Offshore engineering
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The Meyer Group, which includes Neptun Werft in Warnemünde, said Wednesday it was joining forces with the Belgian company Smulders to build offshore converter platforms at the Warnemünde site. Warnemünde is a German port town on the Baltic Sea, near Rostock. The two companies will jointly form Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables and Neptun Smulders Engineering,…
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Nov 15, 2023 Credit: Aker Solutions Norway-based Aker Solutions said Tuesday it had won a sizeable contract from Vattenfall for the Norfolk Vanguard East Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk, UK. Aker Solutions defines a sizeable contract as being between NOK 0.5 billion and NOK 1.5 billion The scope of work for Aker…
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Published: 15 November, 2023 Manufacturers have been hit by soaring gas and electricity prices hitting record highs, leaving businesses desperate to cut their energy use, according to a new report Driving Industrial Energy Efficiencies, published today by Make UK and Inspired PLC. The new research delves into how energy-efficient practices and technologies can help companies…
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Published: 15 November, 2023 A leading oil and gas company needed thermal insulation for a tank at one of its lubricant plants. The upper surface of the tank, which reaches a temperature of 110 °C (230 °F), serves as a walkway for operators. This creates a high risk of employees receiving contact burns from the…
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Nov 14, 2023 Credit: Framo Framo said Wednesday it would supply suction bucket pumping systems for the foundations of Ørsted’s Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan. The Framo Suction Pump Spread Systems will be produced at the Framo factory at Flatøy outside Bergen, Norway. Framo, in collaboration with geotechnical expertise from the Norwegian Geotechnical…
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Wave energy firm Mocean Energy has raised £2.2 million in new equity alongside a £500,000 grant to drive the commercialization of its wave energy technologies. The equity funds come from existing investors, including Equity Gap, Scottish Enterprise and Old College Capital, the University of Edinburgh’s venture investment fund, alongside new shareholders Norwegian impact investors Katapult…
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FPSO leasing company BW Offshore said Thurdsay that the hull of BW Opal, one of the largest FPSO hulls ever built and destined for Santos’ Barossa gas project in Australia, had set sail from a yard in South Korea and was en route to Singapore for topside integration. “On October 28, 2023, at 11:30 local…
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By Sarah Martin, President, Honeywell Sensing & Safety Technologies Turnarounds at oil and gas refineries, chemical plants, power facilities and other industrial facilities are necessary events that require significant planning. They are essential to keeping all equipment performing at its best. These preventive maintenance times, usually occurring in the spring or autumn when the weather is mildest, can…
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Classification society ABS announced it has granted approval in principle (AIP) for a the Sterling Streamline, a next generation concept design for large floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) newbuild hulls from India’s Shapoorji Pallonji Energy (SPE). The design features flexible mooring configurations, 60 risers and an umbilical slots riser balcony, with an oil…
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Norway-based Aker Solutions, a provider of solutions, products, and services to the global energy industry, has been awarded a limited notice to proceed contract from Vattenfall for the Norfolk Vanguard West Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk, UK. The contract has a balanced risk-reward profile based on principles for long-term collaboration. Located more…
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