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Under the recently opened €300 billion call for innovative next-generation low-carbon technologies as part of EU’s Innovation Fund, ocean energy technologies and projects have been specifically listed as eligible to apply for a share of €1 billion under two call topics. Premium content Checking for account. You need javascript to validate your login status. Premium …

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Supporting efficient offshore wind construction with custom propulsion A vessel dedicated to the construction of offshore wind farms has unique requirements. Working at sea almost all of the time, the focus is less about transportation and more on operating in DP. When Acta Marine developed its new Construction Service Operations Vessel (CSOV), the company knew …

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Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has set the wheels into motion to acquire an interest in a high-specification, ultra-deepwater newbuild drillship, after entering into a new joint venture. Two orders for this drillship, placed with the South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), were cancelled by previous owners. Transocean revealed on Thursday that one of …

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Equinox is preparing to harvest stable renewable energy Standing on the shoulders of giants, start-up Equinox is developing turbines that are laid out to generate electricity from steady flowing ocean current. Supported by Damen Shipyards, working from the Damen headquarters in Gorinchem, innovators Pieter de Haas, Joris van Dijk, and Andries van Unen prepare to …

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An investigation has shown that explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in late September were caused by “gross sabotage”, Swedish authorities announced. Swedish prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist, who is leading the ongoing preliminary investigation at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, said in a statement today, 18 November, that the incident is a …

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Norwegian offshore engineering contractor Aker Solutions has been awarded an extension for maintenance and modification (M&M) work on the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea off Norway. While announcing that it will continue to serve as the maintenance and modification services supplier on the Equinor-operated Johan Sverdrup field, Aker Solution explained on Friday that …

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Image credit: Stolt-Nielsen Stolt Tankers and Stolthaven Terminals have joined forces on the removal and sustainable treatment of wastewater from ships docked in Houston. Stolthaven Houston and New Orleans have been operating onsite biological wastewater treatment plants for more than 20 years, specialising in the handling of hazardous and non-hazardous wastewater from ships, barges, railcars, …

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Swedish shipping company Furetank has revealed that its dual-fuel tanker Fure Valö has performed the first voyage on a new Equinor fuel blend containing used cooking oil. Photo: Furetank As explained, Fure Valö has made a roundtrip from Mongstad in Norway to Reykjavik, Iceland on Equinor’s blend of 30% renewable fuel and 70% marine gasoil from the Mongstad …

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Oslo-headquartered Cecon Contracting and its partners have entered into an agreement for the construction of a cable installation vessel that will feature a methanol dual fuel system and a battery pack. Source: Cecon Contracting The vessel will be built by the Sefine Shipyard in Türkiye, while NSK Ship Design is in charge of the design …

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U.S. oil and gas giant ExxonMobil has awarded a deal for operations in Canada to a rig owned by SFL Corporation (SFL), which will be managed by the Norwegian drilling contractor, Odfjell Drilling.  Odfjell Drilling announced the signing of a contract between ExxonMobil Canada and SFL Corporation on Friday for the Hercules semi-submersible rig. Thanks …

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