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SRE Picks Siemens Gamesa Turbines for Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 16, 2025

Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) Group has selected Siemens Gamesa to supply 35 of its 14 MW wind turbines for the 495 MW Formosa 4 offshore wind project, off the west coast of Taiwan.The turbines will be provided from Siemens Gamesa’s industrial nacelle factory in Taichung…

PRIO to Start Wahoo FPSO Subsea Works, First Oil March-April 2026

Sep 16, 2025

Brazilian oil and gas firm PRIO has secured the installation license from the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Ibama) for the Wahoo field production development system and interconnection of the wells to the Frade floating production…

US Energy Council Chief: Future Offshore Wind Projects Unlikely

Sep 12, 2025

U.S. Interior Secretary and Energy Council Chief Doug Burgum has said that it is not likely that there will be future offshore wind projects built in the country under the current Trump administration.During the Gastech conference in Milan,…

Chevron Submits Bid for Offshore Gas Exploration in Greece

Sep 10, 2025

U.S. oil major Chevron has submitted a bid to explore for natural gas in four blocks offshore Greece in a consortium with Greece's Helleniq Energy, Greece's Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou said on Wednesday.The country launched the tender…

Floating Offshore Wind Test Center Planned for Japan

Sep 10, 2025

Japan aims to start planning a national floating wind test centre next year, a senior industry official said, vowing to pursue a path of wind power growth despite a recent setback when Mitsubishi quit three projects.Mitsubishi-led consortia 8058…

Petrobras Completes Test in Offshore Oil Area Ahead of Environmental Assessment

Sep 09, 2025

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that environmental agency Ibama should be satisfied with the results of an emergency drill done by state-run oil firm Petrobras in the country's Foz do Amazonas basin, ahead of Ibama's official assessment…

Van Oord Installs 109 Cables at Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 08, 2025

Van Oord has completed the laying, burial, termination and testing of 109 array cables at the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. The Sofia project marked the first operational deployment of cable-laying vessel Calypso. Purpose-built to install cables for offshore wind projects worldwide…

Marco Polo Picks Salt Ship Design for Next-Gen Offshore Energy CSOV

Sep 08, 2025

Singapore-based marine logistics firm Marco Polo has hired Norwegian ship designer Salt Ship Design to design the CSOV Plus, the next-generation commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) for oil and gas and offshore wind sectors.The contract…

Expro Sets Deepwater Casing String Record in Gulf of America

Sep 08, 2025

Texas-based oilfield services provider Expro has achieved a world record by deploying the heaviest casing string to date, using its advanced Blackhawk Gen III Wireless Top Drive Cement Head with SKYHOOK technology in the Gulf of Mexico.The record…

Fugro Wraps Up Site Survey for Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Farm in Australia

Sep 04, 2025

Fugro has completed a site investigation job for Ørsted at a future offshore wind farm landing site along Victoria’s eastern coastline in Australia.The project featured the first onshore deployment of Fugro’s patented Heat Flow Module (HFM) CPT probe…

EPA Approves SLB’s Methane Detection LiDAR Camera

Sep 04, 2025

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved SLB’s Methane LiDAR Camera as an alternative test method (ATM) for methane detection under the OOOO family of regulations, aimed at stopping fugitive methane emissions.The SLB Methane…

Norway Greenlights Equinor's Exploration Drilling Op

Sep 01, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for wellbore 6407/1-B-2 H in production license 1121, operated by Equinor with 36.4% working interest.Other partners in the license include TotalEnergies with 29…

Japan to Re-Offer Offshore Wind Sites Abandoned by Mitsubishi

Aug 28, 2025

Japan's government wants to re-auction three offshore wind sites abandoned by Mitsubishi-led groups as soon as possible, pending consent from local communities, a senior industry ministry official told Reuters.Trading house Mitsubishi Corp said…

International Operator Enlists DOF’s CSV for Asia Pacific Ops

Aug 27, 2025

Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has secured a long-term commitment from an international operator for the construction support vessel (CSV) Skandi Inventor in the APAC region.The contract duration is one year with further extension options…

DFT Freight Predictions Signal End of Oil Era

Aug 26, 2025

The UK’s Department for Transport has today published new long-term forecasts showing a major shift in the way goods move through British ports, with oil and fossil fuel traffic expected to collapse while ferries, Ro-Ro and container shipping surge…

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