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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 →
Energy Perspectives 2022: Long-term development in the world’s energy markets and how politics, technologies, companies, and consumers can influence it, is an overarching theme of the energy transition. (OE) With inflation raging, geopolitical disruption and resultant energy security concerts, and continued logistics woes, the table is set for Equinor to deliver its insights on energy courtesy... Continue Reading →
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 →
Elaine Maslin, Contributor In the last few years, there’s been a proliferation of projects targeting the production of hydrogen. Its seen as one of the levers towards net zero and, more recently, a way to help underpin energy security, especially in Europe. Many think producing the stuff offshore is a big opportunity. (OE) Many are keen... Continue Reading →
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 →
(Reuters) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry cautioned against investing in long-term gas projects in Africa as countries in the region, some hoping to tap recent oil and gas discoveries, wrestle with how to power their development with clean energy. "We are not saying no gas," Kerry told Reuters on the sidelines of an African... Continue Reading →
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 →
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled a plan to accelerate development of next-generation floating offshore wind farms by slashing the cost of the technology by 70% and setting a goal for it to power 5 million U.S. homes by 2035. The announcement was the latest in the White House's push to bolster the... Continue Reading →
(WO) The offshore wind industry is projected to produce 228 GW by 2030, enough to power over 68 million homes. These projects will be at greater water depths and with larger wind turbine generators. Therefore, there is a demand for innovative solutions to deliver these projects. Earlier this year, Heerema Marine Contractors introduced a novel... Continue Reading →
(Rigzone) Colombia’s upstream sector is especially dynamic in 2022. Offshore exploration of the Colombian Caribbean has delivered in 2022 with Shell and Petrobras hitting the target with their wells earlier this year. Shell and Petrobras hit natural gas pay in the Gorgon-2 and Uchuva-1, both with Ecopetrol as a non-operating partner – according to Wood... Continue Reading →
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