During the last few years Scantrol has become a major player in a new market, delivering controls of remotely operated launch and recovery systems for unmanned surface vessels (USV).

Aker BP and OMV (Norge) AS have entered into a collaboration agreement for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and have been awarded a license in accordance with the CO2 Storage Regulations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

TDK Corporation releases Tronics GYPRO®4300, a high stability and vibration-tolerant digital MEMS gyroscope for dynamic applications. This gyro features a ±300 °/s input measurement range, 200 Hz bandwidth and 1 ms latency with a closed-loop architecture that ensures high linearity and stability in dynamic environments.

The Department of the Interior announces the distribution of over $353 million in fiscal year 2022 energy revenues to the four offshore Gulf oil and gas producing states – Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, and their coastal political subdivisions (CPS), such as counties and parishes.

The MF Hydra is put into operation running on zero-emission hydrogen, which is groundbreaking in several ways. In addition to the major technology development, a great deal of work has also been done to develop rules and regulations to enable Norwegian passenger ships to run on hydrogen.

The global smart ports market is set to garner US$ 16 billion by 2033, surging ahead at 20.4% CAGR from 2023 to 2033. A smart port is an automated port that uses cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT), and blockchain to improve its operation.

Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), a world leader in the development and construction of offshore wind projects, has opened a new office to host its Global Floating Offshore Wind Competence Centre (GFLOWCC).

As required by Congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 259, which generated $263,801,783 in high bids for 313 tracts covering 1.6 million acres in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Baltimore-based US Wind, Inc. (US Wind) and other Maryland leaders applauded Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s history-making announcement during the 2023 International Partnering Forum in Baltimore, which gave a major boost to the state’s rapidly-growing offshore wind energy industry.

Vard Electro signs a multi-million-euro agreement with Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch to supply full DC distribution systems along with its state-of-the-art protection devices.

Eni is enhancing the market value of its proprietary technology called e-vpms (Eni Vibroacoustic Pipeline Monitoring System), dedicated to the monitoring of liquid transportation pipelines and aimed at optimally protecting their integrity.

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business announces that it has been awarded three High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) contracts for a total of approximately 6 billion euros as part of a specially formed consortium with Sembcorp Marine for TenneT’s innovative 2GW Program in the Netherlands.

NKT has been awarded a supply contract for the delivery of the high-voltage DC on- and offshore export cable system to the Hornsea 3 project which is being developed by Ørsted. For NKT, the final order has an estimated contract value of approx. EUR 500m in market prices (approx. EUR 400m in std. metal prices).

Nor-Shipping is launching a fresh initiative to strengthen and support the pipeline of new talent entering the world of maritime and ocean business.

Optime Subsea’s electric subsea controls and intervention light system (eSCILS) has successfully completed its first operation for Aker BP at the Alvheim field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Eco Wave Power Global AB applauds the introduction of California Senate Bill 605 – Wave and Tidal Energy – by California State Senator Steve Padilla of Chula Vista. The bill aims to promote and facilitate the development and growth of wave energy in the state, which will help California reach its ambitious clean energy goals.