Energy

DNV, an independent energy expert and assurance provider, is looking for partners to launch a new Joint Industry Project (JIP) for floating offshore substations.

GATE Energy, a premier global engineering, commissioning, and field services provider headquartered in Houston, TX, just announced that they have been selected to serve on the NOIA, National Ocean Industries Association, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Workgroup.

With floating wind farms being the new kid on the block new questions arise. For example, how are we going to maintain these novel constructions?

On behalf of the Wisting license partners, Equinor has signed a contract with Aker Solutions for front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a floating production and storage vessel (FPSO) for the Wisting field.

National Ocean Industries Association President Erik Milito issued the following statement after the House voted 228-206 to pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act late Friday night:

Siemens Gamesa has been named Nominated Preferred Supplier by Vattenfall for the 3.6 GW Norfolk offshore wind power projects in the UK.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy took an additional step in advancing its successful licensing business model in the world’s single largest offshore market by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Energy United Power Technology Co., Ltd. during the ongoing 4th edition of China International Import Expo held in Shanghai, China.

Dominion Energy accelerated its efforts to enhance a domestic offshore wind supply chain and build a local clean energy workforce following a rigorous competitive procurement process to reach agreements on major contract packages for the 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, the largest offshore wind farm currently under development in the United States.

Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has safely and successfully re-started production at the Mars and Ursa platforms in the US Gulf of Mexico and began exporting oil and gas through the West Delta-143 (WD-143) “A” facility.

In under a decade, the benefits of advancing into deeper waters with floating wind constructions have begun to be realized. Innovative technologies and significant industry experience are supporting the exploitation of the stronger and more consistent wind resources that characterize these deeper marine environments.

In an announcement made at COP26, the US and EU jointly kicked off the Global Methane Pledge, which aims to reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030, and over 100 countries have joined the initiative;

BW Ideol is pleased to announce that its planned offshore floating wind pilot-project in California has progressed to the environmental assessment stage, representing the next milestone in a permitting process for what may become one of the first wind farms off the coast of California.