For decades, floating nuclear power occupied a niche position in the energy debate – technically feasible, strategically intriguing, but commercially marginal. Today, however, combined pressures of decarbonization, energy security, land constraints, rising electricity demand and water scarcity are making floating nuclear power a more serious proposition for policymakers, utilities, and infrastructureFloating Nuclear offers a potential source of reliable…
Offshore floating solar company SolarDuck and the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) have been awarded a $3.7 million (€3.2 million) subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to advance the development of an offshore…
Ocean Installer has been awarded a major engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by Vår Energi for the Balder Next New Wells project in the North Sea.The project forms part of Vår Energi's hub development strategy in the Balder area…
TGS has secured exclusive rights from the Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam to undertake a multi-client 3D seismic survey offshore Brunei.The contract covers the acquisition, processing and marketing of new 3D seismic data under a multi-client model…
Aker Solutions signed a 'sizeable. ($50m to $150m by the company's definition) five-year agreement with Cenovus Energy Inc. for engineering and maintenance services on White Rose field assets.The White Rose field is located approximately 350 km east of St…
Offshore floating solar company SolarDuck and the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) have been awarded a USD$3.64 million (€3.2 million) subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) for the Steady Seas research program.…
Faced with declining production post-2030, across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the Majors have started the process of reloading exploration hoppers. Targeting predominantly deep and ultra-deep waters, they have signed numerous agreements aimed…
SeaBird Exploration, a wholly owned subsidiary of SED Energy Holdings, has secured a contract for ocean bottom node (OBN) source work in West Africa.The company said the Fulmar Explorer vessel will be deployed for the campaign, which has a total duration of about three months…
Italian grid operator Terna and Tunisian electricity and gas company STEG have awarded Hitachi Energy a contract worth about $873 million (€770 million) to build converter stations for the Elmed electricity interconnection project between Italy and Tunisia…
French oil major TotalEnergies needs to prioritise the building of pipelines that could export oil and gas from the Middle East without ships going through the Strait of Hormuz, CEO Patrick Pouyanne said at an energy conference in Paris on Tuesday…
Azule Energy, a joint venture between BP and Eni, and its partners have approved the $5.1 billion Greater PAJ offshore oil project in Angola, company and government officials said at a signing ceremony on Monday.Partners in the project, Angola's first integrated cross-block development…
Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a 4D towed‑streamer seismic acquisition project for the Mariner field in the UK North Sea by Adura Operations, a joint venture between Shell and Equinor.The one-month survey will start in July 2026 and…
A new engineering design and commercial advisory company focused on offshore wind, subsea transmission and marine infrastructure projects has launched in Ireland under the name of Insight Marine, targeting growing demand for specialist support across the global maritime sector…
Norway has launched the first expedition of a newly acquired autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed to improve mapping and understanding of the country's deep-sea areas.The HUGIN Superior vehicle began operations in the northern Norwegian…
TGS and partner SLB have launched a multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Pelotas Basin offshore southern Brazil, expanding subsurface data coverage in a frontier exploration area that has attracted growing industry interest.The Pelotas Sul Phase 1 survey covers approximately 13…