With temperatures reaching all-time high all over the globe, it is difficult not to question whether we are doing enough to stop or even slow down global warming. But that did not interrupt the European energy players to make new deals and link up with each other to reap the benefits of the offshore energy …
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The Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative (CEM-Hubs), the first-of-its-kind platform that brings together the private sector and governments across the energy-maritime value chain to transform maritime transportation and production hubs for future low-carbon fuels, has been adopted by the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM). Courtesy of ICS The CEM adopted the new initiative to scale low-carbon …
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Just shortly after announcing NKT as the preferred bidder for the power cable systems, SSEN Transmission revealed it had selected Hitachi Energy to deliver the HVDC converter system for two HVDC transmission links offshore Scotland. HVDC converter station at Blackhillock, Scotland, one of the two stations in the Caithness Moray Link. Source: Hitachi Energy Hitachi …
German legislative body Bundesrat has approved the revised act to accelerate the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG Acceleration Act) to include forward-looking rules on energy supply and specify practical provisions on the sustainable, climate-neutral retrofitting of LNG terminals. Archive; Courtesy of Deutsche ReGas The previous version of the act had already contained a provision …
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The bidding process for the privatization of South Korea’s flagship carrier HMM was officially launched on Thursday in South Korea. LNG-Ready HMM Nuri; Image credit HMM The move was confirmed by HMM in a regulatory filing saying that the company’s largest shareholders, government-run banks, Korea Development Bank (KDB), and Korean Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC), opened …
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Japan’s maritime industry is taking significant strides towards the full-scale commercialization of fully autonomous ships, thanks to the MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Project. This collaborative effort, administered by the Nippon Foundation and involving 51 companies under the Designing the Future of Fully Autonomous Ships Plus consortium (DFFAS+), aims to revolutionize the coastal shipping industry and …
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Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling has confirmed that one of its drillships wrapped up its drilling assignment last week at Senegal’s first offshore oil development. As the drilling campaign is not over, another drillship will take care of the rest of the drilling work on this project. Ocean BlackHawk drillship; Source: Diamond Offshore The …
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Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and UTM Offshore have signed a Heads of Terms (HoT) agreement for the construction of the nation’s first indigenous floating LNG project. Screenshot. Courtesy of NNPC The agreement, described as a major step towards bolstering Nigeria’s energy security and promoting the utilization of its abundant gas resources, was signed on 20 …
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) has teamed up with Det Norske Veritas (DNV) on the establishment of a new UAE Decarbonization Centre. Image credit DNV H.E Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, and Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO DNV Maritime signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on establishing the facility at the IMO headquarters in London. …
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U.S. dredging services provider Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has held the steel-cutting ceremony for the construction of what is said to be the first U.S. offshore wind subsea rock placement vessel. Source: Philly Shipyard The ceremony marking the start of construction for the Acadia vessel was held on 20 July at Philly Shipyard in …
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