
Japan’s oil and gas player Inpex has started exploratory drilling operations offshore Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures in Japan.

Germany-based logistics provider DB Schenker has revealed plans to operate a zero-emission coastal container feeder vessel between Ikornnes quay and the Port of Ålesund in Norway.

Singapore’s Keppel O&M has been awarded contracts worth around $181 million from repeat customers for the integration of two FPSOs.

DOF Subsea has secured a contract extension for the 160-meter long high-end subsea vessel Skandi Africa. The new commitment will commence in direct continuation with the current commitment and will run until February 2024. DOF Group CEO, Mons S. Aase, said: “Skandi Africa is the most sophisticated v

Norwegian HAV Group ASA has received preliminary approval for the hydrogen-based energy system for ships developed in the FreeCO2ast project, making a step towards the commercial use of hydrogen fuel by a commercial vessel.

Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has ordered the tank design for four new LNG carriers it is building for Japan’s MOL from the French LNG containment specialist GTT.

Equinor is extending its contracts with Baker Hughes, Halliburton, and Schlumberger for integrated drilling and well services.

LLOG has decided to reuse what was previously the world’s deepest floating production platform for the development of its new deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico. The repurposed hub is expected to speed up the first oil from the project.

Norwegian tanker operator Stolt Tankers, part of Stolt-Nielsen, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dutch Port of Rotterdam Authority and Vopak terminal Botlek to conduct a six-month feasibility study for the use of shore-based power for chemical tankers calling at the terminal.

Norwegian company Sunlit Sea has deployed a temporary offshore floating solar power plant in Oslo to test the concept for city-integrated floating solar power.

Equinor and Aker BP have inked a deal for the transfer of operatorship, allowing the latter to take the operator helm in the NOAKA area.

G-tec has completed the UXO detection and clearance campaign at the Calvados offshore wind farm in France, covering an area of more than 2,200 kilometers. After cross-evaluation of the multi-sensor datasets, combined with historical and site data, the number of anomalies was reduced to few UXO-like

Germany’s government has entered into charter agreements to secure four floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, representing one of the first big steps to cut the country’s dependence on Russian gas.

The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, as part of its Early Career Researcher (ECR) Fund, has awarded funding to four offshore wind and wave energy projects at UK institutions.