Hollandse Kust is ready to leave for the North Sea
The platform will allow 700 MW to be injected directly into the Dutch national grid.
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The platform will allow 700 MW to be injected directly into the Dutch national grid.
More than 1,200 technicians will modernize Plant 1 with drones and reactors to reduce emissions and optimize operations.
The project also incorporates the commissioning of 100 heavy 49-ton trucks and 4 hydrogen buses.
The plant plans to create 20 direct jobs and more than 100 indirect jobs, boosting Antofagasta's local economy.
The estimated reserve of one of the discoveries is 12.5 million barrels of oil equivalent.
The five platforms included in the contract extension are specialized shallow water units.
The Etzel caverns will be able to store up to 1 TWh of hydrogen.
The current phase of the initial well will be extended for five months.
The icebreaker will explore an unprecedented combined propulsion configuration with shaft lines aft and azimuthal propulsion forward.
Certification exam to follow; program designed with and for industry to enhance safety, sustainability, asset integrity.
The event will feature more than 1,000 international speakers and 50 strategic sessions.
The first prototypes will be ready by the end of 2026 and operational deployment is expected in 2027.