Business Developments & Projects
Orbital Marine Power’s floating tidal energy turbine nears splash in US waters
Scotland-based renewable energy company Orbital Marine Power has been confirmed as the technology partner for Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (OPALCO)’s proposed site off Blakely Island in Rosario Strait, Washington State. Building on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in 2021, the news foll
17 shore power projects get $13.6M from Enova
A total of seventeen shore power projects will receive almost NOK 143 million (about $13.6 million) in support from Enova, a Norwegian government enterprise, in the latest round of investments in the electrification of maritime transport.
TotalEnergies’ final sprint toward first gas at North Sea project underway
TotalEnergies has tucked another milestone under its belt with the loading of methanol at the Tyra II redevelopment project in the North Sea.
Exail unveils ‘next-generation’ transoceanic USV geared for multi-robot missions
UK-based maritime autonomy solutions company Exail has introduced its transoceanic uncrewed surface vessel (USV), the Drix 0-16, that can deploy multiple payloads and subsea assets. With an autonomy of 2,500 Nm and a “unique naval architecture”, this USV can endure harsh ocean conditions and was eng
Fresh gas discovery for Harbour Energy in North Sea as drilling ops bear fruit
Harbour Energy has made a new gas discovery in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, using one of Noble Corporation’s jack-up rigs.
Uniper to add 120 MW green hydrogen capacity to its Humber project in UK
German energy company Uniper has outlined plans for the expansion of its Humber H2ub project at the Killingholme site in the Humber region of the UK to include green hydrogen. The company revealed that the Humber H2ub (Green) includes plans for an initial electrolytic hydrogen production capacity of
Thyssenkrupp and Fraunhofer forge ties on SOEC technology for large-scale hydrogen production
Thyssenkrupp nucera, the hydrogen business of German-based engineering company thyssenkrupp, and the German Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) have agreed on a strategic partnership in solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) technology for large-scale hydrogen production.
Biofuel-powered survey vessel joins DEME subsidiary’s fleet
Following conversion, DEME Group’s subsidiary G-tec has welcomed a new survey vessel that can completely run on biofuel to its fleet. The survey vessel Karina is equipped with a hull-mounted dual-head multibeam, side scan sonar, sub-bottom profilers, magnetometers and gradiometers frames to serve va
International offshore rig count two units down in February
Baker Hughes’ rig count report shows that two rigs left the working international offshore fleet in February 2024.
Shell hands out work on Northern Lights to Norwegian firm
Sensorlink has secured a corrosion monitoring contract with Shell for the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.
A bird with six wings: Tender design finalized for world’s first wind-powered RoRo
Oceanbird revealed that a tender design for the world’s first wind-powered roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel has been finalized.
Tadek backs Magallanes Renovables in delivering its first commercial-scale tidal energy array
Spanish tidal energy developer Magallanes Renovables has partnered up with Tadek Ocean Engineering for support related to its first commercial-scale tidal energy array. Magallanes secured two contracts in Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation rounds – the first at the Morlais Demonstration Zone
Battle for work-life balance continues, as workers gear up for strike action across multiple UK offshore platforms
This wave of strike action will hit several platforms operated by BP, TAQA, CNR, Repsol, Serica, and CNOOC.
Japanese hybrid power cable lay & construction vessel to sport Huisman cranes
Norway’s VARD has awarded Dutch Huisman with a contract to deliver two subsea cranes for a highly customized hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel that it is building for what it says is a leading Japanese construction company. Huisman will deliver a full electric 250mt hybrid boom subsea c