The wind-assisted propulsion sector has experienced remarkable growth and continued momentum during the first half of 2023, with significant advancements reshaping the maritime industry. During this period the sector has seen five new installations, the delivery of six wind-ready vessels, and boasts
Golden Energy Offshore Services has secured another contract extension for one of its PSVs with Repsol Norge, a subsidiary of Spain’s Repsol.
Trillion Energy is nearing the end of the first phase of its multi-well drilling campaign on a natural gas field in the Black Sea off Türkiye.
Thomas Gros, a senior energy industry executive, sees offshore wind as the linchpin of the decarbonised energy mix.
Valaris has won new contracts for two floaters and two jack-ups in its rig fleet for work in West Africa, the Gulf of Mexico, and Australia.
Coastal GasLink, the 670-kilometre pipeline that will transport natural gas to the approved LNG Canada facility near Kitimat, is nearly 92% complete, according to the latest construction update. Summer construction season is in full swing and the project is moving closer to mechanical completion by
The global shipbuilding industry is experiencing an impressive surge in demand for new tonnage, with a flurry of newbuilding orders and options being placed over the past week by prominent shipping companies worldwide. Data from shipbrokers shows a remarkable total of 31 firm newbuilding orders, acc
Estonian companies Baltic Workboats AS and BLRT Grupp have joined forces to build a fully electric waste collection tanker for the Port of Klaipeda.
GKinetic Energy has appointed Gary Brennan as chief technology officer (CTO) in an effort to further strengthen its technological capabilities and drive innovative applications of its hydrokinetic technology in the renewable energy sector.
Technology companies Technip Energies and Enerkem have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enter into a collaboration agreement aimed at accelerating the deployment of Enerkem’s technology platform for biofuels and circular chemical products from non-recyclable waste materials. Specificall
Subsea 7 has completed the polymer lining scope at Woodside Energy’s Sangomar field development Phase 1 project, Senegal’s first offshore oil development. This is said to mark the first use of the Swagelining polymer liner system offshore West Africa and for Woodside Energy. The Swagelining system w
Norwegian company Eitzen has acquired B-Gas A/S, B-Gas NSG, B-Gas Pelagic and their subsidiaries from Bergshav and its partners.
Hengli Engine (Dalian) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hengli Heavy Industry, has entered into a patent licensing agreement with marine engine powerhouse MAN Energy Solutions. The signing ceremony, attended by prominent figures from both companies, was held on July 31, marking the official initiation of
Greek electricity grid operator Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or Admie) has put into operation the upgraded Zakynthos-Kyllini interconnection, said to secure the energy supply of the Ionian Islands. The new 150 kV high-voltage submarine cable system replaced the existing interconnect
