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(offshoreWIND.biz) DNV has awarded the basic design certificate to BW Ideol for its floating wind platform that can support wind turbines with an output of 15 MW and beyond. BW Ideol says this certification marks a key milestone in the company’s industrial roadmap and confirms the technical soundness of the platform, which is designed for... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Dozens of workers have been treated for injuries following a fire on an oil platform off the coast of Brazil operated by the state-owned energy giant Petrobras. According to the Norte Fluminense Oil Workers’ Union (Sindicato dos Petroleiros do Norte Fluminense), a fire occurred on the platform PCH-1 in the morning of April 21, 2025, at... Continue Reading →
(OE) China's first integrated offshore hydrogen-ammonia-methanol project, which will produce clean fuels for ships, has entered the trial operation phase in Yantai, in eastern Chinse province of Shandong. Jointly developed by CHN Energy Hydrogen Energy Technology, CIMC Raffles and Guoneng Hydrogen Innovation Technology (Beijing), the initiative represents the nation’s first comprehensive demonstration project for offshore... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobras released the bidding notice earlier this week and the competition for the platform contract has eight pre-qualified competitors: Modec, Shapoorji, Yinson, MISC, BW Offshore, SBM Offshore, MISC, Ocyan and Altera (the latter two companies, as is known, work in partnership in the Altera & Ocyan joint venture). The opening of the envelopes with... Continue Reading →
(OE) BP Trinidad and Tobago has taken the final investment decision (FID) for the Ginger gas development offshore Trinidad and Tobago, while marking the exploration success at its Frangipani well. Taking FID on Ginger and discovering gas at Frangipani are the latest demonstrations of upstream activity this year for BP, in line with its strategy... Continue Reading →
Engineering and energy advisory consultancy Apollo has secured Phase 2 concept definition contract from Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) for the Hydrogen Offshore Production (HOP2), which aims to progress the design of 500MW offshore hydrogen production facility for HOP2. The second phase of the project builds on Apollo’s earlier work, and aims to further develop... Continue Reading →
(OE) The N05-A platform is the first offshore gas platform in the Dutch North Sea to be powered entirely by wind power – harnessing electricity via cable from the nearby 113.4 MW Riffgat offshore wind farm. The platform is part of the GEMS (‘Gateway to the Ems’) project, which focuses on developing field N05-A and other fields in the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed two Protocols of Intent to carry out studies on the reuse of oil and gas production platforms that are in the demobilization stage. In the first agreement, in addition to Petrobras, the National Union of the Shipbuilding and Offshore Repair Industry (SINAVAL) and the Brazilian... Continue Reading →
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