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(OE) Offshore installation company Jan De Nul has officially started the transportation and installation contract for the construction of Ørsted’s 242 MW Gode Wind 3 and 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in Germany. The first batch of three monopile foundations has left Steelwind’s yard in Nordenham (Germany) to Eemshaven (The Netherlands), which... Continue Reading →
Dogger Bank A, a substation for the first phase of the giant Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK, sailed away from Aibel's Yard in Haugesund, Norway, on Thursday. Dogger Bank A is the first of three Offshore Wind Platforms Aibel is building on behalf of the Dogger Bank wind farm consortium comprising Equinor,... Continue Reading →
Offshore hydrogen production is paramount to meet the substantial increase expected in European hydrogen demand, as hydrogen is due to play a significant role as a low-carbon energy carrier – not only to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors, but also to boost security of energy supply in Europe, a study has shown. The "Specification of a European... Continue Reading →
Cathie has been awarded a contract to provide geophysical and geotechnical consultancy services for the up to 1.7 GW Bluepoint Wind offshore wind project in the United States. Located 38 nautical miles off the coast of New York and 53 nautical miles off the coast of New Jersey, Bluepoint Wind offshore wind project is being... Continue Reading →
UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has published in its Energy Transition Progress Report 2022, which shows it has met its climate targets as part of its energy transition strategy and reached a 30% reduction in carbon emissions from its operations by the end of 2022 compared with 2016 on a net basis. According to Shell, the report shows... Continue Reading →
DNV said Thursday it was assisting Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) Research Institute in the development of a long-term offshore power grid plan to deliver renewable offshore wind power to South Korea. The project is scheduled for completion by mid-2025. As technical advisor, DNV will develop a conceptual design and routing plan to enable the... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) – BP Plc’s Chief U.S. Economist Michael Cohen said the oil industry focused too much on cutting greenhouse gases last year, eroding its ability to keep pace with demand. “2022 taught us that too much focus on the decarbonization agenda led to a mismatch between supply and demand,” said Cohen in a Monday interview... Continue Reading →
While proposals to expedite infrastructure projects are making the rounds in Congress, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, believes permitting reform could be part of the solution to the strains created by rapid growth in renewables, as this could help ease U.S. grid bottlenecks. In these turbulent times, marked by a global energy crisis, which... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 has completed the acquisition of additional shares in Seaway 7, bringing its total ownership of the issued and outstanding share capital in the company to 93.94 per cent. On 14 March, Subsea 7 announced it had completed the acquisition of 187,889,551 shares in Seaway 7, corresponding to 21.52 per cent of Seaway 7’s... Continue Reading →
(OE) Operations and Maintenance Base for what will be the world's largest offshore wind farm - the Dogger Bank - was officially opened on Tuesday in Port of Tyne. Equinor, a partner in the North Sea wind farm, said that the O&M base would serve as the hub for operations for Dogger Bank Wind Farm,... Continue Reading →
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