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Ocean Winds Secures Rights for Third Floating Wind Site in Celtic Sea

Nov 20, 2025

Ocean Winds, the 50-50 joint venture between EDPR and ENGIE, is set to be awarded rights for a floating offshore wind site in the Celtic Sea, off the coast of England and Wales, by The Crown Estate.The site is one of three that was offered in Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5…

Aker BP Extends Deepsea Nordkapp’s Stay off Norway

Nov 20, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has received confirmation from Aker BP that it will extend the firm contract period for use of the Deepsea Nordkapp semi-submersible rig by one year.With this signed confirmation, the Deepsea Nordkapp extends its firm contract backlog to the end of 2027…

TotalEnergies, Chevron Lead Bidding for Galp’s Namibia Oil Find

Nov 20, 2025

Oil majors TotalEnergies and Chevron have emerged as front-runners in the auction for a 40% operating stake in Galp's Mopane discovery in Namibia, four sources told Reuters.Oil companies have flocked to Namibia, which has no hydrocarbon production…

Aramco Expands US Partnerships with $30B in New Deals

Nov 20, 2025

Saudi Aramco has signed 17 memoranda of understanding and agreements with U.S. companies, with a potential total value exceeding $30 billion, expanding its network of partnerships in sectors ranging from LNG and advanced materials to financial services…

Renewables Not Expanding Fast Enough to Replace Fossil Fuels, COP30 Warns

Nov 20, 2025

The message could not have been clearer as protesters carried coffins labeled oil, coal and gas through Belém while negotiators met in the Amazonian city for the United Nations COP30 climate summit.It may be too early to declare the end of the fossil fuel era…

Strike Threat Looms Over Woodside’s Pluto 2 LNG Expansion

Nov 20, 2025

A union group applied to Australia's labour tribunal on Thursday for permission to strike at Woodside Energy's Pluto 2 project before the end of the year, in a battle over pay at the under-construction facility.A strike by construction workers…

TotalEnergies Boosts Stake in Nigerian Offshore Exploration Block

Nov 19, 2025

TotalEnergies has signed agreements with Conoil to acquire a further 50% interest in oil exploration block OPL 257 from its Nigerian partner, bringing its holding to 90%, the French group said on Wednesday.The deal is part of efforts to consolidate…

Ghana Seeks State Takeover of Springfield Oil Block In Hopes of Increasing Output

Nov 19, 2025

Ghana has initiated talks to take over Springfield Exploration's stake in an offshore block holding an estimated 1.5 billion barrels of oil, the energy ministry said, as the country seeks to reverse falling output to bolster its economic recovery…

BOEM Proposes Second Gulf of America Lease Sale

Nov 19, 2025

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced a Proposed Notice of Sale for the second offshore oil and gas lease sale under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The proposed lease sale, known as Big Beautiful Gulf, or BBG2, is scheduled to take place on March 11…

COWI Supports Landsvirkjun in Delivering Iceland’s First Large-Scale Wind Farm

Nov 19, 2025

COWI’s supervision and advisory role in the Vaðölduver project marks the first integration of wind energy into Iceland’s electricity generation portfolio. The 120 MWwind farm, led by Landsvirkjun, is the country’s first commercial-scale wind development…

Australian Offshore Decom Costs Set to Fall as Efficiency Improves, Xodus Finds

Nov 19, 2025

Australia’s estimated offshore oil and gas decommissioning cost has been revised down to $28.3 billion (A$43.6 billion) by 2070, supported by rising sector efficiency and improved forecasting methods, according to new research from global energy consultancy Xodus…

DeepOcean Gets Subsea Tie-Back Job in UK

Nov 19, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a contract to provide subsea construction and tie-in work at a subsea field development on the U.K. continental shelf.The field is being developed as a subsea tieback to an existing host facility…

Ithaca Energy Acquires 50% Stake in Shell’s Tobermory Discovery off Scotland

Nov 19, 2025

Ithaca Energy has signed a farm-in agreement with Shell UK for a 50% working interest in licenses P2629 and P2630, located in the West of Shetland basin, containing the Tobermory discovery.Following completion of the farm-in, Shell UK will continue…

Shell Buys Offshore Wind Power for Hydrogen Electrolyzer in Germany

Nov 19, 2025

Nordsee One has signed a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shell Energy Europe covering around one-third of the annual output from the 332 MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm.The agreement will start in June 2027. Part of the renewable…

BP Hires SLB OneSubsea for Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Job

Nov 19, 2025

SLB OneSubsea, joint venture between SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7, has secured a contract from BP for subsea boosting system for the greenfield development of the Tiber project, located in the deepwater U.S. offshore region.The engineering…

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