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VARD Forms Research and Innovation Partnership with NORCE

Dec 18, 2025

VARD has recently signed an agreement (MoU) with the major Norwegian research institute NORCE, establishing a strategic partnership to cooperate on research and innovation.The agreement encompasses topics such as design, construction, on board…

ADNOC Lines Up $11B for Offshore Hail and Ghasha Gas Project

Dec 18, 2025

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has secured up to $11 billion in structured, non-recourse financing to support development of its Hail and Ghasha offshore gas project, a key part of the UAE’s strategy to expand domestic gas supply and exports…

US Government Takes Another Look at Virginia Offshore Wind Project

Dec 17, 2025

The Trump administration is reviewing whether to send the Interior Department's Biden-era approval of a Virginia offshore wind project back to the agency for reconsideration, according to a court document filed on Wednesday.The agency is conducting…

ABS Approves MISC and China Offshore’s Ammonia FPSO Design

Dec 15, 2025

MISC and China Offshore Engineering & Technology Company have received the Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for their design of an ammonia floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.This innovative…

Jumbo Scoops Two Offshore Wind Contracts

Dec 12, 2025

Jumbo Offshore has signed two contracts for the Transport and Installation (T&I) of Transition Pieces (TPs) for an upcoming offshore wind farm development.Jumbo Offshore will install the TPs using one of its two DP2 heavy-lift vessels during the project campaigns…

Solstad Sells Normand Clipper CSV to Global Maritime Group

Dec 12, 2025

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Maritime has sold its Normand Clipper construction support vessel (CSV) to Global Maritime Group.Global Maritime Group, the current charterer of the vessel, declared the purchase option for the Normand Clipper…

Shell to Launch Drilling Campaign Offshore Namibia

Dec 11, 2025

Shell is preparing to launch a new drilling campaign in the PEL 39 exploration block offshore Namibia from April 2026 with its partners QatarEnergy and Namibia's national oil company Namcor.Shell's Namibia country chair Eduardo Rodriguez said…

Norway Gives Go-Ahead to Two Consortia in Floating Wind Tender

Dec 11, 2025

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has decided to award two project areas for floating offshore wind at Utsira Nord to Equinor- Vårgrønn and Deep Wind Offshore Norway-EDF Renouvelables consortia.The ministry said both applicants met qualification…

Australia Revives Offshore Exploration with New Oil and Gas Acreage Offer

Dec 11, 2025

The Australian government on Thursday released its first package of offshore oil and gas acreage for bidding since 2022.All five areas are in the Otway Basin offshore Victoria state in Commonwealth waters and come a day after the Victorian government…

Seatrium Gets Repeat Order from IMI for Arabia 4 Jack-up Rig

Dec 10, 2025

Seatrium Offshore Technology, the flagship offshore jack-up designer for Seatrium Group, has secured a repeat contract from International Maritime Industries (IMI) for the supply equipment and a design license for the Kingdom 4 self-elevating drilling unit…

Bourbon Inks Multi-Year PSV Deal with ExxonMobil in Guyana

Dec 10, 2025

French offshore services provider Bourbon has signed a five-year contract, with extension options, with ExxonMobil Guyana (EMGL) to provide maritime services in Guyana.It will start in the first quarter of 2026, with the commissioning of the…

ESG Completes Service Operation Vessel Conversion for HOS

Dec 09, 2025

Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) completed and redelivered HOS Rocinante, a first-of-its-kind U.S.-flagged Service Operation Vessel (SOV) converted for Hornbeck Offshore Services.The vessel marks a milestone in the evolution of the U.S. offshore…

US Judge Overturns Trump’s Freeze on Wind Energy Permits

Dec 09, 2025

A federal judge on Monday struck down an order by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to halt all federal approvals for new wind energy projects, saying that agencies' efforts to implement his directive were unlawful and arbitrary.Agencies including the U…

Shell to Take Majority Stake in Orange Basin Block with PetroSA-Backed Deal

Dec 09, 2025

South Africa's legacy national oil company, PetroSA, has approved a deal to give Shell Offshore a 60% stake in its Block 2C, off the country's west coast, a document seen by Reuters showed on Monday.If successfully concluded, the agreement will strengthen oil major Shell's SHEL…

Petronas Enlists MISC for FPU Job at Gas Field Offshore Brunei

Dec 09, 2025

Malaysia’s MISC Berhad has secured its first floating production unit (FPU) project in Brunei after receiving a letter of award from PETRONAS Carigali Brunei (PCBL) for the lease, operation and maintenance of the facility for a natural gas development project…

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