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Finder Energy Buys Petrojarl I FPSO for Timor-Leste Oil and Gas Projects

Dec 04, 2025

Finder Energy has agreed to acquire the Petrojarl I floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel from Amplus Energy for $15 million in cash and shares, in a move the company said will accelerate development of its Kuda Tasi and Jahal (KTJ) oil fields project, off Timor-Leste.The purchase price includes $6 million in cash and, subject to shareholder approval, the issue of about 37.2 million shares valued at $9 million…

VAALCO Energy Spuds First Well in New Drilling Campaign off Gabon

Dec 09, 2025

Africa-focused oil and gas company VAALCO Energy has started its phase three drilling program offshore Gabon with the spudding of the ET-15 infill well on the Etame platform.As previously announced, the company secured a drilling rig in December…

Japan’s JERA Signs First Long-Term LNG Deal with India’s Torrent Power

Dec 08, 2025

Japan’s JERA, the country’s largest power producer, has signed its first long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement outside Japan with India’s Torrent Power.Under the 10-year deal beginning in 2027, JERA will supply four LNG cargoes a year…

Kongsberg Maritime Secures LARS Contract with Sea1 Offshore

Dec 04, 2025

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a major contract with Sea1 Offshore to deliver Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) for the company’s four new offshore construction vessels. Each vessel will be equipped with two advanced LARS units, supporting subsea construction and ROV operations…

Kongsberg Maritime Marks 50 Years of Dynamic Positioning

Dec 03, 2025

Kongsberg Maritime is marking 50 years since the introduction of its first dynamic positioning (DP) system, a Norwegian innovation that transformed offshore operations and set new standards for safety and efficiency at sea.The story began in the mid-1970s…

ABS Approves FPSO Remote Control Functions from Hanwha Ocean

Dec 02, 2025

ABS issued approval in principle (AIP) to Hanwha Ocean Co. Ltd. for remote control functions for FPSO units.ABS completed design reviews based on the ABS Requirements for Autonomous and Remote-Control Functions.The project is part of the Offshore…

UK Backs Development of 145-ft Uncrewed Offshore Support Vessel

Dec 02, 2025

A consortium led by UK unmanned vessel developer ACUA Ocean has secured government support to develop a new 145-foot uncrewed offshore support vessel, aiming to scale up autonomous operations for offshore energy, logistics and surveillance.The Project MROS consortium…

Petrobras Signs Up Acteon for Mooring Asset Integrity Services

Dec 02, 2025

Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has been awarded a three-year contract by Petrobras, to provide mooring asset integrity services.With work due to commence in December 2025, Intermoor will deliver comprehensive quality…

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…

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…

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…

Glamox to Deliver Exterior LED Lighting for Seatankers’ OCV Fleet

Nov 25, 2025

Lighting specialist Glamox has secured a contract to supply exterior marine LED lighting for four Offshore Construction Vessels (OCVs) commissioned by shipping company Seatankers.These highly versatile vessels can support all manner of offshore construction projects…

Woodside Extends EnerMech’s Cranes Services Contract off Australia

Nov 21, 2025

Energy industry services firm EnerMech has secured a one-year contract extension to deliver crane maintenance and integrity services across six assets for Woodside in North West Australia.The renewed scope covers six offshore assets in North West Australia…

Petrobras Sandwich Hull Tank Design Receives ABS Approval

Nov 17, 2025

ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Petrobras for its safety-enhancing “sandwich hull” design concept for floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) tanks.The design uses parts of longitudinal and transverse elements constructed…

Study: Allseas SMR Tech Seen as Key Maritime, Industry Decarbonization Tool

Nov 17, 2025

Allseas’ small modular reactor (SMR) technology could generate up to $150 million billion in economic value for the Netherlands and create as many as 40,000 new jobs by 2050, according to an impact study released on Monday by the offshore engineering group…

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