Business Developments & Projects
Bourbon to deliver EolMed offshore infrastructure
Bourbon Subsea Services has signed an EPCI contract for the floating electrical hub, inter-array cables, as well as anchoring and mooring systems for the 30 MW EolMed floating wind farm in France. “BOURBON’s scope of work will consist in the complete farm offshore installation, and includes the deta
French shipowner opts for wind propulsion tech
Following the three-year collaboration, French maritime firm Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has decided to equip one of its vessels with suction sails from Spanish cleantech engineering company bound4blue.
Liverpool officials look to Far East for tidal barrage ideas
Representatives of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) have embarked on a mission to South Korea, during which they will visit the Sihwa Tidal Power Plant near Seoul, the world’s largest tidal power plant in the world.
Neste unveils new co-processed marine fuel to help maritime sector cut emissions
Together with its Danish partner Nordic Marine Oil, Finnish oil refining and marketing company Neste is piloting a new Neste Marine 0.1 co-processed marine fuel in Scandinavia – a solution helping the maritime sector to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Lundin Energy to change its name as it prepares for renewables-focused era
Lundin Energy has proposed to change its company name effective from 1 July 2022, reflecting its pivot towards renewable sources of energy.
After finding cracks on gas coolers, Equinor ordered to ensure maintenance of North Sea platform
Norwegian safety regulator has finished investigating an incident with gas cooler cracks on one of the Equinor-operated North Sea platforms.
United Heavy Lift orders two more F900 Eco-Lifters
German multipurpose shipping company United Heavy Lift (UHL) has ordered two additional F900 Eco-Lifter newbuilds at the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) shipyard in Hudong, China. With the newly ordered vessels, due to be delivered in 2023 and 2024, UHL will have a fleet of nineteen F900
NAPA: Future green ships to be made of data just as much as steel
The sustainable ship of the future will be made of data just as much as of steel, Mikko Kousa, CEO of Finnish maritime software company NAPA, said in an interview with Offshore Energy.
HydraWell, READ unite to create well integrity and P&A specialist supporting energy transition
Well integrity specialists HydraWell and READ have teamed up to create a combined company focused on late-life oilfield activities including cost-efficient and environmentally safe permanent plugging and abandonment (P&A) of hydrocarbon wells.
Renewable energy industry losing confidence in EU’s Innovation Fund
Several European renewable energy associations have united to call for changes to the EU’s Innovation Fund as its award criteria ‘puts renewable energy projects at a structural disadvantage’.
Titan LNG to supply fuel to Brittany Ferries’ new LNG-fueled vessels
Titan LNG and Brittany Ferries have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of LNG and LBM to two new LNG-fueled hybrid Ro-Pax vessels.
TotalEnergies launches drone-based detection campaign for methane emissions across oil & gas assets
TotalEnergies has implemented a worldwide drone-based detection campaign across its operated oil and gas assets to reduce methane emissions.
World-class tidal blade test facility opens for business in Scotland
The world’s first rapid testing facility for tidal turbine blades, which researchers say can speed up development of marine energy technologies while helping to reduce costs, has opened for business in Scotland.
Xlinks brings in new investor to deliver green power from Morocco to UK
British Octopus Energy Group has entered into a financial and strategic partnership with Xlinks, the company building the world’s longest subsea cable to deliver renewable energy from Morocco to the UK.