Vantage Drilling, a Bermuda-exempted offshore drilling contractor, and Eldorado Drilling, an offshore drilling player backed by a group of well-known Norwegian investors, have embarked on a merger quest, which is expected to strengthen drilling capabilities, customer relationships, and investment ca
Early works to support the installation of the mainland underground cable section of the 1.8 GW power transmission link that will connect the Scottish Western Isles to the UK national electricity transmission network for the first time are set to begin on June 8. The Western Isles HVDC Link will con
A conditional final investment decision (cFID) is paving the way to prolong operations at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Netherlands until 2036, securing its role in the country’s LNG infrastructure beyond 2027.
The manufacturing of key equipment for the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy has been completed in Türkiye, with the equipment now to be shipped to Malta and Sicily. This includes an autotransformer that will reduce the voltage from the interconnection’s 220 kV to 132 kV, in l
U.S.-headquartered technology player SLB is pooling resources with Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi to help the operator advance progression from discovery to development, cutting time to first oil by building on multi-discipline, collaborative well planning workflows that reduce cycle times f
Sabine Pass Liquefaction Stage V, a subsidiary of U.S. energy player Cheniere Energy Partners, has tasked Bechtel, an American engineering, procurement, construction, and project management player, with helping bring to life a liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion project in Louisiana, United States
Worley’s Rosenberg engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) center of excellence in Norway has secured a new contract with Subsea7 to fabricate subsea structures for Equinor’s oil & gas development in the northern North Sea. Worley Rosenberg will fabricate 34 subsea structures, mainly compris
U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes has landed two long-term contract extensions with Norway’s state-owned energy player Equinor to support hydrocarbon production in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
Norwegian Shearwater GeoServices has completed a 3D towed streamer and undershoot survey offshore Nigeria on behalf of TotalEnergies and Matrix Energy. The two-month 3D marine seismic survey was performed in partnership with Harvex Geosolutions on blocks OML 100 and OPL 2010 on behalf of TotalEnergi
Norway-based Omega Subsea and AGR have set up a long-term partnership for offshore survey and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services in the North Sea. Omega Subsea will deliver integrated ROV and survey capabilities onboard the 89.3-meter-long, 2005-built multipurpose offshore support vessel Aquam
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, being developed on Canada’s northwest coast to export lower-carbon LNG to markets in Asia, has obtained its first agreement with a European buyer.
UK-headquartered and AIM-listed oil and gas company Europa Oil & Gas has confirmed that one key go-ahead is still pending for a farm-out process related to a block off the coast of Equatorial Guinea.
Spain-based engineering consultancy BlueNewables has launched the first platform of its PV-bos floating solar technology in Vigo, before it is taken to its final site in Valencia to conclude operational validation in open sea conditions. The platform named Paiporta was launched at the facilities of
Lithuania-headquartered liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operator KN Energies (KN) has been hired by Poland’s gas transmission system operator (TSO), Gaz-System, on an assignment related to a new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), destined to be part of a liquefied natural gas (LNG
