Royal Dutch Shell's profit last year dropped to its lowest in at least two decades as the coronavirus pandemic hit energy demand worldwide though the company's retail network and trading business helped cushion the blow.The Anglo-Dutch oil major's annual profit slumped 71% to $4…
Four ministers from Japan and Britain voiced serious concern on Wednesday about the situation in the East and South China seas and opposed any unilateral attempts to change the status quo, in a apparent reference to China’s maritime expansion…
Spain's largest power company Iberdrola said on Friday it agreed to buy a majority stake in a portfolio of offshore wind farm projects currently developed by Irish renewable energy company DP Energy.Iberdrola did not disclose how much it paid…
Offshore wind turbine maker MHI Vestas has awarded a contract to the Norwegian offshore vessel operator for the charter of the construction support vessel Normand Fortress.Under the contract, the vessel will support MHi Vestas' Walk-to-work operations at the Triton Knoll wind farm in the UK…
French steel pipemaker Vallourec said on Wednesday it has reached an agreement in principle on financial restructuring with its main creditors.It has filed a request with the commercial court of Nanterre, in greater Paris, for the opening of safeguard proceedings…
Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa on Friday said U.S. President Joe Biden's promise to tackle climate change had boosted the industry's prospects, identifying more openings for itself in an American market transformed by his election.Prior to Biden's victory…
U.S. based ocean energy technology developer Ocean Power Technologies has acquired 3Dent Technology, an offshore energy engineering and design services company based in Houston, Texas. 'OPT’s first acquisition brings additional revenue from 3Dent’s established project and customer base…
U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee for energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm, defended his administration's push for a clean energy transition as senators from fossil fuel producing states raised concerns about its impact on jobs at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday…
Belgium-based offshore installation firm DEME has installed the first wind turbine at RWE Renewables' 857MW Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. DEME is responsible for the transportation and installation of the 90 MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines…
Nothing escapes the winds of change now sweeping through BP, not even the exploration team that for more than a century powered its profits by discovering billions of barrels of oil.Its geologists, engineers and scientists have been cut to less than 100 from a peak of more than 700 a few years ago…
President Joe Biden believes the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is a 'bad deal for Europe' and his administration will be reviewing restrictions on the project included in a bill that passed during the Trump administration, the White House said on Tuesday…
Despite being the second-largest global market for onshore wind, the United States is today a very minor player in comparison to the European and East Asian offshore wind markets, however, this is about to change.Philip Lewis, Director of Research…
A remote simulation solution for Dynamic Positioning (DP) Induction Courses developed by Kongsberg Digital (KDI) to support training centers worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns has been approved by The Nautical Institute.Since the start of the pandemic…
Lenders took control of Polarcus' ships on Tuesday after the seismic surveyor defaulted on its bank loans and bonds, hit by a drop in spending by energy companies struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic and volatile oil prices.The company's Oslo…
Canada-based Northland Power has entered into an agreement with Poland's PKN ORLEN to acquire a 49% interest in the Baltic Power offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea with a total capacity of up to 1,200 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind generation…