Zero-emission operations can be a reality already today and do not have to be a future option, says Ulstein. Their second hydrogen hybrid design for the offshore wind industry, the ULSTEIN J102 zero emission wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), can operate 75% of the time in zero emission mode. Using readily available technology, the additional cost is limited to less than 5% of the total CAPEX.
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Hess announced it has made a final investment decision to proceed with development of the Payara Field offshore Guyana after the development plan received approval from the government of Guyana. Payara is the third oil development on the Stabroek Block; gross production capacity from the three developments is expected to reach approximately 560,000 barrels of oil per day in 2024.
Alpha has opened a new training centre in Houston after achieving accreditation from the Global Wind Organization (GWO) to deliver its Basic Safety Training (BST). The base makes the company one of only seven providers accredited to supply the globally recognized GWO training courses in the United States.
Equinor and partners Petoro, Vår Energi and ConocoPhillips Skandinavia have decided to develop the Breidablikk field in the North Sea. The partnership will submit the plan for development and operation to the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, in addition to awarding contracts for subsea facilities and upgrading of the Grane platform.
In his keynote address to delegates at ENGenious Online (22-24 September), CEO of C3.ai, author of Digital Transformation: Survive and Thrive in an Era of Mass Extinction, and Silicon Valley businessman, Tom Siebel, urged business leaders to “drive not delegate the digital transformation.”
Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA03) applauded passage of his amendment (Garamendi #33) to the “Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act” (H.R. 4447) by the U.S House of Representatives.