Classification society DNV GL and FPSO specialist Bluewater have teamed up on a pilot project to use hybrid digital twin technology to predict and analyse fatigue on an FPSO hull. DNV GL said that the project would quantify the benefits of creating a virtual…
Germany won’t need additional gas flows this season, giving Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin another reason to bide their time on the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline. After two warm winters and the coronavirus pandemic, demand for the fuel used for…
Total and Google Cloud have pooled their expertise to jointly develop an innovative tool, Solar Mapper, which aims to accelerate the deployment of solar panels for individuals (B2C) by providing an accurate and rapid estimate of the solar energy potential of their homes, first in…
JA Solar has announced that it supplied all photovoltaic (PV) modules for Spain’s first grid-connected floating solar plant which is located in the Sierra Brava reservoir in the Extremadura region. This project has been successfully connected to the grid and put into operation. The…
Noble Energy Mediterranean Ltd has contracted Stena Drilling for a decommissioning campaign offshore Israel. The drilling contractor revealed via social media that the drillship Stena Forth has been selected for this work scope and is expected to mobilise to Israel between July and August…
Gazprom has discovered a new gas deposit at Leningradskoye field off the north-west coast of the Yamal peninsula, marking its fourth major discovery on the Yamal shelf in the Kara Sea over the last two years. Drilling and testing of an exploratory well showed…
Lockton takes Aon duo for marine practice in Florida Lockton’s global marine division has added Kyle Lochridge and Jack Byrne from Aon based in South Florida as it continues to expand in the south-eastern US. Aegis promotes Lucas to digital role on e-trading surge…
A Turkish survey ship returned to the contested waters of the eastern Mediterranean on the 12th October as deepening frictions with Greece challenge international efforts to defuse the showdown there. The Oruc Reis will carry out seismic studies in an area between the Greek…
Oil and gas exploration firm Neptune Energy has decided to adopt Halliburton’s DecisionSpace 365 well construction suite of cloud applications to consolidate all global drilling and wells activities. Neptune said on the 12th October that the system would improve efficiency and significantly reduce non-productive…
Invictus Energy has announced that the Company is set to commence a field reconnaissance programme in the next fortnight and has completed a further placement for the equivalent of A$220,000 at a share price of US$0.066 with the Mangwana Opportunities Fund under a second tranche…
