Dutch oil major Shell has partnered with Norwegian hydropower producers BKK and Lyse to apply for licenses in two areas currently offered by Norwegian government for offshore wind development. The consortium is now working to prepare applications for projects in the Utsira Nord area, deemed better s
Danish offshore vessel provider Esvagt has recently won several new deals for its vessels as activity in the oil and gas market increases.
Lime Petroleum, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Rex International, is buying Repsol’s interest in the Brage field located offshore Norway.
London-based containership owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) has agreed to purchase four Panamax containerships on multi-year charters.
Financially troubled ocean bottom node seismic player Axxis Geo Solutions has completed the sale of its seismic survey vessel Neptune Naiad. Axxis Geo Solutions entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Sanco Holding in May for the sale of the 65-meter long vessel and certain equipment. The
Wood has been awarded an extension to its existing framework agreement with Equinor to support its offshore assets offshore Norway.
Houston-based oil and gas company Vaalco Energy has hired one of Borr Drilling’s jack-up rigs for its 2021/2022 drilling program on the Etame field off Gabon.
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor is extending the life of the Heimdal gas centre, located in the North Sea, to 2023. New wells at Valemon will extend profitable operations at Heimdal, which is processing gas from Valemon. The field partners have now decided to extend operations at Heimdal to 2023
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted MOL Norge a drilling permit for an appraisal well in the North Sea off Norway.
Hydrogen (LH2), be it blue, or green, is at the heart of the energy transition talks taking place around the globe, especially as major economies of the world pledge to become net-zero nations. Building up the hydrogen society has been a hot potato for decades and the switch from coal, fossil fuels,
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has been awarded two contracts for its rigs for operations in waters offshore Norway.
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Kanfer Shipping AS, a Norway-based shipping company focusing on small-scale LNG and LNG bunkering, and Australia’s Oceania Marine Energy have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to build an ammonia-ready LNG bunkering vessel. The two companies said the vessel was part of their strategy to develop a long
The European Council has approved an extension of the Danish scheme for reduced tax charges for shore power for ships until June 2027. The scheme, which was due to expire in June this year, is being extended amid considerable backing from Danish shipping companies. The extension of the scheme for on
