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In 2022, 9.4 GW of offshore wind capacity was installed worldwide and China alone installed 6.8 GW of this. The country’s top position in adding new offshore wind capacity will likely be preserved in 2023, as well, as China is also leading in projects currently under construction, according to a new report from World Forum Offshore Wind... Continue Reading →
(OW) Denmark plans to put 9 GW of new offshore wind capacity out to tender by the end of the year in an effort to increase its offshore wind capacity fivefold by 2030, according to the country’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities. The government and the authorities are working to ensure that there is... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has confirmed that one of its drillships kicked off its assignment at a field offshore Brazil with the country’s oil and gas giant, Petrobras. Back in November 2021, Seadrill secured two contracts with Petrobras for its West Carina and West Tellus rigs for work on the Búzios field offshore Brazil. At the time, the offshore drilling contractor explained that... Continue Reading →
Maxar Technologies, a provider of space solutions and geospatial intelligence, has secured a three-year contract with the government of Guyana, for the provision of environmental monitoring services for both offshore and terrestrial applications. Maxar said Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will use its services and technology, which leverages Maxar’s very-high resolution optical satellites, to monitor... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Russia has in recent months tried to gain intelligence to sabotage critical infrastructure in the Dutch part of the North Sea, Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD said on Monday. A Russian ship has been detected at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea as it tried to map out energy infrastructure, MIVD head... Continue Reading →
Seaway 7 has been awarded a contract for the transport and installation of cables on the Hai Long offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Under the contract, Seaway 7 will be responsible for the transport and installation of inter-array cables, the respective cable protection systems, and four export cables. The export cables will connect the offshore... Continue Reading →
The Netherlands-based Fugro has signed a letter of intent to optimise and perform a site characterisation programme for undisclosed offshore wind development on the U.S. East Coast. The programme is focused on accelerating the construction and operations permitting process and represents Fugro’s latest work on the U.S. East Coast. Fieldwork will being in the second... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC has secured a “significant” contract with TotalEnergies EP Angola for the supply of flexible pipe and associated hardware for a life extension project. The contract covers the engineering, procurement, and supply of flowlines and connectors for the Girassol Life Extension project (GIRLIFEX) offshore Angola. According to TechnipFMC, the flexible pipes are set to extend the life... Continue Reading →
Australia’s oil and gas company Karoon Energy has made a decision to drill the second well within an existing oil discovery offshore Brazil to assess the commerciality of a potential Neon field development, following the confirmation of net oil-bearing pay at the first well in this drilling campaign. Back in April 2021, Karoon hired a rig to perform... Continue Reading →
Offshore installation firm DEME Offshore will need to deploy its special drilling technology again to install offshore wind monopiles at an offshore wind farm in France, due to rough ocean conditions and a rocky seabed. The company recently secured two deals for the transportation and installation contracts for the foundations and the offshore substation for the Yeu... Continue Reading →
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