Business Developments & Projects
Shell to use Kongsberg’s energy-saving software onboard 45 LNGCs
Shell has signed a five-year contract for the installation of Kongsberg Maritime’s JAWS (Just Add Water System) software on board 45 of the LNG carriers.
Aiming for industry’s greenest fleet of vessels, Solstad goes on decarbonisation quest with Wärtsilä
Solstad has turned to Wärtsilä in a bid to reduce the carbon footprint of its fleet and achieve its decarbonisation ambitions by 2050.
STR makes largest iXblue investment to date
UK’s Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has acquired the iXblue long baseline (LBL) system Canopus, strengthening its global rental fleet. Canopus brings together intelligent transponders, Ramses transceivers, Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), and Delph Subsea positioning software. It is also a thir
North Sea decarbonisation at the forefront of Scotland’s leasing round connecting offshore oil & gas with wind
A new leasing opportunity has been unveiled in Scotland connecting offshore oil and gas and wind in a push to decarbonise the North Sea.
Germany halts Nord Stream 2 in response to Russia’s latest actions
Germany has halted the process of certifying the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia due to the current crisis in Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been reported as saying. According to local media reports, Scholz has announced that his government is taking the measures in response to Ru
Marine Power Systems scouts for new team members
Welsh company Marine Power Systems (MPS) is looking to fill the vacancies for three positions related to the development of its wave energy and floating wind projects.
Norway’s January oil output sinks below predictions
Norway’s oil production in January 2022 fell behind NPD’s predictions by 2.3 per cent, while the gas output also experienced a decrease.
Ocean technology trio forms new company
Norwegian Nortek, USA-based Strategic Robotic Systems and Australia’s Blueprint Lab have merged to form a common holding company called General Oceans AS. General Oceans will provide management services from a base in London, facilitating collaboration between the companies while also being responsi
Schlumberger launches reservoir mapping-while-drilling service
Schlumberger has introduced a reservoir mapping-while-drilling service, which is said to leverage advanced cloud and digital solutions to deliver real-time 3D profiling of reservoir objects. GeoSphere 360 delivers real-time 3D reservoir insights which enhance reservoir understanding and enhance well
Welsh marine energy test site gets business development boost
Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum, the legal entity behind Marine Energy Test Area (META) project, has hired UK-based consultancy Saline Marine to grow clients and activities in the test area offshore Wales.
Maersk joins floating wind project offshore Spain
Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a contract by Saitec Offshore Technologies for the installation of the mooring system on the offshore DemoSATH floating wind project in Spain. The offshore installation will be carried out in the second quarter of 2022. SATH Technology, which is being developed
Cryosafe and C-LNG team up for clean fuels projects
UK-based clean fuels service provider Cryosafe Services and Singapore-based marine engineering firm C-LNG have signed a deal for clean fuels projects in China and Singapore.
Port of Antwerp takes next step towards halving CO2 emissions
Antwerp@C project, which aims to cut CO2 emissions within the Port of Antwerp’s perimeters by 50% by 2030, has entered its engineering phase with a final investment decision expected by the end of 2022.
Hydrogen production study for new Edison plant in Porto Marghera
Edison, Eni and Ansaldo Energia will jointly launch a feasibility study for the production of green and blue hydrogen for the new Edison plant in Porto Marghera.