Italy’s oilfield contractor Saipem and Australia’s engineering company Worley have backed an industry initiative, which aims to eliminate methane emissions from the upstream oil and gas industry by 2030. Saipem and Worley revealed on Wednesday that they have joined the Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative, which was established by the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI)... Continue Reading →
Could Green Ammonia Floaters Be Deployed at Offshore Wind Farms?
Companies in the renewables energy business have set out to determine whether a green ammonia floating production vessel can be deployed on certain offshore wind locations. Norway-based H2Carrier AS, developer of the unique P2XFloater concept, said it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Norwegian state-owned hydropower company Statkraft for the study. H2Carrier recently... Continue Reading →
API: American oil & gas as ‘reliable and realistic partners’ of renewables and energy security
As the global energy crisis grips the world in its clutches, taking it by storm, the American Petroleum Institute (API), a trade association representing the oil and gas industry, is advocating for a ramp-up of the U.S. oil and gas production not only as a solution to the energy security concerns plaguing the world at large... Continue Reading →
Petrobras eyes carbon capture and storage solutions for Brazilian industry in change of stance
(U) Petrobras is considering the potential of offering carbon capture and storage solutions for third-party industrial emissions in its native Brazil as part of a potential diversification strategy from the company’s key upstream oil and gas operations. “It’s a study we are doing right now,” Rafael Chaves Santos, executive director of institutional relations and sustainability... Continue Reading →
Floating wind: Saipem and Siemens team up on electrical substation concept
(U) Italian major Saipem and Siemens Energy have signed a tentative deal to jointly develop a floating electrical substation for use in offshore wind farms. With momentum building in a number of markets for floating wind, multiple technological solutions are being proposed for substructures to support turbines and electrical substations. The memorandum of understanding between... Continue Reading →
Two US Companies Join Vineyard Wind 1 Team
Vineyard Wind has signed contracts with Maine-based Ironhouse and Houston-based EverLine to support the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project at various construction and operation stages. EverLine, a provider of energy compliance, technical, and security solutions, will deliver complete Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) integration for the 62 wind turbines, a system that will... Continue Reading →
Shell, Raízen, Hytron, USP and SENAI form a partnership to convert ethanol into renewable hydrogen
(TN) Shell Brasil, Raízen, Hytron, University of São Paulo (USP) and SENAI CETIQT signed a cooperation agreement for the development of plants for the production of renewable hydrogen (H2) from ethanol. The partnership focuses on validating the technology through the construction of two plants sized to produce 5 kg/h of hydrogen and, later, the implementation... Continue Reading →
Neoenergia signs MoU for green hydrogen and offshore wind projects in RS
Neoenergia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Rio Grande do Sul for the development of green hydrogen and offshore wind generation. The company is developing studies for offshore wind generation on the coast of Rio Grande do Sul, the Águas Claras park. The agreement was signed in the municipality of Esteio.... Continue Reading →
Fugro to work on first Mediterranean floating offshore wind project
Fugro has won a contract with Renexia to carry out surveys at the 2.8 GW Med Wind project, the first floating offshore wind project in the Mediterranean. Fugro will perform marine geophysical and environmental surveys to acquire comprehensive geo-data at the proposed wind farm location in water depths of 300 to 900 meters and along the... Continue Reading →
All foundations, subsea cables installed at Formosa 2
All 47 wind turbine jacket foundations and all subsea cables are now in place at the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The wind farm also has more than half of its wind turbines installed so far. The final jacket foundation was installed on 26 August, with the subsea cable works reaching completion on... Continue Reading →