Abu Dhabi’s TAQA Looks into Cyprus Interconnector Project
.The project is the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) cable which will link transmission networks of Europe to Cyprus in a project costing 1.9 billion euros ($2.12 billion), and later stretch to Israel.Speaking at the Investopia conference in Abu Dhabi, Papanastasiou told Reuters that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has expressed interest in Cyprus's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and is seeking assets that are "ready to go."Papanastasiou said that the possibility of entering a new licensing round with ADNOC for exploration purposes was not ruled out.ADNOC previously expressed interest
ADNOC Opts for Seagliders for Offshore Energy Crew Transportation
ADNOC Logistics and Services (ADNOC L&S), part of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has partnered with an Abu Dhabi seaglider operator to introduce REGENT seagliders into its fleet for offshore energy logistics services.The seagliders will provide high-speed, zero-emission transport of passengers to and from offshore energy infrastructure.Seaglider technology represents an innovative solution to increase efficiency in maritime transportation and advance the energy transition.ADNOC L&S will use the all-electric seagliders to transport people to and from offshore energy infrastructure.
Mocean Energy’s Blue X Wave Device and Verlume’s Halo Battery Come Ashore
future alternative to umbilical cables, which are carbon intensive with long lead times to procure and install.Energy majors TotalEnergies and Shell Technology – Marine Renewable Program joined project leads Mocean Energy and Verlume in the pan-industry initiative, alongside PTTEP, the Thai national oil company, Serica Energy, Harbour Energy, Baker Hughes, Transmark Subsea, and the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC)
Wave-Powered Subsea Project Completes 12-Month Offshore Test Campaign
down onshore in Orkney and at Verlume’s operations facility in Dyce, Aberdeen.In recent months, energy majors TotalEnergies and Shell Technology – Marine Renewable Program have joined project leads Mocean Energy and Verlume in the pan-industry initiative, alongside PTTEP, the Thai national oil company, Serica Energy, Harbour Energy, Baker Hughes, Transmark Subsea, and the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC).Harnessing the 'Mocean' of the OceanShell Hops On Wave-Powered Subsea ProjectTotalEnergies Gets Onboard Wave Powered Subsea ProjectThai Oil Giant Joins Renewable Subsea Power Project
New Dive Support Vessel Delivered to ADNOC
The United Arab Emirates' Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has taken delivery of ADNOC MD 01, the first in a series of two new dive support vessels.The aluminum catamaran was designed by Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd. and built by Grandweld Shipyards in Dubai for local diving operations in the UAE.ADNOC MD 01 and its to-be-delivered sister vessel were designed and constructed to the following notation: BUREAU VERITAS 1 ✠ HULL • MACH, SPECIAL SERVICE, FAST DIVING SUPPORT, SEA AREA A2.Propulsion machinery consists of two Baudouin 12M26.3 main engines, 1030 kW at 2100 rpm and
Petrobras Partners with Fugro for Pioneering Remote ROV Survey
Dutch offshore survey firm Fugro and Brazil's national oil company Petrobras have completed what they say is Brazil's first-ever remote subsea inspection survey.Fugro said that the technology trial was carried out with the aim of minimizing risk and improving sustainability during inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) projects.Fugro used a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) deployed from the Fugro Aquarius vessel to conduct the survey.Office-based personnel piloted the ROV from an operations center in Aberdeen, Scotland, instead of from the vessel itself. "The approach was informed
TDI-Brooks Wraps Geotechnical Project at Black Sea Gas Pipeline Project
geotechnical tools for soil sampling and CPT measurement. The PROTEUS also has a Kongsberg EM-710 (1x1) hull-mounted multibeam (MBES) for surveys to ~2,500m water depth for performing surface geochemical “seep-hunting” (SGE) and seabed heat flow surveys (HF).Turkey's national oil company TPAO, using the Fatih drillship, in 2020 found 405 bcm of natural gas in the western Black Sea region's Sakarya field, in what was the country's biggest ever offshore discovery
Prysmian Group Wins MidEast Submarine Cable Contract
in the context of a landmark HVDC submarine cable project in the Middle East, worth around $252m. The LNTP was awarded to Prysmian by Samsung C&T as part of its EPC consortium with Jan De Nul Group. The new link, part of the strategic HVDC transmission system for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) Lightning Project, will allow bulk-power energy transmission between the converter station in Al Mirfa, in Abu Dhabi mainland, and that on the Al Ghallan offshore island.The project involves the design, supply, accessories assembly, and
Jan De Nul, Samsung Awarded Huge Cable Project in Abu Dhabi
of two cable clusters of almost 1,000 km in total, connecting the islands Al Ghallan and Das in the Arabian Gulf to the onshore converter stations at Al Mirfa and Shuweihat in Abu Dhabi (UAE).The two cable links are part of the larger Subsea Transmission System (Lightning Project) of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), and will connect Abu Dhabi’s onshore electricity grid to all ADNOC’s offshore production facilities.The package awarded to Jan De Nul and Samsung is currently the first-of-its-kind HVDC submarine cable project in the Middle
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