The work on the vertical lay-up machine (VLM) for JDR’s new cable factory in the UK is now well underway in Klaipeda, Lithuania, where Norway-headquartered PASSER Group recently opened a new fabrication facility. The Group has revealed that, besides expanding its production capacity, it is also look
Shell Nigeria Exploratioration and Production Company (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, has completed the first remotely controlled well completion operation in 1,060-meter water depth offshore Nigeria. The operation, performed at the Bonga field, was conducted using
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of Finnish technology group Wärtsilä, has introduced a groundbreaking ammonia fuel supply system (AFSS) for ships able to operate with ammonia fuel.
Norway’s asset integrity management company Axess Group and Guyana Logistics and Support Services (GLASS) have established a joint venture (JV) to launch an engineering and asset integrity management (AIM) firm in Guyana. Axess has been delivering services including design, inspection, maintenance,
Woodside has selected the U.S. provider of offshore drilling solutions Dril-Quip for the delivery of subsea wellhead systems for its deepwater oil project in the Perdido basin in the Gulf of Mexico. Dril-Quip is set to supply BigBore IIe subsea wellhead systems for the Trion greenfield deepwater dev
Norway’s Enhanced Drilling has announced a new five-year contract with Equinor, including the use of all Enhanced Drilling technologies. This frame agreement, which took effect on February 1, 2024, is the first of its kind for Enhanced Drilling. It is for operations on the Norwegian continental shel
German shipping company Baltrader Capital and Finnish provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems Norsepower have signed a contract concerning the delivery of rotor sails which will be fitted on the shipowner’s cement carrier.
Danish engineering company Eltronic FuelTech has launched a new system for supplying fuel from tanks to engines of methanol-powered ships. According to the company, the system can reduce costs and save energy for shipping companies while enhancing safety. In the wake of the naming of Laura Maersk, A
Singapore-based shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping has signed a contract with Spanish cleantech engineering company bound4blue to install its first-ever wind-assisted propulsion system onboard chemical tanker Pacific Sentinel.
Scottish subsea specialist Sulmara is set to repurpose an emergency response rescue vessel (ERRV) into a multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) with the addition of equipment to suit the renewables market. Sulmara has signed a three-year deal with Atlantic Offshore to charter the 67-meter DPII multi-pu
A ship-based carbon capture (SBCC) prototype developed under the EverLoNG project has been removed from an LNG-powered LNG carrier chartered by TotalEnergies following the end of the first demonstration campaign. The carbon capture unit, built by Carbotreat in the Netherlands, was installed onboard
UTEC, part of Acteon, has completed trials for its Gavia autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) in Western Australia, following upgrades and the addition of new modules. The trials come as the AUV underwent significant upgrades and the addition of new modules including the subsea ultra-short baseline (
TechnipFMC has secured a contract with Shell for what is said to be the first integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) project to use high-pressure subsea production systems rated up to 20,000 psi (20K). Under the contract deemed as “substantial”, TechnipFMC will m
UK-headquartered oil and gas engineering services business Plexus Holdings has secured a contract valued at over £1 million to deliver equipment and services for multiple plug and abandonment (P&A) activities in the North Sea. Under the contract with an undisclosed client, Plexus will provide Exact
