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NKT Inks Final Contracts for Two HVDC Power Links in Scotland

Jan 19, 2026

Danish power cable maker NKT has signed final contracts with SSEN Transmission for two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission links in Scotland.The contracts cover the 525 kV HVDC power cable systems for the Western Isles and Spittal to Peterhead transmission links…

Saipem Launches Drilling Training Center with Full-Scale Simulator

Jan 19, 2026

Saipem has launched a new Drilling Training Centre featuring a full-scale simulator designed to provide immersive, hands-on training for drilling personnel.The center is accredited by the International Well Control Forum, a global body for well control competency certification…

MODEC Hires DOF for Mooring Job at ExxonMobil’s Oil Project off Guyana

Jan 19, 2026

DOF Group has secured a large turn-key contract by MODEC Guyana to carry out mooring pre-lay work for the Hammerhead floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) unit, set for deployment at ExxonMobil’s project offshore Guyana.Under the contract…

OMS Group Enlists Ulstein to Build Two Next-Gen Cable Layers

Jan 19, 2026

Subsea services provider OMS Group has signed contracts with Ulstein for the design and construction of two cable laying vessels (CLVs).The vessels will be designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions and constructed at Ulstein Verft, with delivery planned for 2028…

Equinor Finds Oil in Norwegian Sea

Jan 19, 2026

Equinor and its partners have proven oil in a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea, drilled by COSL's COSL Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig.The wildcat well 6507/8-12 S, in production license 124 B, tested the ‘Othello South’ prospect, 4…

Philippines Makes First Offshore Gas Discovery in Over a Decade

Jan 19, 2026

The Philippines has made its first natural gas discovery in more than a decade after gas and condensate were found at a well near the Malampaya gas field off the island of Palawan, President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. announced.The well…

Kazakhstan’s Chevron-led Tengiz Field Halts Production after Fire

Jan 19, 2026

Kazakh oil producer Tengizchevroil, led by Chevron, said on Monday that it had temporarily halted production at the Tengiz and Korolev oilfields after an issue affected power distribution systems.The statement came a day after Kazakhstan's state…

RWE Secures Long-Term LNG Supply from Texas LNG Project

Jan 16, 2026

RWE Supply & Trading has signed a 20-year sales and purchase agreement with Texas LNG Brownsville, part of Glenfarne Group, for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States.Under the agreement, RWE will purchase one million tonnes of LNG per year…

Eco Wave Power Moves Forward with 1MW Porto Wave Energy Project

Jan 16, 2026

Eco Wave Power has completed a key technical assessment and submitted its execution plan for a 1 MW wave energy project in Portugal’s Porto, as the company moves the project from planning toward construction.The company said a wave and loads…

DEME Takes Delivery of Norse Energi Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Jan 16, 2026

Belgium-based offshore installation services company DEME has taken delivery of its second new wind turbine installation vessel, Norse Energi, at the CIMC Raffles Shipyard.As the sister vessel of the recently delivered Norse Wind, Norse Energi…

Vineyard Wind Goes to Court to Block US Government’s Suspension Order

Jan 16, 2026

Vineyard Wind, a nearly completed offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, asked a federal court on Thursday to block the Trump administration's suspension of the industry in federal waters.The filing came the same day a federal…

Brava Energia to Buy Petronas Stake in Campos Basin Assets for $450M

Jan 16, 2026

Brazil’s Brava Energia has signed an agreement to acquire Petronas’ 50% equity interest in the Tartaruga Verde field and in Module III of the Espadarte field in the Campos Basin, in a transaction valued at $450 million.The assets are located…

TotalEnergies, BluEnergies Agree Joint Study on Liberia Deepwater Play

Jan 16, 2026

TotalEnergies has entered into a joint study and application agreement with Canada’s BluEnergies to assess the hydrocarbon prospectivity of the Harper Basin fan play offshore Liberia.Under the agreement, BluEnergies and the Liberian upstream…

Eni Launches Hull for Coral North FLNG Offshore Mozambique

Jan 16, 2026

Eni and its partners have launched the hull of the Coral North floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel, marking a key milestone in the development of Mozambique’s offshore gas resources.Coral North will be the second floating LNG facility…

Norway Grants Permit for Equinor’s Drilling Op in North Sea

Jan 16, 2026

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for a wellbore 34/8-A-37 H in production license 120, which is operated by Equinor with 53.2% working interest.The partners in the license include Petoro with 30% stake…

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