Anchoring solutions specialist Maxwell Marine has won a contract to design and supply a technical anchoring system for the first uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) which will be used for offshore met-ocean measurement campaigns in the offshore wind farm industry…
Oceaneering's Brazilian subsidiary, Marine Production Systems do Brasil, has secured a five-year contract from the Brazilian oil company Petrobras for the operation of three existing drill pipe riser (“DPR”) systems to support intervention and completion operations in Brazil…
The Norwegian offshore energy industry services company Axess Technologies has secured a riser replacement contract with the Norwegian offshore energy giant Equinor.The contract, of an undisclosed value, will see Axess Technologies replace three…
Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras expects to do exploratory drilling next year near the mouth of the Amazon River, along the coast of the state of Amapa, Chief Executive Jean Paul Prates said on Wednesday.The region is part of Brazil's Equatorial Margin…
DNV has released the 7th edition of its Energy Transition Outlook highlighting that global energy-related emissions are still climbing and are only likely to peak in 2024. “The pace of the transition is far from fast enough for a net-zero energy system by 2050…
Realizing the full value of digital solutions far exceeds the capability of technology. The technology exists today to help offshore energy and maritime operators radically improve efficiency and cut costs in equal measure. The real trick to…
Oil and gas company Kosmos Energy has made an oil discovery at the Tiberius exploration well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico near the Occidental-operated Lucius SPAR production facility.According to Kosmos, the Tiberius exploration well tested a four-way structural trap in the outboard Wilcox trend…
Between 2017-2022 renewables met 51% of new energy demand, while the remaining demand was supplied by fossil fuels, according to DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook.'Renewables are still just meeting increased demand rather than replacing fossil fuels…
U.S. energy major Exxon Mobil said it would acquire Pioneer Natural Resources in a deal valued at $59.5 billion to more than double the company's presence in the Permian Basin, the largest shale play in the U.S.. Once completed, it would be…
NATO will discuss damage to a gas pipeline and data cable running between member states Finland and Estonia, and will mount a 'determined' response if the cause is proven to be a deliberate attack, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday…
British satellite communications company Inmarsat said on Wednesday it is nearing an agreement to move some of its ground communications systems from the Netherlands to Greece, resolving a conflict over 5G bandwidth use.The systems based in Burum…
Offshore drilling operations in Lebanon's Block 9 are still ongoing, despite recent land border clashes between Lebanon and Israel, Walid Fayad, Lebanon's energy minister, told Reuters.'It's in everyone's interest to continue as long as there are signs of stability…
A subsea gas pipeline, the Balticconnector, connecting Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea has been likely damaged by 'outside activity', the Finnish government said on Tuesday.This is what is known so far:WHAT IS THE BALTICCONNECTOR?The…
A study has shown that existing offshore gas pipelines by Dutch transport pipeline operators Noordgastransport (NGT) and NOGAT can be repurposed for hydrogen transportation before 2030, by rerouting certain gas fields while still providing transportation…
The head of Nigeria's oil regulator said he is 'very optimistic' that oil major Exxon Mobil's asset sale to Seplat Energy can move forward, he told Reuters on Wednesday.The regulator last year refused to approve the $1.28 billion sale, which…