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DEME Acquires 50% Stake in BAUER Offshore Technologies

May 15, 2025

DEME Offshore Holding, a wholly owned subsidiary of DEME Group, has acquired a 50% stake in BAUER Offshore Technologies, a BAUER Group company.BAUER Offshore Technologies specializes in drilling services for the installation of foundations for offshore wind farms…

ARO Drilling Inks Contract Extensions with Aramco for Five Jack-Up Rigs

May 13, 2025

Saudi Arabian state-owned oil giant Aramco has signed contract extension with ARO Drilling, its 50-50 joint venture with Valaris, for five jack-up drilling rigs.The contract, deemed as significant by ARO Drilling, marks a key milestone in the…

TotalEnergies, Eni Eye 2026 FID for Gas Project off Cyprus

May 01, 2025

A final investment decision on TotalEnergies' new Cyprus gas project could come in 2026, CEO Patrick Pouyanne told analysts on Wednesday, with deliveries expected in 2028 or 2029.The French oil major is developing Block 6 at the Cronos gas field in a 50-50 joint venture with Italy's Eni…

Strategic Marine Delivers Another Fast Crew Boat to Truth Marine Services

Apr 21, 2025

Singaporean aluminum boat builder Strategic Marine has delivered another fast crew boat (FCB) to Truth Maritime Services (TMS) in Thailand.Following the successful handover of the first two Gen 4 FCBs, TMS RANOD and TMS RAMAN, in 2024, these…

Ocean Winds Picks Onshore Substation Contractor for Polish Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 21, 2025

Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has selected P&Q to construct an onshore substation for its 500 MW BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Poland.The contract includes the design, construction, installation and commissioning of an onshore power station…

Malaysian Firm Enters Cable Laying Business with Vessel Acquisition

Apr 16, 2025

Malaysia-based fleet owner of self-propelled accommodation workboats Keyfield International has set out plans to acquire a newly-built DP2 cable-laying barge for $20.5 million, marking its expansion into cable laying market.The 98-meter-long barge…

Liebherr Equips Agogo FPSO with Two Offshore Cranes

Apr 04, 2025

Crane specialist Liebherr has supplied two offshore cranes to Yinson Production, which will support the operations of Agogo floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) at Azule Energy’s field offshore Angola.Two offshore cranes of…

BP Trinidad and Tobago: Ginger Gets Green Light, Frangipani Delivers Gas Find

Mar 27, 2025

BP Trinidad and Tobago has taken the final investment decision (FID) for the Ginger gas development offshore Trinidad and Tobago, while marking the exploration success at its Frangipani well.Taking FID on Ginger and discovering gas at Frangipani…

All Clear for Equinor to Drill North Sea Exploration Well

Mar 24, 2025

Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil), the country’s offshore industry safety watchdog, has granted consent to Equinor for exploration drilling in an oil and gas block in the North Sea.The consent is for block 24/11, part of production license 169…

Equinor Scales Down Climate Ambitions

Mar 20, 2025

Norway's Equinor on Thursday weakened its energy transition plan as it struggles to deliver on pledges to invest more in renewable energy and low-carbon technologies, citing practical difficulties and a shift in political priorities.The oil…

ExxonMobil, Woodside Take FID for $221M Gas Project Off Australia

Mar 17, 2025

ExxonMobil's Australian unit said on Monday that its Gippsland Basin joint venture with Woodside Energy has approved its final investment decision to develop the Turrum Phase 3 project, targeting underdeveloped gas resources.The approval is for the A$350 million ($221…

Norway Clears Equinor for Two-Well Drilling Operation in North Sea

Mar 11, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wildcat wells in the North Sea.The permit is for wells 34/6-8 S and 34/6-8 A in production license 554.Equinor is the operator of the license with 40% working interest…

BP, JERA Name Leadership Team for Offshore Wind Joint Venture

Mar 07, 2025

Energy major BP and Japan’s largest power generation company JERA have appointed the leadership team of their planned 50-50 offshore wind joint venture, JERA Nex BP.The new entity will be led by CEO Nathalie Oosterlinck, currently serving as CEO of JERA Nex…

US Grants License Extension to Serica Energy for Rhum Field

Feb 27, 2025

The U.S. Treasury, via the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has extended a license for Serica Energy to operate the Rhum field in the North Sea, 50% owned by Iran's national oil company, for two more years.The OFAC license and secondary sanctions assurance relating to the Rhum field…

Marine Masters Secures Wellhead Platforms Installation Job Off India

Feb 27, 2025

Dutch offshore contractor Marine Masters has secured work on an offshore installation project for the greenfield Bhasker A & B platforms, designed and constructed by Indian energy company SunPetro.The project, managed by main installation contractor…

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