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AI-Powered Bird Monitoring at Offshore Wind Farms Shows Promise

Apr 25, 2025

The trial of AI-powered vision systems to monitor bird movement at offshore wind farm, conducted by Spoor AI, Vattenfall, and the British Trust of Ornithology, has proved promising.The trial was conducted at Vattenfall’s Aberdeen Bay Offshore Wind Farm…

Centrica Gets Consent Extension for UK’s Largest Gas Storage Facility

Apr 25, 2025

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has agreed to extend Centrica Offshore UK’s consent to operate the Rough gas storage site, off the east coast of England in the Southern North Sea.The extension runs until April 30, 2026, and enables Rough to continue to support the U…

Brava Energia Appoints Offshore Operations Director

Apr 25, 2025

Brazilian oil and gas firm Brava Energia has appointed Carlos José do Nascimento to the position of Offshore Operations Officer.Travassos holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a postgraduate degree in Business Management in Oil and Gas and Renewable Energy…

Chevron Eyes Exploration Well Drilling off Namibia

Apr 25, 2025

Chevron is considering drilling an exploration well in the Walvis Basin off the coast of Namibia in 2026 or 2027, the U.S. oil major said on Thursday.Chevron Namibia Exploration Limited said it is maturing its prospect portfolio offshore Namibia…

RWE Halts Offshore Wind Activities in US

Apr 25, 2025

RWE has stopped its U.S. offshore wind activities for now in light of regulatory uncertainty under the administration of President Donald Trump, its CEO said in a speech manuscript published ahead of the utility's annual general meeting.The…

Shell to Exit Three Gas Projects Offshore Colombia

Apr 25, 2025

Oil giant Shell will pull out of three offshore gas projects in Colombia's Caribbean, it owns together with Colombia's state-run oil company Ecopetrol, the groups said on Thursday.Shell had acquired a 50% operating stake in Col 5, Purple Angel and Fuerte Sur deepwater blocs in 2020…

ASRY, AtkinsRéalis Sign MoU on Offshore Wind Energy Projects

Apr 24, 2025

The Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AtkinsRéalis, an engineering services company with capabilities in the net zero energy sector. The signing took place earlier this April…

In Maritime Propulsion, there is no 'one-size-fits-all' DPS for Vessels

Apr 24, 2025

If the dynamic positioning (DP) system went down on an offshore supply vessel, it could result in a collision. On a dive support vessel, it could result in injury or death for a diver. On a drilling rig, it could result in a blowout with loss of life…

Capricornus Prospect in Namibia’s Orange Basin Delivers Oil Discovery

Apr 24, 2025

Rhino Resources, the operator of the petroleum exploration license (PEL85), and its partners have found oil in the Capricornus 1-X well in Orange Basin, offshore Namibia.The Capricornus 1-X well, spudded on February 17, using Noble Corporation’s Noble Venturer drillship…

Cerulean Winds Wraps Up Ecological Survey for Floating Wind Farms

Apr 24, 2025

Cerulean Winds, the lead developer of the Aspen, Beech and Cedar floating offshore wind farms, has completed Digital Aerial Surveys (DAS) for the projects planned to be built in the Central North Sea.The ecological data has been collected across an area of 2…

Eni, UK Gov Reach Financial Close for Liverpool Bay CCS Scheme

Apr 24, 2025

Eni has reached financial close with the UK Government’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) for the Liverpool Bay CCS project, where Eni is the operator of the CO2 transport and storage system (T&S) of the HyNet industrial Cluster…

UK Government Commits $400M to Bolster Offshore Wind Supply Chain

Apr 24, 2025

The U.K. government has allocated $400 million, via publicly-owned clean energy company Great British Energy, to strengthen the domestic offshore wind supply chain.The funding, announced by U.K.’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, will boost domestic jobs…

Black & Veatch Hires Norwegian Logistics Firm for Two FLNG Projects

Apr 24, 2025

Marinetrans, a Norway-based logistics specialist for the maritime and offshore industries, has secured the project logistics contract from Black & Veatch for two floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel construction projects.Under the contracts…

Lautec to Provide Inspection Services for 495MW Taiwanese OW Farm

Apr 24, 2025

Consulting services and software provider for offshore wind projects Lautec has signed consultancy framework agreement for inspection services for Fengmiao 1 wind farm, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) third offshore wind project in Taiwan…

Chuditch Gas Field Up for Summer Drilling Ops as Sunda Reshapes Ownership Structure

Apr 24, 2025

Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in Southeast Asia, has entered into a series of agreements for the funding of the drilling campaign on the Chuditch gas field, offshore Timor-Leste, which is now targeted for summer 2025…

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