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Vard Secures Five Vessels Order for Oil and Gas Sector

Nov 20, 2024

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has signed a contract for the design and construction of five Walk-to-work vessels with an international customer, which will be put to service for offshore oil and gas platforms.The vessels are of VARD 3 32 design…

AST Reygar Launches SOV Remote Monitoring System

Nov 20, 2024

AST Reygar has introduced its BareFLEET remote monitoring system, a solution designed to optimize Service Operation Vessels (SOV) performance in real-time, while providing long-term operational insights.BareFLEET delivers actionable insights across key areas…

NOV’s GustoMSC Presents Quick Connector for Heavy Lift Cranes

Nov 20, 2024

NOV has introduced the Quick Connector, developed by its subsidiary GustoMSC, to enhances the safety and efficiency of offshore lifting operations across the offshore energy industry.As countries seek to increase their renewable energy capacity and reduce carbon emissions…

HSM Offshore Rolls Out High Voltage Substation for Thor Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 20, 2024

HSM Offshore Energy has rolled out the Thor Offshore High Voltage Substation (OHVS) and lifted the GIS modules for RWE at its Schiedam yard in the Netherlands.Upon completion, Thor will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, with a planned capacity of 1058 MW…

Octopus Energy Joins Forces with Skyborn to Enter French Offshore Wind Market

Nov 19, 2024

The French government has selected a new joint venture between Octopus Energy and Skyborn Renewables to bid in next year’s offshore wind tender.The French government’s decision follows a rigorous pre-qualification process to choose the best companies to enter its ninth offshore wind tender round…

StreamTec to Work on Hydrogen Transmission Infrastructure in Baltic Sea

Nov 19, 2024

Gasgrid, the Finnish gas TSO, has selected StreamTec Solutions as its owners engineering partner to support development of hydrogen transmission infrastructure projects in the Baltic Sea.These hydrogen transmission infrastructure projects are…

TotalEnergies and Oil India to Jointly Tackle Methane Emissions Issues

Nov 19, 2024

TotalEnergies and Oil India Limited (OIL) have signed a cooperation agreement to carry out methane emissions detection and measurement campaigns using TotalEnergies’ AUSEA technology at OIL sites in India.Mounted on a drone, the AUSEA gas analyzer…

Viaro CEO Facing Charges for Forging Documents to Steal Millions

Nov 19, 2024

The CEO of an independent British oil producer which is buying North Sea assets owned by Shell and Exxon Mobil is being sued by his former employer for allegedly forging documents to steal substantial sums.Viaro Energy CEO Francesco Mazzagatti…

DNV, Seatrium Team Up for Innovation in Marine and Offshore

Nov 18, 2024

DNV has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Seatrium to cooperate on strategic activities and projects in the areas of engineering, technology and new product design, with key focus on floating offshore energy solutions.Under the MoU…

Mammoet to Marshal XL Monopile Foundations for RWE’s Offshore Wind Farms

Nov 18, 2024

Mammoet has signed a contract with Buss Ports to marshal over 100 XL monopile foundations for RWE’s offshore wind farms Nordseecluster A and Thor.The Nordseecluster, with a planned capacity of up to 1.6 GW, is one of the largest offshore wind…

Hybrid-Ready CTV for the Polish Offshore Wind Sector

Nov 18, 2024

Strategic Marine has delivered a a StratCat 27 Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) to ORLEN to operate in Poland’s growing offshore wind sector.The vessel is designed specifically for offshore wind farm operations. It is scheduled to begin operations…

CIP’s South Korean Offshore Wind Project Delivers First Power

Nov 18, 2024

The first commercial-scale offshore wind project in South Korea, Jeonnam Offshore Wind 1, has delivered first power ahead of planned commercial-scale operation start in 2025.Jeonnam Offshore Wind 1, a 96 MW offshore wind project off the coast of Shin-an…

Well-Safe Solutions Secures $25M Well Decom Contracts in North Sea

Nov 18, 2024

Offshore well plug and abandonment specialist Well-Safe Solutions has secured two new contracts totaling $25 million for well decommissioning work in the North Sea, using the Well-Safe Protector jack-up and Well-Safe Defender semi-submersible…

Equinor Hires Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Bollsta Rig for Ops Off Norway

Nov 18, 2024

Equinor has awarded a two-year firm contract to Northern Ocean Wind to employ the mobile rig Deepsea Bollsta, operated by Odfjell Drilling, on the Norwegian continental shelf.The contract value for the firm period is calculated at around $335 million…

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