Philip Lewis, Contributor (OE) Global floating wind capacity will have grown from less than 200 MW at the end of 2022 to around 61 GW of grid connected capacity by 2035. This activity will require over $250 billion in capital expenditure. Over 75% of the forecast activity is expected to come from four countries. The global... Continue Reading →
SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies merges German and UK ops with focus on floating offshore renewables
(OET) SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies, the new company name for Germany’s AQUOS SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies and Scotland’s Swift Anchors, has integrated its operations to ramp-up deployment of its anchoring solutions for floating offshore renewables. The move comes in an effort to exploit the growing business opportunities in offshore renewables, and in particular within the floating offshore wind sector,... Continue Reading →
Solstad Offshore’s CSVs Win Deals in Asia, South America
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured new contracts for two of its subsea vessels (CSV). CSV “Normand Baltic” has been awarded a 180-day contract for providing “Walk to Work” services on an unnamed offshore wind project in Asia. The contract will start in October 2023. CSV “Normand Samson” has been hired for a period of a minimum... Continue Reading →
More than $100 million in two new contracts for Oceaneering
(OET) Oceaneering International’s Offshore Projects Group (OPG) segment has secured two international contracts that have a combined total value of over $100 million. Oceaneering has been named a consortium partner to support transportation and installation work on the Girassol Life Extension project in Angola, operated by TotalEnergies EP Angola, a subsidiary of France’s energy giant TotalEnergies. The... Continue Reading →
How Serious a Problem is the Cost Issue in U.S. Offshore Wind?
Philip Lewis, Contributor (OE) Much has been written recently about the challenges facing U.S. offshore wind projects, resulting in requests to terminate or renegotiate contracts to sell power to states. Examples of these challenges can be found from Massachusetts to Virginia. Coming on top of last week’s somewhat disappointing events of the Gulf of Mexico lease... Continue Reading →
US government to fund research to improve offshore wind and marine energy deployments
(OET) The US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) have unveiled plans to collaborate and jointly fund research to further support durable and environmentally responsible offshore wind and marine energy deployments in the United States. The agencies will launch the upcoming funding opportunity through Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), Water... Continue Reading →
Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Secures Extended Financing, Amended Installation Schedule on Track
(OW) Skyborn Renewables and its partners in the Yunneng Wind Power consortium that owns the Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan have signed an extended financing agreement to complete the construction of the 640 MW offshore wind farm. The project is now on track for completion according to an amended installation schedule. The news comes... Continue Reading →
Samsung Heavy and MISC Develop Floating CO2 Storage Unit
Samsung Heavy Industries has received basic certification for a floating CO2 storage unit (FCSU) from DNV. The FCSU, jointly developed by Samsung Heavy Industries and MISC, is 330 meters long and 64 meters wide, and has a high-pressure tank capacity that can store 100,000 cubic meters of liquefied CO2 at -50 degrees Celsius or less. The injection module mounted on the... Continue Reading →
Kraken Robotics Reports Strong Q2
(OE) Kraken Robotics Inc. has announced solid financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. Products revenue in the quarter was $10.5 million, an increase of 24% over the comparable quarter. The increase was the result of continued sales of KATFISH, subsea batteries, work with the Canadian Navy on its RMDS program as well... Continue Reading →
Woodside’s Trion Receives Mexican Regulatory Approval
(OE) Woodside has announced that the Trion field development plan (FDP) has been approved by the Mexican regulator, Comision Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH). Woodside’s final investment decision (FID) to develop the Trion resource, announced 20 June 2023, was subject to Trion joint venture approval and regulatory approval of the FDP. Both of these conditions have... Continue Reading →