
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Aker BP for a wildcat well in the North Sea off Norway.

Sentinel Subsea has secured a six-figure investment from Alba Equity and Scottish Enterprise for the development of WellSentinel, its technology for the monitoring of subsea wells. WellSentinel allows for long-term remote monitoring and managing of the integrity of subsea wells, wellheads and Xmas t

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has revealed its plans for THE RIG, a tourism project inspired by offshore oil platforms.

Peterson has been awarded a shore-based services contract with DeNovo for the Zandolie development project, off the west coast of Trinidad.

China-based marine energy company Hangzhou Huge Wave Energy Technology has recently tested its wave-powered ocean monitoring platform offshore Daishan county in the Zhejiang Province.

Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF) has presented the technology of its LNG-powered tankers of the ‘Green Funnel’ series to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Mermaid Subsea Services (Thailand) (MSST) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PT David Marine for the purchase of a 50% ownership share in DP2 construction support vessel Millennium 3.

FSRU Exquisite, jointly owned by Nakilat and Excelerate Energy, has completed the 400th ship-to-ship transfer of LNG at the Engro Elengy Terminal in Pakistan.

International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released this very interesting video named ‘An example of sustainable asset valuation, Sven Kramer – Director Sustainability (Van Oord)’. This presentation shows the practical implications of taking all externalities into consideration

The gas-in procedure for the first string of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has been completed, according to the most recent project update.

The Export-Import Bank of Korea will provide financing to the Greek Angelicoussis Shipping Group in its large ships orders at Korean shipyards.

Norwegian seismic exploration company Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract to carry out a “major” 3D seismic exploration survey offshore South Africa. The survey will be acquired by the Amazon Warrier and will cover more than 6,000 sqkm of 3D seismic data. The project is planned to last for

Santos has filed its environmental plan for the development drilling and completion of wells on the Barossa field development off Australia.

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. increased again last week, according to Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report last Friday.