UK-headquartered energy giant BP has struck a deal with Türkiye‘s national oil and gas giant, Türkiye Petrolleri A.O. (TPAO), to pool resources in the oil and gas exploration and production arena.
PC Oman Ventures Ltd (PCOVL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas heavyweight Petronas, has signed up for oil and gas exploration in a block off the coast of the Sultanate of Oman through a deal with the country’s government and OQ Exploration and Production Batinah Offsh
The French Government is planning to have 250 MW of tidal energy capacity awarded by 2030, as part of the third edition of the country’s energy strategy on the way towards carbon neutrality by 2050. The Publication Pluriannuelle de l’Energie (Multiannual Energy Programme (PPE)) includes commercial t
AF Offshore Decom (AFOD), a subsidiary of AF Gruppen, has been hired on a new decommissioning project on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) by Ithaca Energy, a North Sea oil and gas operator and producer.
Belgian shipping company Exmar has landed an assignment for a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit destined for deployment in the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation, on Canada’s West Coast.
UK-headquartered and AIM-listed oil and gas company Europa Oil & Gas has reaffirmed that all requirements are out of the way for an extension of a production sharing contract (PSC), covering a block off the coast of Equatorial Guinea. A recently signed farm-out deal for the block is still pending re
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has launched into the water the first of two hybrid power ocean energy construction vessels (OECVs) it is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore. The vessel, marked NB 977, touched the water at Vard Shipyards Romania – Brăila on February 9, with outfitting
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has received clearance to deploy a ten-year-old jack-up rig at its offshore field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
London-headquartered energy services provider Hunting has acquired compatriot Flexible Engineered Solutions (FES), a move made to strengthen its subsea growth and support the company’s 2030 ambitions. FES is based in Ashington and is focused on the design, manufacture, and testing of highly engineer
XRG, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), which includes Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company (ADQ) and global investment firm Carlyle, has taken steps to expand its footprint by firming up agreements to come aboard a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Sierra Grande
U.S.-headquartered technology player SLB has landed multiple deals for offshore drilling services at a gas development off the coast of Indonesia with the UAE-based Mubadala Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company owned by the government of Abu Dhabi.
Oceanbird, a joint venture (JV) between Swedish marine technology company Alfa Laval and shipping company Wallenius Lines, has received its first order for wind propulsion from an undisclosed shipowner. The shipowner placed an order for two Oceanbird Wing 560 wing sails that are contracted for a ret
McDermott and BW Offshore have unveiled a concept for a blue ammonia floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit that blends offshore production, carbon capture, and direct export, spotlighting the way in which surplus natural gas could be converted into a lower-carbon fuel and brought
Inyanga Marine Energy Group’s HydroWing Tidal Energy Projects has secured a contract for an additional 10 MW of capacity in the UK government’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7) for what will, once fully developed, become the world’s largest tidal energy project. Of note, the U
