Friday, November 22, 2024

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Egypt's Petroleum Ministry ties arrears payment to production boost amid decreasing gas output

According to a statement from the petroleum ministry on Monday, Egypt plans to link arrears payment to increased production as part of its plan to settle outstanding debts with international oil companies.

Deep sea oil drilling drillers are now subject to new safety regulations in the US

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, or BSEE, released new rules on Tuesday for U.S. off-shore drillers. This is because breakthrough technology allows them to operate…

Cyprus and Greece sign an agreement on the 'world's largest' subsea cable

The energy ministers of Greece and Cyprus announced on Saturday that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will allow them to proceed with the construction of a…

UK's Hunting maintains annual forecast despite H1 profit increase

Hunting Plc, a British energy services company, posted a 23% increase in its first-half profits on Thursday. The firm attributed the jump to a robust order book for its oil and subsea businesses.

Chevron achieves industry-first in ultra-high-pressure oil field

Chevron announced on Monday that it had achieved a breakthrough in technology by producing the first oil under extreme pressures from a U.S. Gulf of Mexico Field. The $5.7 billion project…

Quick Connect: OAL Subsea Pipeline Completed

Completion of Above Water Tie-In of the Ostsee Anbindungsleitung (OAL)” - Copyright StreamTec Solutions AG.

Making a twist on the proverb 'necessity is the mother of invention', GASCADE Gastransport GmbH and StreamTec Solutions AG completed the Ostsee Anbindungsleitung (OAL) subsea pipeline…

Floating Production – A Growing Segment in Transition

The FPSO offshore floating platform for oil production off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The structure is designed for ice conditions and deep wells. See Less
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The specialized deepwater oil & gas and floating offshore wind segments will share many of the same stakeholders and supply chains, competing for increasingly scarce resources.To receive a full version of Inteletus analysis…

Fincantieri Set to Acquire Remazel Engineering

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Fincantieri has set the main terms and conditions for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Remazel Engineering S.p.A. from Advanced Technology Industrial Group S.A. Remazel is a…

Markets: The Challenges of Developing Floating Wind at Scale

Hywind Scotland, the world.s first floating wind farm, operated by Equinor. (Credit: Signal Film / ©Equinor)

Tens of gigawatts of floating wind projects are slated for development in this and the next decade, but many obstacles remain.There has been much focus on the emerging floating wind market of late.The U.K.

Offshore Wind: Floating Wind is the Future

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$3 billion forecast to be invested in new anchor handlers to meet floating wind demand.Floating wind is an emerging technology. Currently being tested in small scale demonstration and pilot projects…

Nova Innovation Double Size of Offshore Tidal Power Array

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Edinburgh-based tidal energy company Nova Innovation has achieved another world-first by doubling the size of its Shetland Tidal Array. In 2016, the array of three underwater tidal…

Has Green Hydrogen Sprung a Leak?

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The green hydrogen express is gathering pace, but it may have a worrying problem with leaks.As governments and energy companies line up big bets on the much-touted fuel of the future…

New Cloud Platform for Subsea Survey Data

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Subsea geo-information specialist TrueOcean GmbH launched a new digital platfom designed tor accelerate the transformation of marine data acquired by underwater sensors, including multibeam…

Renewable Energy: AWS Waveswing Put to the Test

The Waveswing. Image courtesy AWS Ocean Energy

Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy announced encouraging results from the current phase of sea trials of its wave energy device at the European Marine Energy Center (EMEC) in Orkney.

MTR100: For USVs and AUVs, is it a Hydrogen Future?

The Maxlimer hydrogen configuration.  Image courtesy SEA-KIT International

Hydrogen has been making big headlines in the energy world. It’s one of the potential routes to deliver high density energy to transport and heavy industry – but also to marine applications…

Subsea Cable Installed on HiWave-5 Wave Energy Project

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CorPower Ocean and Maersk Supply Service report the successful install of a 6.2km subsea export cable off the coast of northern Portugal to energise the flagship HiWave-5 Project.The…

Energy @ Sea: Powering Up in the Blue Desert

A graphic rendering depicting C-Power’s SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system as configured for the demonstration at the U.S. Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site in Hawaii. © C-Power

Last year marked the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, lasting from 2021 until 2030. With 10 years comes 10 challenges—goals for regional…

Renewable Energy: First Floating Tidal Power Delivered to Nova Scotia Grid

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Sustainable Marine said it has successfully harnessed the tidal currents in Canada’s Bay of Fundy, delivering the first floating in-stream tidal power to Nova Scotia’s grid.Nova Scotia…

Carbon Capture & Storage: A New Lease of Life for Submarine Pipelines?

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Since 2019, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) have risen up the political agenda, globally, offering a route to decarbonization, as well as (more recently), increased energy security.

What to Expect from the US Offshore Wind Market This Year

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After many false starts, the U.S. offshore wind market is building strong roots for a solid future. But as the market develops from its current northeast and mid-Atlantic niche new opportunities and challenges arise.The U.S.