Classification society RINA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Swiss-based technology developer ABB with the aim to develop new concepts to reduce emissions in shipping for various vessel types.
Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) has secured an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract with Carigali-PTTEPI Operating Company (CPOC) for wellhead platforms, subsea pipelines and host tie-in works in the Gulf of Thailand. Under the contract valued at appro
Norwegian company YSA Design has become the latest member of a consortium led by Northern Xplorer, a recently established Norwegian cruise venture, that aims to build the world’s first zero-emission cruise ship.
Floating Energy Allyance (FEA) has selected Ocean Infinity to carry out an initial geophysical and geotechnical site investigation at its Buchan floating offshore wind project in Scotland. This represents an important step in the design and assessment process of the project, with the survey campaign
More than 700 offshore members at Bilfinger UK Limited are set to be balloted on strike action in a dispute over pay, says Unite the union.
GAZ-SYSTEM’s Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) programme has made significant progress with the FSRU onshore component now holding a complete set of location decisions for a gas pipeline in Poland. According to GAZ-SYSTEM, the governor of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Province has provided t
Japan’s offshore drilling contractor Japan Drilling Co. (JDC) has been awarded a new deal for one of its jack-up rigs for operations offshore Thailand.
A consortium of Subsea 7 and DeepOcean has secured two contracts with Equinor for the Irpa and Verdande field development projects located in the Norwegian Sea. The contract for the Irpa field development includes engineering, transportation and installation of a MEG pipeline, a production riser, um
UK’s Unite the union has confirmed that nearly 100 Odfjell offshore drillers have backed strike action in a dispute over rotas and pay.
Transocean has secured new contracts and extensions in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, Suriname and Brazil for nine rigs in its offshore fleet.
Offshore supply vessel Aurora Storm has left the Danish Port of Esbjerg towards the site of Project Greensand, allowing commissioning tests to soon begin at Denmark’s first CO2 storage project. According to the latest update from the project developer, Aurora Storm left the harbor in Esbjerg towards
UAE-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension for one of its jack-up rigs for operations offshore Egypt.
Indian National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), a research and development institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), is developing an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) desalination plant in southwest India.
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has issued a tender for the development of an integrated ground model (IGM) for the 2 GW Nederwiek Zuid Wind Farm Zone (NWWFZ). The objective of this tender is to conclude an agreement with a tenderer who is able to develop an IGM and a Geotechnical Interpreta
