Business Developments & Projects
Eni awards Expro with contract for LNG pre-treatment plant in Congo
UK-based energy services provider Expro Group has secured a long-term production solutions contract with Eni Congo, a subsidiary of Italian energy major Eni, for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) pre-treatment facility in Congo. Under the 10-year contract worth more than $300 million, Expro will design,
Atura Power awards Howden with hydrogen compressor contract
Scotland-based Howden, a provider of mission-critical air and gas handling products, technologies, and services, has signed a contract to provide five hydrogen diaphragm compressors for Atura Power’s, a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation, Niagara Hydrogen Centre in Ontario, Canada. The facility,
Growing demand and higher rates fuel the flames of Borr Drilling’s hopes for further financial boost
Borr Drilling has disclosed its updated 2022 and 2023 financial guidance, showing a significant improvement in both cases.
MSC dominates the industry with record-breaking 124-ship orderbook
Swiss-based container shipping giant MSC has the largest orderbook by far in the industry with 124 containerships on order. Namely, MSC has 14 megamax ships and 22 neo-panamax ships on order scheduled for delivery in 2023, according to Alphaliner. The orders are spread between Chinese and South Kore
2010-built multi-purpose support vessel receives contract extension
Norway’s Simon Møkster Shipping has secured a contract extension for its multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) with an existing client. The offshore vessel owner reported that a sixth-month option had been declared for the Stril Explorer with an existing client, following a contract period of more tha
LNG Croatia FSRU receives first LNG cargo from Mozambique
LNG Croatia, a state-owned operator of the Krk LNG terminal, has received the first cargo from Mozambique. The LNG cargo was delivered onboard the 2019-built carrier British Mentor on 23 January. According to the operator’s update, the British Mentor will leave the terminal on 25 January after deliv
Rovco grows its fleet to service offshore wind projects
Rovco, a UK provider of subsea robotics and integrated survey, has signed an initial three-year charter party agreement with Glomar Offshore for the multi-purpose support vessel Glomar Supporter, as part of its growth strategy within its site characterization business unit.
French cable maker taking steps to improve eco-balance of power cables
France-headquartered cabling firm Nexans has developed a material for improved eco-balance of power cables in partnership with aluminium producer Trimet. In a joint development project, the two companies have developed a material with recycled aluminium content for the production of aluminium rod us
Allseas picked to play ‘key role’ in North Sea gas development
Allseas has been hired by ONE-Dyas to provide its offshore engineering expertise for a gas field development in the Dutch North Sea.
RVO soon to open geotechnical survey tender for Nederwiek II & III
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plans to publish a call for tenders for geotechnical investigations at the Nederwiek Wind Farm Zone sites II and III in March 2023. The contract will be divided into two lots. Lot 1 will comprise executing an offshore seabed campaign, including seabed cone pen
Scandinavian Biogas partners with farmers to produce bio-LNG for maritime sector
Swedish biogas producer Scandinavian Biogas, in collaboration with local farmers, is building a large-scale biogas plant in Mönsterås in Kalmar County. The facility, with an estimated production capacity of 120 GWh, will produce liquefied biogas (bio-LNG) with manure as feedstock. The production is
WATCH: New documentary shines a light on workers behind winds of change in UK’s offshore energy industry
OEUK has launched a documentary, highlighting the workers, which are spearheading the UK’s energy transition to net-zero.
New study lists benefits of wave and tidal for Great Britain’s power system
Supergen ORE Hub and the University of Edinburgh’s Policy and Innovation Group have released a study that quantifies the potential power system benefits that the Great Britain stands to gain through wave energy and tidal stream deployments.
Project Air receives €97 million grant from EU Innovation Fund
Perstorp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), Uniper, a Germany-based energy company, and the European Climate, Infrastructure, and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) have signed an agreement granting €97 million in funds to Project Air from the Innovation Fund. The