Business Developments & Projects
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
Dalian Shipbuilding starts construction of CMES LNG carrier duo
China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) has officially started building two 175,000 cubic meter LNG carriers (LNGCs) for compatriot China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES). The construction began on March 1 and 4 respectively, DSIC announced, noting that the LNGCs are the third and fifth
Oil sheen off California remains a mystery with no definitive source pinpointed
While samples were collected, analyses were “unable to definitively identify the oil source,” according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Oman LNG and Hitachi Zosen form methanation partnership
Oman LNG and Japanese engineering and technology company Hitachi Zosen Corporation have concluded a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the field of methanation as part of the carbon recycling, hydrogen, ammonia, and methanation collaboration between the Japanese and Omani governments.
First geotechnical surveys completed for TotalEnergies and SSE’s offshore wind project
The first geotechnical seabed surveys for TotalEnergies and SSE Renewables’ 500 MW Seagreen 1A offshore wind farm in Scotland have been completed. Phase two of the geotechnical works is expected to commence later this year and should take around two weeks to complete. Seagreen 1A lies adjacent to th
US firm gives subsea work on Gulf of Mexico oil development to ABL
ABL has been hired by LLOG Exploration to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services for a deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico.
Shearwater bags its fifth CCS survey in last two years
Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices is set to deliver a seismic survey for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the UK during the summer. Shearwater secured a contract for Spirit Energy’s recent carbon storage license award by the UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), located in the Morec
MHI’s CO2 capture technology selected for low-carbon hydrogen plant in HyNet cluster
Japanese engineering company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed a license agreement with its U.S. counterpart KBR to provide CO2 capture technology for a low-carbon Hydrogen Production Plant 2 (HPP2) being established in Cheshire in northwest England. The HPP2 project, owned by Essar Group
Actemium: New onshore power facility in Vlaardingen ready for use
Dutch company Actemium Nederland has provided an onshore power supply (OPS) installation for Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP), a joint venture between energy company Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
DOF to recycle Shell’s North Sea subsea infrastructure
DOF Group has secured a subsea engineering procurement removal and disposal (EPRD) contract with Norske Shell, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, in the Atlantic region. DOF will deliver an integrated solution of project management, engineering, design, analysis and survey for
Noble taps Blue Water to support its rig ops in Suriname
Blue Water Shipping has been hired on a logistics contract in Suriname by Noble Corporation, an offshore drilling giant.