An international Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition has been formed to advance sustainable deployment of ocean-based renewable energy and mitigate the harmful impacts of climate change. Ocean-based renewable energy – such as offshore wind, floating solar, tidal and wave power – could meet nearly…
For Vestas, the reality of the climate crisis is at the centre of our business. In more than 40 years of pioneering and leading the wind energy industry, Vestas has worked with customers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by driving the transition to replace carbon-based…
This year will be noteworthy for the North Sea. That is according to Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac), which said companies will increase production for the first time since 2017 and revealed that the outlook for both exploration and investment is “looking healthy”. WoodMac also outlined…
Shell’s subsidiary, Sabah Shell Petroleum Company, the operator of the Malikai tension-leg platform (TLP) located offshore Sabah, is investing in the second phase of the Malikai deep-water development. The project, which involves the drilling of two additional oil producing wells and four water injection…
There are many types, the basic ones are ordinary carbon steel, J55, L80, N80, P110, etc; then there are more special materials, such as 3Cr, 9Cr, 13Cr, 22Cr, etc, which are mainly carbon dioxide-resistant; and materials which prevent hydrogen sulphide, such as 90SS, 95SS, etc….
Wood Mackenzie expects an upsurge in major oil and gas project sanctions in the Asia/Pacific region this year. New developments incurring US$35 billion of expenditure cold go forward to produce 4.6 Bboe, compared with just US$5.5 billion and 1.2 Bboe in 2019. Wood…
Our World is drowning in waste and the focus on this dilemma tends to be directed at plastic waste, minimising, recycling and repurposing. What about the massive “forgotten” waste stream which is mostly of natural origin, wood and vegetative waste? According to agencies like…
Wintershall Dea has entered into an agreement with RDG GmbH & Co KG (“RDG”) to sell its operated participating interests in certain oil concessions mainly located in Southern Germany. The concessions include Aitingen (Wintershall Dea’s interest: 33.33%), Schwabmuenchen (100%), Lauben/Bedernau (50%) and Hebertshausen (100%),…
Australia has become the largest exporter of LNG on an annualized basis with an estimated 77.514 million tonnes shipped from the country’s ten LNG projects during 2019. Qatar is second with an expected 75 million tonnes of LNG exports in the period. The US…
As the security situation in the Middle East remains volatile, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) of the United States Department of Transportation has issued MSCI alert 2020-001B. The alert warns the commercial shipping of the threat from Iran and its Proxies in the Persian Gulf,…
