Tag: offshore industry

Following an extreme weather event with a Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) conducting well operations in the Gulf of Mexico, USCG and BSEE issued a joint Safety Alert to share lessons learned and highlight to operators the importance of suspending all well operations and crew changes safely when  extreme weather plans are initiated.

Norway's Government announced its ambition and plans for an expansion in offshore wind energy, setting a target for 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity by 2040.

Chevron, Talos Energy and Carbonvert signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for an expanded joint venture to develop the Bayou Bend CCS offshore carbon capture and sequestration hub currently held by Talos and Carbonvert.

Marco Polo Marine and F-drones announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-develop the world’s first largescale, electric aerial delivery drones for offshore wind farms.

OPIN is conducting a survey on current practices for corrosion protection of offshore reinforced concrete structures.

PGS announced the launch of a major reprocessing project, which is expected to be 'the cornerstone of a new regional-scale MegaSurveyPlus dataset for Nigeria' by end of this year.

Five new wind turbines have become operational at the Port of Zeebrugge in Flanders. More specifically, they’re located on the sites of transshipment companies C.RO Ports Zeebrugge and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions.

NOPSEMA ordered Shell to keep the Prelude FLNG facility shut until it can convince the regulator that it can keep the facility properly powered.

ADNOC and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company announced a $3.6 billion strategic project to decarbonize offshore operations.

Lloyd’s Register has been accepted as the world’s first Renewable Energy Certification Body (RECB) for marine energy.