Business Developments & Projects
50Hertz opens tender for Gennaker export cable route planning
50Hertz, German transmission system operator (TSO) in charge of offshore grid connections in the Baltic Sea, has opened a tender for the planning of the route for the subsea cable of the OST-6-1 grid connection. The OST-6-1 offshore grid project will connect the 927 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm, b
Scotland adds three more ScotWind floating wind projects, all include hydrogen plans
Three more floating offshore wind projects will be offered seabed agreements in Scotland after Crown Estate Scotland completed the clearing process for the ScotWind seabed leasing round. All three will focus on green hydrogen, according to the Scottish seabed manager. The clearing process made avail
Hapag-Lloyd to make 150+ ships fit for the future
German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has embarked on a massive fleet upgrade program in an effort to reduce the fleet’s CO2 emissions. The program will encompass more than 150 of the company’s vessels in the next five years.
New rig developed by Huisman can be powered by floating wind
Huisman has developed a harsh environment semi-submersible rig design, which can be powered with onshore-produced hydroelectricity but also with floating wind turbines.
Fugro brings innovation to Arklow Bank offshore site investigations
Fugro has completed fieldwork on a geotechnical site investigation for SSE Renewables’ Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 located approximately 6 to 13 kilometers off the coast of Ireland. The offshore investigation works were performed aboard DEME’s jack-up vessel Neptune over an eight-week period. Fugr
Gasgrid and Fortum complete deal to moor FSRU Exemplar
Gasgrid and Fortum have signed an agreement to place the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at Fortum’s port in Inkoo.
Scandlines launches industry-first digital climate twin ferry project
Danish ferry operator Scandlines has chosen compatriot climate tech startup ReFlow to develop advanced climate twins of its latest zero-emission ferry design using life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. The zero-emission ship is being built at Cemre Shipyard for Scandlines. It will operate on the
TwinHub offshore site investigation kicks off
The offshore site investigation works have commenced for Hexicon’s 32 MW TwinHub floating wind project in the Celtic Sea. The first phase of the survey works has been awarded to Aratellus Offshore, which has subcontracted Sulmara Subsea to perform the geophysical survey. The goal of the survey is to
Eni makes ‘significant gas discovery’ off Cyprus
Italian oil and gas company Eni has made what it says is a significant gas discovery in the Cronos-1 well located offshore Cyprus.
Saipem adds subsea drone to deal with Oil Spill Response Limited
Saipem and Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) have signed an extension of their existing services agreement to include the provision of Saipem’s FlatFish underwater drone for environmental monitoring and inspection of asset integrity. The existing contract between the parties provides for the storage
Energy storage system for tidal power-to-hydrogen research project energized in Orkney
Invinity Energy Systems has energized a 1.8MWh VS3 flow battery system at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) hydrogen facility, as part of a tidal power-to-green hydrogen research project.
Oil & gas maintenance managers facing equipment and procedure challenges
In a recent study, the oil & gas maintenance managers have voiced concerns over growth in procedures and the lack of equipment reliability.
Technip Energies, Clough to conduct FEED for TotalEnergies Papua LNG
Technip Energies, leader of a consortium with Clough, will perform the front end engineering design (FEED) for TotalEnergies’ Papua LNG project’s upstream production facilities in Papua New Guinea.
Norway sees slightly higher oil & gas output in July
Norway saw a slight increase in oil & gas production in July compared to figures from June 2022, but oil output is still below predictions.