OX2 and the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) have teamed up to examine how by-product from the hydrogen production at OX2’s two offshore energy parks can oxygenate the Baltic Sea. SMHI, together with OX2, has been approved research grant from the Swedish Environmental Protect
Australia’s government has been urged to target new gas supply to avoid forecast shortages and ease cost-of-living pressures.
Hamburg-based energy company Mabanaft has received grant approval from the German Projektträger Jülich for the potential construction of a new green methanol plant in Port Augusta, South Australia. In cooperation with Australian renewable energy company Vast, Mabanaft intends to build a solar methan
Reach Subsea has reported record-high numbers for the fourth quarter of 2023 and the whole year, with all parameters driven by growth, improved pricing, and strong project execution. Reach Subsea’s revenue for Q4 2023 grew by 45% to NOK 474 million ($44.5 million), whereas EBIT grew by 130% to NOK 7
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has teamed up with Australian energy major Woodside and South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and Hyundai Glovis to study the development of shipping solutions for bulk marine transportation of liquid hydrogen. Wood
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) has allocated €3.53 billion for the country’s hydrogen importing mechanism, H2Global Foundation, to fund future auctions for renewable hydrogen and its derivatives. On February 12, H2Global issued a statement saying that BMWK
Danish company Wavepiston has installed its first full-scale energy collector on its wave energy system offshore the Canary Islands. Wavepiston reported that it had on February 8 installed its first full-scale energy collector on the Wavepiston string at the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (P
Norway-based ocean services provider DeepOcean has entered the Guyana market with what it says is its first major contract with ExxonMobil in the Americas. Under this contract, DeepOcean is to plan and carry out a range of subsea activities, including subsea construction and jumper installations, an
Norway-based Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by its compatriot Equinor to carry out a feasibility study for the latter’s Mongstad industrial transformation project in Vestland County on the west coast of Norway. According to Aker Solutions, the study aims to identify solutions to signific
Norwegian shipyard Ulstein Verft has placed an order with ABB for the delivery of an integrated power and propulsion system for Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV), currently under construction. The CLV, specially designed by Skipsteknisk, will be able to carry out the transport and lay of various
The construction of electricity supply connections to ships at berth has officially begun at the Le Havre cruise terminal, France. Led by HAROPA PORT, the 5th largest port complex in Northern Europe, the strategic project aims to reduce emissions from cruise activity by electrifying cruise docks. By
Belgian shipping major Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has launched its mandatory public takeover bid on all shares in Euronav that are not already directly or indirectly owned by CMB or its affiliates. The move comes after CMB, Euronav’s biggest shareholder, struck a deal with Frontline in October 2
Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Delfin LNG, a subsidiary of Delfin Midstream, and Gunvor Group, through Gunvor Singapore, have entered into a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export deal that includes executed sales and purchase agreements (SPA) for long-term liquefaction offtake. Under the SPA, Chesapeak
Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck has launched the first two platforms for the Merganser offshore floating solar demonstration project into the water at TMA Logistics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Merganser offshore floating solar demonstrator plant will have an installed capacity of 520 kWp and wi
