Offshore Renewables News


Shell Joins 20 Rivals in Norway's Latest Exploration Round

Sep 11, 2026

Norway's energy ministry said on Friday it has received applications from 21 oil and gas companies seeking exploration acreage in the government's annual mature-areas (APA) licensing round.The number of companies rose by one from last year's APA round…

DNV: Industrialization, Standardization Could Slash North Sea Offshore Wind Costs

Sep 09, 2026

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has quantified how standardizing turbine designs and securing predictable project pipelines could reduce the average lifetime cost of electricity from North Sea offshore wind by up to 28% by 2050 in a high-volume scenario…

Larsen & Toubro Adds Major ONGC Offshore Project to Orderbook

Sep 09, 2026

Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon Offshore (LTEH Offshore) has secured an offshore Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation, and Commissioning (EPCIC) contract from India's Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for the Additional…

Woodside and PEMEX to Expand Deepwater Partnership

Sep 02, 2026

Woodside Energy has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) that will allow analysis of potential future opportunities for exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico…

Shell Acquires Stake in BP's Conifer Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico

Sep 02, 2026

Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of British oil and gas major Shell SHEL.L, said on Wednesday it would acquire a 30% stake in the BP-operated Conifer exploration prospect in the Gulf of Mexico.Shell and BP are prioritizing long-term growth in their…

Valeura Accelerates Wassana Redevelopment

Sep 01, 2026

Valeura Energy has announced that it intends to accelerate its Wassana field redevelopment project on block G10/48 (100% operated interest) in the offshore Gulf of Thailand.Dr. Sean Guest, President and CEO, commented: “Work on our new-build…

Borkum Riffgrund 3 Enters Commercial Operation

Aug 31, 2026

Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure’s German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 3 has been commissioned and is now in commercial operation. With an installed capacity of 913MW, the project is one of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms currently in operation…

TotalEnergies Inks PPA for Offshore Wind Power from Irish Sea

Aug 27, 2026

TotalEnergies Gas & Power has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for green electricity from Walney I and II, a combined offshore wind farm with a total installed capacity of 367 MW in the Irish Sea.TotalEnergies signed the PPA with Offshore Partners Walney (OPW)…

SLB to Provide Engineering Services for Norway's Havstjerne CCS Project

Aug 27, 2026

SLB has been selected as strategic reservoir partner for the Havstjerne carbon storage project in the Norwegian North Sea, providing technology and engineering services during the concept and front-end engineering and design (FEED) phases.The project…

Kongsberg Maritime to Provide Technology Suite for Solstad, SBM Offshore Vessel

Aug 25, 2026

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to deliver a fully integrated suite of technology and equipment for a new multi-purpose deepwater installation and construction vessel that will be owned and operated by Solstad Offshore and SBM Offshore…

Shell Puts Aphrodite Gas Project off Trinidad On Hold

Aug 25, 2026

British oil major Shell has shelved its Aphrodite offshore gas project in Trinidad and Tobago after disagreements over commercial terms with Trinidad's National Gas Company, three people familiar with the decision said on Monday.Shell had given…

Three Norwegian Oil Fields Up for Supreme Court Climate Case Reversal Bid

Aug 24, 2026

Norway's government will on Monday ask the country's supreme court to overturn a ruling by lower-court judges that found three oilfield development permits invalid due to a lack of climate considerations.The case pits environmental groups against Norway's oil industry…

Equinor to Supply Oil from Johan Sverdrup to ORLEN

Aug 20, 2026

Equinor has signed an agreement with Poland’s ORLEN for the sale of crude oil from the Johan Sverdrup field on the Norwegian continental shelf. The agreement will run for three years from the beginning of September.Annual supplies under the…

Dolphin Celebrates Multi-Year Contract Awards

Aug 19, 2026

Dolphin Drilling announced its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2026, highlighting it as a significant step forward in Dolphin Drilling’s repositioning, with increased long-term contract coverage, continued strong safety…

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