Electric Power Development Co. (J-POWER) has joined the WHEEL project, a floating offshore wind power demonstration project in Gran Canaria, led by Spanish firm Esteyco.In the demonstration project, a floating offshore wind turbine, rated at 6.17 MW, will be constructed and tested using WHEEL, a floating foundation technology developed by Esteyco. WHEEL combines the advantages of barge-type foundations and spar-type foundations…
Eco Wave Power and AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles have agreed to officially launch the first-ever onshore U.S. wave energy pilot project in September.The launch event is scheduled to take place on September 9, 2025, on-site at AltaSea, and…
Equinor and its Fram partners will invest over $2 billion in a new subsea development, dubbed Fram Sør project, to put more oil and gas resources on stream by connecting the new infrastructure to the existing facilities at Fram and Troll area…
China has begun construction of a new structure in waters between China and Japan in the disputed East China Sea, the Japanese foreign ministry said on Tuesday, adding it has lodged a protest with China.The ministry said in a statement 'it is…
Delivering an integrated technician workforce for a just energy transition between oil and gas to wind has moved a step closer as 15 technicians complete the pilot program developed by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)…
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has completed the installation of a jacket for a new production platform at the Valhall field in the Southern North Sea.The Valhall production and wellhead platform (PWP) jacket has been installed with the…
Russia signed an investment agreement with Myanmar on Friday that it said could open up new opportunities for Russian energy companies in the south Asian country.'We especially note the readiness of the Myanmar side to attract Russian companies to the development of offshore oil and gas fields…
A new milestone has been reached in the development of Belgium’s offshore energy hub, Princess Elisabeth, with the first steel cut for the construction of the high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) infrastructure.The steel cutting ceremony…
Hydromea, a leader in high-speed wireless subsea optical communication, and Blue Logic, a pioneer in underwater inductive power and data transfer, have announced a strategic partnership they say will revolutionize wireless subsea communications…
DOF Group has signed multiple contracts for the Skandi Inventor subsea construction vessel (SCV) in the Atlantic region. The contract is for 100 days of firm work, with additional options available.The Skandi Inventor, a state-of-the-art DP3…
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has confirmed contracts for two of its construction support vessels (CSVs), which will be put to work in South America.The first contract is with Petrobras for the Normand Flower CSV, owned by Solstad Maritime…
Solvang has a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Seatrium for the installation and retrofitting of a full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems.The retrofit on Solvang's new series of very large gas carriers (VLGCs), configured specifically for CCS…
Van Oord's new offshore wind installation vessel Boreas was officially christened on June 18 in Rotterdam. The event marked a milestone in Van Oord’s commitment to enhancing the energy transition. In addition, Van Oord announced that it had…
EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) has loaded out the last three monopiles for RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, being built off the U.K.’s North East coast.The total of 100 monopiles, with weights of 1,143 to 1,521 tons and lengths of up to 91…
Subsea 7 today has secured a ‘substantial’ contract offshore Norway, worth between $150 million and $300 million.Subsea7’s scope includes engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of pipeline bundles, spools, protection covers and tie-ins using key vessels from Subsea7’s fleet…