Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has for the first time used an autonomous, unmanned surface vehicle (USV) to survey its offshore assets. The USV named Tupan, owned and developed by Brazilian start-up Tidewise, inspected Elia’s subsea cables to the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) in the B
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has teamed up with TAMUQ to launch a study into carbon capture and the global supply chain.
MMA Offshore has entered into an agreement to acquire Subcon International, a Perth-headquartered provider of stabilization, coastal erosion and engineered reef solutions to the oil and gas, offshore wind and coastal infrastructure sectors. The acquisition is said to be in line with MMA’s purpose an
Norway saw a small increase in gas production while its oil output dropped below NPD’s predications for the third month in a row.
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas and its partners are planning to start drilling an exploration well offshore South Africa in the third quarter of this year.
The Danish government has signed a new political agreement with eight parties which implies that it will have a 20% co-ownership in future carbon storage licenses in the North Sea. Danish parties Venstre, Socialistisk Folkeparti, Radikale Venstre, Enhedslisten, Det Konservative Folkeparti, Dansk Fol
Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping, part of Aspo, has signed a €20 million ($21 million) loan agreement with Nordic Investment Bank (NIB).
Galp has secured an extension for an exploration licence located offshore Namibia close to Shell’s Graff and TotalEnergies’ Venus discoveries.
Rhode Island-based Jaia Robotics has raised more than $1 million in seed funding that will be used for its micro-sized autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Jaia Robotics, founded in 2020, specializes in developing what are said to be low-cost, high-speed, micro-sized configurable autonomous marine
TotalEnergies and its partner APA Corporation have completed a flow test on an exploration well in Block 58 offshore Suriname.
Beach Energy has submitted an environment plan to the Australian offshore regulator for infill drilling on a field in Commonwealth waters.
The University of Rhode Island (URI) has been accepted into the U.S. Department of Energy’s Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program.
German energy company RWE and steel producer ArcelorMittal have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to develop, build and operate offshore wind farms and hydrogen facilities that will supply the renewable energy and green hydrogen required to produce low-emissions steel in Germany.
UK-based subsea services company Modus has chartered the multi-purpose offshore support vessel VOS Sweet from Vroon Offshore Services. The vessel has been chartered to execute a contract for pipeline inspection work in the Dutch North Sea and will be mobilized from the Modus Middlesbrough Marine Bas
