
Involving major offshore industry names – like DEME, Jan de Nul, and Tractebel – the MPVAqua research project is moving forward with the development of offshore floating solar concept, designed to withstand rough environment of the Belgian North Sea.

On 8 December, the US House of Representatives passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act that will address the ongoing supply chain crisis.

The Sessions Court of Malaysia has discharged Aker Solutions’ manager of charges that he submitted false documents in dealings with state-owned energy giant Petronas.

The Hamburg City Council has commissioned the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) to install shore power systems at the Burchardkai, Tollerort and Eurogate container terminals as well as the Steinwerder and HafenCity cruise terminals.

PGNiG is in the process of concluding the drilling of a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea, as the well turned out to be dry.

SIMEC Atlantis Energy is preparing to start with the assembly and testing phase of its novel variable pitch system for tidal energy turbines, developed as part of a collaborative EU-backed project.

Petronas and the Sabah state government have teamed up to progress and evolve the oil and gas industry in this Malaysian state.

Backed by the Government of the Netherlands, nine Dutch research institutes and test facilities have joined forces to accelerate the research into offshore renewable energy.

Two tidal energy projects, led by major companies Nova Innovation and Magallanes Tidal Energy, have been selected to receive a share of £116 million to drive forward green innovation in the UK.

The €20 million EuropeWave scheme has selected seven wave energy projects for support to further develop their device concepts in the first half of 2022.

UK’s petroleum regulator has selected three winners for its £1 million electrification competition, aiming to advance oil and gas electrification plans.

Europe could benefit from the €140 billion economic opportunity and 1.2 million new jobs by 2050 if it takes the lead in the global ocean energy market, a newly launched report states.

An affiliate of Chevron in Angola has secured an extension of the Block 0 concession, off the coast of Cabinda province in Angola.

Methanol as an Energy Step Towards Zero-Emission Dutch Shipping (MENENS) maritime consortium has been awarded a €24 million (about $27 million) grant to conduct research into accelerating the use of methanol as a low-carbon fuel within the shipping industry.