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Following the acquisition of iXblue by Group Gorgé end of September, ECA Group and iXblue announced today that both companies will be operating under a new joint brand: Exail. With this alliance, Exail becomes a global high-tech industrial champion specializing in cutting-edge robotics, maritime, navigation, aerospace and photonics technologies. Combining complementary technological expertise and geographical... Continue Reading →
Blue economy solutions provider Sustainable Marine has sold its anchoring and mooring business Swift Anchors to Aquos, a subsidiary of its largest shareholder and long-standing partner Schottel. The announcement comes shortly after the launch of Swift Anchors next-generation, remotely operated rock anchor installation system, dubbed AROV2 – which will be used to install anchors for Sustainable Marine’s Pempa’q... Continue Reading →
The FPSO P-71 left the Jurong Aracruz shipyard, in Espírito Santo, and headed for the Itapu field, in the Santos Basin. The vessel will be able to produce up to 150,000 barrels of oil and 6 million cubic meters of gas daily. In addition, the P-71 will be able to store 1.6 million barrels of... Continue Reading →
Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric Industries has completed a long-term test for its 525 kV cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE)-insulated high-voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine cable system. The cable system was tested in accordance with the international standard CIGRE-TB496 and a third-party certification body has approved the completion of the test. According to Sumitomo, this system is capable of... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norway-based Wind Catching Systems, a company behind the design of a multi-turbine floating wind platform, said Monday it had received a technology development grant of NOK 22 million (USD 2.1 million) from the Norwegian government agency Enova. Wind Catching Systems is developing the Windcatcher, a floating wind power plant based on a multi-turbine design.... Continue Reading →
Prosafe, a company offering offshore accommodation services for oil and gas clients, said Saturday it had submitted the most competitive offer in a bidding process for a 650-day contract with the Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras. The contract value is approximately USD 73 million, which is equivalent to $112,500 per day. "Contract award and... Continue Reading →
(OW) The US offshore wind sector has gotten its new official guidance that can be used in the regulatory approval process. The document contains best practices and is said to help accelerate development of the offshore wind industry, shorten regulatory timelines, and increase worker safety. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Board of Standards Review... Continue Reading →
(OW) BP is advertising a new opening in its offshore wind business, this time looking for the Head of Floating Offshore Wind, who will develop and lead its global floating offshore wind team from BP’s base in the UK. The company participated in public discussions on California’s (floating) offshore windBP is also exploring floating wind as... Continue Reading →
(OE) The Dutch FPSO leasing specialist SBM Offshore said Friday the construction of the topside modules had kicked off in Singapore for one of the company's largest-ever FPSO units, the One Guyana FPSO. "During September this year, two steel strike ceremonies were held in both Keppel FELS and DynaMac yards. This marks a key milestone,... Continue Reading →
Half of the 114 offshore wind turbines which will make up Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, Seagreen, have now been installed in the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland, SSE Renewables said this week, adding that a record has been broken for the world's deepest fixed-bottom turbine installation, too. The construction campaign at... Continue Reading →
