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Australia Greenlights 12 Offshore Wind Projects with 25GW Capacity

Jul 17, 2024

The government of Australia has granted 12 feasibility licenses for the Gippsland Offshore Wind Zone, with the potential installed generation capacity of 25 GW.The news follows Australia’s governments move to approve six projects for feasibility…

US Offshore Wind Farm Shut Down After Turbine Debris Fouls Beaches

Jul 16, 2024

The Vineyard Wind offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts is shut down until further notice while authorities investigate a turbine blade failure that caused debris to wash up on beaches, a federal agency said on Tuesday.The U.S…

Bluestream Lands Subsea Remedial Job at Two North Sea Offshore Wind Farms

Jul 16, 2024

Bluestream, an OEG Renewables business, has secured a large remedial campaign on two offshore wind farms in the German sector of the Southern North Sea.Bluestream has been awarded a remedial campaign by Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München on the…

Damen Hooks Another CSOV Order from Taiwanese Firm

Jul 16, 2024

Dutch shipbuilder Damen has signed a deal with Ta San Shang Marine (TSSM) for the construction of the second commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) for Taiwanese offshore wind operations.TSSM, the joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Ta Tong Marine…

TGS Gets Ultra High-Res 3D Survey Job

Jul 16, 2024

TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, has secured an Ultra High Resolution 3D (UHR3D) acquisition contract in Europe.This 45-day contract reinforces and strengthens TGS' position in the offshore wind, data and characterization market…

French Company Secures Work On $4B Cedar FLNG Scheme

Jul 16, 2024

Samsung Heavy Industries has hired French engineering company GTT for tank design of a new floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit as part of $4 billion Cedar LNG project in Canada.As part of the contract with Samsung Heavy Industries, GTT will design the tanks of the FLNG…

Seas Geosciences Kicks Off Seabed Survey for Renexia’s 2.8GW Floating Wind Farm

Jul 16, 2024

Renexia, a Toto Holding company active in the renewable energy sector, together with its partner Seas Geosciences, has entered the second phase of coring the seabed where the wind turbines of Med Wind, the 2.8 GW floating offshore wind farm project offshore Italy…

CNOOC’s Ultra-Deep Well in Bohai Bay Outperforms Target

Jul 16, 2024

China’s state-run China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has informed that its first ultra-deep well in Bohai Bay achieved ‘high yield’, outperforming the targets set earlier.The Bozhong 19-6 condensate gas field D1 well, said to be…

PTTEP Develops Ocean Data Platform for Gulf of Thailand

Jul 15, 2024

PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) has developed a marine science data collection platform called the PTTEP Ocean Data Platform.The development marks Thailand’s first time using an offshore petroleum platform as a data collection station…

WIND Group Welcomes Draftec

Jul 15, 2024

WIND Group has announced that equipment engineering and manufacturing company Draftec will join the WIND family. Together, they will enhance the support and services provided to their shared clients in international offshore and renewable projects…

CNOOC Reports Major Oil and Gas Breakthrough in Bohai Bay

Jul 15, 2024

China's state-owned oil and gas firm CNOOC said on Monday it achieved an exploration breakthrough in Bohai Bay, with a discovery well tested to produce about 210 cubic meters of crude oil and nearly 1 million cubic meters of natural gas.The…

OPT to Deliver AI-Ready Wave Energy PowerBuoy to Middle East

Jul 15, 2024

U.S.-based marine power, data, and services company Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has secured an order for its PowerBuoy, equipped with Merrows, the artificial intelligence (AI) capable maritime domain awareness solution.The contract with an…

Ramco Hooks Long-Term Pipe Servicing Contract with Equinor

Jul 15, 2024

Ramco Norway, specialists in the preparation, inspection, surface treatment, and preservation of OCTG (oil country tubular goods), has secured a long-term contract with Equinor, set to bring in $11.2 million (NOK 120 million) annually for the company…

Senegal President Says Oil Contracts Will be Renegotiated

Jul 15, 2024

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said on Saturday the West African country planned to renegotiate its oil contracts, saying it could have negotiated better on the contracts.Faye, who defeated the ruling coalition candidate in a landslide election victory in March…

Egypt Considering Adding New Regasification Vessel in Ain Sokhna

Jul 15, 2024

Egypt is considering adding a new Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) to its port facilities at Ain Sokhna to increase import capacity, according to a petroleum ministry statement.The ministry is also considering adjusting Egypt's two…

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