Business Developments & Projects

SeaQurrent looking to strengthen TidalKite team
Dutch tidal energy company SeaQurrent is looking to strengthen its team in order to help develop and market its TidalKite technology.

Netherlands starts working on site characterisation for new offshore wind areas
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has announced upcoming calls for tenders through which the Dutch Government will procure geophysical surveys and archeological assessment of new areas that have been designated to accommodate the country’s increased offshore wind target. Around 24 June, RVO pl

Wärtsilä moves forward with smart port ecosystem vision
Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the Finnish technology group Wärtsilä, has decided to acquire PortLink Global, a Canada-based port solutions company.

Nexans wraps up floating ops for Norwegian cabling project
Nexans has completed the floating operations at Fiskebøl, Vesterålen in Norway for Statnett’s Hadselfjord project, according to the company’s recent social media update. According to the developer, the Hadselfjord project aims to secure the power supply in the region and facilitate future electrific

Equinor returns to PGS for another carbon storage project
Norwegian seismic company PGS has received a conditional award for an acquisition contract over the Equinor-operated Smeaheia carbon storage site in the North Sea. On 5 April, Norway’s energy ministry awarded Equinor the operatorships for the two CO2 storage licenses referred to by the company as “S

Two specialists team up for North Sea deal with TotalEnergies
SPIE and NorSea have created a new consortium to secure a maintenance contract with TotalEnergies in the North Sea off Denmark.

Preparing for future fuel mix, Titan LNG rebrands as Titan
Dutch independent fuel supplier to the marine industry, Titan LNG, has decided to rebrand as Titan.

Driven by the big ban, LNG growth and energy transition to pick up speed – WoodMac
War in Ukraine is transforming the outlook for the supply, demand, and price of hydrocarbons and the pace and cost of the energy transition, WoodMac says.

James Fisher completes IRM scope for NEO Energy, lands more work
James Fisher Subtech (JF Subtech) has completed a subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) scope for NEO Energy’s floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Global Producer III (GPIII) in the Balloch field in the Central North Sea. JF Subtech said its responsibility was to ensur

Contractors chosen for FEED job on ‘UK’s first power station with carbon capture and storage’
After securing the FEED contract, Aker Solutions, Siemens Energy and Doosan Babcock will work together on a proposed power station with CCS.

Alfa Laval acquires tank cleaning firm Scanjet
Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire Scanjet, a compatriot supplier of marine tank cleaning equipment.

Bourbon to deliver subsea services under deal with Integrated Wind Solutions
Bourbon has entered into a strategic partnership with IWS Fleet, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS), under which it will be able to provide subsea services in the French offshore wind market, among other things. The primary aim of the partnership is to allow Bourbon to offe

Slow Mill wave energy generator hits the water
Dutch wave energy company Slow Mill Sustainable Power has reached the milestone of deploying its wave energy generator into the water after constructing and testing the device. “Despite two years of slow pace pandemic progress, we managed to construct piece by piece of the device, transport it to th

Worley lands 10-year deal with Chevron
Chevron has awarded a long-term deal to Worley, encompassing its global portfolio of onshore and offshore assets.