Business & Finance

OGA’s competition designed to push UKCS electrification forward
OGA has confirmed a total of 29 received bids in an update on the £1 million ($1.4 million) decarbonisation competition for the electrification of offshore oil and gas installations on the UKCS.

OEEC ’21: The young should be part of the solution, not the problem
An all-female panel today with OEEC host Eva Brouwer talking about the role of the younger generation in the energy transition, how the issue of sustainability is being tackled, and Greta Thunberg. The panel gathered Dione Zijp, secretary of Youth For Climate, Tessa Dool, board member at Youth Clima

Baker Hughes to start trading on Nasdaq
Baker Hughes is set to change its listing from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq).

AAL boosts MPP fleet with 6 ships
Singapore-based heavy-lift project carrier AAL Shipping has decided to expand its multipurpose (MPP) vessel fleet with both newbuilds and second-hand ships.

About heavy lift cranes with GustoMSC
One-on-one with GustoMSC’s sales and business development manager Gerben Roks on heavy lift cranes in the offshore wind industry, trends and innovations.

ExxonMobil’s Liza Unity FPSO arrives in Guyana
ExxonMobil has confirmed the Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel arrived at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.

Energy Talk: The money is not the problem, but what is the problem?
In this energy talk, held as part of the 14th edition of OEEC and Navingo Career Event, major specialist advisory firm focused on renewable energy Green Giraffe provides us with its take on energy transition and associated funding.

EIB, Japan Bank for International Cooperation eye offshore wind, subsea interconnector investments
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have entered into an agreement to further expand cooperation on a range of globally relevant investments, including projects contributing to carbon neutrality in the European Union, such as subsea interconnectors,

Chris Westra: Offshore wind is here to stay
Wind energy pioneer as everyone likes to call him, Chris Westra, gives a talk described as ‘enthusiastic’ about his life in the industry, how the market had developed, and what will the future of offshore wind be in the next decades.

Renewables are not the only solution (Talk show)
In today’s talk show with Maarten Bouwhuis, titled Renewables are not the only solution, we touch upon what is necessary for Europe to achieve the climate-neutral status by 2050 and what are our options and solutions.

Perenco buys Inpex’s stake in Congo offshore block
Inpex has sold all shares in its subsidiary Teikoku Oil (D.R. Congo) to Perenco and divested all its interests in the Congo offshore block.

New offshore partnership targets cleaner North Sea
Various parties from the offshore sector have formed a partnership dedicated to sustainable decommissioning and recycling of offshore and maritime installations.

Improving energy efficiency is on the younger generations
Three representatives from the young generation talk about the role of the youth in the energy transition and the importance of sustainability in today’s Next Generation Perspectives chit-chat.

Seanergy Maritime unveils new sustainability-linked loan
Greek shipowner Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. has secured a sustainability-linked loan facility to finance part of the acquisition cost of the M/V Worldship, a 181,400 dwt bulker.