The AR500 tidal energy generation system, designed and built by Simec Atlantis Energy, has started generating clean electricity in Japan following its installation off Goto Island chain late in January.
Royal HaskoningDHV has been awarded a contract for environmental consultancy services for NortH2, a large offshore wind-to-hydrogen project being developed by a consortium comprising Shell, Gasunie, Equinor, and RWE, and supported by Groningen Seaports and Province of Groningen. “We are thrilled to
Australian oil exploration company Carnarvon Petroleum has farmed out up to 50 per cent interest in the Buffalo project offshore Timor-Leste to Advance Energy with drilling of a new well on the field set for later this year.
Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) has shut down its Soma LNG facility following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake.
Belgian system operator Elia and its Danish counterpart Energinet have launched a feasibility study for a subsea cable between the two countries that would link the high-voltage grids over a distance of more than 600 kilometres. The TSOs plan to wrap up the study by the end of 2021, with a ‘hybrid’
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has warned that possible strike action at the Mongstad refinery could affect offshore fields on the NCS.
Malaysian energy giant Petronas’ second floating (FLNG) facility, PFLNG Dua, produced its first drop of LNG recently.
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), the agency responsible for safety in the petroleum sector across the Norwegian continental shelf, has awarded a framework agreement with global engineering and technology company Vysus Group.
SeaTwirl has been granted a patent for its divisible offshore wind turbine by the Japanese Patent Office. “Japan has great water depths and large cities along the coasts, which is an interesting market for our floating wind turbine, especially when Japan has set a goal of becoming CO2 neutral by 205
Houston-based oil and gas company Marathon Oil has laid off around 100 employees in the U.S. or around five per cent of its total workforce.
Vantage Drilling has entered into an agreement to manage Seadrill Partners’ drilling rigs following the latter’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Alewijnse and Jan De Nul Group have inked a long-term service level agreement covering the entire Jan De Nul dredging and offshore fleet. The contract, involving the works on the electrical and automation systems on board the Jan De Nul’s fleet, got underway in 2020 and will run for three years. Acc
Owner of the Harland & Wolff shipyards, InfraStrata, is acquiring the assets of Scotland’s Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) at Methil in Fife and Arnish in Western Isles. BiFab officially went into administration in December 2020 after a deal for jacket foundation work for the Neart Na Gaoithe (NnG)
Norwegian floating solar specialist Ocean Sun has released financial results for 2020, with a slight decrease in net loss when compared to the results posted a year before.
