Sphere No.46 (Mar 2019)

Ports Galloping into a greener future Hutchison Ports Harwich International became a vital part of the UK’s green energy future by launching the construction of a £10million operations andmaintenance centre to support the Galloper OffshoreWind Farm. Sphere #46 2019 07 ENERGY Husky joins international cooperation with CNOOC Husky Energy was among nine international oil companies that signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to jointly evaluate China’s offshore petroleum resources. The SeaRose drone zone Husky’s SeaRose FPSO is pioneering the use of drones to conduct inspections by highly qualified operators. Drones improve safety and efficiency by obviating the need for people to go into hard-to-reach places, making frequent inspections easier and less expensive. Well, well, well, well, well, well, well! Seven wells are set to flow in the Liuhua 29-1 field after receiving Environmental Impact Assessment approval. First gas is expected in Q4 2020. Let it flow! OTHERS Game on for GAMECO’s new facility GAMECO has secured land to build China’s most advanced one-stop aircraft components repair centre and composite repair centre. Breaking earth in Guangzhou in 2019, it will be completed in 2022. Bringing blockchain to the ports Hutchison Ports became a signatory to a memorandumof understanding (MOU) to develop an open digital platformbased on blockchain distributed ledger technology. TheMOU to launch the Global Shipping Business Network was signed by port operators and shipping companies alike, helping to create a new global standard. Leading in the UAE Hutchison Ports Ajman celebrated the opening of the National Operating Centre for UAE Ports andHutchison Logistics UAE office in the Ajman Free Zone Building. It also opened its first Remote Inspection facility for the Food Trade Office.