Renewable energy in the UK has come a long way since the first North Sea wind turbine was installed 20 years ago.

The State of Exploration report is published at a time which may come to be seen as a watershed moment in the global energy industry.

Fulkrum Technical Resources (FTR), a global provider of technical personnel specializing in QA/QC, inspection and vendor surveillance services to the energy industry, has found its feet in the Brazilian offshore market, winning a number of agreements with global EPC contractors.

Environmental technology is being actively developed in the maritime industry for the realization of a decarbonized society, as the IMO has set out a vision which confirms its commitment to reducing GHG emissions from international shipping and to phasing them out as soon as possible.

Equinor has completed the acquisition of a site at the port of Łeba to serve as the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the Polish Baltic Sea offshore wind projects. The announcement makes Equinor the first developer to confirm an offshore wind maintenance port in Poland together with the joint venture partner Polenergia.

Kraken Robotics Inc. has joined the LifeMoor project, an industry collaboration focused on improving the lifetime estimate of subsea mooring chains.

Dolphin Drilling, a leading harsh environment drilling contractor, is the first company of its kind to successfully secure Energy Management System ISO 50001:2018 certification, demonstrating its commitment to address energy performance by reducing energy use, energy costs and greenhouse emissions.

KONGSBERG technology is set to play a pivotal role in the working life of a recently activated microsatellite.

Ørsted and POSCO Group, have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their relationship.

TDI-Brooks announces the hiring of Mr. Forrest Walker. Forrest will be taking on a lead role in the Marine Geotechnical service line at TDI-Brooks as a Field Geotechnical Engineer. Forrest is skilled in soil sampling and testing techniques, CPT and seismic analysis, project reporting, lab soil testing, and environmental site investigations.

Equinor, RWE Renewables and Hydro REIN have signed a collaboration agreement for offshore wind in Norway.

Kongsberg Digital has signed a partnership agreement with MarineInsight™ by ioCurrents. The deal will make three new software solutions available to Vessel Insight subscribers via the Kognifai Marketplace: Vessel Health, Automated Reports and Fuel & Emission Optimization.

Well Expertise has successfully used a mobile simulator for plug and abandonment well control training to decommission several North Sea wells and is now planning other well campaigns using the simulator.

Sparrows Group (Sparrows), an engineering and maintenance services specialist for the global energy and industrial sectors, has secured a contract with Chevron Australia for work on the Gorgon and Wheatstone natural gas facilities.

Odfjell has been awarded a drilling contract for its Deepsea Stavanger mobile rig, scheduled to start drilling in February 2022. The contract includes continuing options after the initial phase.

Fischer Panda UK’s electric drive system and generators will power the world’s first fully automated vessel, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS), when it sets sail on its historic maiden voyage across the Atlantic this June.