Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Petrobras for its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Commander.The vessel will be on a bareboat contract from the vessel owner Solstad Maritime to Solstad Offshore…
Wind Multiplikator, a subsidiary of Danish company Semco Maritime, has signed a long-term charter agreement with Norwegian shipping company Norwind Offshore for a Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), set for deployment at an offshore wind farm in German North Sea…
BP has made an oil and gas discovery at the Bumerangue prospect in the deepwater offshore Brazil, its largest discovery in 25 years.BP drilled exploration well 1-BP-13-SPS at the Bumerangue block, located in the Santos Basin, 404 kilometers (218 nautical miles) from Rio de Janeiro…
Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has secured a contract with Petrobras for two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels.The two contracts, with a combined value of more than $220 million, are for Skandi Fluminense, a 2007 Brazilian-built AHTS vessel with 211t bollard pull…
Malaysia-based offshore services firm Sapura Energy has officially changed its name to Vantris Energy, to reflect the cumulative effort the company has made in its corporate transformation.This name change follows shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 30 July 2025…
Dutch geological data specialist Fugro has been selected to deliver extensive offshore and onshore surveys for multiple major energy field developments in the Middle East.Fugro has recently been awarded multiple contracts to perform comprehensive…
Italian energy contractor Saipem has completed the installation of the subsea pipeline for the Irpa project, developed by Equinor in the Norwegian Sea.Offshore operations were carried out by the pipelay vessel Castorone, one of Saipem's flagship vessels…
Oil and gas firm Rhino Resources and its partners have spudded the Volans-1X exploration well in PEL85 license, offshore Namibia, using Odfjell Drilling-managed Deepsea Mira semi-submersible rig.Drilled by the Deepsea Mira in water depths of around 1…
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt has signed an agreement with Eni and BP to launch oil and gas exploration activities in the Mediterranean Sea.The agreement includes the drilling of an exploration well in the Temsah concession area in the coming months…
The Scottish Government has granted consent and marine licenses for SSE Renewables’ 4.1 GW Berwick Bank offshore wind farm, which could become the world’s largest offshore wind farm.The Section 36 consent determination by Scottish ministers…
French subsea power cable maker and services provider Nexans has formed partnership with Crowley Wind Services to develop and operate a Jones Act compliant cable lay barge. The cable lay barge will be dedicated to supporting the installation…
Energy industry services firm EnerMech has been awarded a two-year contract extension by BP Trinidad & Tobago to continue providing crane operations on the operator’s 12 offshore platforms in the Caribbean country.Project scope includes crane operations…
Oxford Flow has started commercial trials of its stemless control valve with ADNOC, marking a major step forward in industrial decarbonization across one of the world’s leading energy producers.The pilot is a result of Oxford Flow’s success…
Abu Dhabi state-owned renewables company Masdar reported a 2024 profit of 412 million dirhams ($112.18 million) on Thursday, reversing a 44-million-dirham net loss recorded the previous year.The company's total assets more than tripled in the year ending December 31…
MODEC has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its floating wind turbine concept, the i-TLP2.With its tension leg platform (TLP)-oriented features, the i-TLP2 is said to minimize floater motions and seabed footprint…