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BP Starts Up Murlach Field in UK North Sea

Oct 09, 2025

BP has put its Murlach field in the U.K. North Sea into production, marking its sixth major project start-up in 2025.The two-well subsea tieback at Murlach adds a peak net production of around 15,000 boed to the BP-operated Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) in the central North Sea…

Nigeria Commissions its first FSO Vessel to Boost Oil Output

Oct 08, 2025

Nigeria has commissioned its first wholly owned Floating Storage and Offloading vessel near its Bonny export terminal, one of the companies which developed it said, as Africa's biggest oil producer seeks to improve its crude export infrastructure…

Lithuania Scraps Second Offshore Wind Tender as Only One Bidder Applies

Oct 08, 2025

Lithuania’s National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC) has announced that the second offshore wind tender, which targeted the development 700 MW of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea, failed as it attracted only one bid.NERC informed that…

SeaThor Starts Testing Dynamic Cable Protection System for Floating Wind

Oct 08, 2025

Engineering firm SeaThor has started testing its dynamic cable protection system CableSpring, designed for subsea cables that connect floating offshore wind turbines to the grid, at Falmouth Harbour’s test site for offshore renewables FaBTest…

Bureau Veritas Certifies 25MW French Floating Wind Farm

Oct 08, 2025

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has issued a certification for the recently inaugurated 25 MW Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project, developed and owned by EDF Power Solutions, Enbridge and CPP Investments.BV has been involved in Provence Grand Large project journey since 2017…

Shelf Drilling Shareholders Clear Merger with ADES

Oct 08, 2025

The shareholders of Dubai-based Shelf Drilling have approved the proposed cash merger with offshore oil contractor ADES International Holding, following the revised offer the Saudi Arabian firm.An extraordinary general meeting was held on October 6…

Ignitis Group Places Bid for 700MW Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Tender

Oct 08, 2025

Ignitis Group, a Lithuanian state-owned energy holding company, has submitted a bid for the rights to develop at least 700 MW of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea, as part of Lithuanian state-backed auction.Ignitis Group participated in the tender through ‘Ignitis renewables projektai 5’…

All 37 Turbines at Hai Long 2 Wind Farm Stand Tall off Taiwan

Oct 08, 2025

All 37 turbines at the 532 MW Hai Long 2 offshore wind farm, being built in Taiwan, have been installed.Hai Long offshore wind project, with a total 1 GW capacity, is being developed by Mitsui & Co., Northland Power, and Gentari, and consists of Hai Long 2 and Hai Long 3 wind farms…

Brazil Sets $1.9B Minimum for December Pre-Salt Auction Bids

Oct 08, 2025

Brazil's government has set a minimum total payment of 10.2 billion reais ($1.91 billion) for an upcoming auction offering stakes in three pre-salt oil fields already in production but not yet contracted, state-run firm Pre-Sal Petroleo (PPSA) said…

Chevron Appoints Former TotalEnergies Executive as Exploration Chief

Oct 08, 2025

U.S. oil major Chevron has appointed Kevin McLachlan as new Vice President of Exploration, who will oversee the company’s worldwide exploration program.McLachlan will be based in Houston and succeed Liz Schwarze, who is retiring in February after 36 years of service to the company…

Serica Energy Cuts Production Outlook Once More as Triton FPSO Goes Offline

Oct 08, 2025

U.K.-based oil and gas firm Serica Energy has decreased its annual production forecast following the temporary suspension of operations at Triton floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit due to technical issues.Serica Energy informed that he production from the Triton FPSO…

Robosys Automation Secures Offshore Wind Vessel Retrofit Contract

Oct 07, 2025

Robosys Automation, a leader in maritime autonomy, vessel control systems, and smart shipping solutions, has announced that it has secured a new contract to retrofit a 26-meter Damen 2610 Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) Twin Axe High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV)…

ESA, UK Space Agency Back ACUA Ocean’s Subsea Inspection Robotics System

Oct 07, 2025

ACUA Ocean has secured a European Space Agency (ESA) contract, supported by the UK Space Agency, to further advance its ‘nested robotic’ system for subsea inspection.The project will accelerate ACUA0’s development of Pioneer-class autonomous…

Ørsted Collects $9.35B In Share Issue

Oct 07, 2025

Danish offshore wind developer Orsted said on Monday it raised 59.56 billion Danish crowns ($9.35 billion) in a heavily discounted share issue, shoring up finances as Trump administration opposition has caused uncertainty for its U.S. projects…

IEA Cuts Renewables Growth Outlook to 2030

Oct 07, 2025

The International Energy Agency on Tuesday cut its global forecast for renewable power growth by 2030 by 248 gigawatts from last year's outlook, citing weaker prospects in the United States and China, even as solar power continues to drive record additions…

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