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GE Vernova Reiterates Commitment to Sustainable Energy Transition in Nigeria

GE Vernova a purpose-built company driving electrification and decarbonization, has highlighted its commitment to accelerating Nigeria’s sustainable energy transition journey through its key operating segments including power (gas, nuclear, hydro, steam), wind (onshore, offshore) and electrification (transmission, distribution, conversion, storage, and orchestration of electricity). With a presence of over 100 years in Nigeria, GE Vernova […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday March 8, 2024
Supply chain for Celtic Sea floating wind farms could power 5,000 new Jobs in UK

Up to 5,300 new jobs and up to £1.4 billion could be generated for the UK economy by galvanising the supply chain and infrastructure opportunities arising from the development of new floating wind farms off the coast of South Wales and the South West England, according to new research commissioned by The Crown Estate. The […]

Oilfield Africa - Saturday March 2, 2024
Rovco expands fleet with additional site survey vessel

Rovco, the leading provider of high-technology offshore wind solutions is now adding a second hull mounted survey vessel to their fleet with the long-term charter of the DP2 vessel Glomar Worker.  The four-year charter with Glomar comes in response to client demand for innovative geophysical and geotechnical survey solutions. Rovco are now converting the sister […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday January 25, 2024
AKER SOLUTIONS TO PILOT WORLD FIRST FLOATING-WIND POWER HUB

Aker Solutions has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway to pilot new subsea power system technology which has the potential to significantly reduce the costs and complexity of offshore wind farms.  The project will see Aker Solutions provide new power transmission technology, Subsea Collector, […]

Oilfield Africa - Wednesday January 10, 2024
RWE Shows Unwavering Commitment In U.S Offshore Wind

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul  has  announced that RWE’s Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture with National Grid Ventures, was provisionally awarded a 1.3 gigawatt (GW) offtake contract as part of the State’s third solicitation for offshore wind. The project will be developed as the first of multiple phases located within RWE’s 3.2 GW […]

Oilfield Africa - Wednesday October 25, 2023
Fugro Wins Contract For Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

RWE has appointed Fugro to complete a geophysical survey off the Danish west coast. Up to three survey vessels will be deployed to carry out a detailed pre-construction survey including a search for unexploded ordnance (UXO) up to approximately 34 kilometres off the coast of Thorsminde. The data acquired is important and will define the […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday October 19, 2023
ONYX Insight Report Highlights Top Concerns For Global Wind Industry

A new report by ONYX Insight, the leading global predictive analytics solution provider, reveals that supply chain issues, OEM pressures and turbine reliability are the greatest challenges facing the wind industry, with digital adoption key to making meaningful improvements.  ONYX’s new Ever-Changing Winds report includes a global survey of wind turbine owner/operators summarising the current […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday October 19, 2023
Global Floating Offshore Wind Project Pipeline Grows By One-Third Over 12 Months

According to RenewableUK  the total pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has grown significantly in the last 12 months in terms of capacity from 185 gigawatts a year ago to 244GW now – a 32% increase. The number of projects has increased globally during that time from 230 to 285. The pipeline includes projects at […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday October 5, 2023
Norway Commissions The World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway connecting two cables to mark the official opening of the Hywind Tampen wind farm. The Hywind Tampen wind farm has been commissioned by Crown Prince Haakon of Norway. Gullfaks and Snorre are the first oil and gas fields in the world to receive power from offshore wind, reducing CO2 emissions. “Hywind […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday August 24, 2023
TGS, 3E To Enhance Wind Farm Planning With Virtual Met Mast Technology In Wind AXIOM

TGS, a global energy data and intelligence provider has announced a strategic collaboration with 3E, a leading SaaS company maximizing renewable energy asset performance with digital solutions & expert services, to integrate Virtual Met Mast time-series data into Wind AXIOM, improving its micro-scale wind data capabilities. Through this collaboration, Wind AXIOM will become the first platform […]

Oilfield Africa - Tuesday April 25, 2023

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