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Deepsea Yantai Semi-Sub Cleared for OKEA Drilling Job

Oct 09, 2025

The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has granted OKEA a consent to use Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible rig for production drilling on the Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea.Draugen is a field in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea…

Palfinger’s Specialized Nacelle Cranes Lift Vestas’ 15MW Turbine Ops

Oct 09, 2025

Austrian manufacturer of hydraulic lifting and handling systems for marine applications Palfinger Marine has started delivering nacelle cranes for 15 MW offshore wind turbines being built by Danish firm Vestas.As a key supplier of nacelle cranes for Vestas…

Sintana-Challenger Merger to Boost Exploration in Southern Atlantic

Oct 09, 2025

Oil and gas company Sintana Energy has agreed to acquire Challenger Energy, which holds interest in two blocks offshore Uruguay as well as other assets in broader region.The all-share transaction, valued at about $60 million, will create a combined…

BP Starts Up Murlach Field in UK North Sea

Oct 09, 2025

BP has put its Murlach field in the U.K. North Sea into production, marking its sixth major project start-up in 2025.The two-well subsea tieback at Murlach adds a peak net production of around 15,000 boed to the BP-operated Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) in the central North Sea…

Lithuania Scraps Second Offshore Wind Tender as Only One Bidder Applies

Oct 08, 2025

Lithuania’s National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC) has announced that the second offshore wind tender, which targeted the development 700 MW of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea, failed as it attracted only one bid.NERC informed that…

SeaThor Starts Testing Dynamic Cable Protection System for Floating Wind

Oct 08, 2025

Engineering firm SeaThor has started testing its dynamic cable protection system CableSpring, designed for subsea cables that connect floating offshore wind turbines to the grid, at Falmouth Harbour’s test site for offshore renewables FaBTest…

Bureau Veritas Certifies 25MW French Floating Wind Farm

Oct 08, 2025

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has issued a certification for the recently inaugurated 25 MW Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project, developed and owned by EDF Power Solutions, Enbridge and CPP Investments.BV has been involved in Provence Grand Large project journey since 2017…

Ignitis Group Places Bid for 700MW Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Tender

Oct 08, 2025

Ignitis Group, a Lithuanian state-owned energy holding company, has submitted a bid for the rights to develop at least 700 MW of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea, as part of Lithuanian state-backed auction.Ignitis Group participated in the tender through ‘Ignitis renewables projektai 5’…

Serica Energy Cuts Production Outlook Once More as Triton FPSO Goes Offline

Oct 08, 2025

U.K.-based oil and gas firm Serica Energy has decreased its annual production forecast following the temporary suspension of operations at Triton floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit due to technical issues.Serica Energy informed that he production from the Triton FPSO…

ESA, UK Space Agency Back ACUA Ocean’s Subsea Inspection Robotics System

Oct 07, 2025

ACUA Ocean has secured a European Space Agency (ESA) contract, supported by the UK Space Agency, to further advance its ‘nested robotic’ system for subsea inspection.The project will accelerate ACUA0’s development of Pioneer-class autonomous…

Ørsted Collects $9.35B In Share Issue

Oct 07, 2025

Danish offshore wind developer Orsted said on Monday it raised 59.56 billion Danish crowns ($9.35 billion) in a heavily discounted share issue, shoring up finances as Trump administration opposition has caused uncertainty for its U.S. projects…

New Mooring Tech Set to Unlock Vast Floating Solar-Hydro Potential

Oct 07, 2025

Fred. Olsen 1848 has unveiled the Tension Buoy, an adaptive mooring technology designed to overcome one of the main challenges of deploying floating solar on water bodies with large water level variations.Pairing floating solar with hydropower…

Dolphin Drilling Secures Repsol Job for its Warm-Stacked Drilling Rig

Oct 07, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has signed a contract with Repsol for its Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig, valued approximately $60 million.The contract follows the letter of intent the companies signed in September 2025…

AKOFS Offshore Inks $246M Vessel Deal with Petrobras

Oct 07, 2025

Norway-based subsea well intervention and installation services company AKOFS Offshore has signed a firm contract with Petrobras, for its subsea equipment support vessel AKOFS Santos, which will continue to operate offshore Brazil.Following a competitive tender process…

Vår Energi’s Low Pressure Project Bolsters Production at Gjøa Field

Oct 07, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has achieved increase in both production as well as recoverable volumes from the Gjøa field, following the start-up of the Gjøa low pressure project.The project has modified the compressor systems on the Gjøa platform…

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