NKT is set to produce the HVDC power cables for the Dogger Bank C offshore wind project using low-carbon copper, representing the world’s first. The initiative is expected to reduce the carbon footprint of the cables by more than 35 per cent. The low-carbon copper cathodes are sourced from the Bolid
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards and IGUS, a Germany-based energy chain systems manufacturer, have succeeded in developing and building a new compact ‘electric bunkering’ system that can supply various vessel types with onshore power.
Abu Dhabi-headquartered Mubadala Energy (former Mubadala Petroleum) has made a new gas discovery in Block SK 320 offshore Malaysia.
Vårgrønn and Flotation Energy have formed an offshore wind partnership aimed at decarbonising the oil and gas industry in Scotland. Vårgrønn, a Norwegian full cycle offshore wind company owned by Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, and Flotation Energy, an Edinburgh-based floating wind specialist, plan
California-based green energy company Bloom Energy plans to install an electrolyzer at Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant in Minnesota and produce cost-effective clean hydrogen. According to Bloom Energy, the installation will augment existing clean energy nuclear infrastructure t
Transmission system operator TenneT has announced a large-scale high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable tender for offshore grid connections in the German North Sea and the Dutch North Sea. TenneT will need direct current cables for at least ten connection systems for wind energy transmission from
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has completed the refuelling of a CMA CGM containership in Singapore with sustainable marine biofuel, a major milestone for the company as it seeks to become a key biofuel bunker supplier across strategic bunker hubs by 2030. On 29 July 2022, the 4,294 TEU CMA CGM Montoir
The Dutch Port of Rotterdam has awarded compatriot Swietelsky Rail Benelux with a contract for the construction of a new pipeline strip along the Moezelweg to increase hydrogen and CO2 transport capacity. According to the Port of Rotterdam Authority, the project marks a significant step forward in t
Seismic vessel PXGEO 2 has begun a 3D project in the North Sea following the completion of an eight-month assignment offshore Egypt. PXGEO 2 is operating on a high-resolution 3D project in the North Sea, which came after the completion of a towed streamer project for TGS in the Egyptian Red Sea. On
WasteFuel, a California-based developer of bio-refineries focused on converting municipal solid waste into low carbon fuels, has launched WasteFuel Methanol Module — a new technology that will significantly accelerate the use of organic waste to produce green methanol.
Neptune Energy has hired Well-Safe Solutions to undertake a decommissioning campaign in the Dutch and UK sectors of the North Sea.
Corinth Pipeworks, a steel pipes segment of Cenergy Holdings, has secured a contract to work on Gastrade’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Alexandroupolis, Greece. The Alexandroupolis FSRU involves the development of a 28-kilometre long offshore and onshore natural gas pipeline th
U.S. shipping and logistics company Crowley has inked a charter contract with Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) for four newbuild containerships powered by LNG. The 1,400 TEU vessels will be built by Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and are slated for delivery in 2025. Each vessel will fea
UK-headquartered i3 Energy is gearing up to start drilling an appraisal well this week in the North Sea with a Stena Drilling-owned rig.
