Arabian Drilling, said to be Saudi Arabia’s largest onshore and offshore drilling company by fleet size, has been given the green light to return three rigs to their assignments, following temporary suspensions for some offshore rigs in the Arabian Gulf triggered by the conflict in the Middle East.
Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi has secured a drilling permit for operations in the Norwegian North Sea, which will be conducted with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling contractor.
Nigerian integrated energy company Renaissance Africa Energy has made a new oil discovery offshore Nigeria, supporting the country’s strategy to expand crude oil reserves, increase production and strengthen long-term energy security. The JK-004 exploration well in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 74 encounter
Scottish transmission system operator (TSO) SSEN Transmission has signed a long-term framework agreement with Sumitomo Electric Industries and Van Oord Offshore Wind UK for the engineering, supply, transport and installation of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable systems to support futur
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has unveiled a final notice for the third offshore lease sale out of thirty Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico) oil and gas lease sales under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The fourth and final phase of the Cyclades interconnection project, which aims to increase the security and reliability of supply in Greece’s island systems, has been completed. Greek electricity grid operator Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) reported that the construction of the South
Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi has received authorization from the country’s authorities to bring online another segment of an oil project in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.
Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas giant QatarEnergy and the U.S.-headquartered energy heavyweight ExxonMobil have inked a commercial discovery declaration for natural gas finds at a block off the coast of Cyprus.
Australian Energy Producers, representing Australia’s upstream oil and gas exploration and production industry, has welcomed the 2026 Integrated System Plan (ISP) from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), which highlights the need for new gas investments to enable grid reliability.
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 conducted with a semi-submersible rig owned by Odfjell Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.
Dutch offshore floating solar company SolarDuck and the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) have secured a €3.2 million subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to develop an offshore floating power hub for remote subsea assets. The Steady Seas research program will advance t
Tower Resources, the AIM-listed oil and gas company focused on Africa, has inched closer to the finish line of its farm-out deal for a license off the coast of Namibia.
Sinolam International, a Singapore-based investment company focused on oil, gas, and power investments in emerging markets in Asia and Latin America, has confirmed the formation of an independent tribunal in an arbitration case related to the cancelation of permits for a gas-to-power development in
The UK National Grid has launched a public consultation in North Wales for Western Link 2, a new subsea electricity connection that will link Scotland and Wales. The project, jointly developed by National Grid and Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN), will be approximately 340 kilometers long and w
