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Apollo’s Floating Wind Quick Connector Gets Closer to Commercial Rollout

Jun 02, 2026

Apollo has received an Approval in Principle (Level 2) from Bureau Veritas for its PALM Quick Connection System (QCS), a technology designed to simplify the connection and disconnection of dynamic cables from floating offshore wind turbines…

Equinor Taps DeepOcean for Norwegian Continental Shelf Subsea Work

May 28, 2026

DeepOcean has been awarded a subsea contract package by Equinor covering multiple fields on the Norwegian continental shelf, including projects in the North Sea and Barents Sea, with offshore work planned across the 2027-28 seasons.The contract…

Chevron Moves to Take Operatorship of Greek Offshore Block

May 28, 2026

U.S. oil major Chevron has filed an official request to take over a 70% stake from Greece's Helleniq Energy in an offshore block southwest of Greece, the Greek energy ministry said on Thursday, in a move that would further expand the United States' presence in the Mediterranean…

Export Curbs Should not Harm Australia's Biggest LNG-producing State

May 27, 2026

Western Australian premier Roger Cook said on Wednesday he had been 'assured' by federal Resources Minister Madeleine King that a new government policy of reserving 20% of gas output for domestic use would not harm his state's large LNG industry…

NOPSEMA Releases Australia’s Offshore Energy Industry Performance Report

May 27, 2026

NOPSEMA has released Australia’s Offshore Energy Industry Performance Report 2025, providing an overview of offshore energy activity and performance across Australia’s regulated jurisdictions.The report draws on regulatory data, inspection and assessment findings…

SBM Offshore’s SWIR Technology Receives ABS Statement of Maturity

May 26, 2026

ABS has issued a Statement of Maturity for SBM Offshore’s Seawater Intake Riser (SWIR) technology.Developed in collaboration with Shell, the SWIR technology features an innovative technique to pump colder seawater from approximately 700 meters…

Mexican Billionaire Slim Calls Pemex's Lakach Project “Irrational”

May 26, 2026

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim said on Tuesday that a deepwater natural gas project his company Grupo Carso agreed to develop alongside state-run oil company Pemex is 'irrational,' raising questions about the future of the project.The Lakach…

Meet VideoRay’s new Mission Specialist Wraith

May 21, 2026

Mission Specialist SeriesIntroducing the VideoRay WraithThe new Mission Specialist Wraith from VideoRay is a next-generation compact ROV that sets a new standard in subsea agility, power, and operational versatility. Featuring a ten-thruster design with true six-degrees-of-freedom control…

UAE Oil Pipeline to Bypass Hormuz Reaches 50% Completion

May 20, 2026

The UAE's new crude pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz is about 50% complete, the head of ADNOC said on Wednesday, adding that global oil flows may take at least four months to recover to 80% of pre-conflict levels after the Iran war ends…

QatarEnergy Enters Uruguay with Shell Deal for Three Offshore Blocks

May 20, 2026

QatarEnergy has acquired participating interests in three exploration blocks offshore Uruguay from BG International Limited, a subsidiary of Shell.Under the agreements, QatarEnergy has acquired an 18% interest in block ‘OFF-4’, while Shell held 32%…

NOPSEMA Safety Bulletin Highlights Risks in Offshore Lifting

May 17, 2026

Australian regulator NOPSEMA has released a new safety bulletin highlighting the continued occurrence of serious incidents and injuries during offshore lifting operations.A review of incidents over the past five years shows a consistent pattern of failures during lifting tasks…

EnergyPathways, ABP Partner on Energy Storage Project at Port of Barrow

May 13, 2026

EnergyPathways has signed a collaboration agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP) to evaluate the Port of Barrow in northwest England as a location for onshore facilities linked to its Marram Energy Storage Hub (MESH) project.The AIM-listed company said the MESH project…

Shell Profit Tops Forecasts at $6.9B on Middle East War Trading Gains

May 07, 2026

Shell's first-quarter profit beat estimates and hit its highest in two years at $6.9 billion on Thursday, boosted by gains linked to the Middle East war, leading the company to raise the dividend by 5%.At the same time, it slowed its quarterly share buyback programme to $3 billion from $3…

Safer Offshore Operations with Smart Maintenance

May 06, 2026

How Aker BP uses real-time CBM to reduce downtime, risk, and failures offshoreCondition Based Maintenance at Aker BP: Unlocking Safer, Smarter Offshore OperationsAker BP is transforming offshore maintenance operations through the implementation…

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