Offshore engineering

Shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from certification body Bureau Veritas for its standard Floating Production Storage and Offloading Unit (FPSO) design, which includes the latest developments in advanced digital solutions to support more energy efficient operations. Standard FPSO design of Hanwha Ocean measures 340 meters in length and 62 meters…

Equinor and its partners Vår Energi and Petoro have postponed the start-up of Johan Castberg field, located in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea, to January or February 2025 from the initial plan to bring the field on stream by the end of 2024, citing bad weather as the reason for delay. The Johan…

ABL Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Brazil-based naval architecture and engineering consultancy Proper Marine, increasing its expertise in floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) sector. Proper Marine will be merged with ABL’s design and engineering arm Longitude. The company will expand ABL’s design and engineering capabilities with a team of over 90…

Dec 5, 2024 © kittikunfoto / Adobe Stock Consulting and engineering firm Wood has signed three major agreements with BP to provide engineering and project delivery services for its capital onshore and offshore projects worldwide. The contracts cover a new master services agreement (MSA) for Engineering, Procurement and Construction management (EPCm) services as well as…

Published:  04 December, 2024 Natural Power a leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, has announced it has supported Alterric with the construction of the Clais Wind Farm extension, for which foundations have just been poured. Located in the municipality of Clais in Seine-Maritime, France, the project consists of three wind turbines totalling 10.8MW. Fabien…

Published:  03 December, 2024 The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has announced the appointment of Steve Foxley to be its new Chief Executive, following an extensive recruitment process led by its Board. He will take up the post in early 2025. Foxley is currently the CEO of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) in Sheffield,…

Nov 28, 2024 Scaled model tests to validate performance of FPSOs by Seatrium at TCOMS ocean basin facility (Credit: Seatrium) Seatrium and the Technology Centre for Offshore & Marine, Singapore (TCOMS) have expanded the research agreement to explore cyber-physical modelling capabilities for predicting the behavior of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) platforms in high…

Published:  27 November, 2024 Ten innovative companies targeting success in the offshore renewables market have secured a place in the inaugural Launch Academy Scotland programme – the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s industry-backed national technology accelerator programme – on this occasion open exclusively to Scottish SMEs. Each of the early-stage businesses pitched their technology solutions…

Published:  27 November, 2024 In the competitive world of supplying equipment to offshore platforms, Sulzer says it has succeeded in delivering another contract for seawater lift and water injection pumps. Streamlined processes have enabled the delivery time to be cut by almost 25% compared to industry expectations, saving precious project time and securing important contracts…

Mooreast Holdings Ltd. announced today it will appoint Mr Eirik Ellingsen, a Norwegian with deep experience in the offshore and marine sector, as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) amid growing adoption of floating wind energy projects worldwide. Mr Ellingsen will assume the role of CEO at Mooreast on 1 January 2025. He will be taking over…