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Principle Power Gets O&M Job at French Floating Wind Farm

Jul 15, 2026

Principle Power has secured an operations and maintenance (O&M) support contract for the 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind project in the French Mediterranean, operated by Ocean Winds in partnership with Banque des Territoires.The contract covers the project's three WindFloat floating foundations, which support three Vestas V164-10 MW wind turbines.Under the agreement…

Tripartite Deal Set to Advance South Korea's Offshore Wind Sector

Jul 16, 2026

Renewable energy consultancy OWC, Korea Leading Energy Management (KLEM) and offshore energy services provider OEG have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on balance of plant (BoP) operations and maintenance services for South Korea's offshore wind sector…

Australian Inpex Workers Set Industry Precedent With New Pay Deal

Jul 15, 2026

Workers at Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas plant in Darwin have overwhelmingly backed a new pay deal that unions hope to replicate across Australia's offshore energy sector.The agreement is the first in what unions describe as a second wave of bargaining across the sector…

Bordelon Marine Delivers Converted Intervention Vessel

Jul 13, 2026

Bordelon Marine has completed the conversion and redelivery of the MV Lilly Bordelon, a Stingray Series 260 Class DP-2 Ultra-Light Intervention Vessel (ULIV).Repurposed from an existing platform, the Lilly Bordelon has been transformed into…

DOF Group Wins Contract Award in APAC Region

Jul 07, 2026

DOF Group ASA announced a large contract award for Subsea Construction and Pre Commissioning Support services in the APAC Region.Skandi Inventor will be deployed for the execution of the offshore operations scheduled to commence in Q4 2026 in North Australian waters…

Offshore Vessel Pair Ordered from Grandweld Shipyard

Jul 07, 2026

Bahri Logistics, a business unit of Bahri, the Kingdom’s leading shipping, maritime transportation, and logistics company has signed a newbuild agreement with Grandweld Shipyard for the construction of two offshore service vessels.The two vessels…

Hugin B Platform Topside En Route to North Sea Development

Jul 06, 2026

The Hugin B platform topside has left Aker Solutions’ yard in Verdal for the Yggdrasil area, completing a three-and-a-half-year portfolio of major offshore project deliveries for Aker BP.The topside sailed on July 6, marking the final delivery…

DOF Bags TotalEnergies Contract for FSO Replacement Project

Jul 01, 2026

DOF Group has secured a contract from TotalEnergies to provide subsea construction and mooring services for the floating storage and offloading (FSO) Unity Replacement Project.The contract covers engineering, transportation and installation of mooring systems…

Woodside Assumes Operatorship of Gippsland Basin Assets in Australia

Jul 01, 2026

Woodside Energy has completed the transfer of operatorship of the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture (GBJV) and Kipper Unit Joint Venture (KUJV) from Esso Australia Resources, taking over operation of one of Australia's largest domestic gas-producing asset portfolios…

Transocean Nets $1B Rig Deals with Equinor Offshore Norway

Jul 01, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has signed a conditional agreement with Equinor for the use of three harsh-environment semi-submersible rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf, adding more than $1 billion to its contract backlog.The agreement…

Sunda Reviews Timor-Leste Appraisal Plans as New Zealand Deal Advances

Jun 30, 2026

Sunda Energy has started evaluating options for the planned Chuditch-2 appraisal well offshore Timor-Leste following discussions with regulators and its joint venture partner, while separately advancing its acquisition of a New Zealand production business…

MODEC Sends Brazil FPSO to Denmark for Recycling After 17 Years in Operation

Jun 30, 2026

Cidade de Niterói MV18 floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) unit, owned and operated by MODEC, has arrived at a ship recycling facility in Denmark after completing charter and operations and maintenance services for Petrobras at the Marlim Leste field offshore Brazil…

Equinor All Set for Drilling Ops in North Sea

Jun 29, 2026

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 30/8-7 S in production license 190. Equinor is the operator of the license with 50% stake, while its…

Organized Lightning: Understanding the Evolution of Marine Electrical Systems

Jun 25, 2026

How well do we really understand the electrical systems powering today’s vessels? Many of us realize how important electricity is to our modern world but may be a bit shaky on the specifics. The Welsh comedian Tommy Cooper once joked, 'Electricity is a wonderful thing…

Clariant Launches OSPAR-Compliant Hydrate Inhibitor for North Sea Ops

Jun 25, 2026

Clariant Oil Services has deployed an anti-agglomerant low-dosage hydrate inhibitor technology in offshore fields in Norway and the United Kingdom that meets OSPAR environmental requirements for North Sea operations.The company's HYTREAT ECO…

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