Business Developments & Projects
MOL inks LNG carrier charter deal for Sakhalin II
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a charter contract with Sakhalin Energy LLC, a new operator of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant Sakhalin II, for the LNG carrier Grand Mereya. The contract for the LNG carrier was signed through a subsidiary company 60% owned by
Concept of world’s first large-scale hydrogen-powered catamaran unveiled
Sweden’s ferry company Gotland Company (Gotlandsbolaget) has unveiled the concept of Gotland Hydrocat, the world’s first large-scale, high-speed catamaran vessel powered by fossil-free hydrogen.
Green light for Equinor to continue using Floatel unit at North Sea field
Equinor has received consent to use one of Floatel’s mobile accommodation units for an extended period at a North Sea field off Norway.
Fugro carrying out geophysical surveys at RWE’s new offshore wind sites
Fugro is performing geophysical surveys at the array sites of RWE’s two Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind projects, DBS East and DBS West. The survey campaign, which started in May this year, will be underway until 31 October, subject to weather conditions, and is now being performed from the Fu
Maersk books six more methanol-fuelled boxships at HHI
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has ordered an additional six large ocean-going vessels that can sail on green methanol. The six vessels will be built by South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and have a nominal capacity of approx. 17,000 TEU. They come with dual-fuel eng
TES and Fortescue want to develop ‘world’s largest’ green hydrogen project
Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and Tree Energy Solutions (TES) have joined forces to develop the ‘world’s largest’ green hydrogen integrated project to help Europe mitigate its current energy and climate crisis. The first phase of the partnership will see joint development and investment in the s
Offshore drilling workers in UK set for strike action over pay terms
UK’s Unite the union has confirmed that over 300 offshore drilling and contract maintenance workers have backed strike action.
Germany: Management concept for chartered FSRUs up to 2024 meets regulatory objectives
The Bundesnetzagentur, German independent higher federal authority, considers the management concept of RWE and Uniper for the floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) chartered by the federal government at the Brunsbüttel and Wilhelmshaven sites for a transitional period until the end of M
Minesto remains on schedule for Faroe Islands tidal energy array
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has informed that the buildout of the world’s first tidal energy kite array in Hestfjord strait is progressing according to plan.
Wintershall Dea and CapeOmega selected for CO2 storage permit off Norway
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has selected Wintershall Dea Norge and CapeOmega to receive an exploration permit for CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in the North Sea. The Luna license is located 120 kilometers west of Bergen and is estimated to hold a CO2 storage inje
Subsea 7 vessel to be future-ready with energy-saving system
Subsea services provider Subsea 7 has contracted electrical integrator specialist Bakker Sliedrecht to equip its heavy construction / flex-lay vessel Seven Arctic with a new energy-saving system. The order for an energy storage system from Bakker Sliedrecht is a double first, according to the compan
Germany’s ferry operator FRS opts for REGENT all-electric seagliders
REGENT, a Massachusetts-based developing all-electric seaglider, has signed an agreement with Germany’s ferry operator FRS to add REGENT seagliders to the latter’s fleet.
TGS wraps up 2022 NOAKA survey campaign ahead of schedule
TGS has completed its 2022 NOAKA ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic survey two weeks ahead of schedule, marking the second successive season of dense OBN data acquisition in the region on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The project also signifies TGS’ fourth season of multi-client OBN projects i
Wärtsilä to help Capital Gas cut GHG emissions from its LNG carriers
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has partnered up Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. to develop a new Fleet Decarbonisation Programme aimed at boosting the efficiency of the company’s LNG carrier fleet. The agreement was signed in June 2022 and will be applied to a fleet of six 174,000 cbm LNG c