The UK National Grid and SSEN Transmission have set into motion the first steps for the development of Eastern Green Link (EGL5), the UK’s fifth subsea electricity superhighway that would connect Scotland and England, by launching a public consultation. The partners opened a stage 1 (non-statutory)
Velesto has won a new multi-well drilling assignment for one of its jack-up rigs off the coast of Vietnam, Southeast Asia.
GEO Exploration has revealed an uptick in unrisked prospective resources within its petroleum exploration license (PEL) 94 in the Walvis Basin, off the coast of Namibia.
GEOxyz has opened its first branch in Africa, located in Namibia, marking what the Belgium-headquartered survey company describes is a significant milestone in its international expansion strategy. According to GEOxyz, Namibia was chosen as the regional base due to its central location, strong busin
MSC Cruises, the cruise division of Swiss shipping giant MSC Group, has decided to expand its LNG-powered World Class series with two new ships to be built by Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France.
Ithaca Energy, a North Sea oil and gas operator and producer, has made a move to enlarge its operated interest in a gas field, said to be the largest one on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), by acquiring Spirit Energy’s share in the asset.
Aker BP has made a new oil discovery in the Norwegian Sea, off the coast of Norway, with a semi-submersible rig owned by Italy’s Saipem.
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured four long-term contracts with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras that are together worth approximately $480 million. Skandi Iguaçu, which DOF describes as one of the biggest anchor handling tug and supply (AHTS) vessels ever built in Brazil with
Given the challenges many countries around the globe have faced in containing oil spills, Guyana has taken steps to avoid a similar fate by making oil and gas operators liable for environmental protection, thanks to a new legislation, which sets out a comprehensive national legal framework for oil s
ADES Group has landed a long-term contract renewal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), which allows another one of its previously suspended jack-ups to return to work with Aramco, a Saudi energy giant.
Subsea7 has secured a contract with U.S. energy giant ConocoPhillips for a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the Previously Produced Fields (PPF) development project in Norwegian waters. The Previously Produced Fields (PPF) are located in the Greater Ekofisk Area, approximately 290 k
Sable Offshore, a Texas-based oil company, has restarted oil output from a platform off the coast of California, where production has been offline for a decade.
UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed a strategic agreement with Tubacex through which it has secured exclusive rights to use the Spanish company’s tubular joint connection technology, seen as “critical for completing oil & gas wells”. The companies have signed a strategic agreemen
As part of Türkiye’s mission to cut its reliance on foreign natural gas and diversify its sources of supply, the country is conducting oil and gas exploration activities. One of the drillships tasked with searching for hydrocarbon reserves has made a new natural gas discovery in the Black Sea.
