The newly released IEC 62600-4 Technical Specification reduces risk in marine energy convertors through technology qualification. By Winston D’Souza (Lloyd’s Register) and Peter Scheijgrond (MET-Support); The article first appeared on IEC e-tech. Illustration (Courtesy of IEC e-tech) Technological innovation can often lead to the development of novel designs and concepts that cannot be certified against existing normative …

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Oil and gas company Repsol Sinopec has received approval from the UK authorities for preparation work scopes plan relating to the decommissioning of the Fulmar and Auk North installations located in the UK sector of the North Sea. Prior to formal approval of the Fulmar and Auk North Decommissioning Programmes (facilities) and DP (jacket), there …

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Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is supporting XOCEAN-led XO-G2 project which aims to develop the next generation survey platform in the form of uncrewed surface vessels (USV). With increased demand on the ocean for aquaculture, harvesting metals and energy extraction, companies need safer, lower cost, carbon neutral uncrewed solutions for collecting ocean data. The next generation of …

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Norwegian offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found nonconformities following audits of the Equinor-operated Johan Castberg and Kristin projects in Norway. The PSA on Friday released two reports following audits of Equinor projects. The audit of the preservation of equipment and systems for Johan Castberg at the construction sites at Stord and …

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Product tanker major Hafnia Limited believes that further consolidation is needed within the product tanker sector to fully unleash value and synergies from additional operational scale. Hafnia Limited was set up in January 2019, following a merger between BW Tankers with Hafnia Tankers, a fellow subsidiary of BW Group. The merger was effected through a …

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The Osprey Group has won a contract to provide handling and storage services for the spare export cable for the Moray East offshore wind farm. Under the contract, the company will receive and store approximately 2,500 metres of subsea cable and approximately 1,500 metres of HDD cable to be received from NKT’s cable laying vessel …

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Russian Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex said it has cut the steel for the lead vessel in the ice-class ARC7 LNG tanker series. Courtesy of Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex To remind, the vessels built by the Russian shipyard will be deployed for the Novatek-led Arctic LNG 2 project in the Russian Arctic. Zvezda will build a total of …

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Courtesy: MacGregor MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has delivered the riser pull-in system for the Lingshui 17-2 platform, owned and operated by CNOOC. The Lingshui 17-2 platform is the world’s first deepwater semi-submersible production platform with condensate storage facilities. The China’s first wholly-owned and operated deepwater gas platform should start gas production in 2021. In 2019, …

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The U.S. engineering and consulting solutions provider NV5 has secured an $8 million LNG upgrade deal. The company said in its statement the contract is for a Northeast Utility, without disclosing further information. The deal covers engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services to upgrade a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility owned and operated by the …

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Durante el evento, han visitado la plataforma casi 6.000 usuarios únicos y han sido conectadas 700 personas al mismo tiempo. Los representantes de los puertos de Hamburgo, Los Ángeles y Barcelona, ​​junto con el de la oficina del Gobernador de California, han destacado la importancia de la integración del Puerto en la ciudad. La segunda …

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