 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Schlumberger announced today the release of the SonicScope* 475 multipole sonic-while-drilling service. This new logging-while-drilling (LWD) service provides multipole measurements to consistently and reliably deliver compressional and shear data in all environments. SonicScope 475 is the only service in the industry with a dedicated mode for acquiring Stoneley waveforms while drilling to ensure high-quality […]

  • More Offshore Wind to Put Paris Agreement Goals Within Reach

    7 April 2017
    Research & Development

    For Europe to contribute to limiting global temperature increase to 1.5°C, as set out in the Paris Agreement, it will need a fully decarbonised electricity supply by 2045, something that could be significantly contributed by offshore wind. However, to achieve this, the offshore wind installation rate would have to double to some 7GW per year, according to Ecofys and Navigant.

  • Canada’s Steelhead LNG shortlists four EPC contractors for its Kwispaa LNG export project

    30 January 2018
    Ports & Logistics

    Steelhead LNG, the Vancouver-based LNG export project developer, said it had narrowed the field of bidders to complete front-end engineering and design (FEED) work on the proposed Kwispaa LNG export project in Canada’s British Columbia.  The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors include Black & Veatch / Samsung Heavy Industries / PCL Industrial Management Inc.; CB&I / […]

  • New Project to Improve Offshore Wind Turbine Monopiles Scour Protection

    8 June 2018
    Equipment, Research & Development

    Scour researchers from several institutions are set to start work on a collaborative project at HR Wallingford’s Fast Flow Facility (FFF) as part of PROTEUS, an EU-funded Hydralab+ project. The research project aims to improve the design of scour protection around offshore wind turbine monopiles, as well as future-proofing them against the impacts of climate change. […]

  • JDR makes headway with quantifications of subsea cables for offshore energy use

    12 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Safety

    JDR Cable Systems, part of TFKable Group, has finished the type test qualifications for next-generation 132 kV subsea cables designed for offshore energy applications, especially in the fixed and floating offshore wind projects, where it is expected to enable the deployment of larger turbines by doubling the voltage capacity.

  • Maersk Oil hires jack-up rig from Hercules Offshore

    21 May 2014

    Hercules Offshore, Inc. announced that it has signed a five year drilling contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited for a newbuild jack-up rig to be owned and operated by Hercules Offshore

  • The Netherlands: Veka Group Presents Newly Developed LNG Tankers

    6 July 2012

    Veka-Group has developed three new LNG tankers, which can also be used as bunker ships. Two tankers are destined for short sea trips and/or coastal services. The third tanker, a LNG inland waterway bunker ship, is the first of its type in the world. The tanker sails almost completely on the ‘boil off’ of the […]

  • OWIM 2013 Main Focus: Bringing Offshore Wind Costs Down

    25 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The main focus of the OWIM Conference this year was cost reduction in offshore wind installation and maintenance, which would eventually lead toward cheaper electricity generated from offshore wind resources. Two sessions were held under the title Bringing Down LCOE (Levelised Cost of Energy), discussing lessons learned in foundation, turbine and cable installation, as well […]

  • Balance Between Wind Farm Design and Offshore Wind Turbines is Key (UK)

    20 June 2011

    Unless an offshore wind farm is optimally designed, even the most powerful offshore wind turbine will under-perform. While there will always be a trade-off between turbine performance losses and wind farm lay-out cost savings, the trick is knowing how to strike the right balance, says the latest Wind Energy Update Offshore Wind Installation and Construction […]

  • Alstom to Lower Capital Cost of Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    20 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Alstom and several prominent US-based research institutions have been awarded a $4.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to research and develop advanced control systems and integrated innovative sensors that increase energy production and lower the capital cost of offshore wind turbines—especially those based on advanced floating substructures. The award was […]

  • Arup Completes Design of Malampaya Platform Substructure

    5 February 2014

    Engineering and consulting firm with Arup has completed the substructure detailed design of the Malampaya Depletion Compression Platform, a new offshore natural gas platform to be installed in the West Philippine Sea off the coast of Palawan, Philippines. Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX), selected Fluor Daniel Pacific, Inc. (Fluor) to design and provide procurement support […]

  • Rolls-Royce unveils new azimuth thruster powered by permanent magnet

    3 June 2015
    Equipment

    Rolls-Royce today unveiled the latest addition to its range of marine thrusters, with the launch of a new azimuth thruster powered by permanent magnet (PM) technology. Launched at the Nor-Shipping maritime exhibition in Oslo, the new thruster is the Group’s latest development of PM technology, which already includes tunnel thrusters and a newly developed winch. […]

  • MainOne Subsea Cable Goes Live in Cote d’Ivoire

    2 December 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    MainOne submarine cable in Cote d’Ivoire is live and ready for service. The project will offer capabilities to deepen infrastructure sharing and lower the cost of delivering broadband services to the region. According to the company, MainOne’s entry into the Cote d’Ivoire market will facilitate world-class infrastructure availability and accessibility that meets market needs at […]

  • K Line Trials Binary Cycle Power Generation System on Newbuild Coal Carrier

    1 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Rules & Regulation

    The research form part of the company’s efforts to increase efficiency in its operations and cut emissions.

  • Strike at Ningbo Port Turns Violent

    21 August 2014

    A massive strike by as many as 10,000 truck drivers at Ningbo’s Beilun Container Port erupted into violence on August 20, as protestors clashed with riot police and smashed the windshields of trucks crossing the picket line, according to China Labour Bulletin. Truck drivers, unhappy at haulage rates which had remained unchanged for the past eight […]

  • Offshore Wind Accelerator Initiates Project to Optimise Design of Jacket Foundations

    23 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator has launched a new £2.4 million project, ‘Improved Fatigue Life of Welded Jacket Connections (JaCo)’. The project aims to cut the cost of offshore wind by optimising the design of jacket foundations through improved fatigue standards and validation of faster testing and fabrication methods. Jacket foundations are set to become a […]

  • Ørsted devising ‘band-aid’ solution for €403 million cable issue

    15 June 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Ørsted is developing a solution that could potentially save the company from spending as much as €403 million to repair damaged inter-array cables across up to ten of its offshore wind farms. As previously reported, Ørsted discovered an issue with Cable Protection Systems (CPSs) on the Race Bank wind farm off the UK earlier this […]

  • INTERSCHALT to Showcase at SMM Shipbuilding (Germany)

    16 August 2012

    INTERSCHALT maritime systems AG will be presenting several highlights at this year’s SMM trade fair, ranging from its new TROP trim optimization software and IMO-compliant ship monitoring system all the way to satellite communications and service solutions. The maritime-shipping industry has also been forced to contend with the key issues of energy efficiency and sustainability. […]

  • OPT to Accelerate APB-350 Development

    10 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. announced financial results for its Fiscal 2015 second quarter ended October 31, 2014 (“fiscal 2015”). David L. Keller, Interim Chief Executive of OPT stated, “I am pleased to report that during the second quarter we completed the site remediation and removal of equipment on the Reedsport, Oregon project which allowed us […]

  • Cabot Aerogel to Insulate Four Subsea Pipelines in Norwegian and UK Sectors of North Sea

    17 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Cabot Corporation has been selected by global engineering company Technip to provide pipe-in-pipe insulation for four subsea pipeline projects in the North Sea. Technip will use Cabot’s aerogel Compression PackTM to insulate a total of 64 km of subsea pipe-in-pipe (PiP) flowlines. The systems will be installed in the Norwegian and United Kingdom sectors of […]

  • Bassoe: Pay now or pay later – the art of rig stacking and reactivation

    27 January 2017
    Exploration & Production

    With over 70 ultra deepwater floating rigs stacked and waiting for contracts and over 20 newbuilds sitting virtually complete at shipyards under deferred delivery agreements, offshore rig reactivation risk stands in the way of market recovery, writes David Carter Shinn, a partner at Bassoe Offshore, a Norwegian rig brokerage agency.   By David Carter Shinn The […]

  • Drewry: Carriers Urged for Transparency on Low-Sulphur Surcharges

    28 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Carriers will need to provide transparent cost calculations to exporters and importers to justify the cost surcharges which they have announced from January 2015, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants.  Carriers do face additional costs to meet the tighter pollution rules Drewry says, but may have a difficult task convincing big shippers to pay a separate […]

  • USA: GE to Buy Salof, Leader in Small-Scale LNG Technologies

    3 May 2013

    GE Oil & Gas said that it has agreed to acquire  all of the assets of Schertz, Texas-based Salof Companies, a designer of small–scale LNG technologies. Privately held Salof is world renowned for its cryogenic plant design and fabrication for small LNG and CO2 applications. GE, a leader in large-scale LNG technologies, recently launched LNG […]

  • Weatherford to axe 6,000 jobs as it gears up for prolonged low oil price

    4 February 2016

    Weatherford International, an oil and gas services company, is planning to reduce its headcount by another 6,000 after 14,000 had already been laid off in 2015 due to low activity levels.  In the 4Q 2015 results report on Wednesday, Weatherford said that due to severe market contraction, the company is managing what it can control. In 2015, […]

  • BG Group, BIR in New Underwater Vehicle Project

    16 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Vehicles which make detailed inspections of subsea pipelines, facilities and structures are the focus of an R&D project, codenamed FlatFish, being undertaken by BG Brasil and the Brazilian Institute of Robotics (BIR). “FlatFish will be a lightweight, low cost vehicle able to carry out subsea inspections completely autonomously. It will reside subsea and be capable […]