Woodside Energy, has made arrangements with the federal government to continue discussions about the proposed requirements for environmental approval of a lifespan extension for its mega gas project off the Australian coast, enabling it to run until 2070.
Global Underwater Hub (GUH), the trade and development body representing the UK’s £9 billion (approximately 12.2 billion) subsea sector, has called on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to overhaul its approach to underwater defence and begin working directly with commercial subsea companies to counter r
The Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs (SCFEA) has handed out three separate oil and gas production concessions to the UAE-based Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its partners, including Japan’s Inpex Corporation, Italy’s Eni, Thailand’s PTTEP, and Pakistan International Oil
Australia’s Port of Brisbane (PBPL) has launched Vision 2060, a roadmap aimed at strengthening Queensland’s economic position, preparing trade infrastructure for future demands, and guiding the port’s shift toward greater sustainability and efficiency.
Nova Scotia has launched a competitive process to attract new tidal stream energy projects at Canada’s lead research facility for tidal stream technology, Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE). The process, administered by Power Advisory, seeks projects between 5 MW and 8 MW. Applicants may
Pharos Energy has confirmed a license extension for two blocks in the moderate to deepwater Phu Khanh Basin, northeast of the Cuu Long Basin, off the coast of Vietnam.
Given the recent increases in the cost of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) infrastructure, a new approach will be devised to construct the next phase of an energy island envisioned to be built some 45 kilometers off the Belgian coast, including the development of a second interconnector between Be
The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, through its Human Resource Development Centre for Electricity, New, Renewable Energy, and Energy Conservation (PPSDM KEBTKE), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Aquatera, a UK-based renewable energy firm. The partnership aims
Petrobras has taken steps to secure offshore assets in Côte d’Ivoire, also known as Ivory Coast, by handing over a declaration of interest for exploration blocks in this country, which is located on the west coast of Africa.
The Marine Energy Council (MEC) has appointed a new board for the 2025/26 term, bringing together developers, site operators, and industry experts from across the UK’s marine energy sector. The 2025/26 MEC Board includes Chair Sue Bartlett-Reed; Eileen Linklater, Corporate Affairs Director at EMEC;
Thanks to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Ghana, Tullow Oil, Kosmos Energy, PetroSA, Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC), and Explorco have signed on the dotted line to prolong the production lifespan of two fields off the coast of Ghana, with an extension of productio
French hydrogen player HDF Energy has signed two strategic agreements to accelerate the deployment of its Renewstable hydrogen power plants in Indonesia.
UK-based Inyanga Marine Energy Group has confirmed a new round of contract awards for its 20 MW HydroWing tidal energy array, set for deployment at the Morlais site off Anglesey, Wales, in the first quarter of 2026. Newly announced contract recipients include PPI Engineering for the design and manuf
Tian-Bing Xu, Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Old Dominion University (ODU) in the U.S., has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop an underwater wave energy conversion system. According to ODU, the four-year project
