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Report: As Momentum Slows, Japan to Sweeten Offshore Wind Rules

May 27, 2025

Japan is likely to sweeten terms for developers to build a massive offshore wind farm sector, industry insiders say, as it looks to put its energy ambitions back on track against a worldwide slump of projects hit by soaring costs and delays…

Petronas, Inpex Secure Oil and Gas Exploration Rights off Indonesia

May 22, 2025

Petronas Energy Serpang, in association with Inpex and EO Serpang (EOS), have jointly been awarded rights to explore the Serpang Working Area located offshore Eastern Java in Indonesia.The award comes as part of the second Indonesia Petroleum…

Industry Partners Unveil Next-Gen Floating Wind Installation Vessel Design

May 21, 2025

A consortium based in South West England, led by Morek Engineering, has unveiled its design concept for a new vessel class for the floating offshore wind (FLOW) market, having completed the first feasibility stage.Consortium partners include naval architects Solis Marine Engineering…

Drillship to Set Off for Petrobras’ Foz do Amazonas by End of May

May 21, 2025

Brazilian oil firm Petrobras will have a drill ship ready to make the trip to the northern state of Amapa by the end of the month, three sources close to the matter told Reuters, as the company rushes for a drilling license for the Foz do Amazonas Basin…

Equinor, Polenergia Agree on Polish Offshore Wind Project

May 19, 2025

Norway's Equinor and Poland's Polenergia made a final investment decision for the project to build two wind farms off the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea, the Warsaw-based company said on Monday.The two farms, each with a generation capacity of 720 megawatts are set to cost a total of about 6…

Denmark Plans Offshore Wind Tender With Up to $8.3 Billion Subsidy

May 19, 2025

Denmark will launch offshore wind tenders with a capacity of three gigawatt (GW), enough to power three million homes, its energy ministry said on Monday, offering subsidies to developers of up to 55.2 billion Danish crowns ($8.32 billion).The…

Norway Opens Bidding Round for Three Floating Wind Areas

May 19, 2025

The Norwegian government has launched a bidding process for three floating wind project locations at Utsira Nord area.The awarding of project areas for offshore wind and state aid will take place in two stages, with a maturation phase in between…

Libya's Latest Oil and Bidding Round Attracts Over 40 Applicants

May 15, 2025

Libya’s latest upstream licensing round has already attracted more than 40 applicants, a signal of the country’s re-entry into the global energy arena and growing interest in its largely untapped hydrocarbon potential.The update was shared by Abdolkabir Alfakhry…

Prosafe Takes $204M Petrobras Tender Win

May 12, 2025

Offshore accommodation firm Prosafe has been declared the winner of a bidding process for a four-year contract by Petrobras, for the provision of the Safe Notos semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil.Contract…

UK Bumps Up Offshore Wind Incentives Funding to $720M

May 09, 2025

Britain has more than doubled funding available under a scheme seeking to spur investment in offshore wind projects to 544 million pounds ($721.78 million), after higher than expected demand, the government said on Friday.The country has put…

Petrobras Finds Oil in Aram Block Offshore Brazil

May 09, 2025

Petrobras has identified the presence of high-quality oil with no contaminants in the pre-salt of Santos Basin, in an exploratory well in Aram block, offshore Brazil.Well 3-BRSA-1396D-SPS is located 248 km from the city of Santos-SP, at a water depth of 1…

Norway Puts 76 Offshore Oil and Gas Block on Offer

May 09, 2025

Norway offered 76 new blocks to explore for oil and gas in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea on Friday in a so-called APA licensing round, an annual event awarding acreage in mature parts of the continental shelf, the energy ministry said…

Uruguay's Ancap to Launch Bidding for Natural Hydrogen Exploration by Year-End

May 07, 2025

Uruguay's state-run energy firm Ancap plans to launch a bidding round for natural hydrogen exploration and development by the end of the year, with offers expected in 2026, executives said on Wednesday.Ancap is also exploring a bidding round for carbon capture investment…

Norway Set to Restart Frontier Oil and Gas Exploration Licensing

May 07, 2025

The Norwegian parliament on Tuesday ordered the Labour minority government to launch a new frontier areas oil and gas exploration licensing round, setting the stage for increased oil drilling.Norway became Europe's largest supplier of natural gas following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022…

Democratic-Led Coalition Sues Trump for Halting Offshore Wind Projects

May 06, 2025

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued on Monday in a bid to block President Donald Trump's move to suspend leasing and permitting of new wind projects, saying it threatens to cripple the wind industry and a key source of clean energy…

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