Energy

Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) can proudly announce the two newest additions to their fleet: M/V Runner and M/V Responder. These vessels have been customized and modified to fit the N-O-S standard and high expectations of comfort and performance.

Equinor (operator), Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Petrobras have taken the investment decision to develop the BM-C-33 project in Brazil. The investment is of approximately USD 9 billion.

Saipem has achieved a new milestone in offshore wind with the completion of its first installation campaign for the Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm development.

AW-Energy, a leader in near-shore wave energy technology, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kaoko Green Energy Solutions (Pty) Ltd in Namibia.

NHV A/S, has announced that they have secured a new contract from TotalEnergies EP Denmark, to support offshore operations in the Danish sector of the North Sea.

InteliWell, a joint venture formed to accelerate autonomous well construction, announces that Transocean, on behalf of its customers Wintershall Dea and OMV, has contracted the JV to equip and utilize its proprietary InteliWell software on the drilling rig Transocean Norge.

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has released a comprehensive report on the U.S. offshore wind market, revealing a rapidly growing pipeline of projects across 32 leases totaling 51,377 MW of expected capacity – enough electricity to power the equivalent of more than 20 million homes.

The offshore wind sector must take action to address a rising tide of mechanical breakdown issues, component failures and serial defects ensuing from the deployment of ever-larger offshore wind turbines. This is according to GCube Insurance (GCube), a leading underwriter for renewable energy projects. 

The leading representative body for the offshore energy sector, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), will host a brand-new conference this year to explore ‘one of the greatest challenges of our time’ – decarbonization.

Framo AS will supply Yinson Production (“YP”), a top-tier FPSO contractor globally, with its recently introduced Submerged Turbine solution. The order was placed in Q3 - 2022, with YP becoming the first offshore operator to take advantage of this technology.

Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) have been awarded a contract from RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm to deliver Offshore Resources and Services for the duration of the project’s offshore construction, commencing in 2023.

Norwegian technology company Vissim, which develops systems to optimize marine operations at offshore wind farms and oil and gas fields, has acquired Nesspoint Ltd.