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Shell Secures Drilling Permit off South Africa's West Coast

Jul 11, 2025

Shell has been granted environmental authorisation to drill up to five deep-water wells off South Africa's west coast, the company said on Friday.The oil major applied for authorisation last year and plans to drill exploration or appraisal wells in the Northern Cape Ultra Deep Block in the Orange Basin, at water depths ranging between 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) and 3,200 metres (10,500 ft).Oil companies…

Ventyr Enlists DNV to Certify Norway’s First Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 10, 2025

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has been awarded a contract by offshore wind developer Ventyr for the Design Certification of the Sørlige Nordsjø II wind turbines and offshore substation, Norway’s first bottom-fixed offshore wind farm…

Staatsolie Takes Back Offshore Oil Block in Suriname as Hess Exits

Jul 09, 2025

U.S. oil producer Hess Corp has decided to withdraw from Suriname's offshore Block 59, the South American nation's state oil firm Staatsolie said on Tuesday, adding the block would now return to Staatsolie.'Hess has fulfilled its minimum work…

Northern Ocean’s DeepSea Mira Semi-Sub Gets Drilling Job off Namibia

Jul 09, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has signed a contract with a subsidiary of Rhino Resources for the DeepSea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig, which has been hired for operations off Namibia, starting mid-July 2025.The contract includes one firm well for Rhino…

Hanwha Ocean Floating Turbine Receives ABS Approval

Jul 08, 2025

ABS issued approval in principle (AIP) to Hanwha Ocean for its new design of a semisubmersible-type floating offshore wind turbine.The design, named WindHive 15-H3, supports 15-megawatt (MW) turbines on three hexagonal columns. ABS completed design reviews based on class and industry requirements…

PXGEO Appoints Head of Strategy and Transformation

Jul 08, 2025

Marine geophysical services company PXGEO has named Hans-Peter Burlid to the newly created position of Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer (CS&TO).Burlid, currently the organization’s CCO, will drive long-term strategic direction to deliver sustainable growth and lasting competitive advantage…

TGS Lands Offshore Wind Site Characterization Work in Norway

Jul 02, 2025

Norwegian seismic firm TGS has secured a contract for offshore wind site characterization, including acquisition, imaging and interpretation services offshore Norway.Ramform Vanguard vessel will start acquisition in early July, with a duration of approximately 25 days…

Ocean Winds Installs Substation for 496MW French Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 02, 2025

Ocean Winds (OW), a 50-50 joint venture by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has installed the offshore electrical substation for the Dieppe – Le Tréport offshore wind farm (EMDT), a project developed in consortium with Sumitomo Corporation and Banque des Territoires…

Offshore Solar Farm Set for Integration with Dutch Offshore Wind Project

Jun 27, 2025

The assembly of an offshore solar farm has been completed at the Port of Amsterdam in a ‘world’s first’ project that will integrate the system with an offshore wind farm in the North Sea, offshore Netherlands.The system, supplied and built by Oceans of Energy…

OPT Secures US Patent for Floating Marine Vehicle Charging System

Jun 27, 2025

Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has secured a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its autonomous, floating marine charging solution.Designed to address the increasing demand for clean maritime operations, the invention enables electric vessels…

Hanwha Ocean’s FPSO Cybersecurity Concept Gets ABS’ Nod

Jun 27, 2025

A new cybersecurity solution from Hanwha Ocean to protect critical infrastructure and operations on board floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units received approval in principle (AiP) from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).Hanwha Ocean…

Sierra Leone Awaits Seismic Survey Results Ahead of Possible Oil and Gas Round

Jun 26, 2025

Sierra Leone will wait for the results of a recently-launched offshore 3D seismic survey, its first in over a decade, ahead of potentially opening its next oil and gas licensing round later this year, a senior government official said on Thursday…

Eco Wave Power, AltaSea Agree Wave Energy Pilot’s September Launch

Jun 26, 2025

Eco Wave Power and AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles have agreed to officially launch the first-ever onshore U.S. wave energy pilot project in September.The launch event is scheduled to take place on September 9, 2025, on-site at AltaSea, and…

TotalEnergies Hires Shearwater for 3D Survey in Africa

Jun 26, 2025

Shearwater Geoservices has secured a 3D marine seismic acquisition contract by TotalEnergies in Sao Tome & Principe on the STP-02 Block.The two-month exploration survey off the coast of Western Africa will start early in the third quarter of 2025 using the SW Empress…

Libya, Turkey Sign MoU To Conduct Offshore Geophysical Study

Jun 25, 2025

Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) had signed a memorandum of understanding with Turkish state oil company TPAO to conduct a geological and geophysical study of four offshore areas, NOC said on Wednesday.'Discussions were also held regarding conducting a two-dimensional seismic survey (10…

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