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Chevron Eyes Exploration Well Drilling off Namibia

Apr 25, 2025

Chevron is considering drilling an exploration well in the Walvis Basin off the coast of Namibia in 2026 or 2027, the U.S. oil major said on Thursday.Chevron Namibia Exploration Limited said it is maturing its prospect portfolio offshore Namibia…

RWE Halts Offshore Wind Activities in US

Apr 25, 2025

RWE has stopped its U.S. offshore wind activities for now in light of regulatory uncertainty under the administration of President Donald Trump, its CEO said in a speech manuscript published ahead of the utility's annual general meeting.The…

Shell to Exit Three Gas Projects Offshore Colombia

Apr 25, 2025

Oil giant Shell will pull out of three offshore gas projects in Colombia's Caribbean, it owns together with Colombia's state-run oil company Ecopetrol, the groups said on Thursday.Shell had acquired a 50% operating stake in Col 5, Purple Angel and Fuerte Sur deepwater blocs in 2020…

Capricornus Prospect in Namibia’s Orange Basin Delivers Oil Discovery

Apr 24, 2025

Rhino Resources, the operator of the petroleum exploration license (PEL85), and its partners have found oil in the Capricornus 1-X well in Orange Basin, offshore Namibia.The Capricornus 1-X well, spudded on February 17, using Noble Corporation’s Noble Venturer drillship…

Cerulean Winds Wraps Up Ecological Survey for Floating Wind Farms

Apr 24, 2025

Cerulean Winds, the lead developer of the Aspen, Beech and Cedar floating offshore wind farms, has completed Digital Aerial Surveys (DAS) for the projects planned to be built in the Central North Sea.The ecological data has been collected across an area of 2…

Eni, UK Gov Reach Financial Close for Liverpool Bay CCS Scheme

Apr 24, 2025

Eni has reached financial close with the UK Government’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) for the Liverpool Bay CCS project, where Eni is the operator of the CO2 transport and storage system (T&S) of the HyNet industrial Cluster…

UK Government Commits $400M to Bolster Offshore Wind Supply Chain

Apr 24, 2025

The U.K. government has allocated $400 million, via publicly-owned clean energy company Great British Energy, to strengthen the domestic offshore wind supply chain.The funding, announced by U.K.’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, will boost domestic jobs…

Black & Veatch Hires Norwegian Logistics Firm for Two FLNG Projects

Apr 24, 2025

Marinetrans, a Norway-based logistics specialist for the maritime and offshore industries, has secured the project logistics contract from Black & Veatch for two floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel construction projects.Under the contracts…

Lautec to Provide Inspection Services for 495MW Taiwanese OW Farm

Apr 24, 2025

Consulting services and software provider for offshore wind projects Lautec has signed consultancy framework agreement for inspection services for Fengmiao 1 wind farm, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) third offshore wind project in Taiwan…

Chuditch Gas Field Up for Summer Drilling Ops as Sunda Reshapes Ownership Structure

Apr 24, 2025

Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in Southeast Asia, has entered into a series of agreements for the funding of the drilling campaign on the Chuditch gas field, offshore Timor-Leste, which is now targeted for summer 2025…

Iberdrola, Kansai Close $1.46B Deal for Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 24, 2025

Iberdrola has closed a strategic agreement with Kansai, Japan's second largest electricity company, to co-invest in the 315 MW German offshore wind farm Windanker, located in the Baltic Sea.After obtaining all the necessary regulatory approvals…

Eni Reports Smaller Profit Drop Than Expected

Apr 24, 2025

Italian energy group Eni on Thursday reported a smaller than expected 11% yearly drop in adjusted net profit for the first quarter.Adjusted net profit came in at 1.41 billion euros ($1.60 billion) between January and March, down from 1.58 billion euros in the first quarter of 2024…

Fugro Cuts More Jobs, Shifts Focus to Different Business Segments

Apr 24, 2025

Dutch geological data specialist Fugro it would cut more jobs and shift focus to different business segments after confirming a drop in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, hit by a pause in new U.S. offshore wind projects.The company also cited a highly volatile global market environment…

Saipem First-Quarter Profit Jumps 31%

Apr 23, 2025

Italian energy contractor Saipem said on Wednesday its first-quarter core earnings jumped 31% year on year driven by the group's offshore engineering and construction activities.Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) came in at 351 million euros ($398…

Vantage Drilling Lines Up $80M Job for Platinum Explorer Drillship

Apr 23, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has received a conditional letter of award (CLOA) for the Platinum Explorer ultra-deepwater drillship, valued at approximately $80 million.The CLOA, with an undisclosed client and 90-day validity period…

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