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Asian Buyers Rush for Russian Oil Amid Supply Disruption

Mar 26, 2026

Asian countries including Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Sri Lanka are lining up to buy Russian oil as the Iran war blocks supplies, raising the possibility that demand may exceed supply, several sources including Russia said…

Maraen Approves $40M Port of Nigg Upgrade After Rebrand

Mar 26, 2026

Maraen has approved plans for more than $40 million (£30 million) investment for the upgrades at the Port of Nigg, following the integration of three energy businesses under a new brand.Maraen combines the capabilities of Port of Nigg, Global Energy (Group) and Global Energy Services…

Smulders HSM Starts Construction of East Anglia TWO Offshore Substation

Mar 26, 2026

Smulders HSM has started construction of the offshore substation topside and jacket foundation for the East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.The work follows the award of an engineering, procurement, construction, installation…

Enersea Finalizes Substation Jacket Design for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Project

Mar 26, 2026

Enersea has completed the detailed design of two offshore substation jackets for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.The two jackets, Link 01 and Link 02, each weigh around 3,500 tonnes and will support offshore substations of about 9…

Cadeler Raises Over $200M to Fund Fleet Expansion Plans

Mar 26, 2026

Cadeler has raised approximately $203 million (€175 million) through a private placement to fund planned investments in new offshore wind installation vessels and potential asset acquisitions.The offshore wind contractor said the proceeds will…

TotalEnergies' Sale of Greater Laggan Area Assets Strengthens Serica’s UK Portfolio

Mar 26, 2026

Serica Energy has completed the acquisition of a 40% operated interest in the Greater Laggan Area and associated infrastructure from TotalEnergies, strengthening its position in the West of Shetland basin.The deal, first announced in September 2025…

Serica Posts 50% Profit Drop Due to Triton FPSO Downtime

Mar 26, 2026

Britain's Serica Energy reported a 50% fall in annual pretax profit on Thursday, hurt by lower production due to outages at the Triton floating production storage and offloading vessel and higher operating costs.Serica is moving to offset operational…

Iran War Energy Shock Pushes Europe to Rethink Climate Policies

Mar 26, 2026

The European Union may be forced to scale back its flagship climate policies and geopolitical aims as the Iran war drives up energy prices - with lasting consequences for the bloc's energy strategy.The energy crunch sparked by the conflict, now in its fourth week…

Iran War Sends LNG Prices Soaring, Curbing Asia Demand

Mar 26, 2026

The Iran war is upending the global LNG outlook as soaring prices, damage to major supplier Qatar's export infrastructure and potential delays to new supply raise doubts about previously expected demand from price-sensitive Asian buyers.Before the war…

Oil Rises as Ceasefire Optimism Fades

Mar 26, 2026

Oil rose about 2% on Thursday, clawing back losses from the previous session on concerns that protracted fighting in the Middle East will further disrupt energy flows.Brent futures LCOc1 rose $2.08, or 2.03%, to $104.30 a barrel by 0638 GMT…

Capricorn Energy Reports Loss on Egypt JV Charge, Keeps Outlook

Mar 26, 2026

Oil producer Capricorn Energy swung to an annual pre-tax loss on Thursday, after it took a $10.6 million impairment charge for its Egyptian joint venture.The Egypt-focused firm took the charge after an assessment of its Alam El Shawish West JV with Cheiron Oil & Gas showed reduced future production…

Windcat Amsterdam Debuts as First Elevation CSOV in Europe

Mar 25, 2026

Shipbuilder Damen and Windcat, part of maritime group CMB.TECH, have launched the Windcat Amsterdam, marking the arrival of the first Elevation series commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) in European waters.The vessel was developed…

GeoForce Hooks Geotechnical Survey for Shetland Subsea Link

Mar 25, 2026

GeoForce Technical Services, part of Oceanscan and Venterra Group, has been selected by Reach Subsea to deliver geotechnical survey work for the Shetland HVDC Link 2 project, a subsea power connection aimed at strengthening Britain’s electricity transmission network…

Mark Offshore Adds Research Vessel Mintis to Support Offshore Renewables

Mar 25, 2026

Mark Offshore has agreed with Klaipėda University to operate the research vessel Mintis, expanding its fleet and strengthening its position in offshore renewables and subsea support services.Under the agreement, the Lithuanian university has…

Vestas Plans $290M Nacelle Factory in Scotland

Mar 25, 2026

Vestas has announced plans to build a nacelle and hub assembly factory in Scotland to support growing offshore wind demand in the U.K. and Europe.The proposed facility, with an investment exceeding $290 million, would manufacture nacelles and hubs for the company’s V236-15…

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