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EU Moves to Ease Methane Rules for Oil and Gas Firms

May 29, 2026

The European Union will ask its member countries to waive penalties for three years for oil and gas companies that breach its methane emissions law, in response to the Iran war's disruption to energy supplies, a draft document seen by Reuters showed…

SLB, Vår Energi Scale Up Digital Field Development Workflows

May 28, 2026

SLB and Vår Energi have expanded their digital collaboration to scale well planning and integrated field development planning across operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The agreement expands deployment of SLB’s Delfi digital platform…

Equinor Taps DeepOcean for Norwegian Continental Shelf Subsea Work

May 28, 2026

DeepOcean has been awarded a subsea contract package by Equinor covering multiple fields on the Norwegian continental shelf, including projects in the North Sea and Barents Sea, with offshore work planned across the 2027-28 seasons.The contract…

TouchWind Installs Floating Wind Prototype in Dutch Waters

May 28, 2026

TouchWind has installed its floating wind turbine prototype at Fieldlab Green Economy Westvoorne in the Netherlands, moving the POWER project into the in-water testing phase.The POWER project, short for ‘POsitive Wake Effects of turbines with tilted Rotors’…

Chevron Moves to Take Operatorship of Greek Offshore Block

May 28, 2026

U.S. oil major Chevron has filed an official request to take over a 70% stake from Greece's Helleniq Energy in an offshore block southwest of Greece, the Greek energy ministry said on Thursday, in a move that would further expand the United States' presence in the Mediterranean…

Orlen Looks for Partner for 1GW Polish Offshore Wind Project

May 28, 2026

Polish oil refiner Orlen is seeking a partner for its planned Baltic East offshore wind project, CEO Ireneusz Fafara told reporters on Thursday.The 1-gigawatt wind farm will neighbour Orlen's most advanced offshore project, the Baltic Power site which the company is currently finishing…

TotalEnergies Advances 1.5GW Normandy Offshore Wind Project

May 28, 2026

TotalEnergies has filed an application for the Single Authorization of its 1.5 GW Centre Manche Energies offshore wind project off the coast of Normandy, marking a key milestone in the development of what the company described as France’s largest renewables project…

Norwegian Oil Firms Lift 2026-2027 Investment Outlook

May 28, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas companies have raised their projected investments for 2026 and 2027 compared to estimates made three months ago, a quarterly statistics office (SSB) survey of industry players showed on Thursday.Norway produces more than 4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day…

Nordic Investors to EU: Nix Notion of Arctic Drilling

May 27, 2026

Financial institutions and investors have urged the European Union to maintain its opposition to new Arctic oil and gas drilling, as the bloc weighs revising its stance to prioritise energy security.The call highlights investor unease that the energy crisis triggered by the U…

Strategic Marine Delivers More Supa Swath CTVs to Mainprize Offshore

May 26, 2026

Strategic Marine and Mainprize Offshore have signed a Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance (PODA) for the MO15 and MO16 crew transfer vessels (CTVs), extending a multi-vessel offshore renewables vessel program announced in 2024.The agreement follows the earlier delivery of the MO10…

Jumbo Orders Two Next-Gen Heavy-Lift Vessels from Dajin

May 26, 2026

Dajin Heavy Industry, via its subsidiary Tangshan Dajin Offshore Engineering, has signed a contract with a Dutch shipowner Jumbo Maritime to build two next-generation multi-purpose heavy-lift vessels.The contract is valued at approximately $156 million and covers the design…

Well-Safe Expands Into Well Operatorship with First UK North Sea Job

May 26, 2026

Well-Safe Solutions has secured its first contract to provide full well operatorship and asset execution services for an unnamed client in the UK North Sea.The contract expands the company’s service offering into integrated well lifecycle services…

Unity Wins North Sea Decom Contracts, Expands Overseas

May 22, 2026

Unity has secured more than $8 million (£6 million) in new contracts, including a multi-million-dollar North Sea well decommissioning project, as the Aberdeen-based well integrity specialist expands internationally.The company said the North…

Denmark Receives Offshore Wind Bids as Tender Scheme Rebounds

May 22, 2026

Denmark has received bids for two offshore wind areas in the North Sea and Kattegat designated for at least 1.8 GW of offshore wind capacity, the Danish Energy Agency has informed.The bids cover the Nordsøen Midt (Central North Sea) and Hesselø offshore wind areas…

Borr Drilling’s First Quarter Profit Takes Hit as Odin Rig Start-Up Lags

May 22, 2026

Borr Drilling has reported a wider first-quarter loss as delayed start-up work for the Odin jack-up rig and contract transitions weighed on earnings, while the offshore driller continued expanding its fleet and contract backlog.The company posted…

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