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(OET) Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna has launched a project in cooperation with U.S. startup Terradepth focused on testing innovative approaches to surveying the seabed for planning environmentally friendly submarine electrical connections. As part of Project Odisseo, the first test was conducted off the coast near the port of Casamicciola Terme, on the island... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobras, Shell Brasil, TotalEnergies, CNPC and CNOOC and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) kicked off a series of studies that aim to map the offshore wind potential of the pre-salt region. The first data relating to the study is being collected in the Buzios field, and the work will soon... Continue Reading →
(OW) Siemens Gamesa will install and test what has been described by the European Union (EU) as the “world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine prototype” at the Østerild National Test Centre in Denmark, before later starting full-scale production of its “next-generation” offshore wind turbine model. The wind turbine manufacturer did not disclose what rating the new turbine will have although it... Continue Reading →
(OW) Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has released a draft version of a bill that would streamline the offshore wind development process and get new sources of affordable clean energy on the grid. Senator Whitehouse requests feedback on his bill from all stakeholders, including federal, state, and local agencies, industries, developers, and communities. The Senator... Continue Reading →
(OE) The European Union has built 17 GW of new wind energy in 2023, with 3 GW of new capacity coming from offshore wind farms. The WindEurope data shows that Germany built the most new wind capacity followed by the Netherlands and Sweden. The Netherlands built the most new offshore wind, including the 1.5 GW Hollandse... Continue Reading →
(OE) Italian engineering firm Rosetti Marino has completed the construction of jacket and topside for the Fenix wellhead platform, which are now en route to Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina. Rosetti Marino built Fenix platform’s topside and jacket for TotalEnergies’ Fenix gas development project as part of an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian ocean services provider DeepOcean has acquired digital transformation company Btwn, growing its offering within digitalization and automation of subsea operations. DeepOcean has acquired 100% of the shares in Btwn – pronounced ‘between’ - from the company’s employees for an undisclosed amount. In addition to becoming an integrated part of DeepOcean’s digital innovation team,... Continue Reading →
(OET) In a bid to propel the development of four oil projects forward, Angola-based Azule Energy, a joint venture between BP and Eni, has set its cap on using a digital design and visualization platform from FutureOn, a Norwegian software company specializing in the energy sector, which allows the latter to gain its first foothold in... Continue Reading →
(OE) Decom Engineering has completed the first deployment of its largest subsea Chopsaw to date, achieving substantial time savings of almost 300% on a decommissioning job in the North Sea. Following the $1.2 million (£1 million) investment to develop its largest subsea Chopsaw yet - the C1-46 - the Northern Ireland-based offshore decommissioning technology firm... Continue Reading →
(OE) Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Hokutaku, Japan's largest wind turbine maintenance company, have made an agreement to form a capital alliance as MOL pursues growth in its non-shipping businesses like offshore wind. The capital alliance entails MOL's acquisition of a majority of the outstanding shares of Hokutaku, the largest third-party wind maintenance company in... Continue Reading →
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