In an interview with Offshore Energy, the co-founder and managing director of Mocean Energy, one of the leading wave energy companies in the world, Cameron McNatt talked about the development of innovative wave energy technology and projects, while successfully navigating through all the challenges
Fifteen partners from Flanders and the Netherlands have come together to pool their expertise and test five promising energy solutions and enhance their applicability in the energy system as part of the Offshore for Sure project.
U.S. oil and gas major Chevron Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement with Hess Corporation to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the compatriot company in an all-stock transaction valued at $53 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Hess shareholders will receive 1.0250 share
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has awarded funding to five wave energy projects as part of its Direct Generation Concept Design Competition, which aims to develop new class of wave energy devices.
InterConnect Malta has launched a tender for the transformer and shunt reactors for the second Malta to Sicily electrical interconnector. This is the first of a number of tenders upcoming for the project. The interconnector will consist of a new ~118-kilometer-long 225 MW HVAC electrical cable inter
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is urging the Australian government for a major shakeup of government policy and regulation of the dismantling, processing, recycling and disposal of offshore oil and gas infrastructure. MUA, alongside Macquarie University’s Centre for Energy and Natural Resourc
The final investment decision (FID) has been made for the Porthos CO2 storage project – the first such project in the Netherlands, allowing construction to start next year. Porthos, a joint venture of EBN, Gasunie, and the Port of Rotterdam Authority, will provide transport and storage services to s
Reach Subsea is set to begin a cable route seabed survey later this month for SSEN Transmission’s HVDC transmission link offshore Scotland. The survey activities will be carried out in the North Sea and Outer Moray Firth for the Spittal to Peterhead HVDC power cable. Survey vessel Viking Reach is ex
UK well decommissioning company Well-Safe Solutions is targeting carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) projects with the appointment of the company’s first energy transition manager. Well-Safe announced on 17 October that it is adding CCUS as well as geothermal project capabilities to its offerin
Italian cabling giant Prysmian has completed the manufacturing of cables for the submarine power interconnection between Egypt and Saudi Arabia – the first-ever large-scale link between the Middle East and North Africa. Prysmian secured the contract worth about €221 million with the Egyptian Electri
Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS is planning to deploy a fleet of battery-powered vessels in the Eastern Channel by 2030. The decision was revealed on the heels of a recent meeting between the French Minister for Foreign Trade, Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, Olivier Becht and CEO
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have patented a ‘Combined Power Generation Technology’ system that can generate electricity from both wind and tidal energy sources.
Romanian ministries have prepared a draft emergency ordinance with which the Maritime Spatial Plan (MSP), a strategic planning document identifying the spatial and temporal distribution of current and future activities and uses within Romanian waters, is approved. Romania’s Ministry of Environment a
BV, DNV, and RINA have approved HB Hunte Engineering’s revolutionary tank design made of voestalpine Grobblech’s F550 TMCP toughcore, opening the gates towards a safe and reliable Liquid Carbon Dioxide (LCO2) transport. LCO2 cargo handling brings new challenges to tank designers and manufacturers du
