Business Developments & Projects
Cable installation for Shetland HVDC link to resume next month
NKT is set to commence the second cable installation campaign for SSEN Transmission’s Shetland High Voltage Direct-Current (HVDC) link in the North Sea in March. The £660 million project includes the construction of a 260-kilometer subsea cable from Shetland to the GB mainland, linking Shetland to t
Watch start of jacket toppling ops for old North Sea platform at Aker Solutions’ yard
Aker Solutions is about to recycle the 7,900 tonnes of steel foundation from an old drilling platform, which was used at an oil field in the North Sea.
Bulgaria on the lookout for first LNG cargo via Turkish terminal
Bulgaria’s state gas company Bulgargaz has launched a tender procedure for the supply of 500,000 MWh of liquefied natural gas (LNG) via Turkish LNG terminal for April 2023. According to Bulgargaz, this will be the first cargo to be delivered to a Turkish LNG terminal under the agreement signed by th
Two SBM Offshore’s FPSOs slated for first oil in 2023
SBM Offshore is working on several FPSO projects and two of these vessels are expected to achieve the first oil this year.
Wilhelmshaven to house VoltH2’s 100MW green hydrogen plant
The Netherlands-based company VoltH2 has secured a site for green hydrogen development in Germany as part of its mission to build a chain of green hydrogen plants in Europe. VoltH2 has selected Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s only deep-sea port and primary energy hub, as the location for its planned hydrog
Bore names its 3rd and final LNG-powered RoLo vessel
Bore Ltd., part of Spliethoff Group, held a christening ceremony for its third and final LNG-fueled shortsea roll-on/lift/off (RoLo) vessel in Amsterdam on 21 February. The vessel was named Bore Wind and it belongs to a series of three ice-class 7,000 dwt ships built at the WuHu Shipyard in China. T
TES partners with Energie 360° for green energy supply
Belgian green hydrogen company Tree Energy Solutions (TES) and Zurich-based energy provider Energie 360° have teamed up to supply green energy to the industry and support each other in achieving their decarbonisation goals. To this end, the companies have signed a letter of intent under which TES ai
WATCH: Diamond Offshore’s giant semi-sub rig getting ready for its North Sea job
Diamond Offshore’s Ocean GreatWhite rig is in the process of wrapping up its preparations for its upcoming assignment in the North Sea.
Prysmian starts installing Italian interconnector
Prysmian has kicked off cable installation of the Elba Piombino project, the new subsea power cable connection between the island of Elba and the Italian mainland. The Italian company will carry out the installation by using its cable-laying vessel Leonardo da Vinci. With a length of 34 km submarine
World’s largest short sea RoRo fitted with rotor sails
Luxembourg-based shipping group CLdN has welcomed back into the fleet its short-sea roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel MV Delphin which has been fitted with two tilting rotor sails. The shipowner contracted Finnish cleantech company Norsepower in March 2022 to carry out the installation. With two 35mx5m
Set on diversifying energy sources’ geographic mix, Eni joins peers in posting bumper profits in 2022
After more than doubling its annual profit in 2022, Eni has unveiled a strategic plan forward, putting the diversification of energy sources’ geographic mix at its core.
Vestas & Co’s new wind turbine blade recycling solution: How does it work and can it make emission-intensive aviation sector greener?
On 8 February, Vestas and its CETEC partners made headlines as they completed a project that brought a novel chemical disassembly process for wind turbine blades a step away from commercialisation. It is time we look more closely at what exactly in the two-step process is new, where else it can be a
Port of Rotterdam: €3 bln invested in energy transition projects in 2022
Port of Rotterdam has seen a number of investments in energy transition projects in 2022 worth a total of approximately € 3 billion. Some of these projects include investments in a major biorefinery and Europe’s largest green-hydrogen plant. To remind, in July 2022 subsidiaries of Shell have taken t
Wintershall Dea taps Norwegian firm for subsea technology
Norwegian firm Optime Subsea has entered into a long-term framework agreement with oil and gas operator Wintershall Dea regarding the rental of the technology company’s remote-controlled subsea well completion and intervention systems.