Business Developments & Projects
Geophysical survey needed for 2.5 GW Baltica offshore wind farms
Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica-3 and Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica-2 have issued a tender for a geophysical and 3D Ultra High-Resolution Seismic (UHRS) survey at the 2.5 GW Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 wind farms offshore Poland. The tender is divided into two separate lots. Lot 1 covers a 3D UHRS survey of
ECONNECT picked as partner for New Fortress Energy’s FLNG projects
Norwegian maritime engineering company ECONNECT Energy will provide its LNG transfer technology to U.S. energy company New Fortress Energy’s (NFE) fast LNG projects.
Alfa Laval: HT-PEM fuel cell system using methanol passes tests
In Q2 2022, Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval started up a small-scale methanol fuel cell system at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre. Based on positive test results, the project is on track for a 200 kW installation.
Lhyfe launches its first UK green hydrogen operation
French green hydrogen technology developer Lhyfe has launched its first UK operation with the aim of large-scale decarbonisation.
Minesto starts commissioning second ‘Dragon 4’ tidal power plant
Swedish marine energy company Minesto has started commissioning works for its second Dragon Class tidal power plant in Faroe Islands.
New survey begins at Statkraft’s offshore wind site in Ireland
A one-month geophysical survey campaign has commenced at the export cable route area of the North Irish Sea Array (NISA) offshore wind project in Ireland. The campaign started on 3 September at the site located off the coast of north County Dublin and County Meath, with completion expected on 3 Octo
First new gas production from Black Sea field slated for end of October
Trillion Energy is now days away from kicking off its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a natural gas field in the Black Sea offshore Türkiye.
Deepsea Yantai rig booked for North Sea well
Oil and gas company DNO Norge has awarded a drilling contract to a semi-submersible rig for a one well located offshore Norway.
API: American oil & gas as ‘reliable and realistic partners’ of renewables and energy security
API advocates for a ramp-up of U.S. oil and gas production to solve energy security and energy transition concerns.
Van Oord reinforces Romanian coastline in a sustainable manner
Van Oord has won two new contracts to reinforce the coast at the Romanian seaside resorts of Jupiter-Neptun and Balta Mangalia, Venus and Aurora. The projects consist not only of smart engineering; sustainability is also a major topic in the development. According to Van Oord, several of the current
Gastrade picks RINA and Asprofos to work on Alexandroupolis FSRU
Greek company Gastrade has awarded engineering company Rina and engineering consultancy Asprofos a contract to provide project management consultancy (PMC) services for the Alexandroupolis FSRU.
Høglund’s automation and energy systems to power Utkilen’s future-oriented newbuilds
Norwegian integrated automation and energy specialist Høglund Marine Solutions has been contracted to deliver complete automation and energy systems to compatriot chemical tankers operator Utkilen for four newbuild vessels, set to be among ‘Europe’s most future-oriented’. Høglund will deliver a comp
Argeo puts newly obtained Hugin 6000 AUV to work
Marine survey contractor Argeo is ready to start commercial work with the newly purchased Hugin 6000 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) from Kongsberg Maritime. The company will start commercial operations under the recently secured 12-month contract with a total net value of $4.5 million. As infor
Sigma Energy deploys full-scale wave energy prototype offshore Montenegro
Slovenia-based company Sigma Energija (Sigma Energy) has deployed a full-scale wave energy device offshore the city of Bar in Montenegro.