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Photo caption (L to R): Matthew Tremblay, ABS Senior Vice President, Global Offshore Markets; Rostom Merzouki, ABS Vice President, Global Sustainability; John Ki Lim, Hanwha Ocean General Manager and
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Hanwha Ocean’s design solution allowing LNG carrier’s switch to ammonia gets ABS’ thumbs-up

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a classification society, has handed out approval in principle (AIP) for a multi-purpose fuel tank and fuel gas supply system design that enables a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC) to shift from LNG to ammonia fuel without replacing the fuel tank or f

1 day ago
Denmark opens EU’s first full-scale CO2 storage site
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Denmark opens EU’s first full-scale CO2 storage site

King Frederik X of Denmark has opened the first full-scale CO2 storage site in the EU, led by INEOS Energy, with partners Harbour Energy and the Danish North Sea Fund (Nordsøfonden). Project Greensand was in December 2022 granted an exploration permit for the injection and storage of up to 15,000 to

1 day ago
Scarabeo 8; Source: Saipem
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Fresh gas discovery augments Aker BP’s North Sea arsenal

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has struck gas in the North Sea, opening up a new opportunity 25 kilometers north of the Duva field. The operator and its partners will now assess whether the discovery could be commercially viable.

3 days ago
Offshore platforms
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Valeura advances Gulf of Thailand expansion with PTTEP farm-in approval

Canadian oil and gas company Valeura Energy has received the go-ahead for its acquisition of partial stakes in two offshore blocks in the Gulf of Thailand from Thailand’s national oil and gas player, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP).

4 days ago
COSL Innovator rig; Source: COSL Drilling Europe
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Thumbs-up for Equinor’s North Sea drilling ops with COSL rig

Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has secured a drilling permit for operations in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling contractor.

4 days ago
21 companies apply for Norway’s new oil & gas exploration areas
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21 companies apply for Norway’s new oil & gas exploration areas

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has received applications from 21 companies showing interest in new exploration areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) as part of this year’s Awards in predefined areas (APA) licensing round. APA 2026 was announced on May 5, with applications closing on Septe

8 days ago
Vertical Corridor expands into Western Balkans; Source: Gastrade
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Boost for Europe’s energy diversification and cross-border gas flows as Western Balkans plug into Vertical Corridor

The Vertical Corridor is expanding into the Western Balkans, with North Macedonia and Serbia joining the regional gas initiative in a move set to strengthen energy diversification, cross-border connectivity, and security of supply from Greece to markets across Southeast and Central Europe.

12 days ago
Grid-connected wave energy test facility opens in US
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Grid-connected wave energy test facility opens in US

The first fully operational, pre-permitted and grid-connected wave energy test facility in the continental U.S. has opened for business. Officially opened on August 27, PacWave South is located off the coast of Newport, Oregon, and has been developed through the collaboration of the U.S. Department

12 days ago
Left to righ: SI Nan, Marine & Offshore Marketing Department Vice Director, MARIC; Ci Hongen, Vice Chief Engineer of Merchant Ship Dept., MARIC; Zhang Chao, Director of Merchant Ship Department, MARIC
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Keeping fuel options open as uncertainty drives tri-fuel-ready tanker concept

Lloyd’s Register (LR), the UK-based classification society, and the Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC) have unveiled a tri-fuel-ready tanker concept designed to give owners flexibility to pursue liquefied natural gas (LNG), methanol, or ammonia as fuel technologies, infrastructure

16 days ago
Uruguay's offshore acreage; Source: Santiago Ferro Castelli, Energy Transition Manager at ANCAP, via LinkedIn
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Eni widens Uruguay offshore presence with new block and first operatorship

Italian energy giant Eni is broadening its offshore footprint in Uruguay by taking operatorship of an exploration block with YPF’s subsidiary, MIWEN, as its partner.

19 days ago
Blackford Dolphin rig; Source: Dolphin Drilling
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Dolphin Drilling: GHL cash-and-rig proposal ‘encouraging’ but settlement offer falls short

Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh-environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has received a proposal from Lagos-based General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) to resolve their long-running arbitration dispute through a

22 days ago
Illustration; Source: Cotemar
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American Bureau of Shipping subsidiary hit with $59.4M Cotemar claim in New York after two court losses

Mexican offshore services company Cotemar has launched an enforcement action in New York seeking $59.4 million from ABSG Consulting, a U.S. government contractor and subsidiary of American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), after two court victories in Mexico ordering ABSG to pay for work completed more than

24 days ago
German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency opens offshore wind survey tender
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German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency opens offshore wind survey tender

Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has launched a tender for preliminary geophysical investigation of offshore wind sites in Zones 3 and 4 of the German North Sea exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The contract, covering work in 2027 and 2028, will enable collecting seabed and subs

24 days ago
COSL Innovator rig; Source: COSL
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New gas/condensate discovery adds to North Sea’s hydrocarbon riches

The North Sea may be a mature oil and gas basin, but it is still yielding more discoveries, as highlighted by two Norwegian energy companies, Equinor and Aker BP, which have struck gas/condensate on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), underscoring the potential to find and develop additional reso

26 days ago