Sept. 9 (offshore-energy.biz) South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean has secured a basic design review (BDR) certification from ABS for a standardized floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) design developed for the South American and West African deepwater market, as well as related sustainability reviews. The review included the FPSO’s core design documentation and technical standards across key... Continue Reading →
Standardization and Industrialization Could Cut Offshore Wind Costs in North Sea by 28% – Study
Sept. 8 (offshoreWIND.biz) Standardizing turbine designs and securing predictable project pipelines could reduce the average lifetime cost of electricity from North Sea offshore wind by up to 28 per cent by 2050 in a high-volume scenario, a study led by DNV has shown. DNV led the joint industry project (JIP) with eight companies across the... Continue Reading →
Bureau Veritas Gives Blessing to Seatrium’s 30MW Floating Data Center
July 28 (OE) Seatrium has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore for its 30 MW Floating Data Centre (FDC) concept, marking a milestone in the development of offshore digital infrastructure designed to support growing demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing. The concept features a jetty-moored, non-propelled barge incorporating six... Continue Reading →
CorPower Gains World-First DNV Wave Energy Prototype Approval
July 21 (OE) CorPower Ocean has been awarded the world’s first DNV Prototype Certificate for a wave energy converter (WEC), marking a major leap towards bankable, utility-scale wave energy. The CorPower C4 has been certified by DNV under DNV-SE-0120, Certification of Wave Energy Converters and Arrays, following independent verification. The certificate confirms the technology meets... Continue Reading →
Encomara Nets ABS Design Approval for Floating Wind Installation Tech
June 16 (OE) Scottish floating wind technology developer Encomara has received Product Design Assessment (PDA) approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its Squid floating offshore wind installation system, marking a key certification milestone as the company advances the technology toward commercial deployment. The PDA follows Approval in Principle (AiP) granted by ABS... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore’s SWIR Technology Receives ABS Statement of Maturity
May 27 (OE) ABS has issued a Statement of Maturity for SBM Offshore’s Seawater Intake Riser (SWIR) technology. Developed in collaboration with Shell, the SWIR technology features an innovative technique to pump colder seawater from approximately 700 meters below the ocean’s surface up to an FPSO’s topsides to be used for cooling purposes. Depending on... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia Reserves Certification Reports
April 16 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, hereby informs its investors and the market in general of the disclosure of the Company’s Reserves Certification Reports, with a reference date of December 31, 2025 (“Certification 2026”), prepared by the independent specialized consultancies DeGolyer and MacNaughton and... Continue Reading →
PRIO 2026 Reserves Certification
March 11 - PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO) informs to its shareholders and the market in general that it has published a new reserve certification report, prepared by DeGolyer & MacNaughton (“D&M”), dated January 1, 2026, which includes the reserves of the Polvo and TBMT (Bravo) cluster, Frade and Wahoo (Valente) cluster, the Albacora Leste field and the Peregrino field. Summary of reserves:... Continue Reading →
X1 Wind Gets DNV Certification for Floating Wind Platform Design
March 10 (OE) X1 Wind has received a Statement of Compliance for the basic design of its X100 floating offshore wind platform from classification society DNV, marking a key milestone in the development of the company’s floating wind technology. The certification confirms that the X100 platform meets international engineering and safety standards under the DNV-SE-0442... Continue Reading →
Irish Company Receives DNV Prototype Certificate for Floating Wind Mooring Tech
Feb. 13 (offshoreWIND.biz) DNV has issued a prototype certificate for a mooring line component which mitigates dynamic mooring and platform loads on floating wind turbines, developed by the Irish engineering company Dublin Offshore. The certificate for Dublin Offshore’s load reduction device (LRD) was issued following completion of the prototype certification process in line with DNV‑SE‑0422... Continue Reading →