Asia-Pacific region offshore wind developer Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) has awarded a 15-year service contract to Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the provision of a service operations vessel (SOV) to support the operations and maintenance (O&M) of SRE’s offshore wind assets…
Germany's Economy Minister Katharina Reiche warned on Wednesday that flawed site selection and shifting market dynamics were undermining offshore wind tenders, as the country's latest offshore auctions received no bids.Two August tenders for offshore wind energy plants…
Yinson Production has agreed to and completed the buy-out of the project loan related to FPSO Atlanta from Brava Energia.At the time of the completion of the transaction, the principal amount outstanding under the project loan was approximately $408…
Norway-based Axess Group has secured contracts with Seatrium to deliver Brazilian Regulatory Compliance (BRC) services for six floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units set for deployment off Brazil.Axess Group has been tasked to deliver BRC services for P-78…
Japan’s Inpex Corporation has started Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) work for the onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant component of the Abadi LNG project in Indonesia’s Masela Block.The start of the FEED phase for the onshore LNG…
Germany's economy ministry published plans on Tuesday to diversify the sourcing of crucial components used mainly in offshore wind turbines by 2035 to reduce dependency on China.The move is part of the government's broader 'de-risking' strategy amid geopolitical tensions with China…
Lighting specialist Glamox has secured contracts to light the wind turbine foundation transition pieces for the Fengmiao wind farm, to be located near Taichung, offshore Taiwan.Glamox will provide approximately 920 marine-certified LED luminaires…
Norwegian oil and gas firm OKEA has spudded the first of two production wells at Bestla development, formerly known as Brasse, in the North Sea using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Yantai rig.The well is being drilled by the rig Deepsea Yantai from the Bestla Subsea Template…
Germany’s largest utility RWE and U.K.’s largest shipowner-operator North Star have signed long-term agreements for next-generation service operation vessels (SOVs) to maintain RWE’s growing offshore wind fleet.The companies have agreed that RWE will charter two SOVs…
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced a direct final rule rescinding a section of its regulations that outlined the renewable energy lease sale schedule.Under the rescinded regulation, BOEM required the Secretary of the…
JERA and BP have completed the formation of JERA Nex bp, their new 50-50 owned joint venture, with the new company’s portfolio of operating assets and development projects has a net potential generating capacity of 13 GW.The portfolio includes around 1 GW of installed net generating capacity…
Inpex Masela, a subsidiary of Japan’s Inpex and the operator of the Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Masela Block in Indonesia, has started Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) work for the scheme, with Saipem, Worley, Technip…
ADNOC Gas and its subsidiaries have signed Heads of Agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation to supply 0.5 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for a 10-year term.The agreement underscores ADNOC Gas’ expanded global footprint…
Abu Dhabi state-owned renewables company Masdar reported a 2024 profit of 412 million dirhams ($112.18 million) on Thursday, reversing a 44-million-dirham net loss recorded the previous year.The company's total assets more than tripled in the year ending December 31…
MODEC has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its floating wind turbine concept, the i-TLP2.With its tension leg platform (TLP)-oriented features, the i-TLP2 is said to minimize floater motions and seabed footprint…