Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has begun production from its 100 kW microgrid-scale powerplant Dragon 4 to the Faroese grid. This is said to be a preparatory first step of the microgrid project, partly funded by the Swedish Energy Agency and in close collaboration with project partners, incl
Bristow Norway, a subsidiary of the offshore aviation services provider Bristow Group, has secured a multimillion-dollar assignment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) for two helicopters with Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor.
Acadia, the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV), owned by Texas-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), has begun its sea trials, with operations to start soon. GLDD ordered the vessel from Philly Shipyard, Inc. in 2021, with the first s
Italy’s energy giant Eni has struck two new gas discoveries off the coast of Libya, upping the North African country’s hydrocarbon potential.
Azule Energy, a joint venture between two energy majors, Italy’s Eni and the UK’s BP, has put into operation an offshore project, which is described as the first non-associated gas development in Angola.
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has awarded OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, with an integrated engineering, production, and construction (EPC) contract for subsea production systems for a deepwater field development. The contract encompasses 20 w
Western Australia-headquartered and ASX-listed oil producer and explorer Triangle Energy has decided to restructure its portfolio by carving out its assets in the Philippines to give birth to a new Asian-focussed oil and gas explorer through the proposed new ASX-listed Tetragon Energy.
Lomarlabs, an innovation arm of Lomar Shipping, and Blaze Energy, a U.S.- and Norway-based hard-tech company focused on fuel flexibility for the maritime shipping industry, have set up a collaboration to pilot a compact onboard fuel reforming system for multi-fuel engines. The partners will work tog
Brazil’s oil and gas player Brava Energia has withdrawn from talks for the purchase of the interests Petronas Petróleo Brasil Ltda. (PPBL), a subsidiary of Malaysia’s energy giant Petronas, holds in two Brazilian offshore fields.
Brazilian oil and gas company PRIO, formerly known as PetroRio, has obtained a multi-well drilling license for a field in the Campos basin off the coast of Brazil.
French marine robotics company Exail has made the first sale of its DriX H-9 long-range uncrewed surface vessel (USV) for civil offshore operations to an undisclosed European client. Equipped with a multibeam echosounder (MBES), side scan sonar (SSS), sub-bottom profiler (SBP) and magnetometer, the
Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petrobras has taken steps to consolidate its ownership in two assets in the Campos Basin by acquiring interests Petronas Petróleo Brasil Ltda. (PPBL), a subsidiary of Malaysia’s energy giant Petronas, holds in the field duo off the coast of Brazil.
Sonadrill, a 50:50 joint venture between an affiliate of Sonangol E.P. and Bermuda-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Seadrill, has picked up a multi-well job in Angolan waters for an ultra-deepwater drillship, enabling the rig to stay longer on its existing assignment in the African country
Norwegian wave power developer Havkraft has completed sea trials of its pilot device, with the gathered data to help guide the next stages of development. Following a lab test carried out in spring 2025, Havkraft deployed the new test pilot called Ocean One, a 1:4 scaled version of a future full-sca
