Energy

DNV, an independent energy expert and assurance provider, has successfully concluded Phase 1 of its joint industry project (JIP) aimed at establishing offshore substation standards for the growing floating wind sector.

ABS and Seatrium Limited (Seatrium) have taken the next step on a pioneering journey to advance the use of smart functions with the assignment of a structural health monitoring notation to a self-elevating drilling unit (SEDU).

Registration is now open for the 2024 International Partnering Forum (IPF). 2024 IPF takes place April 22-25, 2024, in New Orleans. Featuring 4,000+ attendees and 250+ speakers, industry experts from around the world will converge to share best business practices, the most advanced technical and scientific findings, and policy updates impacting offshore wind (preview the agenda here).

COWI has been awarded Detailed Design work for Anma Offshore Wind at South Korea's utility-scale offshore wind farm. The win follows years of collaboration as owner's engineer delivering the Front End Engineering Design for the project.

Apollo, a leading UK-based engineering and advisory provider, has announced the successful completion of a pre-FEED engineering study in collaboration with Celtic Sea Power which explored the development of coordinated solutions to bring marine generated power into Pembroke from the Celtic Sea.

bp has successfully started production from the Seagull oil and gas field in the UK North Sea, boosting energy supplies, supporting the supply chain and jobs, and underpinning continued production from an offshore facility that’s been operating for 25 years.

James Fisher and Sons plc (James Fisher) continues to expand its renewables service offering in the US by overseeing critical testing and termination services at South Fork Wind offshore wind farm in Long Island, US, working with offshore wind leader Ørsted and their joint venture partner, Eversource.

The International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum (IVECF) hosted the official presentation of the advanced concepts for the next-generation Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) platform, last Friday, at the Hofburg Conference Centre, in Austria.

The Oceantic Network (formerly Business Network for Offshore Wind), in partnership with Recharge, will host its annual Ventus Gala in Boston on November 9, honoring former Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Amanda Lefton and the 2023 Ventus Award finalists.

The world’s first maritime renewable energy project that combines deep-sea floating wind energy and aquaculture has been completed in China.

Following the announcement of a nearly $8.7 million federal grant to support the Humboldt Heavy Lift Marine Terminal for offshore wind, Crowley lauded the collaboration to secure the funding.

As a result of the order issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 26, 2023, in Louisiana v. Haaland (Case No. 23-30666), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is postponing Lease Sale 261, which was originally scheduled for September 27, 2023, and later scheduled for November 8, 2023, in response to judicial orders. Until the court rules, BOEM cannot be certain of which areas or stipulations may be included in the sale notice.