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OKEA Raises Recoverable Resource Estimate at North Sea Field

Mar 25, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas firm OKEA has increased recoverable resource estimates for the Talisker West discovery at the Brage field in the North Sea following further subsurface evaluation.The company said P50 recoverable resources in the Talisker…

Cadeler’s Nexra Secures New Taiwan Wind Farm Maintenance Campaign

Mar 23, 2026

Nexra, Cadeler’s operations and maintenance service platform, has secured an additional contract for an offshore wind campaign in Taiwan to be executed in 2026.The contract covers operations and maintenance work on two offshore wind farms and…

BOEM Issues Notice of Intent for Offshore Well Stimulation Work

Mar 17, 2026

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has issued a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed update to the Santa Clara Unit Development and Production Plan, which includes the use of hydraulic fracturing on 16 existing wells at Platform Gilda…

Tampnet Connectivity for First CO₂ Injection Platform Offshore Netherlands

Mar 17, 2026

Tampnet won a contract with Porthos CO2 Transport and Storage C.V. to deliver communications infrastructure for what will be the first CO₂ injection platform on the Dutch Continental Shelf.The project centers on Platform P18-A, a former gas…

Sable Offshore Restarts Santa Ynez Pipeline After Trump Emergency Order

Mar 16, 2026

Sable Offshore on Monday said it had begun pumping oil on a long-disputed pipeline system linking the Santa Ynez offshore platform to California refineries after emergency orders from the Trump administration directing the restart.The restart…

Kent Awarded FEED Contract for Prinos Carbon Storage Project

Mar 16, 2026

Kent has been selected by EnEarth, to perform the front end engineering design (FEED) for the Prinos CO₂ Storage Project in Northern Greece.Kent will develop the FEED design for the new CO₂ handling and storage facility, which will receive, store…

BP Wins US Approval for Kaskida Project

Mar 15, 2026

British energy major BP has received approval from the Trump administration to advance its Kaskida project in the Gulf of Mexico, a company spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed statement late on Friday.The $5 billion investment would unlock…

Trump Administration Directs Sable Offshore to Restore Santa Ynez Operations

Mar 15, 2026

The Trump administration on Friday directed Sable Offshore to restore oil drilling operations off the southern California coast, the U.S. Energy Department said.The move aims to restart oil production at a cluster of offshore platforms as fuel prices continue to rise in the wake of the war on Iran…

DOF Selects Kongsberg Listen for HUGIN AUV Survey Platform

Mar 12, 2026

Kongsberg Discovery has secured the first commercial order for its Kongsberg Listen electromagnetic sensing solution, with subsea services provider DOF selecting the technology for deployment on a HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).The new HUGIN vehicle…

AquaTerra Deploys C-Cure in Offshore Platform Caisson Repair Op

Mar 12, 2026

AquaTerra Group has completed what it said is the first full-length internal repair of a seawater and drilling cuttings disposal caisson on an offshore production platform in the North Sea, using its C-Cure lining system.The project involved…

Trump to Invoke Emergency Law for California Oil Producer

Mar 11, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to invoke emergency law for Sable Offshore as it looks to restart production from a cluster of offshore platforms in California, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter…

Breakthrough Technology Unveiled at Oceanology International

Mar 11, 2026

Major industry announcements and new product launches continued to drive significant visitor numbers and plentiful business activity as Oceanology International 2026 (Oi26) surpassed expectations on the second day at Excel London.Among the companies taking center stage…

Glamox Secures Offshore Lighting Deal for 390MW Korean Wind Farm

Mar 11, 2026

Lighting company Glamox has secured a contract to supply marine lighting systems for the Shinan Ui offshore wind farm, set to become South Korea’s largest offshore wind project.The contract was awarded by SHE on behalf of Hyundai Engineering & Steel Industries (HESI)…

X1 Wind Gets DNV Certification for Floating Wind Platform Design

Mar 10, 2026

X1 Wind has received a Statement of Compliance for the basic design of its X100 floating offshore wind platform from classification society DNV, marking a key milestone in the development of the company’s floating wind technology.The certification…

Acteon’s 2H Acquires Upstream Engineering to Expand Offshore Capability

Mar 10, 2026

Acteon has acquired Houston-based engineering, procurement and construction specialist Upstream Engineering through its engineering consultancy 2H, expanding the company’s offshore engineering capabilities and strengthening its fixed platform offering…

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