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Vår Energi’s Low Pressure Project Bolsters Production at Gjøa Field

Oct 07, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has achieved increase in both production as well as recoverable volumes from the Gjøa field, following the start-up of the Gjøa low pressure project.The project has modified the compressor systems on the Gjøa platform…

First Gennaker Offshore Substation Rolls Out of Smulders Yard (Video)

Oct 06, 2025

The first of the two planned offshore substations for Skyborn Renewables’ 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm has been moved out of the construction hall at the Smulders yard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.OSS Darß is the first of the two platforms being developed by HSI consortium…

Shell’s Brazil-Bound FPSO Starts Taking Shape

Oct 06, 2025

MODEC has held a steel strike ceremony for the part of Gato do Mato floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which will be deployed at Shell’s field offshore Brazil.The ceremony was held at the COSCO Qidong Shipyard, marking…

Japan Picks Two New Areas for Offshore Wind Development

Oct 03, 2025

The Japanese government said on Friday it had designated two sites off the coast of Akita and Fukuoka prefectures as 'promising zones' for developing offshore wind farms.Japan wants to accelerate renewable energy development to reach carbon neutrality by 2050…

SHI’s 15MW Floating Wind Platform Gets ABS Approval

Oct 03, 2025

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its SnapWind Float, a new design of a semi-submersible-type floating offshore wind turbine.The SnapWind Float is designed for next-generation 15 MW offshore wind turbines…

AI Push: SBM Offshore to Rolls Out Cognite Platform Fleet-Wide in Brazil

Oct 03, 2025

SBM Offshore, an FPSO solutions specialist, and Cognite, an industrial AI company, have announced an acceleration of their strategic partnership to deploy Cognite’s data and AI platform across SBM Offshore’s entire Brazilian fleet.The initiative…

Poseidon Jackup JV Targets North American Modular Jack-Up Market

Oct 03, 2025

Combifloat Group of the Netherlands and Poseidon Barge of the United States, with the backing of Marine Equipment Solutions (MES), have launched a new joint venture (JV) under the name of Poseidon Jackup to bring ‘world-class’ modular jack-up technology to North America…

SBM Offshore, SLB to Optimize FPSO Performance Using AI

Oct 03, 2025

SLB, a global energy technology company, and SBM Offshore, a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) solutions specialist, have signed an agreement to enter into an exclusive digital alliance to optimize the performance of offshore production systems…

Eni Greenlights Mozambique’s Coral North FLNG Project

Oct 03, 2025

Eni and its partners China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPH), Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) and XRG have reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) to develop the Coral North deepwater FLNG project…

French 25MW Floating Offshore Wind Farm Officially Inaugurated (Video)

Oct 02, 2025

France's first floating wind farm, the 25 MW Provence Grand Large, located in the Gulf of Fos in the Mediterranean Sea, has officially been inaugurated.The wind farm has been developed by the EDF Group, through its subsidiary EDF Renewables…

EnerMech to Deliver Pre-Commissioning Services at Gas Field off Australia

Oct 02, 2025

EnerMech has been awarded a significant contract to deliver pre-commissioning and specialist services for a major offshore gas development located in the East Browse Basin, off the northwest coast of Australia.The full scope of work, which will be carried out between October 2025 and April 2026…

Heerema Gets Decom Job at BP’s Andrew Platform

Oct 02, 2025

Heerema Marine Contractors has secured a decommissioning contract by BP for the Engineering, Preparation and Removal (EPR) of the Andrew platform’s topside and jacket.The scope includes the removal, transport and offloading of the topside, comprising the Flare and Kinnoull Module…

Eni Set to Sign FID for Coral North FLNG in Mozambique

Oct 02, 2025

Italian energy group Eni is expected to agree a final investment decision for Mozambique's second floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) platform at an event in the capital Maputo on Thursday, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters…

BP Hires Decommissioning Crew for North Sea Field

Sep 30, 2025

A new joint venture (JV) between THREE60 Energy and AF Offshore Decom (AFOD), a subsidiary of AF Gruppen, has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by BP to provide integrated decommissioning services for its Andrew field in the North Sea…

MODEC Ramps Up Hammerhead FPSO Work After ExxonMobil's Go-Ahead

Sep 30, 2025

MODEC has been awarded the full engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) scope to develop a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Hammerhead project in Guyana following a final investment decision (FID) by ExxonMobil…

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