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Noble, Green Yard Sign Maintenance Contract for GreatWhite Rig (Video)

Jun 08, 2025

Noble and Green Yard have entered into a contract for a scheduled yard stay for the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig Ocean GreatWhite, owned by Noble Corporation.The rig will enter the yard for maintenance, demobilization and upgrades after it has completed its job west of Shetland…

Wind Opponents Sue to Block Empire Wind

Jun 03, 2025

Fishing companies and offshore wind opponents filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Trump administration's decision to reverse course and allow construction to resume on Empire Wind, a $5 billion wind farm project off New York's coast.Protect Our Coast New Jersey…

Three Dead in Chevron's Angolan Oil Patform Fire

May 28, 2025

A second person died from their injuries in hospital following a fire at a Chevron-operated oil platform offshore Angola, bringing the number of fatalities to three, government and company officials said late on Tuesday.Two workers were initially…

Navantia Seanergies Delivers Second Substation Jacket for French OW Farm

May 23, 2025

Navantia Seanergies, Spanish shipbuilder Navantia’s green energies division, has delivered its second substation jacket for Ocean Winds for the offshore wind farm at Dieppe Le Tréport in France.The jacket departed from the south basin of the Puerto Real shipyard…

Terradepth Lands Long-Term Offshore Survey Contract in Asia Pacific

May 22, 2025

Terradepth, a provider of Ocean Data as a Service (ODaaS), has secured a five-year Master Services Agreement with a major offshore energy company in Asia Pacific region.Terradepth will deliver autonomous hydrographic survey and data services…

Industry Leaders Set to Discuss Future of US Offshore CCS Market

May 16, 2025

National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) and the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) are organizing fourth annual Offshore CCS & Emerging Technologies Symposium, where industry leaders will gather to discuss the future of U.S. carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects…

CorPower Ocean to Develop 5MW Wave Energy Farm off Scotland

May 14, 2025

Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has signed a berth agreement to build a 5 MW wave energy project at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.Scheduled for deployment in 2029, the 5 MW array is expected to become the UK’s largest wave energy project…

DeepSea Bollsta Set to Spud Two Wildcat Wells in Norwegian Sea

May 09, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted OMV (Norge) a drilling permit for two wildcat wells in the Norwegian Sea, which will be drilled with Odfjell Drilling-managed DeepSea Bollsta semi-submersible rig.The permit is for wellbore 6606/4-1 S and 6606/4-1 A in production license 1194…

SKF to Deliver PTO System for Australian Wave Energy Developer

May 08, 2025

SKF has entered into partnership with wave energy technology developer Carnegie Clean Energy to deliver power take-off (PTO) system for its CETO wave energy device.CETO is a fully submerged, point absorber type wave energy technology where a…

The Future of Long-Idle Drillships: Cold-Stacked or Dead-Stacked?

May 02, 2025

Noble Corporation’s recent decision to sell the Pacific Meltem and Pacific Scirocco for non-drilling purposes highlights a key issue in the drillship market: What happens to cold-stacked rigs that are unlikely to return to work? With the floater…

TMC Books Compressors Orders for FPSO and LNG Vessels

Apr 30, 2025

TMC Compressors (TMC) has secured orders for complete marine compressed air systems for 12 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel newbuilds and one floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.As part of the first order, Hanwha Ocean picked…

BOEM Seeks Public Comment for Eleventh National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program

Apr 29, 2025

On April 18, 2025, the Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) would soon initiate the first step in an engagement process to develop the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program)…

Hanwha Drilling’s Tidal Action Drillship En Route to Petrobras’ Roncador Field

Apr 22, 2025

Tidal Action ultra-deepwater drillship has embarked on a voyage from South Korea to Brazil to start its maiden job at Petrobras’ Roncador field.The drillship has been officially handed over by its owner Hanwha Ocean to its subsidiary Hanwha Drilling…

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…

US Plans New Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales

Apr 21, 2025

US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to begin a public engagement process to develop a new schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.“Launching…

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