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The AiP marks an early technical milestone for a standardised floating production concept aimed at complex offshore conditions. Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Wison New Energies for a new harsh environment FPSO design featuring an internal turret mooring system.
The Port of Blyth in the United Kingdom is pushing to cement its dominance as a hub for North Sea offshore wind operations after unveiling plans to i...
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, a subsidiary of the U.S. energy giant ConocoPhillips, has made inroads in clearing regulatory requirements for its redevelopment project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The post Norway gives its blessing for $1.8 billion subsea redevelopment…
U.S. oilfield services company Weatherford International has lined up new assignments with two offshore drilling players, U.S.-headquartered Noble Corporation and Brazil’s Constellation Oil Services. The post Weatherford picks up new jobs with Noble and Constellation Oil…
A one-year wave data campaign has commenced in the Caribbean island of Martinique to […] The post Wave data campaign in Martinique paves the way for wave energy pilot appeared first on Offshore Energy .
Oslo-headquartered BW Offshore has made arrangements to keep its floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel occupied until the end of the current decade at its ongoing assignment in the North Sea on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The post BW Offshore’s FPSO staying until 2030’s end at North Sea field
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Wison New Energies for a harsh-environment floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) design featuring an internal turret mooring system.The FPSO concept is aimed at offshore developments in demanding…
Ta San Shang Marine (TSSM), a joint venture between Mitsui O. S.
UK-based classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has given its blessing to China-based provider of clean energy services Wison New Energies (WNE) for a new harsh environment floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) design featuring an internal turret mooring system. The post Wison New Energies’ interna
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), HD Hyundai and Anduril Industries have signed a memorandum […] The post ABS, HD Hyundai and Anduril partner on autonomous surface vessels appeared first on Offshore Energy .
The CMHI shipyard in Shenzhen, China, has begun the construction of two methanol-ready dual-fuel […] The post Olympic Subsea’s methanol-ready vessel duo enters construction appeared first on Offshore Energy .
West Natuna Exploration Limited (WNEL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Singapore-headquartered natural gas exploration and […] The post Local private firm to deliver SURF EPCI for Indonesian gas project appeared first on Offshore Energy .
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has secured a drilling permit for operations in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be conducted with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling contractor. The post North Sea wildcat on COSL rig’s drilling agenda
Port of Blyth has launched an expansion project to support the UK offshore wind […] The post Port of Blyth unveils GBP 100 million expansion linking to JDR cable factory appeared first on Offshore Energy .
Floater specialist BW Offshore has revised the contract structure for the FPSO BW Catcher in the UK North Sea, securing firmer cash flow visibility through the end of the decade while opening the door for future redeployment opportunities for the vessel. The Oslo-listed company…
Italy’s energy giant Eni has revealed the results of a drill stem test (DST) that was carried out for its recent natural gas discovery off the coast of Indonesia, which confirmed reservoir productivity, strengthening the case for a third Kutei Basin hub in the Southeast Asian country. The post Giant Southeast Asian ga
Solstad Offshore has signed a letter of intent with an international subsea contractor for the charter of construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Maximus.The contract is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2027 and run through the first quarter of 2029…
NKT’s medium‑voltage cable accessories site in Nordenham, Germany, has become its first zero-carbon factory […] The post NKT’s German cable accessories site becomes its first zero-carbon factory appeared first on Offshore Energy .
SPIE Global Services Energy has been awarded a contract by Seaway7 to deliver inter-array […] The post SPIE secures cable termination work on Poland’s Bałtyk 2 & 3 offshore wind farms appeared first on Offshore Energy .
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has received authorization from the country’s authorities to embark on exploration drilling activities with one of COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rigs in the North Sea off the coast of Norway. The post Seal of approval for North Sea oil & gas exploration with COS
The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has approved […] The post US program selects 34 marine energy projects for technical support in record $4.8M round appeared first on Offshore Energy .
Houston-headquartered oil and gas company Murphy Oil has made progress across multiple onshore and offshore exploration and production projects, with two on track to achieve first oil this year in the Americas and Asia. The post Murphy Oil edging closer to bringing online projects in US Gulf and Vietnam appeared first
Amplitude Energy (formerly Cooper Energy), an Australian gas production company focused on supplying the Southeast domestic gas market, has obtained a production license, which entails an undeveloped gas discovery in the Otway Basin off the coast of Victoria, Australia. The post Australian offshore production license
The largest vessel in Solstad Offshore’s fleet has received a letter of intent (LoI) […] The post Solstad’s largest vessel set for two years around the world appeared first on Offshore Energy .
Bermuda-incorporated offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured new rig assignments and contract extensions in Brazil, Brunei, Indonesia, and the UK and Dutch sectors of the North Sea. The post Valaris’ batch of rig deals lifts total contract backlog to $4.
Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has disclosed the go-ahead for the production individualization agreements (AIPs) for shared reservoirs in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The post Petrobras, Shell, TotalEnergies, and Petrogal formalize production split for Brazilian oil fi
U.S.-headquartered oil and gas exploration and production company Kosmos Energy and its partner, Shell, are planning to spud a prospect in the Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico) next year. The post Shell and Kosmos put US Gulf hydrocarbon prospect on their 2027 drilling…
Saipem’s 165-meter-long pipelay vessel Castoro 10 has begun the construction of an offshore pipeline […] The post Saipem’s Castoro 10 starts pipelaying on Romania’s €4 billion natural gas project appeared first on Offshore Energy .
Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has received a letter of intent for a multi-year contract covering inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and light construction services in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.Aside from the letter of intent…
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has shed light on the expanded award in pre-defined areas 2026 (APA 2026) round for oil and gas exploration activity, encompassing the predefined areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) with blocks in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, and Barents Sea. The post 70 more offsh
Norwegian owner DOF has won a substantial subsea commissioning support contract in the APAC region valued between $25m and $50m. The company said it will deploy its construction support vessel Skandi Inventor for offshore operations in North Australian waters starting in the second quarter of 2027.
Subsea7 has awarded Aberdeen-headquartered integrated solutions specialist EnerMech with a subsea pre-commissioning contract for […] The post EnerMech joins Subsea7 on Mexico’s first deepwater oil project appeared first on Offshore Energy .
Norway’s Aker Solutions has landed a FEED contract from compatriot Equinor to prepare the Kvitebjørn platform to receive production from the Atlantis subsea tie‑in project. Work starts immediately, with an option to provide EPCIc support expected to be taken up in early 2027.
Multidisciplinary consultancy AGR has entered into a partnership agreement to onboard the offshore support vessel Aquaman II, expanding its capacity for subsea operations, plug and abandonment (P&A) and decommissioning work in the North Sea.The vessel…
Norwegian offshore vessel owner and subsea services provider DOF Group said it has secured a contract for subsea commissioning support services in the Asia-Pacific region, with offshore operations planned in North Australian waters.The company…
Norway-based energy services provider Aker Solutions has lined up a new front-end engineering and design (FEED) assignment for a gas condensate subsea tie-in development project in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea with the country’s state-owned energy giant Equinor. The post Aker Solutions on FEED duty for North
DOF Group has secured a contract valued at between $25 million and $50 million […] The post ‘Substantial’ contract prolongs DOF vessel’s stay in Asia Pacific appeared first on Offshore Energy .
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has brought online a subsea tie-back development in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, unleashing more gas supplies for the European market. The post North Sea field’s start-up augments Europe’s gas arsenal 48-years after discovery appeared first on Offshore Energy .
Texas-headquartered offshore energy services company Helix Energy Solutions is divesting its shallow water abandonment […] The post Helix Energy Solutions drops shallow water business in shift toward deeper waters appeared first on Offshore Energy .
California energy officials on Monday opened an investigation into the Trump administration's agreement with an offshore wind company to cancel a planned project off the state's central coast.The state said it was seeking information about the…
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Technical hurdles have been a primary risk in the development of offshore wind projects around the world. In South Korea, however, a non-technical is...
Edda Wind, which had been launched as an early service provider dedicated to the emerging offshore wind sector, has officially wound down its operatio...
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