Business Developments & Projects
France launches its first offshore wind farm, world’s first offshore hydrogen platform in one day
French waters offshore Saint-Nazaire are buzzing with inaugural activity today (22 September) as the country’s first offshore wind farm was officially put into operation and, in a separate event, the world’s first offshore green hydrogen production platform was launched. As reported by our sibling n
‘First of its kind’: Swedish hydrogen gas storage facility up and running
A pilot facility for the storage of fossil-free hydrogen gas, described as the first of its kind in the world, is now in operation in Luleå, Sweden. The HYBRIT pilot facility is owned by a Swedish trio comprising of state-owned power company Vattenfall, iron ore producer LKAB and steel company SSAB.
World’s first offshore green hydrogen production platform inaugurated in France
French green hydrogen technology developer Lhyfe, together with its partners, has inaugurated the world’s first offshore renewable hydrogen platform in France.
Renewable energy jobs remain resilient with 12.7 million employed globally
Worldwide renewable energy employment reached 12.7 million last year, a jump of 700,000 new jobs in one year, according to a new report by International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
UK confirms new oil & gas licensing round and lifts shale ban
The UK government has lifted the moratorium on shale gas production in England and confirmed its support for a new oil and gas licencing round.
Jan De Nul takes delivery of high-powered subsea trencher
Jan De Nul has taken delivery of the new high-powered subsea trenching vehicle Swordfish from UK offshore equipment supplier Osbit. Swordfish is a purpose-built cable burial tool for the protection of subsea cables that will be used on current and future offshore wind projects. Osbit engineers compl
Transocean rig to drill 17 wells for 2 oil and gas operators
Two oil and gas companies, OMV and Wintershall Dea, have awarded a drilling contract to Transocean to drill 17 wells in Norway.
DNV greenlights SBM Offshore’s ammonia terminal
Classification society DNV has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to SBM Offshore, the Dutch-based provider of floating production solutions to the offshore energy industry, for its ammonia terminal. The approval was awarded to SBM Offshore and Imodco for the Imodco ammonia catenary anchor leg moor
Rotech moving to USA after first French offshore wind farm
Rotech Subsea has secured a new contract in the U.S. after having completed a four-month cable de-burial and re-burial campaign at Saint-Nazaire, France’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm. Rotech used its RS2 CFE equipment spread to carry out cable de-burial and re-burial on omega joints an
Tripartite agreement in place for emerging subsea clean energy market
Baker Hughes, Mocean Energy, and Verlume have signed a triparty memorandum of understanding (MoU) for collaboration on integrated wave energy and subsea energy storage solutions for the emerging subsea clean energy market.
Two Barents Sea wells lined up for Transocean rig
Vår Energi has secured two types of permits from the Norwegian authorities for two exploration wells located in the Barents Sea off Norway.
NextChem to develop first waste to hydrogen plant as part of hydrogen IPCEI project
NextChem, a subsidiary of an international industrial group Maire Tecnimont S.p.A, has been assigned a €194 million grant for the development of a waste-to-hydrogen plant as part of the IPCEI Hy2Use project. As explained, the project sets up what is said to be the first industrial-scale technologica
New carbon-neutral sea route between Stockholm and Turku in the making
A new project has been launched in Finland to develop a carbon-neutral “green corridor” between Turku and Stockholm through which cargo and passengers can travel.
Stena rig spuds UK player’s North Sea asset
i3 Energy has started drilling an appraisal well in the North Sea with a Stena Drilling-owned rig in a bid to find additional hydrocarbons.