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MODEC’s FPSO for ExxonMobil’s Oil Project Checks In to Guyana

Aug 24, 2026

MODEC has informed that the Errea Wittu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel arrived to Guyana ahead of deployment at ExxonMobil’s project in the Stabroek block.Developed for ExxonMobil Guyana, the FPSO will integrate the development of the Snoek…

Fire Puts Greater Changhua 4 Offshore Wind Turbine Out of Service

Aug 24, 2026

One turbine at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 4 wind farm in Taiwan has been put out of service after its system detected an abnormal condition, later determined to be a fire that was promptly extinguished by the wind farm team.On 8 August, a wind…

Van Oord Installs Monopiles at 1.5GW Polish Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 24, 2026

Van Oord has installed all 111 monopiles for the Baltica 2 wind farm in Poland, jointly developed by PGE and Ørsted, including 107 for wind turbines and four for offshore substations.Once operational, the 1.5 GW will generate enough renewable electricity to power around 2…

Iran Tightens Enforcement of Strait of Hormuz Transit Rules

Aug 24, 2026

Iran has issued a warning that vessels violating its arrangements for transiting the Strait of Hormuz could face restrictions, including fines, detention, or confiscation, the Persian Gulf Strait Authority wrote in a post on X.The warning heightens…

Petrobras Enters Talks for Four Offshore Blocks in Ghana

Aug 24, 2026

Petrobras has entered direct negotiations for exploration contracts covering four offshore blocks in Ghana's Keta Basin after the country's Ministry of Energy and Green Transition approved the company's application.Petrobras said it had submitted…

Equinor Targets 2027 Go-Ahead for Linnorm, Wisting Developments

Aug 24, 2026

Equinor plans to give go-ahead for the development of its Linnorm gas discovery by the autumn of 2027 and the Wisting oil find by the end of that year, with output likely to begin in 2031 or 2032, the company said on Monday.The two fields are…

Three Norwegian Oil Fields Up for Supreme Court Climate Case Reversal Bid

Aug 24, 2026

Norway's government will on Monday ask the country's supreme court to overturn a ruling by lower-court judges that found three oilfield development permits invalid due to a lack of climate considerations.The case pits environmental groups against Norway's oil industry…

Equinor and Aker BP Make Gas Discovery in North Sea

Aug 24, 2026

Equinor and Aker BP have made a gas/condensate discovery in the North Sea, using COSL’s COSLInnovator semi-submersible drilling rig.The discovery was made in the ‘Linga’ prospect by drilling an exploration well 25/7-13 in production license 782 S…

Norway Stands Firm on Arctic Oil and Gas Drilling Despite EU Opposition

Aug 24, 2026

Norway will continue developing its oil and gas resources in the Barents Sea regardless of the European Union's support for a moratorium on Arctic hydrocarbon supplies, and no longer sees itself as Europe's 'green battery', Energy Minister Terje Aasland told Reuters…

Norway Approves Request to Delay Offshore Wind Farm License Application

Aug 21, 2026

The Norwegian energy ministry on Friday approved a request from the developer of the country's first commercial offshore wind farm to delay a licence application deadline by one year.The ministry granted operator Ventyr the extension until October 15…

TenneT Completes Drilling, Installation of Protective Conduits for Wind Farms

Aug 21, 2026

TenneT has completed the directional drilling under the beach and part of the seabed at Maasvlakte. Nine plastic protective conduits have now been laid in the boreholes, forming a protected passage for the electricity cables of the offshore wind farms…

Zenith Energy to Lead Phase 2 of Northern Endeavour Decommissioning

Aug 20, 2026

Australia’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources has engaged Zenith Energy Australia to conduct planning, engineering and regulatory activities to plug and abandon the Laminaria and Corallina wells in the Timor Sea.Phase 2 focuses on…

Crescentia Capital Invests in Underwater Construction Corporation

Aug 20, 2026

Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC), a provider of specialized underwater diving services, announced a strategic investment from Crescentia Capital, in partnership with Graham Capital Investments (GCI). The investment provides UCC with additional resources to accelerate organic growth…

Romanian Fighter Jets Destroy Marine Drone Near Neptun Deep Project

Aug 20, 2026

Romania scrambled F-16 fighter jets to destroy a marine drone spotted a few hundred metres from the Black Sea gas project Neptun Deep, Defence Minister Radu Miruta said on Thursday.The incident underscores the growing threat to critical energy…

SLB, Formentera Aim to Activate Venezuela Drilling Rigs

Aug 20, 2026

Oil service provider SLB and private equity firm Formentera Partners are working to either reactivate oil rigs in Venezuela or import additional rigs into the country in the coming months, executives from both firms said on Wednesday during a conference in Houston…

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