Business Developments & Projects
First green hydrogen corridor between Algeciras and Rotterdam in the making
Spanish oil and gas company Cepsa and the Dutch Port of Rotterdam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the first green hydrogen corridor between southern and northern Europe, ensuring a green hydrogen supply chain between two of Europe’s main ports, Rotterdam and Algeciras.
Eni starts delivering additional LNG to Italy ahead of winter
Italian oil and gas company Eni has begun providing additional volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the regasification terminal of Panigaglia, La Spezia, ahead of the 2022-2023 winter. As part of Eni’s plan to strengthen and diversify gas supplies to Italy, the first cargo was delivered on 9 Oc
Blyth-based subsea services company gets £7.8 million to buy new assets
Blyth-headquartered seabed intervention and subsea robotics services company Pharos Offshore has secured a £7.8 million funding package from ThinCats to facilitate the purchase of new assets. The funding package is set to allow Pharos to source additional work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)
Fresh extension for Deepsea Yantai semi-sub
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has extended a contract for the use of the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible drilling rig in Norway.
e1 Marine and Green Marine to accelerate methanol-fueled newbuilds in Europe
Copenhagen-based Green Marine Engineering has signed a sales agreement with global renewable energy company e1 Marine for its methanol-to-hydrogen reformer technology. As a result, starting from 1 October, 2022, Green Marine Engineering has become e1 Marine’s sales representative in northern Europe.
EuroAsia Interconnector entering construction phase with launch date set
The inauguration ceremony for the EuroAsia Interconnector, which will connect Israel, Cyprus and Greece with continental Europe, is scheduled to be held on Friday, 14 October. The EuroAsia Interconnector is a multi-terminal VSC-HVDC scheme that will connect the national grids of the three countries
Exowave starts testing wave energy prototype offshore Belgium
Exowave has deployed the scale model of its wave energy technology at the Blue Accelerator test platform, located just off the Port of Ostend in Belgium.
Western Baltic Engineering, AYK Energy seal electric vessel partnership
Western Baltic Engineering has signed a new electric pusher vessel partnership with Andorra-based battery maker AYK Energy.
Seven Arctic en route to giant Black Sea gas project
Subsea 7’s Seven Arctic is on its way to the Black Sea to begin work on the Sakarya gas field development, described as one of the largest energy projects ever built in Türkiye. Seven Arctic is in charge of installing subsea oil and gas hardware, such as manifold structures, piles, production flexib
Petrofac to define offtake route for Southern North Sea gas project
Petrofac has been selected by Hartshead Resources to conduct an engineering study to define an offtake route from its Southern North Sea fields.
Geotechnical survey to begin at North Irish Sea Array site
A geotechnical site investigation campaign is set to begin at the proposed North Irish Sea Array (NISA) wind farm area offshore Ireland. The campaign will involve the deployment of seabed borehole drilling and Cone Penetration Test (CPT) equipment from a survey vessel at specific locations within th
Hydrogen-producing offshore wind turbine project progressing towards permit application
Vattenfall’s offshore wind-to-hydrogen pilot project in Scotland is moving towards filing consent applications, with a public consultation event set to be held next month and the developer appointing a UK-based consultancy for the metocean design criteria for the project. The Hydrogen Turbine 1 (HT1
Kongsberg’s Hugin AUV sports SeeByte software
SeeByte has integrated its SeeTrack multi-domain, command and control software into Kongsberg’s Hugin Superior autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). According to SeeByte, SeeTrack v4 offers optimal goal-based planning and interoperability with other SeeTrack users and its Open Architecture allows int
Vopak eyes green ammonia import at North Sea Port
Tank storage company Vopak is carrying out preparations at the Vlissingen terminal, located at the North Sea Port, the Netherlands, for the storage of green ammonia as a response to the growing demand for sustainable raw materials and energy. The plan includes preparing two existing refrigerated liq