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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 →
(OE) Norwegian company ABL and Aberdeen-based health and safety consultancy Integrity HSE have formed strategic partnership to reinforce their rig inspection services. ABL’s rig inspection service offering will be enhanced with Integrity HSE’s tailored onshore and offshore inspection and rig intake solutions. The services will add value to a wide range of drilling and production... Continue Reading →
(OE) The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure has begun for Odra Energia, the proposed 1.3 GW floating offshore wind project that the partnership between Renantis and BlueFloat Energy plans to develop off the southern coast of the province of Lecce in Italy. After a year-long assessment and research phase, the EIA study was submitted to... 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 →
(Reuters) The Brazilian administrative authority has suspended Italy's Saipem and its subsidiary Saipem do Brasil from contracting with the country's public administration for two years, the engineering and construction group said on Friday. The decision stems from the final ruling in the administrative proceedings initiated against the companies in relation to alleged irregularities in the... Continue Reading →
(EV) BlackRock will pay $3bn in cash, with around $9.48bn in 12 million BlackRock shares. GIP is an investor in a number of infrastructure assets, including a wide array of energy projects around the world. BlackRock said GIP had more than $100bn in assets under management (AUM). After closing, the investor would have around $150bn... Continue Reading →
(TN) Constellation and HMH announced this Thursday, January 11, the signing of an integrated maintenance support contract for Blowout Preventers (BOPs) for the semi-submersible drilling platforms Alpha Star, Gold Star and Lone Star. The Contractual Services Agreement (CSA) will last for five years, with an option for extension. The partnership model is unprecedented in Brazil... 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 →
(OW) Dutch-based Enersea has designed a new walk-to-work gangway system, the W-type, for the offshore access specialist Ampelmann. The W-type is an electric gangway system developed for the service operation vessel (SOV) market to transfer personnel and cargo at various heights. For the W-type, Ampelmann asked Enersea to design a new type of access system... Continue Reading →
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