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InCommodities Signs Offshore Wind PPA with Skyborn Renewables

Sep 24, 2026

Skyborn Renewables has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Danish energy trader InCommodities Asset Management covering the 110.7 MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm in Germany.Under the agreement, which marks InCommodities' first offshore wind transaction…

SLPE Takes Foundation Design Role at EnBW's German Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 23, 2026

SLPE, part of Smulders, has secured a contract by EnBW to provide wind turbine foundation engineering for the planned 1 GW Dreekant offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.The scope covers concept engineering, front-end engineering design and detailed design of the wind turbine foundations…

Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Installs Second Export Cable

Sep 23, 2026

The 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind project in Scotland has completed installation of its second 85-km offshore export cable, with the two-cable system set to be energized in the coming weeks ahead of first power towards the end of 2026.The second…

Chevron Set to Start Seismic Surveys Offshore Greece in 2026

Sep 23, 2026

Chevron plans to begin seismic surveys in Greek waters before the end of 2026, covering areas in the Ionian Sea and south of the Peloponnese and Crete, Greece's energy ministry said.The timetable was confirmed during a meeting between Greek…

ONGC Strikes Gas in Deepwater Well off India

Sep 22, 2026

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has struck gas at a deepwater exploration well in India's Mahanadi Offshore Basin, with the well flowing gas at encouraging rates and reservoir pressure.The MN-DW18-1-H-D well, about 43 km off Konark on the Odisha coast…

PTTEP, Valeura Greenlight Bussabong Gas Development off Thailand

Sep 22, 2026

Thai’s state oil firm PTTEP and Valeura Energy have taken a final investment decision on the first phase of the Bussabong gas development in the Gulf of Thailand, targeting first production around the end of 2028 from a 25-well development.Bussabong lies in the eastern part of Block G3/65…

EU Stands Firm Against New Arctic Oil and Gas Drilling

Sep 22, 2026

The European Union will maintain its opposition to new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, a European Commission spokesperson said on Monday, despite Norwegian pressure to drop the EU ban.The EU currently supports a ban on new drilling in the Arctic…

Dong Fang Takes Delivery of Newbuild SOV, Orders Another from Vard

Sep 21, 2026

Vard has delivered Dong Fang Offshore's first newbuild, the Orient Inspirer service operation vessel (SOV), two months ahead of schedule, while the company has approved an order for another vessel from the Norwegian shipbuilder valued at up to $86 million…

Njord Survey Gets Multi-Year RWE’s Offshore Wind Services Deal

Sep 21, 2026

Njord Survey has secured a three-year framework agreement by RWE Offshore Wind to provide remotely operated vehicle services across offshore wind farms in U.K. and European waters.The agreement covers offshore survey campaigns using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)…

TotalEnergies' GranMorgu Project on Track for Mid-2028 First Oil

Sep 21, 2026

French energy company TotalEnergies and its partners in the $12 billion GranMorgu offshore oil and gas project in Suriname are on track to inaugurate output in mid-2028, the head of state-run Staatsolie, Annand Jagesar, said on Saturday during a tour to oversee the development's progress…

Cadeler, Vattenfall Team Up New Offshore Wind O&M Solutions

Sep 21, 2026

Cadeler and Vattenfall have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore new offshore wind maintenance solutions, with a focus on major component exchanges for operating wind farms.The collaboration between Vattenfall Vindkraft and Nexra…

Aesen Debuts Next-Gen Hybrid Crew Boat

Sep 18, 2026

Aesen introduced the Aesen 116H, a next-generation hybrid crew boat developed to support the evolving operational requirements of offshore personnel transportation and infield logistics operations. This vessel combines hybrid propulsion technology…

Exmar FLNG Conversion Concept Gets Bureau Veritas Approval

Sep 18, 2026

Exmar has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore for a concept to convert an existing membrane-type LNG carrier into a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit for offshore gas developments.The FLNG concept…

Transocean Drillship Secures $80M Equatorial Guinea Job

Sep 18, 2026

Transocean has been awarded a two-well contract for its Deepwater Conqueror ultra-deepwater drillship in Equatorial Guinea, adding about $80 million to the offshore driller's backlog.The approximately 170-day campaign with an undisclosed operator is expected to begin in 2027…

Indonesia Picks Winners for Six Oil and Gas Blocks, Puts Eight More on Offer

Sep 18, 2026

Indonesia has awarded six oil and gas working areas to companies including Eni and Sinopec and opened a second 2026 tender round covering eight more areas as it seeks to expand upstream exploration.Eni Indonesia Limited was selected for the Sapukala working area…

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