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First Steel Cut for RWE THOR Platform

Dec 12, 2023

HSM Offshore Energy announced it hosted a steel cutting ceremony in Schiedam, the Netherlands, to mark the start of construction on the offshore substation and the jacket for RWE's THOR Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS) project. HSM, together…

Yinson Aims to Curb FPSO Emissions with Carbon Capture

Dec 11, 2023

Yinson is aiming to leverage advanced carbon capture technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its FPSO operations.The company announced its Yinson Production Offshore Pte Ltd arm has made a strategic investment in Ionada, developer of innovative carbon capture technology…

GATE Energy Awarded Woodside Trion FPU Commissioning

Dec 08, 2023

GATE Energy announced it has been awarded the commissioning contract for the Woodside Trion Floating Production Unit (FPU) project by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI). GATE's scope includes pre-commissioning and commissioning planning and execution at HHI's fabrication yard in Ulsan…

Green Light for New Offshore Wind Test Turbines in Norway

Dec 07, 2023

The Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway has been granted final approval for new test concessions for floating wind.'This is a big day for the global floating wind industry and a big day for Norway. With this important expansion of our test activities…

Seatrium to Build FPSO Topside Modules for MODEC

Dec 06, 2023

BrasFELS Shipyard, a member of the Seatrium Group, announced it has secured a contract from Offshore Frontier Solutions Pte. Ltd, a MODEC Group company, to undertake parts of the topside modules fabrication of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) for the Raia project in Brazil…

Seatrium Names Adrian Teng CFO

Dec 05, 2023

Singaporean shipbuilding group Seatrium announced it has appointed Adrian Teng as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective January 1, 2024.Teng brings over two decades of diverse international experience in strategy, finance, restructuring,…

JIP to Advance Offshore Wind Concrete Floater Standards

Dec 01, 2023

DNV secured partners to launch a new project to enhance technology development and prepare for scale/industrialization of concrete substructures for floating offshore wind.The new Joint Industry Project (JIP) called Concrete FLOW will optimize…

Huisman to Upgrade Offshore Mast Crane on Heerema's Aegir Vessel

Nov 24, 2023

Dutch crane manufacturer Huisman has secured a contract to upgrade the offshore mast crane onboard Heerema Marine Contractors' Aegir offshore installation vessel.'This significant project will enhance the second main hoist capacity from 2,000mt to an impressive 3…

NEO Energy Taps Apollo for North Sea FPSO Modifications FEED

Nov 24, 2023

Energy industry advisory and engineering consultancy Apollo has secured a contract thought to be in the region of £2 million from NEO Energy for a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study for the redevelopment project in the Greater Buchan Area…

Havfram Wind and IWS in Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Collab

Nov 23, 2023

Integrated Wind Solutions ASA (“IWS”) has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, IWS Fleet AS and IWS Fleet Management entered into a strategic cooperation with offshore wind installation firm Havfram Wind.This collaboration involves IWS providing…

BV Gives Design Approval for Enerocean's W2Power Floating Wind Solution

Nov 22, 2023

Certification body Bureau Veritas (BV) presented Enerocean S.L. with the definite issue of its Certificate of Basic Design Approval of the W2Power floating wind solution.The certification represents the completion of a comprehensive assessment of critical elements of the W2Power design…

Santos, ADNOC Enter CCS Collaboration Deal

Nov 22, 2023

Australian oil and gas company Santos has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Abu Dhabi based oil and gas firm ADNOC to collaborate on carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.The agreement will explore the potential for establishing…

First Turbine Installed at South Fork Wind Off New York

Nov 20, 2023

The first turbine has been installed at the South Fork Wind Farm offshore New York, developer Ørsted announced on Monday.The first of South Fork Wind’s 12 Siemens Gamesa wind turbine generators was hoisted into place by the offshore construction team at the project site 35 miles off Montauk…

IKM Testing to Keep Supporting Equinor's Offshore and Onshore Facilities Until 2Q 2028

Nov 17, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has awarded IKM Testing a four-year extension to a major framework agreement that covers all of Equinor's offshore installations and onshore facilities in Norway until the second quarter of 2028. 'IKM Testing…

Final Turbines Installed at German Baltic Sea Wind Farm During Stormy Weather

Nov 16, 2023

Offshore wind developer Parkwind said Thursday that it had installed the final three turbines of its 27-turbine Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, marking the first time that turbines at a commercial fixed-bottom wind farm were installed using a floating vessel and not a jack-up unit…

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