Seafarers’ unions and maritime employers have signed a four-year agreement that will see significant wage increases and dozens of workplace protections and improvements for over 250,000 seafarers’ serving on more than 10,000 vessels. The International Bargaining Forum (IBF), the forum that negotiate
Jeremy Smith, CEO of QED Naval and its Welsh subsidiary Mor Energy, talked with Offshore Energy about the funding it received in the latest UK government’s contracts for difference auction, the Subhub tidal energy technology, the issues the sector is facing in the UK and what can be done to accelera
Ulstein Design & Solutions has secured a contract with Fugro to redesign and convert two platform supply vessels (PSVs) into geotechnical vessels. Fugro said that by retrofitting the ULSTEIN PX121 design Fugro Resilience and Topaz Endurance PSVs, both built in 2015, it could unlock their versatile p
Saipem has hired China’s Bomesc to build a compression facility for an offshore natural gas project off the northern coast of Qatar.
Denmark’s transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has awarded China’s Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTTSC) with a contract for the delivery of submarine cable for Danish waters. Energinet selected ZTTSC for the delivery of approximately 12 kilometers of 145 kV submarine cable system to
Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea off Norway.
Wind propulsion installations on large vessels are on track to surpass the 50 mark in early 2024, according to a recent update by Gavin Allwright, Secretary General of the International Windship Association (IWSA). This achievement reflects the continued momentum behind wind propulsion solutions and
South Korean Hanwha Group has announced the potential creation of a comprehensive clean hydrogen value chain through collaboration with seven of its affiliates, Hanwha Corporation, Hanwha Energy, Hanwha Solutions, Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Ocean, Hanwha Impact and Hanwha Power Systems. The hydrogen v
Subsea Integration Alliance has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UK energy giant BP aimed at developing a framework to enhance subsea project performance. Signed at an official ceremony in London on September 22, the agreement between BP and the alliance that comprises Subsea7 and One
BOEM is taking steps to comply with a court order regarding the incoming offshore oil and gas lease sale for acreage in the Gulf of Mexico.
Australia’s Albanese and Malinauskas Governments have finalized a grant agreement to develop the Port Bonython Hydrogen Hub near Whyalla. Together, both governments are investing $100 million to develop infrastructure at Port Bonython and prepare it to become South Australia’s (SA) first large-scale
The CEO of QatarEnergy has spotlighted the role of natural gas in the evolving energy landscape and the energy transition era.
Australia’s engineering company Worley has secured a contract with Qatargas, which recently rebranded to QatarEnergy LNG, to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for a CO2 sequestration project in Ras Laffan, Qatar. According to Worley, the contract covers the FEED study and engineer
The Port of Aberdeen, the UK’s oldest business, now boasts the country’s newest harbor, signaling a vibrant future for energy, trade, and tourism in Scotland’s journey towards net zero emissions. Namely, the port’s £420 million (USD 514 million) expansion project was officially inaugurated on Friday
