Business Developments & Projects
ELEMENT gears up for tidal turbine testing in France
EU-backed ELEMENT project, dedicated to developing a tidal energy control system that will reduce the cost of tidal energy, is set to deploy a turbine for testing in Brittany, France, this autumn, following the onshore testing. The project, led by Scottish tidal technology company Nova Innovation, a
Argeo launches its first USV in ‘a major breakthrough for offshore energy’
Marine survey contractor Argeo has launched its first uncrewed, remotely supervised survey and inspection vehicle Argus for offshore and coastal applications. The Argus uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) will perform mapping and inspection services using robotics and autonomous ocean space technology fo
Equinor’s new gas supply deal with UK adds 1 bcm per year to total volume
Norway’s Equinor and UK’s Centrica have reached an agreement for additional gas supplies to the UK, providing further energy security for the UK.
Minor gas find for ConocoPhillips off Norway
ConocoPhillips has made a minor gas discovery within a well, which is located southwest of the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea.
LR: Rotor sails improve vessels’ EEDI score
Classification society Lloyd’s Register has granted approval in principle (AIP) for a Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) designed 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax bulk carrier equipped with Anemoi rotor sails.
Five-year job for Altrad on TotalEnergies’ offshore assets
Altrad has secured a five-year contract to support the fabric maintenance of TotalEnergies’ offshore assets in the North Sea off Denmark.
Rovco stays on Beatrice offshore wind farm
Rovco has commenced year three of its survey campaign on the operational Beatrice offshore wind farm located in the Outer Moray Firth in Scotland. Rovco’s UK-based team will deliver survey work on all inter-array cable and subsea jacket locations across the 588 MW wind farm, with activities commenci
Costa Group to bolster net-zero targets with new decarbonisation department
Cruise company Costa Group, a part of Carnival Corporation, has established a dedicated decarbonisation department within its Carnival Maritime unit based in Hamburg.
Prosafe unit booked for UK North Sea work
A UK client has chartered Prosafe’s Safe Boreas to provide gangway-connected operations to support a platform shutdown in the UK North Sea.
Sea Cargo Charter: Industry giants disclose climate impact of their shipping activities
For the first time, some of the world’s largest energy, agriculture, mining, and commodity trading companies publish the climate alignment of their shipping activities and gain access to new data that will allow them to work with their business partners in driving carbon efficiency and reductions an
Equinor comes on board Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center in push to speed up shipping decarbonisation
Equinor has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping on its journey to accelerate the decarbonisation of shipping.
CorPower launches its first commercial-scale wave energy converter
CorPower Ocean has unveiled its first commercial-scale wave energy converter (WEC) – the C4 – alongside the new CorPack concept providing the building blocks for future utility-scale wave energy farms.
Construction starts on TUI Cruises’ methanol-ready cruise ship
Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku has held a steel-cutting ceremony for Mein Schiff 7, the latest cruise ship to be built for German TUI Cruises, a joint venture between TUI and Royal Caribbean Group.
Norwegian big shots establish remote operations partnership
The Norwegian Solstad Offshore, DeepOcean and Østensjø have teamed up to fast-track the adoption of remotely managed services with the aim of reducing operating costs and emissions for the offshore energy industry. The companies have established two joint ventures (JVs) to support the remote operati