Energy

Transocean Ltd.  announced end of March, that it has purchased a minority interest in Ocean Minerals Ltd., a company engaged in the exploration of seabed resources containing metals critical to the growing renewable energy market.

Ampelmann, a Dutch offshore access provider, has signed its first contract in the US offshore wind market.

Eneti Inc. has announced that Seajacks UK Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eneti, and a leading provider of installation and maintenance vessels to the offshore wind sector, has signed a new contract with a UK-based utility for one of its NG2500X-class vessels to support offshore wind farm substation commissioning in the UK sector of the North Sea for a period of 90-120 days in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025.

McDermott International has joined a group of industry experts focused on unlocking the potential for a hydrogen-led energy hub located at Bacton, Norfolk, UK.

The ninth annual International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum (IPF), hosted by the Business Network for Offshore Wind, will kick off on Tuesday, April 26 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

A new analysis led by North Carolina State University researchers found offshore wind power could help lower wholesale electricity prices on average for six states in New England, with relatively low risk of wind turbines failing during extreme winter storms.

Shell has published its Energy Transition Progress Report 2021 detailing the company’s progress over the past year. This report will be put to shareholders for an advisory vote at the Annual General Meeting on May 24, 2022.



In response to positive feedback from offshore suppliers, Damen Shipyards Group decided to build three new vessels of the Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 Hybrid type on stock at the Damen Antalya yard in Turkey. The vessels will be available for fast delivery for operators in the quickly emerging offshore renewable energy production.

Installation of the first offshore wind turbine of the 1^st French commercial wind farm, launch of the Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbine factory, visit in Le Havre for of the French President candidate Emmanuel Macron… In the last few days, the offshore renewable energies have been at the heart of the news.

Havfram, an international subsea and offshore wind contractor, has announced the award of a contract on the Yunlin Offshore Windfarm which is being developed offshore Taiwan.

The authorities have granted Aker BP consent to start up the Hod B facility in the North Sea.

Maersk Training is set to increase headcount across its UK sites as it looks to recruit new instructors due to industry demand.