Business Developments & Projects
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.
MTF’s updated framework examines alternative marine fuels’ maturity and readiness
The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF), founded by seven flag states and classification societies to bridge the gap between technical knowledge and regulatory process, has updated its assessment framework to include emerging alternative marine fuels and evaluate their maturity and readiness. On March
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
Larsen & Toubro wins $73M EPC contract for 100 MW floating solar project in India
New Delhi-based Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has awarded Larsen & Toubro (L&T) with a five-year engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a floating solar project to be built at Getalsud Dam in Ranchi in eastern India’s state of Jharkhand. The contract, which is worth
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.
ADNOC kicks off early EPC activities for low-carbon Ruwais LNG project
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has issued a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) for early engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) activities for its low-carbon LNG project in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi. The notice for early EPC activities was issued to a joint venture compris
Successful field weld qualification of F550 TMCP toughcore
Excellent suitability for medium pressure LCO2 transport tanks is proven. By exploring various transportation options between capture sites and storage locations, the role of LiquidCO2 carriers is set to become crucial in the value chain. Marine shipping represents a safe and flexible way of long-di
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.
Perenco boosts its portfolio with Eni’s oil assets in Congo
Eni has wrapped up the sale of its participation interest in several oil permits in Congo, which it deems to be non-core assets.
Extended agreement to keep Fugro busy offshore Vietnam
Fugro has extended its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PTSC Geos & Subesa Services (PTSC G&S) to provide site characterization services to support Vietnam’s offshore wind sector. Under the two-year agreement, Fugro’s full range of marine site characterization services will be deployed with PT