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WATCH: Short pit stop for Island Drilling rig at shipyard ahead of work in Africa
Island Drilling Company has made a quick pit stop at a shipyard to prepare its semi-submersible rig for its upcoming assignment with Trident Energy offshore Equatorial Guinea.
Siemens Energy delivers grid transformers for Ireland-Wales interconnector
Siemens Energy has delivered four grid transformers for the 500 MW Greenlink subsea and underground electricity interconnector that will link Ireland and Wales. The four 160-ton grid transformers were transported by sea from Nuremberg, Germany, to Belview Port Waterford in Ireland in order to avoid
Aquaterra Energy: What are the key challenges and opportunities facing the global hydrogen sector today?
This is a guest article by Anne Haase, Renewables Director at Aquaterra Energy. Europe is currently driving plans forward to significantly decarbonise industry and accelerate its journey to a low carbon economy. Hydrogen is core to that decarbonisation strategy, with infrastructure projects being d
Tocardo concludes 8-year demonstration of Eastern Scheldt tidal energy array
Tocardo, a joint venture of QED Naval and HydroWing, has completed the demonstration of 1.25MW five-turbine tidal energy array in the Netherlands after eight years of operation.
DNV clears Hanwha Ocean’s new 270K LNG carrier design
Classification society DNV presented Hanwha Ocean, the South Korean shipbuilder formerly known as DSME, with an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a 270,000cbm LNG carrier. The new 345m long LNG carrier by Hanwha Ocean was heralded as a “ground-breaking achievement” by Vidar Dolonen, Regional Manager,
HelioRec installs floating solar unit in French port
France-based start-up HelioRec has completed the installation of a 25kW floating solar unit in the Port of Brest.
International offshore rig count takes a downturn
Baker Hughes’ international rig count report shows a sharp drop in the number of offshore rigs in September 2023.
South Koreans establish subsea base in Taiwan
South Korean LS Marine Solutions is entering the Taiwanese subsea business with the establishment of a base in Taipei. The base in Taipei represents LS Marine Solutions’ first overseas base. The company plans to cooperate with LS Cable & System to build a sales network and strengthen marketing for c
GS Caltex, POSCO, and H-Line Shipping join forces on biofuel trial
South Korea’s shipping major H-Line Shipping and steel giant POSCO have joined hands with compatriot refiner GS Caltex to champion carbon reduction in the maritime realm by using marine biofuel. The three companies inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on October 5, 2023 in Seoul, signaling the
Seaspan and AES to collaborate on LNG bunkering services in Panama Canal
Canada-based Seaspan and global energy company AES have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on LNG bunkering business development. The companies signed the MoU in the framework of the 3rd International LNG Global Forum in Cartagena, Colombia, which took place from October 2 to
As Gulf Island and Hornbeck put lawsuit behind them, two vessels change hands
Gulf Island Fabrication has settled its lawsuit with Hornbeck Offshore regarding the construction of two multi-purpose supply vessels.
PETRONAS teams up with JOGMEC and METI on CO2 transport and storage
Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant PETRONAS has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on the cross-border CO2 transportation and storage. The agreement was signed at the 3r
Plexus completes P&A gig for Oceaneering
England’s oil and gas engineering services firm Plexus Holdings has completed its work for the plug and abandonment (P&A) equipment and services campaign for Oceaneering. The P&A order from Oceaneering included tieback and subsea well control equipment together with hydraulic controls and services i
TEN welcomes its first LNG-powered Aframax tanker
Greek shipping company Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has taken delivery of its first newbuild LNG-powered Aframax tanker. According to TEN, the Njord DF vessel is the first in a series of four high-spec eco-designed vessels built against long-term employment to a major European state-owned oil conc