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Equinor Inks Long-Term Gas Supply Agreements with Germany’s SEFE

Dec 19, 2023

Norwegian energy industry giant Equinor has entered long long-term gas sales agreements with Germany’s state-owned energy company SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe), which also cover prospects for low-carbon hydrogen supplies.Under the agreements…

Wind of Change for Shetland Oil Hub, but Who Will Benefit?

Mar 01, 2024

When storms batter Scotland's Shetland Islands, as they frequently do, the force of the winds whipping through its streets and valleys leave you in no doubt that this is Britain's windiest place.Now islanders are looking to those fierce winds…

Windcat Orders More Hydrogen-fueled CSOVs

Nov 28, 2023

Windcat has placed an additional order of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with Damen Shipyards.The order increases Windcat’s CSOV fleet to five vessels, leaving the option of acquiring a sixth vessel. This development follows…

European Commission Adopts its Sixth List of Projects of Common Interest

Nov 28, 2023

The European Commission has adopted the sixth list of Projects of Common Interest(PCIs). The list consists of 166 infrastructure projects: over half (85) are electricity, offshore and smart electricity grid projects, and 14 CO2 network projects are included…

OX2 Applies for Permits for 3.1GW Neptunus Offshore Energy Hub

Jan 16, 2024

OX2 and Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, have submitted a permit application under the act of Sweden’s Exclusive Economic Zone to construct the offshore energy hub Neptunus off the coast of Blekinge, in the south of Sweden…

Netherlands Joins PosHYdon Offshore Green Hydrogen Pilot

Dec 19, 2023

The Dutch government, through Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN), is stepping in as an active partner in the world’s first project that aims to produce green hydrogen on an operational gas platform in the North Sea.The PosHYdon project will integrate…

Deep Wind Offshore Partners with Hy2gen to Produce Hydrogen from Offshore Wind

Nov 10, 2023

Norway-based offshore wind developer Deep Wind Offshore has entered a partnership with the hydrogen company Hy2gen to produce green hydrogen from offshore wind. 'The combination of offshore wind and hydrogen has massive potential. It is not possible to achieve net zero without green energy carriers…

Wagenborg Installs Shore Power Connection on Kroonborg Vessel

Jan 19, 2024

Wagenborg Offshore has installed and commissioned a shore connection system on the Kroonborg walk-to-work (W2W) vessel in collaboration with NAM/Shell UK, and the support of Dutch province of North Holland.The shore power system was developed and engineered by Dutch company Eekels Technology…

CIP Sets Up New Company to Develop Energy Islands Globally

Jan 19, 2024

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has launched Copenhagen Energy Islands (CEI), a new development company dedicated to developing energy islands globally with backing from Nordic, European, and North American investors.Copenhagen Energy…

The Power of Offshore Molecule Production

Oct 20, 2023

Energy ecosystems are evolving as the value of offshore power-to-X production is being realized.Flexible and delivered in long lengths on reels in a fast-track operation, thermoplastic composite pipeline can transfer up to nine times the amount of energy as a cable and can be used to store hydrogen…

Deep Wind Offshore Files for Permit for Major Project in Sweden

Dec 25, 2023

Norway-based offshore wind developer Deep Wind Offshore has submitted a permit application for the construction and operation of an offshore wind farm on the south coast of Sweden.The application is for the Olof Skötkonung wind farm in the Gulf of Bothnia…

Exxon's CEO Sets Ambitious Agenda on Tight Timeline

Dec 05, 2023

Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods' first five years at the oil company were marred by missed oil production targets, an investor rebellion and the company's biggest-ever financial loss.Redemption came this year when - aided by a share price pumped…

Top 10 Things to Watch in Offshore Wind in '24

Dec 20, 2023

Despite short-term obstacles driven by high inflation and interest rates coupled with supply chain issues, we maintain that the foundations supporting long-term offshore wind activity remain solid. As we prepare for the new year, let us look…

Shell Cuts Low-carbon Jobs, Scales Back Hydrogen in Overhaul by CEO

Oct 25, 2023

Shell will cut around 15% of the workforce at its low-carbon solutions division and scale back its hydrogen business as part of CEO Wael Sawan's drive to boost profits, it said on Wednesday.The staff cuts and organizational changes come after Sawan…

Green Hydrogen Could Be a Game Changer... If Prices Come Down

Jun 22, 2023

As the global economy moves away from fossil fuels, green hydrogen could be critical to achieving a zero-carbon world by 2050.Green hydrogen offers a solution to decarbonizing “hard-to-abate” industries such as steel and fertiliser production…

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