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Norway's Offshore Oil, Gas Output Tops June Forecast

Jul 21, 2026

Norway's combined oil and gas production exceeded an official forecast by 3% in June, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) said on Tuesday.Norway is Europe's largest supplier of natural gas and a major producer of oil, but output varies…

Vår Energi, BlueNord Merger to Create Europe's Largest Independent Producer

Jul 21, 2026

Vår Energi and BlueNord have agreed to combine their businesses in a cash-and-shares transaction that will expand Vår Energi into Denmark and create what the companies said would be Europe's largest independent oil and gas producer.The transaction…

OneSubsea Gets Two Production Boosting Jobs for Vår Energi

Jul 20, 2026

OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, has secured two contracts from Vår Energi covering subsea production infrastructure at the Balder and Goliat fields offshore Norway.The first contract covers the design and…

Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Nordkapp Secures Another Year with Aker BP

Jul 20, 2026

Odfjell Drilling has received confirmation from Aker BP that the firm contract for the Deepsea Nordkapp semi-submersible rig has been extended by one year.The extension increases the rig's firm backlog through the end of 2028, after which Aker BP retains further extension options…

ADES Boosts Backlog with $230M Nigeria, North Sea Deals

Jul 20, 2026

Saudi Arabian oil and gas drilling contractor ADES Holding has secured two offshore drilling contracts in Nigeria and the U.K. North Sea, worth $229 million combined, strengthening its backlog and jack-up fleet utilization.The larger of the…

DEME to Install Foundations at Zeevonk Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 20, 2026

Belgium marine contractor DEME has secured a contract to transport and install foundations for the first phase of the Zeevonk offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.The project, jointly owned by Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners through its Energy Transition Fund I…

OMV Petrom, Romgaz Install Neptun Deep Offshore Platform

Jul 20, 2026

OMV Petrom and Romania's Romgaz have completed the installation of the offshore production platform for the Neptun Deep natural gas project in the Black Sea, marking a major milestone as the development remains on track to start production in 2027…

Plexus Lands Wellhead Engineering Deal for Offshore Energy Applications

Jul 20, 2026

Plexus Holdings has signed a two-year engineering agreement with Cactus Wellhead to develop and qualify a range of wellhead products for offshore energy applications.Under the agreement, Plexus will provide engineering, analysis and testing services…

Scotland Approves Ocean Winds' 2GW Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 17, 2026

Ocean Winds, a 50/50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie, has secured offshore consent from the Scottish government for its 2 GW Caledonia offshore wind farm, clearing the final major regulatory hurdle for the project.Located about 40 km offshore in the Moray Firth…

Cadeler Welcomes Wind Ace WTIV to its Fleet

Jul 17, 2026

Cadeler has taken delivery of Wind Ace, its 11th offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) and the second of three A-class newbuilds.Built over the past two years at the COSCO Shipping Offshore shipyard in Qidong, China, the vessel was delivered on schedule and within budget…

Thor Offshore Wind Farm's Turbine Installation Work Halfway Complete

Jul 17, 2026

RWE has installed half of the 72 turbines planned for the 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm off Denmark's west coast, keeping the project on track for full commercial operation in 2027.The wind farm, located near Jutland, will use Siemens Gamesa turbines rated at up to 15 MW each…

Taihan Takes Delivery of Second Cable Laying Vessel

Jul 17, 2026

Taihan Cable & Solution has taken delivery of its second cable laying vessel (CLV) Skandi Connector, strengthening its offshore wind and subsea power cable installation capabilities.Skandi Connector CLV, delivered by DOF Group, joins Taihan’s…

Vattenfall Drops Planned Vidar Offshore Wind Project in Sweden

Jul 17, 2026

Swedish utility Vattenfall will not go ahead with the giant Vidar offshore wind park, one of two given the greenlight by the government this week, because it would not be profitable, CEO Anna Borg said.Vidar, off Sweden's coast north of Gothenburg…

AF Gruppen, Heerema Get North Sea Decom Job

Jul 16, 2026

AF Gruppen, via its subsidiary AF Offshore Decom, and consortium partner Heerema Marine Contractors has secured a contract for the engineering, preparation, removal and disposal (EPRD) of a platform on the UK Continental Shelf, marking the second…

Aker Solutions, Unitech to Support Bellrock Offshore Wind Development

Jul 16, 2026

Entr, the consultancy arm of Aker Solutions, and its wholly owned subsidiary Unitech Power Systems have been awarded a contract by renewable energy producer Nadara to carry out electrical infrastructure studies for the proposed 1.8 GW Bellrock…

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