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Petrobras Returns to Namibia with Offshore Block Stake Acquisition

Feb 06, 2026

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras has acquired a 42.5% stake in Block 2613, offshore Namibia.The transaction was carried out in partnership with TotalEnergies, which also acquired 42.5% and will act as the operator of the block.TotalEnergies…

TotalEnergies Secures Operated Interest in Namibia’s Offshore License

Feb 06, 2026

TotalEnergies has signed agreements to acquire a 42.5% operated interest in the PEL104 exploration license offshore Namibia from Eight Offshore Investments Holdings and Maravilla Oil & Gas.Following completion of the transaction, TotalEnergies will become operator of the licence with a 42…

Stena Drilling’s Stena Evolution Drillship Gets DNV’s Emissions Notation

Feb 05, 2026

Stena Drilling’s Stena Evolution drillship has received the Abate (P+) notation from classification society DNV.The Abate (P+) qualifier confirms defined design and control of the vessel’s power generation systems, together with an emission…

ExxonMobil Buys Guyana FPSO for $2.3B, SBM Offshore Keeps Ops Role

Feb 05, 2026

SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil Guyana, an affiliate of ExxonMobil, have completed the transaction related to the purchase of One Guyana floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.The purchase was completed ahead of the maximum lease term which would have expired in August 2027…

Mammoet to Handle Substation Load-Outs for TenneT 2GW Program

Feb 04, 2026

Heavy-lifting and transport specialist Mammoet has signed a support contract with Seatrium to carry out the load-out of three offshore substations for TenneT’s 2 GW offshore grid connection program in the North Sea.Under the agreement, Mammoet…

Japan’s JERA Agrees Long-Term LNG Supply from Middle East

Feb 04, 2026

Japan’s largest power generation company JERA has signed a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement with QatarEnergy to secure the supply of 3.0 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) for 27 years, with deliveries expected to commence in 2028…

Glamox to Provide Lighting for Van Oord’s Subsea Rock Installation Vessel

Feb 04, 2026

Lighting specialist Glamox has secured the contract to supply marine lighting for the first of two Subsea Rock Installation Vessels being built for marine contractor Van Oord.Glamox will supply 2,930 marine lights for the Dutch company’s next-generation Subsea Rock Installation Vessel…

Floatel Firms Up Accommodation Rig Contract with Brava Energia off Brazil

Feb 04, 2026

Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has signed a contract with Brava Energia for its Floatel Victory unit, which will be deployed offshore Brazil.Floatel Victory will provide Maintenance and Safety Unit (MSU) services for Brava Energia…

Rovtech, Unique Group to Expand ROV Reach to Middle East and Asia

Feb 04, 2026

Rovtech has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Unique Group to expand sales, service and support for its VALOR remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems in the Middle East and Asia Pacific.Under the agreement, Unique Group will promote…

ESVAGT-KMC JV Nets Long-Term Vessel Deal for Korea Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 04, 2026

KESTO, a joint venture between Denmark’s ESVAGT and South Korea’s KMC Line, has secured its first contracts to provide offshore service logistics for Vestas at the Shinan-Ui offshore wind farm in South Korea.From 2028 and for a minimum period of 10 years…

Seatrium Wraps Up AmFELS Yard Sale

Feb 03, 2026

Seatrium has completed divested its AmFELS Yard located at Brownsville in Texas to Karpower Valley, a related party of Karpowership.The divestment, first announced in September 2025 and completed on January 30, 2026, will allow Seatrium to enhance capital and operational efficiencies…

Strategic Marine Delivers CTV for Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Sector

Feb 03, 2026

Singaporean shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered a 27-meter crew transfer vessel (CTV) to a Taiwanese company for offshore wind operations in Taiwan.The vessel is based on Strategic Marine’s StratCat 27 design, which was developed in collaboration with BMT…

Windward Offshore Takes Delivery of Vard-Built CSOV

Feb 03, 2026

Vard, the Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, has delivered the second Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) to Windward Offshore, named Windward Paris.The naming ceremony was held at the delivery yard, Vard Brattvaag in Norway on January 28…

TotalEnergies Hires Fugro for North Sea Offshore Wind Survey

Feb 03, 2026

Fugro has been awarded a contract to carry out geotechnical surveys for the NordSee Energies 1 offshore wind farm being developed by TotalEnergies in the German North Sea.The surveys will assess seabed conditions at planned wind turbine locations and along inter-array cable routes…

US Federal Court Allows Ørsted to Resume Sunrise Wind Construction

Feb 03, 2026

A U.S. Federal Court has granted the preliminary injunction sought by Ørsted for the suspension order issued by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), allowing the restart of the construction of an offshore wind project in New York.The…

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