German seaports believe they are well-positioned to be used as hubs for carbon management as part of the energy transition and a CO2 circular economy. However, they demand ‘a clear commitment’ from the federal government.
UAE-based AD Ports Group has acquired ten vessels for around $200 million, representing a circa 20% increase in offshore and subsea capacity for the company’s Middle East and Southeast Asia operations. The vessels, bought from offshore supply vessel owner and operator E-NAV, are said to make a well-
Italy’s oil and gas giant Eni and energy infrastructure operator Snam have launched the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Italy. Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi and Snam CEO Stefano Venier signed an agreement on December 19, 2022, to jointly develop and manage Phase 1 of the Ravenna CCS Pro
Novarium, an innovation campus dedicated to the blue economy, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Port of Québec, one of the five largest ports in Canada.
The first phase of UK construction has been completed for the first-ever energy link between the UK and Germany, keeping the project on track. The construction milestone comes as NeuConnect Chair Julia Prescot joined the signing of a new UK-Germany Joint Declaration of Cooperation on Energy and Clim
Construction works have commenced on the Celtic Interconnector that will link Ireland and France. The project is being developed by the Irish transmission system operator (TSO) EirGrid and its French counterpart Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE). EirGrid reported today, November 3, that constr
Wagenborg Offshore has taken into service a subsea support vessel following the conversion from a platform supply vessel (PSV). The Kingsborg subsea support vessel is custom-made and specialized to support subsea activities and decommissioning works in the southern North Sea in a long-term agreement
Ulstein Design & Solutions has secured a contract with Malaysia-based Megamas Resources in partnership with Renaissance Technologies (RTM) to deliver the conceptual design of a fuel-efficient cable laying and repair vessel. According to Ulstein, the decision was taken in view of the shortage of cabl
Norwegian companies Ocean Sun and Inseanergy have formed partnership to supply the aquaculture industry with green energy using floating solar technology. Following the settlement of a patent dispute earlier this year, Ocean Sun and Inseanergy have entered into a cooperation agreement to supply gree
Sonardyne, working with XOCEAN’s uncrewed surface vehicles (USV), has delivered remote acoustic data harvesting services to Shell at its Ormen Lange gas field in the Norwegian Sea that does not have conventional surface operation platforms. Without surface platforms, acoustic data from the subsea se
Prysmian Group has signed an agreement worth approximately €900 million to deliver submarine and land power cable systems for what is said to be one of the largest transmission infrastructure projects in the U.S. Clean Path New York is an $11 billion renewable energy project comprising 3,800 MW of w
ARO Drilling, a 50/50 joint venture between Valaris and Saudi Aramco, has secured financing for its first two new-build jack-up rigs, set to work for Saudi Aramco. ARO has entered into a $359 million term loan with a syndicate of local Saudi Arabian banks to finance the deliveries. The proceeds will
Just shortly after Allseas was awarded a contract for the project, MAN Energy Solutions secured work for the first large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Netherlands. MAN Energy Solutions will deliver three integrally-geared compressor trains (IGC) for the Porthos (Port of Rotte
The European Parliament Committee on Industry (ITRE) has adopted a position on the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), further endorsing the emerging consensus on the vital role of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in achieving Europe’s climate targets. The position adopted by ITRE is said to strengthen th
