Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis has confirmed the end of an assignment for one of its diving support vessels (DSVs), which recently finished its first decommission work in hybrid mode. Boskalis’ saturation divers worked on subsea infrastructure for Harbour Energy in the North Sea, where th
Texas-headquartered energy giant ConocoPhillips has handed out a global contract to Aberdeen-based technology company, Raptor Data, to manufacture and utilize a fleet of tools, which will initially be deployed in Norway. Pathfinder, described as the first plug-and-play in-well verification system, i
The UK-based wind-assisted propulsion provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has signed an agreement with NAPA, the Finnish-based global maritime software, services and data analysis expert, to bring its weather routing and voyage optimization tools to users of its rotor sails.
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) is set to spearhead the global hydrogen fuel cell market through an investment of $80 million to acquire Convion, a company specializing in fuel cell systems. HD KSOE said it had recently, through its subsidiary H
Dutch-Norwegian firm SolarDuck unveiled that the Teal offshore photovoltaic (OFPV) demonstration plant in Tokyo Bay, Japan, had endured its first severe weather test. Typhoon Ampil passed near Tokyo on Friday, August 16, bringing high winds and heavy rain. According to SolarDuck, this demonstrates t
Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik has partnered with Finnish technology group Wärtsilä on the ‘world’s first ammonia-fuel retrofit project’ for an offshore platform supply vessel (PSV).
Scotland-headquartered engineering and consulting business John Wood Group (Wood) is advancing three carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which combined can store up to 21 million tonnes of CO2 annually, the equivalent of nearly half of Norway’s total C
With the assistance of the Norwegian seismic company TGS, the Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA), has initiated a direct negotiation licensing round featuring 29 offshore blocks in the Liberia and Harper Basins. TGS supports this effort by providing a p
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has put together an investment offer for the first-phase buildout of an array of tidal kites in Hestfjord, Faroe Islands. According to Minesto, the actual production results of its utility-scale tidal energy kite Dragon 12 (D12) are used to accurately predict e
In an effort to address the growing environmental challenges in the shipping and logistics industry, a UK-based initiative, Ship Green, has recently launched an “industry-first” “cost-effective” carbon calculator for tracking shipping emissions. This tool is expected to aid industry professionals in
Aker BP has expanded its collaboration with Aize, a digital twin software provider, by including a software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreement for all relevant facilities.
UK-based engineering consultancy Ryder, part of Tekmar Group, has completed a geotechnical site investigation for an offshore floating tidal turbine project located at the Fall of Warness European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) test site in Orkney. A site investigation assessed ground conditions for de
The booster station for what is said to be China’s first large-scale, pile-fixed deep-water offshore photovoltaic (PV) project has been energized for the first time, marking the operational readiness of the project. The CGN Yantai Zhaoyuan 400 MW floating solar project, located in Laizhou Bay in nor
Swedish shipping company Sirius Shipping has decided to install Manta Marine Technologies’ (MMT) FuelOpt system on two Sirius Evolution product/chemical tankers.
