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(OE) The Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig has arrived on Block 2B offshore South Africa, and is set to start operations on the Gazania-1 exploration well. The Gazania-1 exploration well is being drilled in approximately 150 meters of water and is located 25 kilometres offshore the Northern Cape in the Orange Basin. The Orange Basin... Continue Reading →
Corio Generation has completed a geophysical survey at the site of its 450 MW offshore wind project in Ireland, after applying for Maritime Area Consent (MAC) in June this year with an aim to compete in Ireland’s first Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme which opens in early 2023. The project is the Sceirde Rocks offshore... Continue Reading →
The Ireland-based floating wind developer Simply Blue Group and Spanish companies Proes Consultores and FF New Energy Ventures have formed a joint venture named IberBlue Wind with plans to develop 2 GW of floating offshore wind capacity in Spain and Portugal. According to the new project development company, IberBlue Wind has the capacity to take... Continue Reading →
(OE) A Bladt Industries and Semco Maritime consortium has been appointed as the preferred supplier of two offshore substations for the Baltic Power offshore wind project in Poland, being developed by a joint venture of ORLEN Group and Northland Power Inc. The two substations will be constructed and established in 2022-2025 as key components of... Continue Reading →
(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 →
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 →
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp has asked the U.S. government to expand its license to operate in Venezuela after the oil major agreed with state-run PDVSA to revamp joint ventures in the sanctioned country, six people close to the matter said. Chevron's authorization request is the California-based company's latest attempt to have a greater say in... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions, Schlumberger and Subsea 7 have entered into agreements to form a joint venture, with the goal of delivering a step change in subsea production economics. The proposed joint venture will comprise the subsea businesses of Schlumberger and Aker Solutions, with Subsea 7 purchasing 10% of the joint venture. The business is expected to... Continue Reading →
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