Lowering the environmental footprint of the offshore energy sector – a key concern in the 21st century – plays a huge role in combating the climate change. Energy efficiency, carbon storage, renewable energies and alternative fuels are just some of the ways to tackle this problem. A few of the lates
Luna Innovations (Luna) has been awarded a contract to provide monitoring services for the largest offshore wind project in the United States, Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Luna’s EN.SURE long-range power cable sensing system will be used to monitor the wind farms’
UK-based small-scale LNG company Avenir LNG has conducted Germany’s first direct LNG unloading operation from a transport vessel into trucks. The operation took place on 22-23 February in the Port of Mukran where the small-scale LNG transport vessel Avenir Ascension unloaded LNG directly into transp
Saipem is pooling resources with Eni to add renewable fuels to its arsenal, which would be used for its drilling and construction vessels.
Energy company Vertex Hydrogen, a joint venture between Essar Oil UK and Progressive Energy, has signed agreements to supply over 1,000 MW of low-carbon hydrogen to industrial names in the UK. Currently, the company is developing the UK’s first large-scale low-carbon hydrogen production hub at Essar
Singapore’s offshore services provider Kim Heng has entered into Memoranda of Agreement (MoA) for the acquisition of nine vessels for a total consideration of approximately $9.28 million. Ruhm Mazu Sdn Bhd, a 49 per cent owned indirect subsidiary of Kim Heng, entered into agreements to purchase four
The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) is marking the tenth anniversary of its Green Wave program, which provides financial incentives to shippers who voluntarily invest in environmentally sustainable practices. Since 2013, commercial vessels have been assessed and allotted savings on their harbour
NKT is set to commence the second cable installation campaign for SSEN Transmission’s Shetland High Voltage Direct-Current (HVDC) link in the North Sea in March. The £660 million project includes the construction of a 260-kilometer subsea cable from Shetland to the GB mainland, linking Shetland to t
Singapore-based company Hann-Ocean Energy has launched its third-generation Drakoo wave energy device for a new round of sea trials at Shengsi archipelago in China.
Korean shipping company HMM has signed a business agreement with marine waste management company Foresys to establish a circular economy system using discarded mooring ropes. Mooring lines are thick ropes used to moor ships in ports, and HMM generates about 20 tons of waste from worn-out mooring lin
Aker Solutions is about to recycle the 7,900 tonnes of steel foundation from an old drilling platform, which was used at an oil field in the North Sea.
Israeli shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services and Hai An Transport and Stevedoring (HATS) have launched Lotus Link, a joint venture to operate domestic shipping services in Vietnam.
Bulgaria’s state gas company Bulgargaz has launched a tender procedure for the supply of 500,000 MWh of liquefied natural gas (LNG) via Turkish LNG terminal for April 2023. According to Bulgargaz, this will be the first cargo to be delivered to a Turkish LNG terminal under the agreement signed by th
The hull of the first-ever inland hydrogen vessel arrived in Rotterdam this morning on board the heavy lift vessel ‘Sun Shine’. The hull arrived from China after a month-long journey and will now undergo finishing touches at Concordia Damen’s Werkendam-based facility. The vessel, named ‘Antonie’, wi
