King Frederik X of Denmark has opened the first full-scale CO2 storage site in the EU, led by INEOS Energy, with partners Harbour Energy and the Danish North Sea Fund (Nordsøfonden). Project Greensand was in December 2022 granted an exploration permit for the injection and storage of up to 15,000 to
Australia’s engineering firm Worley has delivered front-end engineering designs (FEEDs) for two critical infrastructure packages related to a multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) and carbon capture and storage (CCS) development project in Indonesia’s Masela block, operated by Inpex Masela
French provider of tubular solutions Vallourec has won a contract with Subsea7 to supply carbon steel seamless line pipe and thermal insulation coating for Petrobras’ Sepia 2 project in the pre-salt Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The award, described as major, will see Vallourec supply approximately
Japan’s MODEC and Eld Energy, a Norwegian fuel cell system company, have cleared a key milestone in the new technology qualification (NTQ) process from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), advancing their solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power system toward deployment on operating floating production,
A carbon capture facility has been inaugurated in the Netherlands at Yara’s plant, from where CO2 will be transported by ship to Norway for permanent storage under the seabed as part of the Northern Lights project. Deemed Europe’s largest industrial carbon capture facility, it will capture up to 800
Offshore construction has started for the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project as Saipem’s 325-meter-long vessel Castorone arrives in the Southern North Sea to start pipelaying. Developed some 75 kilometers east of Flamborough Head, the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) pr
U.S.-headquartered technology player SLB has been hired to help move a large-scale CO2 storage project in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea toward a final investment decision (FID), taking on technology and engineering work spanning the concept and front-end engineering and design (FEED) phases,
Norway-based energy services provider Aker Solutions has joined forces with Microsoft to accelerate carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects across the globe, aiming to cut execution risks and help developers move projects toward final investment decisions (FIDs).
A planned multi-train liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project on the Texas Gulf Coast has taken a significant regulatory step toward development after submitting a request to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to begin the pre-filing review process for the proposed export termin
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem and the Luxembourg-domiciled Subsea7 have made progress in advancing their proposed business combination with a U.S. antitrust milestone; however, the merger’s fate remains uncertain pending the review of potential offshore market
Malaysian offshore soil investigation and geotechnical engineering services company Helms Geomarine has been selected to support Petronas’ carbon capture and storage (CCS) developments in Malaysia. The contract, announced at the end of June, was awarded by PETRONAS CCS Solutions (PCCSS) for an initi
Norwegian Shearwater GeoServices has been tasked with a seismic survey offshore Australia to explore carbon storage potential in the Bonaparte Basin, marking its second carbon capture and storage (CCS)-related survey in this basin. Under the 3D seismic survey contract, the Norwegian firm will deploy
