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Woodside Hires SLB for Trion Ultra-Deepwater Drilling Job off Mexico

Mar 31, 2025

Global energy technology company SLB has secured a major drilling contract by Australian oil and gas operator Woodside Energy for its ultra-deepwater Trion development project, offshore Mexico.SLB will oversee the delivery of 18 ultra-deepwater wells using an integrated services approach and AI-enabled drilling capabilities to improve operational efficiency and well quality.The full scope of the contract includes digital directional drilling services and hardware…

SLB, Shell: New Partnership to Expand Deployment of Subsurface Digital Technology

Apr 04, 2025

Global technology company SLB announced a partnership with Shell to deploy Petrel™ subsurface software across its assets worldwide. The adoption of Petrel software is designed to increase digital capabilities and drive operating cost efficiencies…

Liebherr Equips Agogo FPSO with Two Offshore Cranes

Apr 04, 2025

Crane specialist Liebherr has supplied two offshore cranes to Yinson Production, which will support the operations of Agogo floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) at Azule Energy’s field offshore Angola.Two offshore cranes of…

TWMA Lands Long-Term Drilling Waste Management Job for TotalEnergies

Apr 02, 2025

Specialist drilling waste management company TWMA has secured a three-year contract with TotalEnergies UK for its drilling waste management services.Agreed following a call for tender, the contract started in October 2024 and includes the option for extension…

Israeli Firm Gets Final Permit for US Wave Energy Demo

Apr 02, 2025

Eco Wave Power, an onshore wave energy technology company, has received a final permit for the construction and demonstration of its wave energy technology in San Pedro, California.The Revocable Permit 25-05 by the Port of Los Angeles was executed on behalf of the Executive Director…

NYK, Partners to Develop Renewable Energy-Powered Floating Data Center

Apr 02, 2025

NYK Line, NTT FACIITIES, Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation, MUFG Bank, and the city of Yokohama have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a demonstration project of an offshore green data center, utilizing a mini-float installed as a disaster countermeasure…

CIP Orders Vestas Offshore Wind Turbines for 495MW Taiwanese Project

Mar 28, 2025

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has secured an order from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to supply offshore wind turbines for the 495MW Fengmiao I project off the coast of Taichung in Taiwan.The order includes 33 V236-15.0 MW turbines…

Japanese Industry Partners Team Up for Floating Wind Commercialization

Mar 27, 2025

Kanadevia Corporation, Taisei Corporation, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the commercialization of floating offshore wind power generation.Kanadevia and Taisei, which specialize in construction and fabrication of floating foundations…

OWGP Boosts Five Offshore Wind Manufacturers with $1.8M

Mar 26, 2025

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has announced the recipients of its first-ever Manufacturing Facility Support Program (MFSP), designed to drive investment and increase U.K. offshore wind manufacturing capacity and capability.A total of $1…

OCIMF Updates Guidelines on Safe Single Point Mooring for Tankers

Mar 25, 2025

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has published a revision of its Guidelines for the Purchasing and Testing of SPM Hawsers – critical equipment used to ensure the safe mooring of tankers during the loading and discharging of oil cargoes from offshore facilities…

Prysmian’s New CLVs Get Miros’ Wave Monitoring Tech

Mar 25, 2025

Miros has extended its agreement with Prysmian for the supply of wave monitoring systems, which have been installed on Prysmian Monna Lisa and Prysmian Marco Polo cable laying vessels (CLVs).Both vessels have been fitted with Miros’ WaveSystem…

IACS Publishes New Recommendation on 3D Printing

Mar 24, 2025

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published a new recommendation, Rec.186, that meets the need for a standardized approach to integrating additive manufacturing (AM), commonly referred to as 3D printing, into marine and offshore applications…

Odfjell Technology Takes Share in Reelwell for $3.8M

Mar 21, 2025

Well construction and intervention solutions company Reelwell has secured a strategic equity investment by drilling and well services provider Odfjell Technology, which will buy 10% stake for $3.8 million.The investment from Odfjell Technology…

GBM Works' New Tech Challenges Noise Pollution in Wind Turbine Installation

Mar 20, 2025

GBM Works has made progress with the development of its Vibrojet technology, designed to address noise pollution affecting marine life during the installation of foundation piles by using vibrations and water jetting, instead of traditional piling methods…

CorPower Ocean, NTNU Join Forces for AI-Based Wave Energy Project

Mar 18, 2025

CorPower Ocean has secured financial backing from Vinnova, Sweden’s national innovation agency, for a project exploring the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) for improved performance and control in wave energy technology.The WACE project…

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