Fincantieri Set to Acquire Remazel Engineering
in the design and supply of highly customized and complex topside equipment.The transaction enables Fincantieri to acquire highly specialized capabilities in the design and supply of cutting-edge top side equipment, while increasing its role as partner of the major international marine and subsea energy operators. With Remazel, Fincantieri strengthens its offer of end-to-end solutions consolidating its after-sale activities, with a particular focus on digital services and logistic support having a high operational complexity.Remazel is a leading Italian company headquartered in Chiuduno (Bergamo), with
Seaeye Falcon Gets to Work in Japan's Offshore Wind Industry
environments.Tokyo based systems provider Marimex says Japan’s wind power construction operators value the Falcon for being a compact and powerful robot that is ideally suited for shallow waters and strong currents.The small footprint of the metre-sized Falcon is also important for offshore energy operators as construction is carried out using fleets of small service vessels needed in shallow waters. Growth in Japan’s offshore wind power construction comes as the Japanese Government seeks to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.Marimex says that the Falcon’s broad operational capability
SWiG's Wireless Acoustic Standard to Improve Comms Between Offshore Vessels & Subsea Vehicles
SWiGacoustic, provides a simple acoustic protocol that satisfies interoperability requirements, "aiding seamless communication between platforms."R&D consultancy Sagentia Innovation manages SWiG as a joint industry project (JIP). The JIP is a collaboration of 28 members including major energy operators and subsea service providers and integrators as well as specialist instrumentation companies.The JIP, SWiG says, creates space for industry players to work together on technical matters related to subsea wireless technologies.Shreekant Mehta, Senior Vice President, Energy Sector at Sagentia
TSC Subsea Continues Global Growth
and an increase in its workforce of almost 40 percent.One of the highlights was the opening of the company’s first branch in Brazil earlier this year with a new country manager in place to spearhead growth. That has resulted in TSC Subsea winning a number of major new contracts with leading energy operators and establishing a new country-based operations and equipment pool.“Brazil has been a real growth area for the company in 2021,” said Paul Cooper, President of TSC Subsea. “That will continue throughout 2022 and we will be further growing the in-country team in response to
Partners Plan Floating Wind Farm in South Korea
and support the industrial development of the Ulsan region to serve as a manufacturing hub for domestic and export offshore wind markets.The wind farm will be included with the joint venture announced between EDP Renewables and Engie, that will aim to become one of the five largest offshore wind energy operators globally, created to harness offshore wind energy opportunities around the world. The EDP Renewables/Engie JV currently has 1.5 GW of capacity under construction and a further 4 GW in the pipeline globally.The firm has a solid commitment to the Windplus consortium, which is set to deploy the
Subsea 7 Acquires 4Subsea
offering. 4Subsea digital insights will create value for Subsea 7 in both our services provided to customers, and to improve efficiency within our own operations and delivery.“4Subsea’s experienced team of subsea domain experts and data scientists provides innovative digital solutions to energy operators, reducing operational risk, cost and providing actionable insights.”An early priority project will be a joint effort between Subsea 7 and 4Subsea toward monitoring of key operational data on Subsea 7 vessels, contributing to the digitalization of its marine operations. With the use of
Partners Lead New Swarm Technology Research
flying node system which will allow the flying nodes to operate in a swarm and move from their initial seabed position to a new seabed location. This Swarm Technology will be used to enhance the capability of the flying node system and provide even greater savings in cost and time for the offshore energy operators performing ocean bottom seismic surveys.“I would also like to thank the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) for their support of this project. OGIC assists companies to find academic partners and provides funding for innovative projects which benefit the oil and gas industry.&rdquo
MacArtney to Distribute LISST Instruments
and industrial LISST models will get the job done. With group headquarters in Esbjerg, Denmark, and Norwegian operations located in Stavanger, Norway, MacArtney is well geared for supplying LISST solutions to major North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf based offshore oil, gas and renewable energy operators. Furthermore, empowered by expert ocean science staff, MacArtney is looking to harness the vast potential of supplying LISST solutions to Scandinavian and Icelandic science institutes, authorities, applications and projects. What is more, MacArtney is confident that LISST products will provide
Energy Companies Propose Rebuild of European Energy Policy
. Faced with this failure, the nine energy companies have seen the need to formulate concrete proposals to revitalize Europe’s energy policy now: 1. Limit soaring energy bills European consumers (citizens and industries) must be able to pay fair prices for their energy. Energy operators are, through their investments, at the forefront of the development of renewable energy sources across Europe. However, it is now necessary to draw the lessons from recent EU policy developments (including recognizing that the rules of the game to which investors sign up, simply cannot be subject
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