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Vestas Books 660MW Offshore Wind Turbine Order

Dec 02, 2025

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has secured an order for 660 MW of offshore wind turbines  for a European project.Vestas informed about the order on December 1, 2025, without disclosing any additional details about the client, the value or the name of the project…

Harbour Energy Set to Cut 100 Offshore Jobs

Dec 02, 2025

Harbour Energy, a North Sea-focused producer, said on Monday it expected to cut 100 offshore jobs as part of an organisational review of its UK business.Lower commodity prices and an uncompetitive tax regime have pressured the UK oil and gas sector…

Italy's Snam Wins EU Backing for Offshore CO2 Storage

Dec 01, 2025

The European Commission included two cross-border energy projects two initiatives backed by Italian gas grid operator Snam in its priority list on Monday, making them eligible for EU funding.The commission had already added the projects to a priority list in 2023…

Seatrium Launches Arbitration Against Maersk Over WTIV Contract Termination

Dec 01, 2025

Seatrium has issued a notice of arbitration against an affiliate of Maersk Offshore Wind, escalating a dispute over the termination of a contract for a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) intended for the Empire Wind 1 project in the United States…

TGS Secures First OBN Job for 2026 in Europe

Dec 01, 2025

TGS, a leading provider of energy data and intelligence, is pleased to announce the award of an ocean bottom node (OBN) contract in Europe.The company's node-on-a-rope crew is scheduled to mobilize early May 2026, and the contract has a duration of approximately 60 days…

Shell, Equinor Form ‘Largest’ Independent UK North Sea Oil and Gas Producer

Dec 01, 2025

Shell U.K. Limited, a subsidiary of Shell and Equinor UK Limited, a subsidiary of Equinor, completed a deal to combine their UK offshore oil and gas operations to form a new company, described as the largest independent producer in the UK North Sea…

DNV Boosts Offshore Wind and Renewables Team

Dec 01, 2025

DNV Inspection has appointed two new specialists to support its expanding offshore wind and low-carbon energy business as global demand rises for assurance and inspection services across renewables, the company said on Thursday.Iván Jaramillo…

Europe’s Drilling Revival Tests US Energy Pledges and Import Boom

Dec 01, 2025

European countries are loosening their strict opposition to new oil and gas drilling, reversing years of climate-driven resistance to fossil fuels as governments seek to reduce a heavy reliance on costly energy imports, including from the U…

Subsea7 Hooks Decom Work with Ithaca Energy off UK

Dec 01, 2025

Subsea7 has secured a sizeable contract by Ithaca Energy, for the provision of off-station decommissioning services for the Alba floating storage unit (FPU) and Greater Stella field FPF-1 production facility, off United Kingdom.The decommissioning scope includes the flushing of the subsea pipelines…

Equinor Books Axess for Riser Replacement Job in North Sea

Dec 01, 2025

Axess Technologies, a subsidiary of Axess Group, has secured another riser replacement contract with Equinor in the North Sea.The contract covers the planning and execution of all topside activities related to riser replacements on Visund and Troll C in the North Sea…

Shell Seeks New Well Approvals to Lift Oil and Gas Output in Italy

Dec 01, 2025

Shell is ready to invest more in Italy to boost hydrocarbon production, the head of the energy group's Italian unit said on Wednesday, urging the government to allow new drilling.Shell currently spends some 500 million euros ($578 million) a year in Italy…

UK Court Dismisses Oil License Challenge

Dec 01, 2025

Britain's decision to issue more than two dozen oil and gas exploration licences was lawful, London's High Court ruled on Friday, dismissing a challenge by campaigners who said the government failed to consider the impact on climate change.Marine…

Windcat Orders Next-Gen Multi-Purpose Offshore Support Vessel

Nov 26, 2025

Windcat, part of CMB.TECH, has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards to build a new Multi-Purpose Accommodation Support Vessel (MP-ASV), with options for five additional units.To be known as the Innovation Series, the new class of offshore support vessels will combine a large open deck…

First Turbine Up and Running at 960MW German Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 26, 2025

The first wind turbine on EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind farm, the largest offshore wind farm in Germany, has generated the first kilowatt-hour of electricity and fed it into the grid.EnBW has so far built 27 out of a total of 64 wind turbines…

UK North Sea Decommissioning Set for Sharp Rise Through 2034

Nov 26, 2025

Decommissioning activity on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) continues to grow as operators expand campaign-based approaches and rely on advanced planning and supply chain collaboration to manage rising costs and workloads, according to the latest report from Offshore Energies UK (OEUK)…

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