Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has received a letter from Malaysia’s Yinson, through its subsidiary Yinson Bouvardia Holdings, notifying about the exercise of an option to acquire an FPSO, which will operate at its oil field offshore Brazil. This action starts the charter agreement for the FPSO. FPSO Atlanta; Source: Yinson (video) According to Enauta, …
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Cyprus-headquartered seismic firm SeaBird Exploration has secured a two-year contract with a repeat client for services spanning several projects in the Western Hemisphere. Source: SeaBird Exploration Seabird reported on 14 July that it had signed a Letter of Award (LoA) for ocean bottom node (OBN) source services, with the counterparty being a “repeat tier 1 client”. The contract …
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Wind energy is certainly one of the key drivers for reducing CO2 emissions by 2050. To move towards this horizon, many nations are investing significant capital in the construction of onshore and offshore wind farms: the developers of these farms rely on companies capable of providing technological, quality, reliable, cost-effective and time-effective solutions for the …
The Crown Estate and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) have released a report which aims to help stakeholders involved in offshore wind developments better assess the impacts of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from subsea power cables on the marine environment. Illustration; Source: The Crown Estate (archive) According to the Crown Estate, the …
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Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping has taken delivery of the fifth liquified natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel 210,000 dwt newcastlemax newbuild from New Times Shipbuilding (NTS). Mount Matterhorn (Screenshot). Source: Himalaya Shipping As disclosed, the delivery ceremony took place today (14 July) at the company’s yard in China. The vessel Mount Matterhorn, which is the …
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The 80th session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80) has initiated the review of the short-term measures, ie the Carbon Intensity Indicators (CII), Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP), by approving the plan for such a review. Image credit IMO The scope of the review will …
Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser, a subsidiary of Norway’s Nel ASA, has signed a contract for 20 MW of alkaline electrolyser equipment for about €9 million with Hyd’Occ for its project in Port-La-Nouvelle, France. Archive; Courtesy of Nel The 20 MW electrolyser will supply renewable hydrogen to local industry and transportation in southern France, Nel said, adding …
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Swedish-Israeli wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has been awarded a grant from the EU that will be used to add educational and knowledge-sharing features to the company’s newest wave energy power station at the Port of Jaffa in Israel. Eco Wave Power’s wave energy plant in Jaffa Port, Israel (Screenshot/Video by Eco Wave Power) …
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Reports indicate that the decision on whether to approve or not one of the largest undeveloped oil fields in the UK is unlikely to see the light of day anytime soon. The latest delay comes at a time when climate change concerns are gathering momentum, exacerbated by heat waves. This backdrop combined with decarbonisation requirements …
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DB Schenker and Volvo Cars have embarked on a partnership for more sustainable ocean freight, shipping 12,000 standard containers (TEU) with automotive spare parts on vessels using biofuel. DB Schenker The program started in June and connects, among others, Volvo Cars’ Gothenburg production plant with the ports of Savannah, Newark, and New York. The renewable …
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