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Engineering and design service provider Kent has been awarded a contract by EnBW and BP to carry out pre-Front End Engineering Design (FEED) studies for the 2.9 GW Morven offshore wind project in Scotland. The pre-FEED studies, which are expected to last six months, will involve engineering design work that supports key decisions, foundation type, corrosion... Continue Reading →
Shell and Hexicon, through their joint venture in South Korea, have appointed K2 Management (K2M) as Lender’s Technical Advisor for the MunmuBaram project, a 1.3 GW floating wind farm planned to be built between 65 and 80 kilometres offshore the city of Ulsan. The Denmark-headquartered K2 Management will first review the general project status and... Continue Reading →
French transmission grid operator Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has awarded Fugro a contract to perform a geotechnical investigation for future offshore substations (OSS) at two floating wind farm sites in the Gulf of Lion in the Mediterranean Sea. Offshore Substations collect the electricity produced in wind turbines and convert it to a high voltage... Continue Reading →
RWE and Northland Power have selected offshore installation firm Havfram Wind as the preferred supplier for their German North Sea offshore wind cluster of up to 1.6 gigawatts (GW). The cluster will consist of four wind farms. Havfram Wind will transport and support the installation of a minimum of 104 Vestas offshore wind turbines with a capacity of... Continue Reading →
Corio Generation, part of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, said Thursday it was joining the Global Offshore Wind Alliance, an international coalition founded by the Government of Denmark, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) to help countries transform their economies using offshore wind power. Corio has pledged to work... Continue Reading →
Major industry players have joined forces and launched the Ulsan Floating Offshore Wind Association with the aim to promote the development of the offshore wind industry in Ulsan, South Korea. The Association consists of the Ulsan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI) and five companies: Korea Floating Wind (Ocean Winds and Aker Group), Firefly Offshore Wind... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 02/23/2022, informs that the fulfillment of all precedent conditions has been concluded, regarding the transfer of its total interest (100%) in a set of 4 onshore production field concessions, with integrated facilities, located in the State of Espírito Santo - ES, jointly called... Continue Reading →
As a part of SOFEC’s commitment to the Energy Transition, SOFECis pleased to announce that the newly developed Ammonia Transfer System has been awardedan Approval in Principle (AiP) by DNV for use with two mooring technologies 1) CALM Buoy and2) Tower Mooring solutions.Both CALM Buoy and Tower Mooring solutions are part of SOFEC’s proven product... Continue Reading →
France’s RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Electricité) has awarded Fugro with a contract to perform a geotechnical investigation for future offshore substations at two floating wind farm sites in the Gulf of Lion in the Mediterranean Sea. After an evaluation of environmental impacts, Fugro mobilised its Gargano vessel on Wednesday, 12 April, equipped with drilling, sampling, and cone... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (IBAMA) authorized Petrobras to start operating the FPSO Almirante Barroso – which is already moored in the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin. The license will be valid for eight years. The platform vessel was named in honor of the commander who led the victorious Brazilian naval force in... Continue Reading →
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