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Next-Gen Rig Simulation: Inside Saipem’s New Drilling Training Centre

Mar 06, 2026

Saipem has launched a state-of-the-art Drilling Training Centre featuring a full-scale simulator designed to deliver immersive, hands-on training for drilling personnel operating in complex offshore environments. Accredited by the International Well Control Forum…

Sèmè Field Production System Connected as Oil Flows to FSO Kristina

Mar 06, 2026

Akrake Petroleum Benin, an indirect subsidiary of Rex International Holding via Lime Petroleum, has completed the hook-up of the mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) and floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel at the Sèmè Field in Block 1 offshore Benin…

Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt Starts Construction of C-CSOV Fleet in China

Mar 06, 2026

Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt (DO) has started construction of a new fleet of construction commissioning service operation vessels (C-CSOVs), with the first steel cut for the lead vessel DO Joule at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou…

Lamprell Secures ONGC Deal for Subsea Pipeline Replacement Project

Mar 05, 2026

Lamprell has secured a contract by Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to deliver the Pipeline Replacement Project PRP-IX covering multiple offshore fields in India.The contract includes the replacement and installation of about 285 km of subsea…

Hydromea, Equinor Achieve World’s First Wireless Broadband Data Transfer from Seabed to Cloud

Mar 04, 2026

Hydromea, together with Equinor, has announced the world’s first demonstration of real-time, high-bandwidth wireless data transmission from the ocean floor directly to the cloud. This milestone marks an advancement in subsea asset monitoring and the digitalization of the offshore energy sector…

Kongsberg Maritime, Seadrill, Hanwha Drilling to Develop Remote Dynamic Positioning Technology

Mar 04, 2026

Seadrill Limited, an offshore drilling contractor, Kongsberg Maritime AS, a global technology leader, and Hanwha Drilling, a provider of offshore drilling services, announced a strategic alliance to develop the next generation of remote Dynamic Positioning (DP) technology in offshore drilling…

Strategic Marine Delivers First Supa Swath CTVs to Mainprize Offshore

Mar 04, 2026

Strategic Marine has delivered the first two Supa Swath crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to Mainprize Offshore, marking the initial handover under a multi-vessel contract signed at in June 2024.The deliveries represent the first two vessels in a program covering six Supa Swath vessels…

NYK Advances Design of Subsea Cable-Laying Vessel

Mar 04, 2026

Japanese shipping major NYK Line has completed the basic design of a new long-distance subsea cable-laying vessel intended to support the development of Japan’s future high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission network, marking a key milestone…

DRIFT Energy, Enapter to Develop Marinized Electrolyzer Technology for Offshore Hydrogen

Mar 03, 2026

DRIFT Energy, a leader in ocean-based renewable energy, has signed a collaboration agreement with Enapter to adapt the design of their Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) electrolyzer technology for deployment at sea. The agreement was formalized during a visit by DRIFT’s CEO…

Arabian Drilling Reactivates Fleet as GCC Offshore Contract Starts

Mar 03, 2026

Arabian Drilling has reactivated two rigs that were recalled in the fourth quarter of 2025 and launched its first international offshore contract within the Gulf Cooperation Council region-based company.The Saudi Arabia-based contractor said…

OEG Expands Offshore Wind Fleet With New Crew Transfer Vessel

Mar 02, 2026

OEG, an energy solutions company, has expanded its offshore wind vessel fleet with the delivery of Fulmar, its newest multi-purpose crew transfer vessel (CTV), following successful sea trials.Fulmar will operate in UK waters, with its first charter already secured in Scotland…

U.S., Israel Stike Iran: What's Next for Shipping

Feb 28, 2026

The diplomatic route in Iran is now exhausted, as last night the United States and Israel attacked Iran, sharply escalating security risks for commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf and adjacent waters, prompting immediate operational and insurance repercussions across the global maritime sector…

US DOE Green Light Set to Make Corpus Christi Second Largest US LNG Scheme

Feb 27, 2026

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved a 12% expansion in exports at Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Texas, authorizing additional shipments to non-free trade agreement countries.U.S. Secretary…

TotalEnergies Eyes Long-Term LNG Supply from Alaska LNG Project

Feb 27, 2026

TotalEnergies has signed a preliminary agreement with Glenfarne, lead developer of the Alaska LNG project, for the long-term offtake of 2 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) over 20 years, subject to a final investment decision on the project…

German Shipowner Buys Two Multi-Purpose Vessels

Feb 26, 2026

Germany’s Ernst Russ has acquired two multi-purpose vessels, MV Ronnie and MV Charlie, as part of its long-term fleet strategy to expand exposure to the project cargo segment and strengthen predictable earnings.The Hamburg-based shipowner said…

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