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Europe's Offshore Wind Turbine Prices Jump 40-45% as Supply Tightens

May 06, 2026

Europe's offshore wind expansion is running into a structural supply constraint where the turbine market is becoming increasingly concentrated. GE Vernova, Siemens Gamesa and Vestas have historically anchored Western offshore turbine supply…

SPIE Nets Offshore Wind Cable Work for Polish Baltic Projects

May 06, 2026

SPIE Global Services Energy, via its SPIE Wind Connect unit, has secured a contract by Seaway7 to provide high-voltage cable termination and testing services for the Baltyk II and Baltyk III offshore wind farms in Poland.The contract covers…

Baker Hughes, Strohm Partner On UltraDeepwater Flowlines and Risers

May 06, 2026

Baker Hughes and thermoplastic composite pipe manufacturer Strohm have signed an agreement to jointly develop a hybrid flexible pipe for ultradeepwater flowline and riser applications.The companies said the new solution is aimed at offshore projects in water depths exceeding 3…

Chevron Expands Mediterranean Push with Malta Exploration

May 06, 2026

Chevron said on Tuesday it would search for oil and gas south of Malta, which lies between producing Mediterranean nations Libya, Italy and Tunisia but has not got any production itself yet.Exploration studies will be based on existing data rather than newly drilled wells…

DeepOcean Carries Out First Onshore-Managed Subsea Intervention

May 06, 2026

DeepOcean has completed its first subsea intervention project with offshore operational leadership managed from shore, carrying out the work for Aker BP at the Idun Nord field in the Norwegian Sea.The operation involved a work-class remotely…

DOF to Build Four New Subsea Vessels for Petrobras Work

May 06, 2026

DOF Group has secured four 12-year charter and services contracts in Brazil following a competitive tender process, supporting Petrobras’ deepwater subsea inspection, maintenance and repair operations.The contracts will lead to the construction…

Vestas Profit Rises on Offshore Ramp-Up, Warns on Risks

May 06, 2026

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas reported an unexpectedly large first-quarter profit rise on Wednesday as it ramped up production for the offshore sector, but warned of geopolitical and tariff-related risks.'Last year in Q1 we hadn't put a single one of our new offshore turbines up…

Ørsted Beats First-Quarter Profit Forecasts, Keeps Outlook

May 06, 2026

Danish offshore wind developer Orsted on Wednesday reported a first-quarter core profit above forecasts, driven by an increase in power output and kept its full-year outlook for the year.Orsted in recent years struggled with soaring costs from…

Equinor Profit Climbs to Three-Year High as Prices Soar

May 06, 2026

Equinor on Wednesday reported a bigger-than-expected rise in first-quarter profit, lifted by record output and as oil and gas prices soared in March due to the Iran war.The Norwegian group's adjusted earnings before tax for January-March rose to $9…

Reach Subsea Closing In On Multi-Year IMR Services Deal

May 05, 2026

Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has received a letter of intent for a multi-year contract covering inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and light construction services in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.Aside from the letter of intent…

COSL Drilling’s Semi-Sub Rig to Stay on Duty with Vår Energi

May 05, 2026

Vår Energi has exercised a second option for the COSL Drilling Europe's COSLPioneer semi-submersible drilling rig.The extension builds on existing operations and reflects continued cooperation between the companies.The COSLPioneer is a semi…

Norway Adds 70 Offshore Blocks in New Oil And Gas Licensing Round

May 05, 2026

Norway’s Ministry of Energy has launched the APA 2026 licensing round, expanding available exploration acreage on the Norwegian continental shelf by 70 blocks across the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.The Awards in Predefined Areas…

TGS Scores Multi-Client 3D Survey in Norwegian North Sea

May 05, 2026

Energy data and intelligence TGS has secured a new multi-client 3D streamer acquisition and processing project in the Åsta Graben area of the Norwegian North Sea.The new GeoStreamer survey will expand on TGS’ existing data coverage in the area…

Aker Solutions Gets FEED Job from Equinor for North Sea Gas Discovery

May 05, 2026

Equinor has awarded Aker Solutions a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to prepare the Kvitebjørn platform for production from the Atlantis subsea tie-in project in the North Sea.Atlantis is a gas condensate discovery located about…

AGR Adds Offshore Vessel to Boost North Sea Ops

May 05, 2026

Multidisciplinary consultancy AGR has entered into a partnership agreement to onboard the offshore support vessel Aquaman II, expanding its capacity for subsea operations, plug and abandonment (P&A) and decommissioning work in the North Sea…

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