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Viasat and Aramco join forces for ‘first maritime trial’ of 5G mesh network
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas giant Aramco to perform what is said to be the world-first 5G mesh network trial for the Saudi energy player’s offshore projects in the Arabian Gulf. The goal is to enable high-speed c
Danish firm to explore wave energy deployment offshore Barbados
Danish company Wavepiston and Export Barbados (BIDC), an agency of the Barbados Government, are set to explore the deployment of wave energy farms offshore Barbados. According to Wavepiston, Barbados and most of the Caribbean region hold a large potential for wave energy. Barbados has set a net-zero
Chevron taking over operatorship at block with ‘enormous potential’ off Uruguay
Challenger Energy is in the process of selling a partial stake in a shallow water exploration block off the coast of Uruguay to Chevron.
NKT seeks to cut carbon footprint of power cables with latest partnership
Subsea power cable manufacturer NKT and aluminium and energy company Hydro have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the shift towards low-carbon aluminium and increase its role in reducing the carbon footprint of power cables. As part of the partnership that aims to further decarboniz
Aker Solutions selected as owner’s engineer for 3GW hydrogen project in Scotland
UK-based energy company Statera has appointed Norwegian energy services provider Aker Solutions as owner’s engineer for the first 500 MW phase of its 3 GW Kintore Hydrogen project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Under the contract, Aker Solutions will build on its process industry expertise within green
VALO to provide hydrofoil systems for zero-emission, hydrogen-powered ORCA vessels
Blue Orca Marine, a Canadian pioneer in zero-emission sustainable marine solutions, has entered into a strategic partnership with San Francisco-based VALO (also known as Boundary Layer Technologies) to propel hydrofoil innovation.
World’s first ammonia-powered PCTCs get financial boost
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has been granted substantial million-dollar funding from local government enterprise responsible for the promotion of environmentally friendly production Enova for the construction of the world’s first ammonia-powered PCTCs.
Hydrogen-powered inland containership H2 Barge 2 wraps up its first trials
H2 Barge 2, a second inland containership converted to run on hydrogen by Dutch shipbuilder Holland Shipyards Group for compatriot shipowner Future Proof Shipping (FPS), has completed its first trials. Holland Shipyards Group shared the milestone via social media on March 5, saying that the coming d
Enauta on track to achieve first oil from Brazil-bound FPSO this year
Enauta is making progress in putting all the puzzle pieces together to bring an FPSO, destined to work at its field off Brazil, online later this year.
Newbuild FSO design wins thumbs-up from ABS
OceanStar has received a blessing from ABS in the form of a recent approval in principle (AIP) for its newbuild FSO design.
US firm enriches its Gulf of Mexico arsenal with mostly deepwater oil assets
Talos Energy has wrapped up the acquisition of QuarterNorth Energy, expanding its deepwater portfolio in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Engineering and environmental studies launched for EU’s first hydrogen corridor
The European first major hydrogen corridor, the so-called H2Med project comprised of hydrogen interconnection between Portugal and Spain and a subsea pipeline connecting Spain and France (BarMar), is entering the next phase of its development with contracts for preliminary engineering and environmen
MSC ship hit by missile in Red Sea
A containership owned by Switzerland-based MSC, the world’s biggest shipping company, was hit by a missile in the Red Sea on March 4, 2023.
JAPEX partners with Invest Alberta to pursue CCS and hydrogen/ammonia projects in Canada
Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) and Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC), an investment attraction agency established by the government of Alberta, Canada, have formed a partnership seeking to develop projects in carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), bioen