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Shell Partners with Kongsberg Digital for Large-Scale Digitalization of Operations

Mar 13, 2023

Kongsberg Digital said Monday it had entered a five-year deal with Shell to digitalize its global assets using Kongsberg Digital's digital twin technology.The Norwegian company said the contract was an amendment to the framework agreement signed in 2020…

NH3 FPSO Concept: Floating 'Green' Ammonia Production gets DNV AIP

Mar 10, 2023

An industrial-scale concept for a floating production unit to produce green ammonia has secured Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV, and the project is now ready to start the Basic Design phase.The NH3 FPSO concept is being developed by Netherlands…

Wintershall Dea Buys 24% in Smart Well Flow Diagnostics Firm

Mar 09, 2023

Oil and gas company Wintershall Dea said Thursday it had invested in Norway-based smart well flow diagnostics provider Wellstarter. 'The Norwegian based company has developed an innovative solution, offering cost effective and real time wireless downhole flow monitoring…

Reelwell to Provide Equinor with DualLink Powered and Wired Drill Pipe in $10M Deal

Mar 07, 2023

Offshore well construction and production technology company Reelwell has signed a five-year frame agreement with the Norwegian oil firm Equinor to provide DualLink Powered and Wired drill pipe, ahead of installing and operating the system at Equinor's Oseberg field…

Chevron Partners with Kongsberg to Digitize Global Assets in Multi-year Deal

Mar 06, 2023

Kongsberg Digital has entered into a strategic agreement with the integrated energy company Chevron Technical Center, a division of the U.S. oil major Chevron, to digitize its global assets using Kongsberg Digital's digital twin technology. The agreement includes a multi-year commitment…

Scottish Project Harnesses Wave Power and Subsea Storage to Power Subsea Equipment

Mar 06, 2023

A project to power subsea equipment with wave power and subsea energy storage has taken to the seas in the north of Scotland.The £2 million demonstrator project, called Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP), has connected Mocean Energy's Blue X wave energy converter – Verlume's Halo underwater battery…

Kongsberg Digital Launches Industrial Work Surface to Transform Carbon-Intensive Industries

Mar 02, 2023

Kongsberg Digital has launched its Industrial Work Surface, which aims to 'fundamentally change how carbon-intensive industries operate by enabling the company’s software users to work within a single digital environment.''By providing end-to-end user workflows…

Harvest Smart Buoy Tech Helps Deliver Data from the Seafloor

Feb 28, 2023

Australia's Harvest Technology Group Limited said it has developed a unique solution for an oil and gas exploration company, enabling access to real-time data from the sea floor.The system uses acoustic transfer technology to securely transmit…

Crane for US-built WTIV Charybdis Heads to Texas

Feb 24, 2023

The crane for the first ever U.S.-built wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) is on its way to America.The 2,200mt Huisman leg encircling crane has been loaded onto BigLift Shipping's Happy Star for shipment to the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville…

Malaysian FPSO Giant Yinson Invests in Norwegian Autonomous Vessel Start-up

Feb 24, 2023

Yinson GreenTech (YTG), a green tech investment branch of the Malaysian FPSO giant Yinson, has announced its strategic investment in a Norwegian startup specializing in autonomous solutions for the maritime industry called Zeabuz.'The investment…

Luna Innovations' Monitoring Services for Largest Offshore Wind Project in US

Feb 24, 2023

Optical technology specialist Luna Innovations will provide monitoring services for what will become the largest offshore wind project in the United States - Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The company’s EN.SURE…

Liebherr Rostock Ships Its First Offshore Cranes for Azeri Gas Project

Feb 23, 2023

Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock recently shipped four new offshore cranes to the Umid Babek Operating Company (UBOC) for the Umid-2 gas project in Azerbaijan. The delivery of the Board Offshore Crane (BOS) series units marks Liebherr Rostock’s first offshore crane shipment to Azerbaijan…

FET to Deliver Four ROVs to DOF Subsea

Feb 21, 2023

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) said it has secured an order from DOF Subsea to deliver four of its advanced work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).The ROV order comprises of two 200HP XLX-C’s, which have recently been delivered and mobilized in late 2022…

Vard Electro's SeaQ Comms System Selected for CSOV Duo

Feb 21, 2023

Norwegian marine electrical systems Vard Electro will supply its SeaQ Communication system onboard two construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) being built by Ulstein for end client Olympic. Vard Electro signed the contract with Ulstein…

Guyana to Monitor Offshore Drilling Rigs, Potential Oil Spills from Space

Feb 21, 2023

Maxar Technologies, a provider of space solutions and geospatial intelligence, has secured a three-year contract with the government of Guyana, for the provision of environmental monitoring services for both offshore and terrestrial applications…

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