(OW) Siemens Gamesa will install and test what has been described by the European Union (EU) as the “world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine prototype” at the Østerild National Test Centre in Denmark, before later starting full-scale production of its “next-generation” offshore wind turbine model. The wind turbine manufacturer did not disclose what rating the new turbine will have although it... Continue Reading →
Dutch Company Designs Electric Gangway System for Ampelmann
(OW) Dutch-based Enersea has designed a new walk-to-work gangway system, the W-type, for the offshore access specialist Ampelmann. The W-type is an electric gangway system developed for the service operation vessel (SOV) market to transfer personnel and cargo at various heights. For the W-type, Ampelmann asked Enersea to design a new type of access system... Continue Reading →
Brand New Jacket and Topside Set Sail to Fenix Gas Project Off Argentina
(OE) Italian engineering firm Rosetti Marino has completed the construction of jacket and topside for the Fenix wellhead platform, which are now en route to Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina. Rosetti Marino built Fenix platform’s topside and jacket for TotalEnergies’ Fenix gas development project as part of an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract... Continue Reading →
Investing in Subsea Decommissioning Pays Off, Decom Engineering Finds
(OE) Decom Engineering has completed the first deployment of its largest subsea Chopsaw to date, achieving substantial time savings of almost 300% on a decommissioning job in the North Sea. Following the $1.2 million (£1 million) investment to develop its largest subsea Chopsaw yet - the C1-46 - the Northern Ireland-based offshore decommissioning technology firm... Continue Reading →
China’s Mingyang unveils the ‘world’s largest,’ most powerful wind turbine — and it’s able to withstand typhoons
(TCD) The designation of “world’s largest” wind turbine seems to be a fleeting recognition, as innovations taking the tech to new heights frequently make headlines. Some of the latest windcatchers also leverage wood, unique shapes, and extreme designs to create electricity. The latest turbine coming from China’s Mingyang Smart Energy is made for higher gusts and can... Continue Reading →
Wood Secures Trion FPU Topsides Job
(OE) UK engineering company Wood has secured a contract from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for detailed engineering of the topsides facilities on Woodside Energy's Trion floating production unit (FPU) in the Gulf of Mexico. When complete, Trion will have a production capacity of 100,000 barrels per day and connect to a 950,000 barrel capacity floating... Continue Reading →
Colombia, AFRY assessing offshore wind trading measures
(OM) AFRY will support the Colombian government to develop offtake mechanisms for commercialization of offshore wind energy, according to a late December announcement. In 2022 the government established the regulatory framework for the country’s first seabed leasing process. Definition of mechanisms for trading offshore wind energy will help provide financial stability and certainty for the... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions to Pilot Subsea Power Distribution System for Floating Wind
Aker Solutions has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway to pilot new subsea power system technology which has the potential to reduce costs and complexity of offshore wind farms. The project will see Aker Solutions provide new power transmission technology, Subsea Collector, for the... Continue Reading →
CO2 Capture Technology Ready for New Offshore Frontiers
If the industry has been capturing CO2 for decades, why all the innovation now? (OE) CO2 capture technology has been used for around a century in natural gas processing plants to separate out the commercially valuable methane. In the 1970s, that CO2 found purpose in advanced oil recovery. Now, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is... Continue Reading →
All Clear for Fincantieri’s Acquisition of Remazel Engineering
Advanced Technology Industrial Group, a company controlled by Alpha Private Equity, has reached an agreement for the sale of 100% of Remazel Engineering to Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri. The anticipated completion of the transaction, expected in the first quarter of 2024, will result in Remazel becoming part of Fincantieri. The integration will combine Remazel's engineering... Continue Reading →