Energy

Green infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds has revealed an ambitious plan to accelerate decarbonization of oil and gas assets through an integrated 200-turbine floating wind and hydrogen development that would shift the dial on emissions targets and create significant jobs.

International engineering and technical service provider Offshore Design Engineering Ltd (ODE) has been selected as Owner’s Engineer for Codling Wind Park, set to become one of the largest offshore wind farms in Ireland.

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its Wärtsilä HY Module, a containerized hybrid battery power and energy storage system to Maersk Supply Service, the Denmark based provider of offshore marine services and integrated solutions for the global energy sector. The Wärtsilä system will support Maersk’s goal of reducing the carbon intensity of its fleet by 50 percent before the end of this decade. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in May 2021.

Ørsted and POSCO Group, have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their relationship.

Renewable energy in the UK has come a long way since the first North Sea wind turbine was installed 20 years ago.

Equinor has completed the acquisition of a site at the port of Łeba to serve as the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the Polish Baltic Sea offshore wind projects. The announcement makes Equinor the first developer to confirm an offshore wind maintenance port in Poland together with the joint venture partner Polenergia.

Equinor, RWE Renewables and Hydro REIN have signed a collaboration agreement for offshore wind in Norway.

Aberdeen headquartered PD&MS Group has acquired cleantech specialist engineering firm Synergie Environ Ltd for an undisclosed sum to bolster its decarbonization capabilities and further support the energy sector’s net-zero emission ambitions.

A new UK Offshore Energy Workforce Transferability Review by Robert Gordon University (RGU) highlights that the offshore energy workforce mix will change significantly in the next 10 years, with roles in decarbonized energies projected to increase from 20% to 65% of all jobs in the offshore energy sector (oil & gas, offshore wind, carbon capture utilization and storage and hydrogen).

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl, and California Governor Gavin Newsom have announced an agreement to advance areas for offshore wind off the northern and central coasts of California.

National Grid, one of the world’s largest publicly listed utilities, and RWE Renewables, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, have announced the signing of a partnership agreement to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the coastal region of the Northeast U.S.

A paradigm shift is occurring in the offshore energy sector with the recent surge in momentum to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 having a profound impact on oil & gas company strategies.