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Naming Ceremony Held for Yinson's Anna Nery FPSO

Jun 08, 2022

Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson, with its project partner Sumitomo Corporation named the new FPSO Anna Nery, during a naming ceremony held concurrently in Jiangsu, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The FPSO Anna Nery is currently undergoing final…

First Substation Installed at Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 08, 2022

The first of two offshore electricity substations was installed at the site of the project at Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, under construction 15km off the coast of Fife, Scotland.This milestone means NnG can be fully connected…

Portugal to Double Floating Offshore Wind Auction Capacity

Jun 08, 2022

Portugal wants to speed up its energy transition and will double the capacity of its first auction for floating offshore wind farms to 6-8 gigawatts (GW), Environment Minister Duarte Cordeiro said on Wednesday.As part of a global shift from carbon-emitting fossil fuels…

Brazil's Oceanica Buys Two FET ROVs for Deepwater Work with Petrobras

Jun 08, 2022

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has delivered two work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) sales to Brazilian marine engineering companyOceanica to support its deepwater intervention operations.The systems were built at FET’s UK facility at Kirkbymoorside…

Dayang Bags Offshore Maintenance Work with EnQuest in Malaysia

Jun 08, 2022

Bursa Malaysia-listed Dayang Enterprise has won a contract for the provision of maintenance, construction, and modification services at Enquest's Seligi field, offshore Malaysia.The value of the contract will be determined based on work orders issued by Enquest throughout the contract duration…

Seismic Surveys: Shearwater Launches 'Lightest, smallest, and smartest node ever'

Jun 08, 2022

Marine seismic player Shearwater GeoServices on Wednesday announced the launch of Pearl, “a significant advance in ocean bottom nodal technology with several industry-first innovations.”According to Shearwater, the Pearl node offers a new standard…

Ørsted to Use AI to Improve Birdlife Data from Offshore Wind Farms

Jun 08, 2022

Offshore wind farm builder Ørsted said Wednesday it would help test and commercialize a new technology to collect more and better birdlife data at its wind farms around the world, through an investment into a Norwegian start-up called Spoor…

Perenco to Take Over New Age's Stake in Etinde Permit, Offshore Cameroon

Jun 07, 2022

Oil and gas company New Age the operator of the Etinde license offshore Cameroon has signed a definitive conditional agreement to transfer all of New Age's participating interests in the Etinde permit, and operatorship of the Etinde JV. This is according to Bowleven…

Vestas to Deliver, Cadeler to Install Giant 15MW Turbines at German Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 07, 2022

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has secured a conditional order agreement to supply 64 V235-15.0 MW wind turbines for EnBW’s 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind project in Germany in 2025. In addition, Vestas will deliver a multi-year solution to service the wind project when operational…

Seaway 7 Tapped for Seagreen 1A Offshore Wind Farm Work

Jun 07, 2022

Offshore wind installation contractor Seaway 7, part of Subsea 7, has been selected by Seagreen 1 Limited as a preferred supplier for the Seagreen 1A offshore wind project, offshore Scotland. Seagreen 1A lies adjacent to the existing Seagreen 1…

Ørsted, ATP Pen Deal with GlobalConnect to Make North Sea Energy Island "a cross-border digital hub"

Jun 07, 2022

Denmark-based offshore wind developer Ørsted and ATP, Denmark’s largest institutional investor, which want to build an energy island offshore Denmark have signed an agreement with digital infrastructure and connectivity player GlobalConnect…

World's Largest Floating Wind Farm: Norwegian Prime Minister Visits Turbine Assembly Site

Jun 07, 2022

Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Tuesday visited Wergeland Base in Gulen in Vestland County, Norway, to see the construction of floating wind turbines for the Hywind Tampen floating wind farm - the world's largest of the type.'Four…

Some 11% of Offshore Oil Workers in Norway Threaten to Strike

Jun 07, 2022

More than one in ten Norwegian offshore oil and gas workers plan strike action from Sunday if state-brokered wage mediation fails, a Reuters calculation based on labor union data showed on Tuesday.A strike by 845 of Norway's roughly 7,500 offshore…

BOEM to Conduct Environmental Review of First Proposed Offshore Wind Project in Maryland

Jun 07, 2022

The U.S. Department of the Interior said Monday that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) would conduct an environmental review of the first proposed wind energy project offshore Maryland, in line with the country's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030…

Avangrid Appoints CEO

Jun 07, 2022

Pedro Azagra Blázquez has officially assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of Avangrid, a U.S. subsidiary of the Spanish renewables giant Iberdrola.Avangrid, which is building the first major offshore wind farm in the U.S., said that Azagra…

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