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The Ballymore subsea tieback contains three wells connecting to Chevron’s Blind Faith facility, expected to produce up to 75,000 barrels of oil per day.

Renovating modern dry gas seals and their systems increases reliability.

Dietmar Zutt of MAN Energy Solutions says the latest combustion and control technologies allow the 175D to achieve rapid maneuverability, acceleration, and long cruising ranges.

Once loaded onto the floating LNG vessel, the cargo was cryogenically cooled, liquefied, and stored for transfer to nearby carriers.

The Goi Thermal Power Station, retired in 2018, came back online with equipment from Toshiba and GE Vernova, adding 2.3 GW of electricity to Japan’s grid.

The North American LNG export facility comes online following numerous challenges, including COVID, two hurricanes, and manufacturing issues, due to its unique liquefaction configuration.

Asma Abaalkhail of GE Vernova says its Live Outage system and all-Saudi team completed the gas turbine outage operation safely and days ahead of schedule.

MAN Energy Solutions India will install and commission all propulsion equipment, including two Indian-made shaft generators for each newbuild fleet support ship.

The collaboration among Trammo, OCI, and James Fisher Fendercare raised Rotterdam’s port readiness level, enabling future bunkering with ammonia-fueled ships.

Eight ultra-large container ships, equipped with the ME-GI dual-fuel engine, will be delivered to an undisclosed Asian owner after manufacturing and installation.

Although torsional vibrations in turbomachinery trains are usually well-controlled, issues should be addressed proactively during the design process.

COSCO will contribute its engineering, procurement, and construction work for large-scale ship modifications, while MAN will deliver engine and digital technology solutions.

The new hydrogen power plant will replace a coal-fired unit and fuel oil-fired gas turbines and will be completely decommissioned by mid-2026.

Centrifugal compressor manufacturers are incorporating magnetic bearings, variable-speed drivers, digital twins, and more to improve performance and reliability.

Kimmeridge’s SoTex holds interests in the Eagle Ford gas business and Commonwealth LNG, which owns the Calcasieu Pass liquefaction and export facility in Louisiana.

The 175D generator sets will deliver extra power to the CO2 pump and dynamic positioning systems during discharge/offshore storage operations.

The four-year refurbishment operation upgraded the plant’s waste treatment capacity to 579 tons per day and reduced CO2 emissions.

The partnership supports MTU Maintenance Dallas' expanded engine maintenance scope and shop capacity for GE Aerospace customers.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries says its centrifugal hydrogen compressor can replace numerous reciprocating models, processing large hydrogen volumes in a single unit.

The Dover production wells, containing approximately 44.5 million barrels of oil equivalent, will be connected to Shell’s Appomattox hub via a 17.5-mile flowline and riser.

The European Union granted the certification due to Kassø’s use of renewable electricity, biogenic CO2, and compliance with balance and traceability standards.

West Sea-Estaleiros Navais will install 12x175D engines on six offshore patrol vessels and Damen Shipyards will use the engines on a multi-purpose vessel.

The update also includes a new computational fluid dynamics code powered by a graphics processing unit, running 15 - 120x quicker than current rotating machinery solvers.

Leveraging visioning systems and rule-based knowledge, while not AI, provides repeatable and reliable repairs for the aerospace and industrial gas turbine industries.

Sinochem will use the cloud-based turbomachinery data to scale best practices, improve asset performance, and drive efficiencies.

IHI Corp. is researching aircraft electrification and hydrogen fuel technologies and developing a vacuum pump to enhance operational efficiency.

Phase 1 development, completed in 2024, included four wells. In late 2025, three additional wells will be built connected to bp’s Juniper platform.

The Homer City Energy Campus will utilize natural gas extracted from the Marcellus Shale, delivering up to 4.5 GW to address local data center-driven energy demand.

The GTF Advantage engine increases payload capacity, extends flight range, and lowers CO2 emissions with improved take-off thrust and fuel efficiency.

Andres Galnares, CEO of H2SITE, says the palladium-alloy membrane simplifies hydrogen transportation through onsite generation with carrier molecules.