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European North Sea Investment Pact to Mobilize $1.17T for Offshore Wind

Jan 26, 2026

Governments from nine North Sea countries, together with industry and power grid operators, have formed an investment pact aimed at mobilizing up to $1.17 trillion (€1 trillion) in offshore wind investment and accelerating Europe’s buildout of offshore wind capacity…

Akrake’s Sèmè Field Set for Early February Production Start as Drilling Wraps Up

Jan 26, 2026

Akrake Petroleum, an indirect subsidiary of Rex International Holding, is completing drilling operations on a key production well at the Sèmè field offshore Benin, with oil production expected to begin in early February.The drilling operations…

Gulf Marine Services Lines Up First Fleet Addition in 10 Years

Jan 26, 2026

Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a provider of jack-up support vessels to the offshore energy industry, has agreed to acquire a new mid-class self-propelled, self-elevating support vessel, marking its first vessel acquisition in a decade.The vessel…

Nuclear-Powered DP Vessels Technically Feasible, Vard Study Shows

Jan 26, 2026

A study led by Vard, a subsidiary of Italy’s Fincantieri, has found that nuclear-powered offshore vessels are technically feasible, confirming that small fourth-generation nuclear reactors can be integrated into dynamically positioned vessels while meeting safety…

Kongsberg Maritime to Equip Hana Shipping’s Floating Wind Construction Vessel

Jan 26, 2026

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract to deliver a comprehensive deck machinery package for a new-generation 127-metre Floating Wind Construction Vessel (FWCV) being built for Hana Shipping of Korea.Scheduled for delivery in July 2027, the…

Beacon Offshore Starts Production at Zephyrus Field in US Gulf

Jan 26, 2026

Beacon Offshore Energy has started oil and gas production from its Zephyrus field in the U.S. Gulf of America, with output from the initial well beginning in late December 2025.The Miocene-aged development is located in Mississippi Canyon Block 759…

Noble Scoops $1.3B in Drilling Contracts, Enters Norway's Floater Market

Jan 26, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured new contract awards for nine rigs totaling about $1.3 billion in backlog, including a three-year deal that marks its entry into Norway’s harsh-environment floater market.The largest…

EU States Approve Ban on Russian Gas Imports

Jan 26, 2026

European Union countries on Monday gave their final approval to the bloc's plan to ban Russian gas imports by late 2027, allowing it to pass into law.The policy makes legally-binding the EU's vow to cut ties with its former top gas supplier…

Libya Inks Long-Term Oil Deal with TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips

Jan 26, 2026

Libya signed a 25-year oil development agreement on Saturday with France's TotalEnergies and U.S.-based ConocoPhillips, involving more than $20 billion in foreign-financed investment, Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah said.Signed through Waha Oil Company…

Baker Hughes Reports 11% Jump in Adjusted Quarterly Profit

Jan 26, 2026

Baker Hughes on Sunday reported an 11% rise in adjusted profit for the fourth quarter as demand for its gas technology equipment and services more than offset weakness in its oilfield services and equipment business.The company has banked on demand for equipment and services…

Europeans Commit to Wind Energy Expansion Despite Trump Criticism

Jan 23, 2026

European governments including Germany, Britain and Denmark will reinforce their plans to massively expand wind power projects on Monday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump stepping up criticism of their green energy agenda, a draft declaration due to be signed by government leaders showed…

SLB Beats Profit Forecasts, Unveils $4B Return Plan

Jan 23, 2026

SLB beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Friday, as the world's top oilfield services provider benefited from the ChampionX acquisition and unveiled plans to return $4 billion to shareholders this year.The company closed the $7…

RWE Divests Swedish Wind Portfolio in Deal with Nordic Player Aneo

Jan 23, 2026

Germany’s RWE and Nordic renewables company Aneo have signed a transaction agreement for the sale of RWE’s Swedish wind activities, including its operational Karehamn offshore wind farm, as the utility refocuses on markets offering large-scale renewable growth…

DeepOcean Wraps Up Work at US Offshore Wind Project

Jan 23, 2026

Global ocean services provider DeepOcean has completed trenching and survey operations on inter-array cables for a U.S. offshore wind project.DeepOcean’s scope of work encompassed trenching and surveying of the inter-array cables that connect turbines to the offshore substations…

McDermott Lands EPCI Job at ADNOC’s Al Nasr Field

Jan 23, 2026

McDermott has been awarded a major contract, worth between $750 million and $1 billion, by ADNOC for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services for the Nasr-115 Expansion Project.The project is located approximately…

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