Business Developments & Projects
Date set for Baltic Pipe opening ceremony
Polish gas transmission system operator GAZ-SYSTEM will hold the opening ceremony for the Baltic Pipe project on 27 September. The announcement comes as the technical commissioning of all three gas compressor stations that will distribute gas imported from the Norwegian Shelf in Poland has been comp
In focus: Boosting energy transition by joining forces
The last weeks witnessed the major industry players joining forces for energy transition programs and decarbonising their operations and production. By working together, they will be able to achieve the climate goals faster, ensuring that energy transition mechanisms become more attainable and cheap
Hexicon files concession application for 1+ GW floating wind farm offshore Sicily
Swedish floating wind technology developer Hexicon, through a 50/50 joint venture with its partner in Italy, has submitted an application to the Italian authorities for a concession for an offshore area in the Strait of Sicily, where the joint venture plans to build a gigawatt-scale floating wind fa
Aker BP receives the all-clear to use Maersk rig in North Sea
Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Maersk Drilling’s rigs for well intervention work on a North sea field.
Second Calvados export cable in place
Eiffage Génie Civil, together with ETMF, has installed the second export cable for the 448 MW Calvados offshore wind farm in France. The installation of the three-kilometre long export cable was done in collaboration with Antares Ingenierie, Ar Ganol, Logic Master, and Abeko Marine. The French trans
Bureau Veritas okays HELION marine fuel cell system
High-power fuel cell manufacturer HELION Hydrogen Power has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from the classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for its FC-Rack Marine, a zero-emission hydrogen-powered electric generator for maritime applications. The approval is said to be the result of a close
UK’s oil & gas decom cost forecasts drop to around $54 billion
UK’s NSTA says the decommissioning cost estimate on the UKCS has dropped 25 per cent to £44.5 billion (about $54.2 billion).
New tower at Nexans’ Halden factory stands tall
Nexans has completed the construction of the new XLPE insulation tower at its subsea cable factory in Halden, Norway. Nexans began the expansion of the Halden factory about two months ago and after 69 days the raising of the tower is completed, the company said. The tower is 152.89 meters tall, whic
BIO-UV Group receives BIO-SEA BWTS retrofit order for cruise ship
French UV-C water treatment systems specialist BIO-UV Group has received an order to supply a low-flow BIO-SEA L-series ballast water treatment system (BWTS) for retrofit installation on a cruise ship operated by Cruise Management International (CMI). The vessel to be retrofitted with the BWTS is Qu
Alfa Laval adds BunkerMetric to its acquisitions list
Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire BunkerMetric, a Scandinavian software company that develops advanced decision support tools for marine bunker vessels. According to Alfa Laval, the acquisition is part of the strategy to expand its digital marine se
FPSO gets a new name ahead of floating wind electrification
DNeX, via Ping Petroleum, has renamed its recently acquired FPSO, which will be one of the UK’s first wind-powered oil and gas facilities.
Westwood sees signs of recovery in high-impact exploration activity
Westwood is seeing a rebound in high-impact exploration this year with expectations for it to pick up in the second half.
EU-backed fund supports Feritech’s growth plans
Subsea solutions supplier Feritech has secured a £1 million growth loan from the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment Fund (CIOSIF) to drive overseas growth. Feritech Global designs, manufactures and sells marine geotechnical equipment, ancillaries and consumables to geotechnical and geophysical
Wintershall Dea and NWO to work on BlueHyNow hydrogen production plant
German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea and compatriot pipeline operator Nord-West Oelleitung (NWO) have signed an agreement for the BlueHyNow hydrogen production plant on NWO’s site in Wilhelmshaven.