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Drilling at Suriname's Block 5 to Begin in October

Sep 25, 2025

U.S. energy producer Chevron is expected to begin drilling at Suriname's shallow-water Block 5 next month, the country's oil minister, Patrick Brunings, said.'They will be drilling the Kori Kori well,' he said in a TV interview this week. 'If this well does indeed contain oil or gas…

SLB Scores Ultra-Deepwater Job at Petrobras' Fields off Brazil

Sep 25, 2025

Global technology company SLB has secured a major contract from Petrobras to provide services and technology for up to 35 ultra-deepwater wells in the strategically important Santos Basin.The wells, which are part of the second development of the Atapu and Sépia fields…

BP Pushes Back Peak Oil Demand Forecast by Five Years

Sep 25, 2025

BP said on Thursday it expects global oil demand to grow until 2030, five years later than its forecast a year ago, stressing slowed efforts to increase energy efficiency.The oil major's latest Energy Outlook, an annual study of energy trends through 2050…

Aker Solutions Reaches New Heights with Autonomous Drones Inspection Ops

Sep 25, 2025

Aker Solutions has become the first company in Europe to secure certification for unlimited beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations, further advancing autonomous inspection for offshore platforms, onshore yards, process plants and…

Ørsted Picks Port of Tyne to Support Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 25, 2025

Ørsted has signed a lease agreement for up to 100,000 square meters at the Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports, to support the development of its Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm.The site, located at Tyne Clean Energy Park in South Shields…

Compute Maritime Spearheads AI-Driven Crew Transfer Vessel Project in UK

Sep 25, 2025

Compute Maritime, a London-based deep tech company and the developer of the world’s first generative AI tool for ship design, has taken charge of the U.K.-funded GenDSOM project to develop the next generation crew transfer vessel (CTV) with generative AI and additive manufacturing…

Australia’s Woodside Signs LNG Supply Deal with Türkiye’s BOTAŞ

Sep 25, 2025

Woodside has signed signed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) Heads of Agreement with Türkiye’s Boru Hatları ile Petrol Taşıma (BOTAŞ) to will approximately 5.8 billion cubic meters natural gas equivalent of LNG for up to nine years starting from 2030…

SBM Offshore Starts Construction of FSO for Trion Oil Field off Mexico

Sep 25, 2025

Dutch-based SBM Offshore has cut the first steel for Chalchi floating storage and offloading (FSO) at COSCO Shipyard in China, marking the start of construction of the unit bound for deployment at Trion deepwater oil field, offshore Mexico.The FSO’s name…

RWE Hires Semco Maritime for Maintenance of German Offshore Substations

Sep 25, 2025

RWE and Semco Maritime have entered into services frame agreement for the maintenance of offshore substations in Germany.The frame agreement runs until end of 2027, with an option for a two-year extension.It covers scheduled and unscheduled…

Cadeler Welcomes First A-Class Offshore Wind Jack-Up Vessel to its Fleet

Sep 25, 2025

Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler has taken delivery of its first A-class wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Wind Ally, designed to transport up to six sets of XXL monopile foundations per round trip.Wind Ally has become the…

Archer Brings US Well Service Provider Into Its Fold

Sep 25, 2025

Oilfield services firm Archer has entered into an agreement to acquire Premium Oilfield Services, a U.S.-based well service provider within fishing and P&A related services.Archer and Premium’s complimentary client base represents more than…

DEME JV Secures T&I Job at Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

Sep 25, 2025

DEME, through its Taiwanese joint venture CDWE with CSBC Corporation, has secured a contract for the Formosa 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, covering the transport and installation of 35 foundations and the offshore substation, as well as the scour protection works…

US Set to Scrap $13B Funding Pledge for Green Energy

Sep 25, 2025

The U.S. Department of Energy intends to cancel more than $13 billion in funds that the Biden administration had pledged to subsidize wind, solar, batteries and electric vehicles, it said on Wednesday.It was not immediately clear which funds were being targeted…

Russia Targets 2028 for Sakhalin-3 Gas Project Start Up

Sep 25, 2025

Russia is expected to start natural gas production at the new Sakhalin-3 project in the Pacific Ocean in 2028 to supply gas to China and for domestic needs, Russian news agencies said on Thursday, citing the local governor.The governor, Valery Limarenko…

Eni Sells 30% Stake in Baleine Project off Ivory Coast to Vitol

Sep 25, 2025

Italian energy giant Eni has completed the sale of 30% stake in the Baleine project, located off the Ivory Coast, to energy and commodity trading company Vitol.The Baleine project is the West African country’s main offshore development and is now owned by Eni (47…

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