The University of Maine will collaborate with New England Aqua Ventus, LLC (NEAV), a joint venture between Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation, and RWE Renewables, the second largest company in offshore wind globally, to develop UMaine’s floating offshore wind technology demonstration project off the coast of Maine.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) announces a joint venture regarding the development of offshore wind projects in Hokkaido, Japan.
Equinor has agreed to sell a 40.8125% interest in and transfer operatorship of the Bressay oil field development on the UK continental shelf to EnQuest.
Two leading energy technology and innovation organizations announced on July 22, 2020, a five-year collaboration to deliver next generation energy technologies and accelerate the United Kingdom’s transition to a net zero future.
The location has been chosen to support CorPower’s flagship demonstration project HiWave-5, and for the long-term development of supply and service capacity for commercial wave energy farms.
Ocean Energy Europe 2020 program spotlight: Wave energy technology keeps advancing, showing that innovation is at the heart of the blue energy revolution.
GIEK (The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency) has quadrupled its offshore wind portfolio to NOK 4.2bn (USD 453m) since the tail end of last year. With ample capacity and competitive rates, it is actively seeking new business worldwide as part of its mandate to bolster the participation of Norwegian exporters in a burgeoning but capital-intensive sector.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposes to offer approximately 78.8 million acres for a region-wide lease sale scheduled for November 2020.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will service Germany’s newest offshore wind park Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II).
Equinor and its license partners Source Energy AS and Wellesley Petroleum AS have discovered gas and condensate in exploration well 30/2-5 S Atlantis. Based on preliminary estimates the proven reserves are between 3 and 10 million standard cubic meters of recoverable oil equivalent, corresponding to 19-63 million barrels of oil equivalent.
The Business Network for Offshore Wind’s 2020 International Partnering Forum (IPF) will host IPF Livestream: Global Market this Thursday, July 9 starting at 8:55 a.m. EST.
Episode 3 “Floater preparation” was been released online on July 7, 2020.
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