Fossil Energy
px Group to take on onshore part of Cerulean Winds’ floating wind-to-hydrogen project
Cerulean Winds has signed an agreement with px Group to support onshore green hydrogen plants and associated industrial infrastructure at sites in Scotland and England as part of its 200-turbine floating wind-to-hydrogen project in the North Sea. The UK operator of large-scale industrial facilities
In focus: Oil & gas players taking lead roles in energy transition
A number of energy transition-related updates hit our headlines this week, from new developments in the renewables sector to further initiatives in ship decarbonisation – and oil & gas companies’ new moves in both of those, and more.
Petrobras and Equinor hire DOF anchor handlers
Norskan, DOF ASA’s Brazilian subsidiary, has secured two contracts for its Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels with Petrobras and Equinor, respectively. Anchor handler Skandi Paraty has been awarded a one-year contract extension with Petrobras until July 2022. The vessel features a remotely op
Greenland says ‘NO’ to further oil exploration. Focus on renewable energy
Greenland has put a halt to its 50-year attempt to become an oil producing nation after announcing it would stop granting exploration licences and suspend a strategy of searching for oil.
ExxonMobil joins Acorn carbon capture project
U.S. supermajor ExxonMobil has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to participate in the Acorn carbon capture and storage project (CCS) in Scotland.
ABS approves SBM Offshore’s AI-powered mooring solution
ABS has issued New Technology Qualification to SBM Offshore’s artificial intelligence-powered Intelligent Agent Mooring Line Integrity Tool.
Plan to power oil & gas ops with floating wind unveiled in Azerbaijan
SOCAR and Technip Energies have signed a cooperation agreement which, among other things, will see the two companies working on a joint pilot project for powering upstream operations in Azerbaijan’s sector of the Caspian Sea with electricity produced by a floating wind turbine. If the project moves
World’s recoverable oil resources take a hit, Rystad says
The world’s remaining recoverable oil resources are now seen as 9% slimmer but the commercial volumes can keep global warming below 1.8˚C.
Neptune implements gaming tech to digitise subsea wells
Neptune Energy has deployed a data visualisation platform based on 3D gaming technology to digitise its portfolio of subsea wells in Norway.
Energy transition takes spotlight in Aker Solutions’ record orderbook
Aker Solutions reported an order intake of NOK 12.2 billion in the second quarter of 2021, said to be the strongest in several years, of which about 60% is related to energy transition work. Aker Solutions saw its orderbook go up almost 30% in Q2 2021 compared to the same period last year, equaling
Carbon Clean to carry out FEED on Acorn carbon capture plant
CO2 separation tech provider Carbon Clean has been awarded the contract to carry out the front-end engineering design (FEED) services for the Acorn carbon capture plant at St Fergus.
Ardyne and Equinor jointly developing well decommissioning tech
UK-based Ardyne is launching a new joint industry project (JIP) with Norwegian energy company Equinor to further develop its well decommissioning technology TITAN RS.
Siem Offshore picks new chief financial officer
Offshore vessel owner Siem Offshore has named a new chief financial officer of the company, effective from 1 August 2021.
Petrofac gets three-year gig in Southern North Sea
Petrofac has won a three-year contract with ONEgas, a cross-border asset between Shell UK and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij.