Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has delivered a methanol dual-fuelled container vessel at its shipyard in China that will go on a charter with Denmark-based container shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk. The methanol dual-fuelled 5,900 TEU type container carrier was delivered by Tsuneishi Group (Zhou
The French Government is planning to have 250 MW of tidal energy capacity awarded by 2030, as part of the third edition of the country’s energy strategy on the way towards carbon neutrality by 2050. The Publication Pluriannuelle de l’Energie (Multiannual Energy Programme (PPE)) includes commercial t
AF Offshore Decom (AFOD), a subsidiary of AF Gruppen, has been hired on a new decommissioning project on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) by Ithaca Energy, a North Sea oil and gas operator and producer.
U.S.-headquartered technology player SLB has landed multiple deals for offshore drilling services at a gas development off the coast of Indonesia with the UAE-based Mubadala Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company owned by the government of Abu Dhabi.
Oceanbird, a joint venture (JV) between Swedish marine technology company Alfa Laval and shipping company Wallenius Lines, has received its first order for wind propulsion from an undisclosed shipowner. The shipowner placed an order for two Oceanbird Wing 560 wing sails that are contracted for a ret
Inyanga Marine Energy Group’s HydroWing Tidal Energy Projects has secured a contract for an additional 10 MW of capacity in the UK government’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7) for what will, once fully developed, become the world’s largest tidal energy project. Of note, the U
Spanish transmission system operator (TSO) Red Eléctrica has completed the interconnection between the islands of Tenerife and La Gomera in Spain, reinforcing the security of supply in the Canary Islands. The interconnection consists of a 66 kV double-circuit line, with a 36-kilometer underwater sec
An offshore geophysical monitoring survey has commenced at the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Italy, which will use depleted natural gas fields in the Adriatic Sea for the storage of CO2 from industrial districts. Bologna-based offshore survey and geoscience company Lighthouse Geo
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Greece’s transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) have signed a deal for €1.9 billion financing for the development of an interconnector that will eliminate the electrical isolation of the islands of Kos, Rhodes and Karp
The UK’s first commercially ready bio-methanol storage and supply service for shipping has been launched at the Port of Immingham, the largest port by cargo volume in the UK, as part of efforts to advance decarbonization in maritime transport. The three-partite partnership of Exolum, Methanex Corpor
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has commenced two new offshore acquisition campaigns, one in Angola and the other in the Gulf of America. In a strategic collaboration, TGS and SLB announced on February 10 the launch of Engagement 9, the latest phase of the companies’ ocean bottom
Vantage Drilling International, a Bermuda-exempted offshore drilling contractor, has landed a long-term assignment for its 16-year-old drillship off the coast of India with the country’s state-owned energy giant ONGC.
Aquaterra Energy, a UK-headquartered offshore energy engineering solutions provider, has secured a contract with an undisclosed client for well intervention and abandonment services offshore Spain. Aquaterra Energy said that the contract, worth seven figures and encompassing multiple years, will see
Australia’s engineering company Worley has secured an assignment at a carbon dioxide (CO2) LNG sequestration project in Qatar, which is run by the Persian Gulf state’s oil and gas giant QatarEnergy.
