Spain’s BlueNewables has installed its Paiporta floating solar platform at the Port of Valencia, marking the first major offshore operation of the RENMARINAS project. BlueNewables led the entire engineering scope and EPCI management, including conceptual, basic and detailed engineering; procurement,
Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has disclosed that wind-assisted kite traction towing is being contemplated for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel that will be deployed at a
U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton and Italy’s energy giant Eni have celebrated a deepwater automation achievement with the deployment of a closed-loop drilling system off the coast of Indonesia.
Norwegian maritime technologies company Kongsberg Maritime is set to acquire Berg Propulsion, a Swedish designer and manufacturer of integrated propulsion and electrical systems for the maritime market. When announcing the acquisition, Kongsberg Maritime said that the move represents a strategic ste
Offshore Renewable Energy Sustainability Alliance (ORESA), an Interreg North-West Europe project, is inviting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing innovative products, technologies, or services within the offshore energy sector to apply for its third innovation call. The Innovation C
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS and compatriot geophysical technology and service company Allton have signed a strategic collaboration agreement focused on accelerating the deployment of innovative deepwater ocean-bottom node (OBN) technology. The parties have agreed on exclusive
Italian cabling giant Prysmian has put into operation a new, latest-generation heavy-duty plough developed by the UK’s SMD, stating that it is its most powerful and largest so far. The plough is one of two that have been procured from SMD and will be used for burying power cables at a maximum of fiv
Dutch Equinox Ocean Turbines (EQOT) is about to start open-water testing of its ocean current platform to gather data required for de-risking and advancing the technology toward commercial deployment. The open-water testing of the Mobula 5 1:10 prototype will begin in Friesland, the Netherlands, on
U.S. subsea engineering and applied technology firm Oceaneering International and Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petrobras have expanded their collaboration with a four-year contract for remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services. Following a competitive tender process, Oceaneering’s Brazilian sub
Swedish wave energy developer NoviOcean is carrying out sea trials of its hybrid offshore renewable energy platform, which combines wave, wind, and solar energy technologies, as part of the journey toward commercial deployment. The 10×6-meter N03 prototype has been operating in open water east of St
Energy expert and assurance provider DNV has completed an independent technical review of Fred. Olsen 1848’s floating photovoltaic (FPV) concept designed to operate in rougher, more exposed wave conditions than conventional FPV solutions. “This Statement of Compliance represents a significant milest
The first of three power take-off (PTO) modules for Carnegie Clean Energy’s CETO wave energy converter (WEC) has been delivered to SKF’s manufacturing facility in Germany, where final PTO assembly works are being carried out, before ocean deployment set for October. CETO is a fully submerged, point
U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton has joined forces with Shape Digital, a spin-off of Japan’s MODEC, to advance digital asset performance management by integrating subsurface and surface intelligence through a unified asset view.
Dutch offshore floating solar company SolarDuck and the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) have secured a €3.2 million subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to develop an offshore floating power hub for remote subsea assets. The Steady Seas research program will advance t
