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Luxcara Buys Van Oord's Stake in 731.5MW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

Jan 13, 2022

Renewable energy asset manager Luxcara has acquired 10% stake in Blauwwind offshore wind consortium from the Dutch offshore installation contractor Van Oord.In 2016, the Blauwwind consortium was awarded the concession to design, construct, operate…

Petrofac Bolsters Offshore Wind Capabilities with Senior Appointment

Jan 13, 2022

Petrofac, a service provider to the energy industry, has appointed Phaedra Pritchard as New Head of Wind Operations and Maintenance (O&M), boosting its global offering in the wind sector.Pritchard will be responsible for building and supporting…

Shell Seismic Survey Approval Complied with Rules, S.Africa Minister Says

Jan 13, 2022

Shell's plan for seismic testing on South Africa's Wild Coast, which critics say threatens dolphins, seals, whales, penguins and other rare sea life, received all necessary environmental approvals, the country's energy minister said in a letter to parliament…

Malaysia's HGIS Uses Ocean Alpha USV for Shell Pipeline Survey

Jan 13, 2022

Malaysian geo-solutions provider HGIS has used their first uncrewed surface vehicle (USV), the 5.5 m M40P developed by OceanAlpha, to complete an entirely remote nearshore inspection of a subsea pipeline in TALI Field for their project with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP)…

Norway's Oil and Gas Output to Rise 9% by 2024

Jan 13, 2022

Norway's total petroleum output is expected to grow over the next three years as oil and gas output expand, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said on Thursday.The combined volume is expected to rise to 4.33 million barrels of oil equivalent in 2024…

SBM Offshore's Lease & Operate MD to Become COO

Jan 13, 2022

Dutch FPSO leasing specialist SBM Offshore announced the proposed appointment of Øivind Tangen as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of its Management Board on Thursday. Tangen has 19 years of experience with SBM Offshore in engineering and operational roles…

U.S. Senate Set to Vote on Cruz's Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Sanctions Bill

Jan 13, 2022

The U.S. Senate will vote on Thursday on a bill being pushed by Republican Ted Cruz to slap sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline in Europe, although it is not expected to garner enough support to pass.The bill is scheduled for a vote at around 2:45 p…

Partners Group to Buy UK-based Offshore Vessel Firm North Star

Jan 13, 2022

Partners Group, a global private markets firm, has agreed, on behalf of its clients, to buy North Star, a UK-based operator of emergency response and rescue vessels, which has recently also dived into the offshore wind sector with several orders…

MMA Offshore Upgrades Vessel to Support Taiwanese Offshore Wind Market

Jan 13, 2022

Australian offshore support vessel operator MMA Offshore has completed a subsea conversion program on the MMA Crystal vessel to support the Taiwanese offshore wind market.The new additions to the vessel feature subsea equipment including a work-class ROV…

Australia: Gas Production Starts from Beach Energy's Geographe Offshore Wells

Jan 13, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Beach Energy has informed that gas production has started from the first two wells of its offshore Otway Basin campaign - Geographe 4 and 5.The wells have been connected to the Otway Gas Plant and are now delivering…

U.S. Plans Record Offshore Wind Sale

Jan 12, 2022

The Biden administration on Wednesday outlined a range of measures to speed the growth of clean energy on the U.S. power grid, including the government's largest-ever sale of offshore wind leases in waters off the coast of New York and New Jersey…

UK: Research Projects Launched to Enable Coexistence of Offshore Wind Farms and Marine Environment

Jan 12, 2022

The Crown Estate for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland said Wednesday it was investing over £12million in new research projects aimed at enabling the coexistence of offshore wind farms with a thriving marine environment.Led by Natural England…

INEOS to Buy Power from Seamade Offshore Wind Farm in Belgium

Jan 12, 2022

INEOS, a global chemical company, has agreed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement for renewable offshore wind power in Belgium with Eneco.Under the terms of the ten-year deal, which begins in 2022, INEOS will buy 65,5-Megawatt (250 GWh per year) of offshore wind power from Eneco…

U.S. Gulf of Mexico Offers Tremendous Advantages for CCUS, But Regulatory Support Required, NOIA Says

Jan 12, 2022

The U.S. National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) on Wednesday released the policy paper, Carbon Capture, Use, & Storage: An Economic, Employment, & Climate Opportunity for the U.S Offshore Region, where it says that while the U.S. Gulf…

Iberdrola Joins Five Early-Stage Offshore Wind Projects in the Philippines

Jan 12, 2022

Spanish renewable energy industry firm Iberdrola said Wednesday it had signed an agreement with Triconti ECC Renewables, the Philippines’ largest independent wind developer, and  Stream Invest Holding AG, a Swiss renewable energy group, sealing…

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