A series of public consultation events is being held this month to discuss the proposed MaresConnect electricity interconnector between Ireland and Wales. MaresConnect will comprise a cable route of approximately 245 kilometers under the sea and underground between Dublin in Ireland and Bodelwyddan,
Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator to use one of the semi-submersible rigs owned by Odfjell Drilling.
Japan’s energy company Eneos will develop its commercial-scale liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) project using technology provided by U.S. company Honeywell. According to Honeywell, its LOHC solution enables the long-distance transportation of clean hydrogen and can help meet the growing requir
This interview sheds more light on whether there will be a greater rig exodus from the North Sea market and a mass pivot toward other destinations.
Poland’s natural gas transmission system operator GAZ-SYSTEM has received a decision on the environmental conditions from the Regional Director for Environmental Protection in Gdańsk for the implementation of the FSRU terminal with a subsea gas pipeline at the Port of Gdańsk. According to GAZ-SYSTEM
TechnipFMC has secured a contract with Shell for what is said to be the first integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) project to use high-pressure subsea production systems rated up to 20,000 psi (20K). Under the contract deemed as “substantial”, TechnipFMC will m
Valaris has landed a batch of new contracts and extensions across multiple geographies for three floaters and six jack-ups in its rig fleet.
UK-headquartered oil and gas engineering services business Plexus Holdings has secured a contract valued at over £1 million to deliver equipment and services for multiple plug and abandonment (P&A) activities in the North Sea. Under the contract with an undisclosed client, Plexus will provide Exact
Fugro has opened a new office in South Korea as part of a joint venture with South Korean marine technology company UST21 in support of the local offshore wind sector. The new office called Fugro UST21 and located in Incheon will provide geo-data solutions for South Korea’s offshore renewable energy
A new legislation has been introduced to the Australian parliament to bolster safety for the offshore oil and gas workforce in Commonwealth waters
The Port of Rotterdam has entered into a new agreement with oil refiner and supplier VARO Energy Group to optimize fuel and energy practices. VARO has emerged as the winner of the port’s tender process for the cleanest usable energy carrier. The port has been using VARO’s HVO100 (100% Hydrotreated V
The World Shipping Council (WSC) is proposing a solution to the challenge of crafting a global greenhouse gas pricing regulation that encourages investment in green fuels, as the UN International Maritime Organisation works towards its target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions in the shipping in
Denmark’s Wavepiston has opened its next capital raise with the aim of supporting the critical objectives of operating its full-scale wave energy system, among other things. Wavepiston reported that it had on February 8 installed its first full-scale energy collector on the Wavepiston string at the
U.S.-based NOV has received an order for what is said to be the industry’s first electric subsea crane. NOV reported that its Lifting & Handling group had sold the first electric subsea crane to a company in Europe at the end of 2023. “We are excited about the market’s response to our electric subse
