Vertical Axis Turbines ‘Dramatically’ Increase Power Density at Offshore Wind Farms – White Paper

(OW) Sweden-headquartered SeaTwirl has published a white paper that outlines the possibility of ‘dramatically’ increasing the power density on offshore wind farms by placing the company’s vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) closer together. The white paper, which was commissioned by SeaTwirl from Dr. Pablo Ouro, a researcher at the University of Manchester, investigated different spacing configurations... Continue Reading →

September 21, 2022 0

McDermott Bags Significant Contract with TotalEnergies Offshore Angola

Offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott International said Tuesday that it secured a "significant" with TotalEnergies EP Angola Block 17/06. McDermott defines a significant contract as between USD $250 million and $500 million. The contract is for engineering, procurement, supply, construction, installation, pre-commissioning, and assistance to commissioning and start-up (EPSCI) on its Begonia project. The... Continue Reading →

September 20, 2022 0

World’s largest offshore wind farm first to use low-carbon copper for HVDC cables

NKT is set to produce the HVDC power cables for the Dogger Bank C offshore wind project using low-carbon copper, representing the world’s first. The initiative is expected to reduce the carbon footprint of the cables by more than 35 per cent. The low-carbon copper cathodes are sourced from the Boliden Aitik mine in Northern... Continue Reading →

September 20, 2022 0

Damen Working on New Vessel Class to Support Growing Floating Wind Industry

Dutch firm Damen Shipyards said Tuesday it was working to develop a new class of vessel that will be capable of supporting the growing floating wind industry. Damen has cited forecasts which indicate that by 2050 over 200GW or around 13,500 units of new floating offshore wind turbines will be in operation, and these turbines... Continue Reading →

September 20, 2022 0

Siem Helix 2 stays with Petrobras for another two years

Helix Energy Solutions has secured another extension of its well intervention charter and services contracts with Petrobras for the well intervention vessel Siem Helix 2. The two-year extension directly follows Helix’s current contracts with Petrobras and is scheduled to conclude in December 2024. The initial four-year contract between the two companies for the vessel was extended by one... Continue Reading →

September 19, 2022 0

Allseas founder stepping down as president after almost four decades at the helm

Offshore contractor Allseas has revealed that its founder and current president, Edward Heerema, has decided to hand over the reins to his eldest son. The latter is expected to build on his father’s legacy. While announcing that Edward Heerema is stepping aside as the president of the Allseas Group after nearly four decades in the role, Allseas... Continue Reading →

September 16, 2022 0

German firm secures major order for Mexico’s new deepwater gas pipeline

Germany-based EUROPIPE has received an order from the North American TC Energy (TCE) to supply the pipe for the Southeast Gateway Pipeline project in the Gulf of Mexico. TCE is building the $4.5 billion offshore gas pipeline in partnership with the Mexican state-owned power utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) to secure the power supply... Continue Reading →

September 16, 2022 0

USVs Eye Offshore Wind Opportunities – Long read

Elaine Maslin, Contributor (OE) The use of USVs in the offshore industry has come a long way since they first started making an appearance in the 2010s. After some tentative steps, companies like XOCEAN have come in and blazed a trail, not least in offshore wind.This has largely been for standard multibeam and sub-bottom profile surveys.... Continue Reading →

September 16, 2022 0

CNOOC Hires Stena Drillship for Two Gabon Offshore Wells

(OE) Offshore drilling firm Stena Drilling has secured a drilling contract with China's CNOOC for its drillship Stena IceMax in Gabon. The contract is with CNOOC's subsidiary CNOOC Africa Holding Ltd (CNOOC). According to Stena Drilling, the two well program, is scheduled for Q1 2023. Stena said that the drilling program off the coast of... Continue Reading →

September 16, 2022 0

Energy players in Brazil enter joint R&D project to leverage digital ways in transition to net-zero

Offshore energy companies in Brazil have come together for a joint industry research and technology development project focused on addressing technologies to reduce carbon emissions. The project named i-Concept JIP Phase 2 focuses on the development of applied computational modules to generate and rank offshore conceptual systems, addressing technologies to reduce carbon emissions and creating... Continue Reading →

September 16, 2022 0

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Vertical Axis Turbines ‘Dramatically’ Increase Power Density at Offshore Wind Farms – White Paper

McDermott Bags Significant Contract with TotalEnergies Offshore Angola

World’s largest offshore wind farm first to use low-carbon copper for HVDC cables

Damen Working on New Vessel Class to Support Growing Floating Wind Industry

Siem Helix 2 stays with Petrobras for another two years

Allseas founder stepping down as president after almost four decades at the helm

German firm secures major order for Mexico’s new deepwater gas pipeline

USVs Eye Offshore Wind Opportunities – Long read

CNOOC Hires Stena Drillship for Two Gabon Offshore Wells

Energy players in Brazil enter joint R&D project to leverage digital ways in transition to net-zero

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