Business Developments & Projects
BiMEP and EMEC test sites booked for the final phase of EuropeWave
EuropeWave, an R&D programme for wave energy technology, has reserved berths at the open-water test sites of the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) in the Basque Country, Spain, and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. The berths were reserved for the final phase – Phase
TotalEnergies bent on taking legal action following allegations of ‘dramatically underreporting’ emissions
After Greenpeace said that TotalEnergies’ emissions are four times higher than reported, the oil major has decided to pursue legal action.
Tripartite partnership set up for early phase offshore wind site evaluation
TGS, SAND Geophysics and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to provide early-phase ground condition and geohazard evaluations for offshore wind farm development. The partnership aims to support wind farm front-end engineering design (FEED) stud
BIO-SEA’s BWTS for world’s largest LNG-powered cruise ship
MSC World Europa, the first in a series of four next-generation cruise ships to join the MSC Cruises’ fleet, has been delivered with a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) from BIO-SEA by BIO-UV Group.
EC launches €3 bln call for clean tech projects to deliver on REPowerEU and end dependence on Russian fossil fuels
European Commission (EC) has launched the third call for large-scale clean technology projects with a budget of €3 billion to boost the deployment of industrial solutions to decarbonise Europe. The call was opened under the EU Innovation Fund, a funding programme for the demonstration and commercial
Multi-fuel Baltic Enabler named in Zeebrugge
The world’s biggest ice-rated ConRo vessel Baltic Enabler was named at a traditional ceremony in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges held on 2 November 2022. Baltic Enabler and her sister ship Botnia Enabler, owned by Swedish shipping company Wallenius Sol, are both icebreakers with a deadweight of 28,000 to
Prysmian to work on French offshore wind projects
Italy-headquartered Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) to provide power grid asset management services for Saint-Nazaire, Fécamp, and Calvados wind farms offshore France. Under the contract, Prysmian Group will provide inspection, maintenance, and r
Jack-up rig moves to second well in Black Sea drilling campaign
Trillion has started the work planned for the second well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a gas field in the Black Sea off Türkiye.
Maersk exploring large-scale green fuels production in Spain
Danish shipping and logistics giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has signed a general protocol for collaboration with the Spanish government to explore the opportunities for large-scale green fuels production in Spain. The signing of the protocol was described as a significant milestone in the collaboration
Strong rig demand to boost Transocean’s day rates and fleet utilisation
Transocean is expecting the demand for its rigs to remain high, leading to a further improvement in day rates and fleet utilisation.
Keel laid for Wallenius Marine’s dual-fuel Sleipner-class vessel
Longkou Shipyard in China held the keel laying ceremony for the first vessel from the Sleipner concept, which will be chartered out to Volkswagen Konzernlogistik GmbH & Co. OHG. The ships, which were ordered back in 2021, are being built and will be managed by Swedish ship design and management comp
Horisont Energi and Neptune Energy eye new CO2 storage license
Horisont Energi and Neptune Energy are set to apply for the license to operate an area for CO2 storage in the North Sea that Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced on 2 November. The parties plan to apply together, with Neptune Energy having the operatorship for the development phase an
UK union serves notice of action on Petrofac amid pay dispute
UK’s Unite the union has served a notice of action on Petrofac as part of an ongoing contract dispute with workers on Repsol’s assets.
New hydrogen tanker retrofit project to get financial boost from EU
Norway’s cleantech company TECO 2030, together with other partners, has received an invitation for HORIZON EUROPE funding of €5 million ($4.8 million) to realise the hydrogen-powered tanker concept HyEkoTank.