Outlook & Strategy
Public feedback sought for planned interconnector between Ireland and Wales
A series of public consultation events is being held this month to discuss the proposed MaresConnect electricity interconnector between Ireland and Wales. MaresConnect will comprise a cable route of approximately 245 kilometers under the sea and underground between Dublin in Ireland and Bodelwyddan,
Interview: With new oil & gas horizons calling, will the North Sea hold sway over its existing rig fleet?
This interview sheds more light on whether there will be a greater rig exodus from the North Sea market and a mass pivot toward other destinations.
With environmental decision in place, GAZ-SYSTEM set to proceed with Gdańsk FSRU project
Poland’s natural gas transmission system operator GAZ-SYSTEM has received a decision on the environmental conditions from the Regional Director for Environmental Protection in Gdańsk for the implementation of the FSRU terminal with a subsea gas pipeline at the Port of Gdańsk. According to GAZ-SYSTEM
Multiple P&A activities on the list for UK firm under £1 million contract
UK-headquartered oil and gas engineering services business Plexus Holdings has secured a contract valued at over £1 million to deliver equipment and services for multiple plug and abandonment (P&A) activities in the North Sea. Under the contract with an undisclosed client, Plexus will provide Exact
Fugro settles in South Korea
Fugro has opened a new office in South Korea as part of a joint venture with South Korean marine technology company UST21 in support of the local offshore wind sector. The new office called Fugro UST21 and located in Incheon will provide geo-data solutions for South Korea’s offshore renewable energy
Liner majors rally behind WSC’s GHG pricing mechanism
The World Shipping Council (WSC) is proposing a solution to the challenge of crafting a global greenhouse gas pricing regulation that encourages investment in green fuels, as the UN International Maritime Organisation works towards its target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions in the shipping in
Wavepiston opens capital raise to back wave energy system
Denmark’s Wavepiston has opened its next capital raise with the aim of supporting the critical objectives of operating its full-scale wave energy system, among other things. Wavepiston reported that it had on February 8 installed its first full-scale energy collector on the Wavepiston string at the
Seatrium claims world’s 1st full-scale CCS retrofit
Singaporean shipbuilding group Seatrium has secured a turnkey carbon capture and storage (CCS) retrofit contract from Norwegian shipowner Solvang ASA. This pioneering initiative involves the retrofitting of a 7MW Wärtsilä CCS system onto Solvang’s ethylene carrier, the Clipper Eris. The system is ex
Shipbuilding order placed for world’s first ammonia-powered containership
Yara Clean Ammonia, North Sea Container Line, and Yara International have partnered with CMB.TECH to place a shipbuilding order for the world’s first ammonia-powered containership, Yara Eyde. CMB.TECH revealed the order on February 14, stating that the 1,400 TEU ice-class containership will be built
Wärtsilä heads €200M collab to develop autonomous zero-emission balancing power generation
Technology group Wärtsilä and more than 200 Finnish companies, industrial organizations, research institutes, and universities have formed a consortium to develop autonomous zero-emission balancing solutions for power generation. Wärtsilä will lead this five-year collaboration known as the “Wide & I
Equinor hires compatriot company for diving intervention services
Norway’s energy giant Equinor has signed a long-term frame agreement for diving intervention services with compatriot SubseaPartner. The frame agreement focuses on contingency preparedness for Equinor as the principal user, in addition to 23 other operating companies participating in the Pipeline Re
K Line buys out kite manufacturer AIRSEAS
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has acquired the French wind propulsion specialist Airseas. The French company, a spin-off of Airbus Group, has developed the Seawing, an automated kite system using wind power. The system has the potential to help vessels reduce up to 20% of
Norway’s PRSI Pool taps NKT for turnkey offshore power cables repair
Denmark-based NKT has signed a four-year service agreement with the Norway-based Pipeline Repair and Subsea Intervention (PRSI) Pool which allows it to perform turnkey repairs for offshore power cables owned by the member companies. The PRSI Pool includes 23 companies covering their offshore pipelin
Opinion: Can wind propulsion weather the approaching perfect storm?
This article is written by Gavin Allwright, Secretary General – International Windship Association When taking time to reflect on the past year, I would argue that 2023 was the year in which our industry took the gloves off and got down to business when it came to decarbonization. At COP28 in Decemb