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Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm O&M Base Starts Taking Shape in Scotland

Sep 11, 2025

Construction has started on the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm at Montrose Port in Angus, Scotland.The base will expand Inch Cape’s existing presence at Montrose, where its marine coordination center is already located…

Energean Lowers Annual Output Forecast for Second Time

Sep 11, 2025

British gas producer Energean cut its annual production forecast for the second time in nearly four months on Thursday, hurt by the temporary suspension of production in Israel in June.Production for 2025 is now expected at 145,000 to 155,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd)…

Green Party Norway Pushes Oil Phaseout

Sep 09, 2025

In Norway, made rich by oil and gas, the idea of shutting fields sends chills, but that is exactly what the small Green Party is pushing as a global switch away from fossil fuels looms.And it's a demand with greater meaning after Monday's election…

PTTEP Hires McDermott for Deepwater Subsea Job off Malaysia

Sep 09, 2025

McDermott has secured a large offshore subsea contract by PTTEP Sabah Oil Limited (PTTEP) for the Block H gas field expansion project, located offshore Sabah in East Malaysia, covering the Alum, Bemban and Permai deepwater fields.Under the scope of the contract…

Halliburton Shrinks Workforce as Oil Activity Plummets

Sep 08, 2025

U.S. oilfield services provider Halliburton has been cutting staff in recent weeks, according to two sources familiar with the matter, marking the latest workforce reduction in the U.S. oil industry as it faces rising costs and a period of lower prices and volatility…

Ocean Winds Installs Final Turbine at French Floating Wind Farm

Sep 05, 2025

Ocean Winds (OW), an offshore wind joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has completed the installation of the third and final turbine for its Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind project.Developed in partnership with Banque des Territoires…

Austrian Oil and Gas Firm Set to Axe Jobs Globally

Sep 05, 2025

Austrian oil, gas and chemicals group OMV plans to cut 2,000 of its 23,000 worldwide staff, the Kurier newspaper reported on Thursday evening.Citing staff unions, the paper said the company's Romanian subsidiary Petrom SNPP.BX would be especially severely hit…

Orsted Braces for Rights Issue Approval After US Offshore Wind Setbacks

Sep 05, 2025

Danish offshore wind developer Orsted cut its 2025 profit outlook on Friday, just hours before it is poised to secure shareholder approval for a $9.4 billion emergency rights issue as it seeks to avert a looming credit downgrade.Once celebrated as a trailblazer in offshore wind…

Orsted Trims Profit Outlook Ahead of $9.4B Rights Issue Vote

Sep 05, 2025

Danish wind farm developer Orsted cut its operating profit outlook for 2025 on Friday, shortly before shareholders were set to vote on a crucial capital raise as the company battles U.S. President Donald Trump's opposition to wind power.Once celebrated as a trailblazer in offshore wind…

James Fisher Makes ‘Historic’ Offshore Wind Monopile Cut

Sep 04, 2025

James Fisher and Sons, a provider of specialist marine and energy solutions, has completed the world’s first abrasive cut on a 10-meter-diameter offshore wind monopile, marking a significant milestone for decommissioning operations in the renewable energy and oil and gas sectors…

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…

ConocoPhillips Plans 20-25% Workforce Cut

Sep 04, 2025

U.S. oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips will cut 20-25% of its workforce as part of a broad restructuring, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday, after five sources told Reuters that CEO Ryan Lance detailed the plans in a morning video message…

SPIE Secures Cabling Job at Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 03, 2025

SPIE Global Services Energy, through its SPIE Wind Connect, has secured termination and testing job of the inter-array cables for the Taiwan Power Company (TPC) offshore wind farm phase II.SPIE Wind Connect signed the contract with Shinfox Far East Energy (SFE) for the 300 MW TPC phase II…

Bourbon to Deliver Next-Gen Crewboats for ExxonMobil Offshore Angola

Sep 03, 2025

French offshore services provider Bourbon has signed a five-year charter contract with ExxonMobil to supply new 34-meter crewboats for oil and gas personnel transfers offshore Angola.The vessels will operate between Soyo and Block 15, about 80 miles offshore…

Skyborn Hires Contractors for Gennaker Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 02, 2025

Skyborn Renewables has secured contractors for all major packages of the 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea, set for completion in 2028.The preferred supply agreements (PSAs), completed over the summer of 2025, include…

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