Energy

Unforeseen variances encountered in the operations of two Norwegian gas projects that store carbon dioxide (CO2) under the seabed call into question the long-term viability of carbon capture and storage (CCS), according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

Project Greensand has received official safety approval from DNV. The project is the first in the world to demonstrate that CO2 can be transported across national borders and stored offshore to mitigate climate change.

Announced on the first day of the Global Offshore Wind conference and exhibition in London, Opergy Group, a leading advisory body in renewable and low carbon energy solutions, together with Mingyang Smart Energy Group, one of China’s largest clean energy technology companies, are delighted to announce their strategic partnership to support the entry of Mingyang into the UK market.

BladeBUG, a UK-based robotics company designing and developing inspection and repair robots for the wind industry, has announced its strategic collaboration with global non-destructive testing (NDT) specialist, FORCE Technology.

Focusing on its renewable energy transition, the government of Grenada held a roundtable discussion on Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), under the banner of the Global Ocean Energy Alliance (GLOEA).

TotalEnergies announces the Ntokon oil and gas discovery on OML102 offshore Nigeria. Located in shallow waters, 60 km off the southeast coast of Nigeria, the Ntokon-1AX discovery well encountered 38 meters of net oil pay and 15 meters of net gas pay, while its side-track Ntokon-1G1 encountered 73 meters of net oil pay, in well-developed and excellent quality reservoirs. Ntokon-1G1 tested successfully up to a maximum rate of about 5,000 barrels per day of 40° API oil.

DORIS has been selected by Equinor to provide Owner’s Engineering services under a Master Services Framework Agreement for offshore wind and low-carbon projects. Across the five-year agreement, DORIS will provide its expertise in these energy industries to Equinor across its project portfolio.

Lhyfe and Capital Energy have signed a collaboration agreement for the joint development of offshore renewable hydrogen projects in Spain and Portugal.

Jan De Nul Group has signed an agreement with RWE, a German energy provider, for the long-term chartering of two next-generation installation vessels for future offshore wind foundation and turbine construction.

The OEG Offshore group, a leading offshore energy services company, has announced the launch of its new division OEG Renewables (OEGR).

Shift Clean Energy (Shift), Ecomar Propulsion, and Aluminium Marine Consultants have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and develop a revolutionary retrofit package to electrify and transform existing crew transfer vessels (CTVs) and workboats into environmentally friendly marine vessels.

DNV has carried out a review in accordance with the applicable Rules & Regulations as well as the specified class notations further down and verified the D-Floater’s technical feasibility.