Business Developments & Projects
Polish player all set to spud Norwegian Sea wildcat with Odfjell rig
PGNiG has secured a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea, which will be spudded with a rig managed by Odfjell Drilling.
Altera Infrastructure enters Chapter 11 to tackle its debt
UK-based Altera Infrastructure has entered a Chapter 11 bankruptcy process in the U.S. to address its debt of over $1.5 billion.
ZeroLab, South32 team up on shipping emissions analysis
ZeroLab, Torvald Klaveness’ subsidiary dedicated to the decarbonisation of seaborne supply chains, and Australian mining and metals company South32 have partnered to complete an analysis of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated through shipping, which contribute to South32’s reported Scope 3 emis
TECO2030 BWTS picked for Ocean Diamond cruise ship
Norwegian cleantech company TECO2030 ASA has received an order for TECO2030 ballast water treatment system (BWTS) powered by BIO-SEA from Florida-based marine management services provider CMI Ship Management.
Stepping up to the water, climate and sustainability needs
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards led a delegation of business and state leaders on an economic development, water management and resiliency mission to the Netherlands last week. The visit is the result of an invitation from the Kingdom of the Netherlands Special Envoy for International Water Affa
Havfram appoints new chairperson to bolster subsea and offshore wind business units
Norway-based subsea and offshore wind contractor Havfram has appointed Arne Sigve Nylund as its new chairperson following the strategy adjustments of the company. The decision is said to align with Havfram’s aim to strengthen the industrial identity of its offshore wind installation, offshore wind d
New oil & gas discovery in Norwegian Sea offers Aker BP option for Skarv tie-back
Aker BP has made a new oil & gas discovery near its Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea and will consider tying the discovery into this field.
Heerema’s Thialf removes topsides offshore Ireland – gallery
Heerema’s Thialf vessel has completed a decom activity related to a platform removal campaign for an offshore gas field in the Celtic Sea.
RVO issues Nederwiek geophysical survey tender
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has issued a tender for a geophysical survey at the offshore Nederwiek Wind Farm Sites Zuid & Noord (North and South), and one other possible investigation area in the Dutch North Sea. The aim of this tender is to conclude an agreement with a tenderer who is a
Maersk rig staying in Denmark with TotalEnergies
Maersk Drilling has secured an extension for one of its jack-up rigs, which will continue to carry out ops off Denmark for TotalEnergies.
Equinor’s H2H Saltend greenlighted to proceed as one of UK’s large-scale hydrogen projects
Norwegian energy giant Equinor’s H2H Saltendhas to progress as one of the first large-scale hydrogen projects in the country.
UK partners collaborate on multipurpose hybrid-powered USV project
Sonardyne International, HydroSurv and Dynautics have worked on a collaborative project to demonstrate extended range uncrewed operations using hybrid-powered unmanned surface vessel (USV). HydroSurv developed the REAV-60 design for the vessel named USV Decibel which runs on a hybrid system utilisin
Grain de Sail launches carbon-free maritime logistics service
Grain de Sail responds to the high demand for carbon-free maritime transportation by releasing a full offer of sail freight.
World’s largest ocean-going sailing ship gets satellite communication tech
The Götheborg of Sweden, believed to be the world’s largest ocean-going sailing ship, has been upgraded with the latest satellite communications technology.