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Windward Offshore Takes Delivery of Vard-Built CSOV

Feb 03, 2026

Vard, the Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, has delivered the second Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) to Windward Offshore, named Windward Paris.The naming ceremony was held at the delivery yard, Vard Brattvaag in Norway on January 28…

TotalEnergies Hires Fugro for North Sea Offshore Wind Survey

Feb 03, 2026

Fugro has been awarded a contract to carry out geotechnical surveys for the NordSee Energies 1 offshore wind farm being developed by TotalEnergies in the German North Sea.The surveys will assess seabed conditions at planned wind turbine locations and along inter-array cable routes…

Akrake Completes Drilling of Sèmè Field Production Well Offshore Benin

Feb 03, 2026

Akrake Petroleum Benin, an indirect subsidiary of Rex International Holding, has completed drilling of the AK-2H horizontal production well at the Sèmè Field offshore Benin.The AK-2H well was drilled with a total horizontal length of 1,405 meters through the reservoir section…

US Federal Court Allows Ørsted to Resume Sunrise Wind Construction

Feb 03, 2026

A U.S. Federal Court has granted the preliminary injunction sought by Ørsted for the suspension order issued by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), allowing the restart of the construction of an offshore wind project in New York.The…

Dajin, Zima Plan Offshore Wind Foundations Plant at Spain's Gijon Port

Feb 02, 2026

China-based offshore wind foundations manufacturer Dajin Heavy Industry and Spanish industrial group Zima Equity Investments have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop an offshore wind foundations manufacturing facility at the Port of Gijon in Asturias…

First Turbine Stands Tall at Dominion Energy’s 2.6GW US Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 02, 2026

Dominion Energy has completed the installation of the first offshore wind turbine for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, the largest such project in the United States.In a regulatory filing, submitted by Dominion Energy on January 30…

HSI Rolls Out Zingst Offshore Substation Topside for German TSO

Feb 02, 2026

The HSI Joint Venture, comprising HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders, and engineering company Iv, has rolled out the topside of OSS Zingst at HSM Offshore Energy’s yard in Schiedam.The milestone marks the next step in delivering Germany’s newest…

Aker BP Brings North Sea Subsea Tie-Back Project on Stream

Feb 02, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas firm Aker BP has started oil production from the Solveig Phase 2 development in the North Sea.The project has been delivered on schedule and within budget, adding approximately 39 million barrels of oil equivalent in recoverable resources to the Solveig field…

Equinor Extends Seadrill Drillship’s Stay off Brazil

Jan 30, 2026

Equinor has exercised a one-year priced option for Seadrill’s ultra-deepwater drillship West Saturn for operations offshore Brazil.The exercised option adds $114 million to contract backlog and extends the original contract, which started in 2022…

Seaway7 Secures Offshore Wind Work in Germany

Jan 30, 2026

Seaway7, part of Subsea7, has secured a substantial contract by OWP Gennaker, part of Skyborn Renewables, for the Gennaker offshore wind farm in Germany.Seaway7's scope of work includes the transportation and installation of the 63 monopiles and transition pieces…

Northern Offshore’s Energy Emerger Rig Up for Drilling Job off Oman

Jan 30, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Northern Offshore has secured a contract for its Energy Emerger jack-up rig for a drilling operation at Yumna field, offshore Oman.Rex International’s indirect subsidiary Masirah Oil announced that its parent company…

France Calls Draft Law on Oil Exploration in Overseas Territories

Jan 29, 2026

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure called a draft law proposing to allow offshore oil and gas exploration in its overseas territories 'anachronistic' during a debate in the country's Senate on Thursday.In a world first, France banned new oil and gas exploration and production licenses in 2017…

Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Substation Enters Fabrication Phase

Jan 29, 2026

The consortium of Semco Maritime and PTSC Mechanical & Construction has started fabrication work on the Formosa 4 offshore substation, marking a key construction milestone for the 495 MW offshore wind project off the coast of Taiwan.The partners…

Equinor Gets Permit to Drill North Sea Wildcat Well

Jan 29, 2026

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 25/7-13 in production license 782 S.The license is operated by Equinor with 60% working interest, with partner Aker BP holding the remaining 40%…

Noble Completes $360M Sale of Five Jack-Ups to Borr Drilling

Jan 29, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has completed the sale of five jack-up drilling rigs to Borr Drilling for $360 million.Under the transaction, Noble generated approximately $210 million in cash and received $150 million in seller notes from the sale of the Noble Tom Prosser…

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