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EEW SPC to Deliver 36 Monopiles for Denmark's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

May 03, 2023

Germany offshore wind monopile foundation manufacturer EEW SPC has won a contract from RWE to produce 36 of the total 72 foundations for the Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark.EEW SPC will build the monopiles at its Rostock site in Germany.…

DEME Wins Contracts Worth Over EUR 300M for French Offshore Wind Farm Work

May 03, 2023

Belgium-based offshore wind installation services firm DEME Offshore said Wednesday it had secured three contracts for the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France. DEME said the combined contracts represented a ‘large’ contract, which…

ExxonMobil Taps TechnipFMC for Uaru Subsea Production System

May 02, 2023

TechnipFMC announced Tuesday it has been awarded a contract by ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited to supply the subsea production system for the Uaru project offshore Guyana.The award covers 44 subsea trees and associated tooling…

Addressing the Challenges of Developing Floating Wind at Scale

May 02, 2023

Tens of gigawatts of floating wind projects are slated for development in this and the next decade, but many obstacles remain.There has been much focus on the emerging floating wind market of late.The U.K. is forging ahead with commercial scale…

Kongsberg Digital Beefs Up Stake in FutureOn. Becomes Majority Shareholder

May 02, 2023

Kongsberg Digital said Tuesday it had 'significantly' increased its investment in FutureOn, a Norwegian software company that provides cloud-based digital transformation tools for the offshore energy industry.'The value propositions of FutureOn and Kongsberg Digital are highly complementary…

Glosten Readies PelaStar for the US Wind Energy Market

Apr 27, 2023

Glosten is growing its PelaStar partner network to prepare for Phase 2 of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Floating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize. The expanded team will focus on identifying facilities and the requisite investment to enable U…

ABB Provide Electrical System Automation for Petrobras' P-82 FPSO

Apr 27, 2023

Singapore's Sembcorp Marine has ordered from ABB the complete electrical system automation for the P-82 FPSO Sembcorp Marine is building for the Brazilian oil company Petrobras.The P-82 FPSO, ordered by Petrobras in October 2022,  will be one…

Ranhill Worley Scores $50M Engineering Design Contract with Saipem

Apr 26, 2023

Ranhill Worley has secured a $50 million contract with Saipem's subsidiary Servizi Energia Italia to perform detailed engineering design for two compression complexes associated with the North Field Production Sustainability (“NFPS”) Offshore Compression Complexes Project in Qatar…

VIDEO: Well-Safe Solutions Installs Saturation Diving System on Well-Safe Guardian Rig

Apr 25, 2023

North Sea-focused well plugging and abandonment service provider Well-Safe Solutions has unveiled a D300 saturation diving system aboard its Well-Safe Guardian P&A rig.The custom-built dive spread, with capacity for up to 15 persons, enables…

Gazelle Says Its New Floating Wind Platform Reduces Costs and Environmental Impact

Apr 25, 2023

Gazelle Wind Power, a Dublin-based developer of foundations for floating offshore wind farms, is unveiling third-generation technology this week at a wind industry event in Denmark.The company said its enhanced design 'further refines Gazelle’s…

Society of Petroleum Engineers Appoints Simon Seaton as new CEO

Apr 24, 2023

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) said Monday that Simon Seaton had been hired as Chief Executive Officer. 'In the CEO role, Seaton will work with the  Board of Directors on the short- and long-term development and growth of SPE as the…

Floating Wind Power Gains Traction But Can It Set Sail?

Apr 24, 2023

After a bumper year for floating offshore wind farm tenders, the nascent industry is poised for explosive growth in the coming decade as countries strive to cut their carbon emissions. But it's unlikely to be all plain sailing. Rising costs…

KHNP, Samsung Heavy, Seaborg to Develop Floating Nuclear Power Plants

Apr 21, 2023

South Korea's Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Samsung Heavy Industries, and Denmark's Seaborg Technologies have created a consortium to develop floating nuclear power plants with Seaborg Technologies' innovative molten salt reactor technology.The…

New Aberdeen-based Energy Services Firms Eyes £100M Turnover

Apr 21, 2023

Aurora Energy Services, a newly launched, Aberdeen-based energy industry services provider, said Thursday it had acquired two long-established Scottish businesses.Namely, Aurora has acquired Huntly-based offshore services and fabrication company R&M Engineering…

RWE to Use Lower-carbon Steel Towers at Denmark's Largest Wind Farm

Apr 21, 2023

German renewable energy firm RWE said Thursday it would be the first developer in the world to utilize Siemens Gamesa’s GreenerTower at its Danish offshore wind farm Thor. The tower steel plates are made of greener steel that produces at least…

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