Rune Olav Pedersen, the current CEO of Norway-headquartered seismic company PGS, has been appointed as CEO of Geoquip Marine, a provider of geotechnical services to the offshore energy sector, effective from January 1, 2025. Pedersen, who will be based at Geoquip’s headquarters in Switzerland, takes
Drydocks World Dubai, a part of DP World, has completed its scope of work related to jacket pile clusters for two new platforms that are slowly taking shape as different parts get constructed in preparation for deployment at two oil and gas developments in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway.
A seventh-generation drillship, which recently became part of the floater fleet belonging to the U.S. offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation, is making progress in its drilling campaign in Africa, which is related to work offshore Guinea-Bissau.
Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Suriname’s national oil company Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname (Staatsolie) to step up their cooperation in various aspects of the energy arena.
After making another oil and gas discovery in the North Sea, thanks to drilling activities one of Odfjell Drilling’s sixth-generation semi-submersible rigs carried out off the coast of Norway, Equinor, a Norwegian state-owned energy giant, has emphasized that the development of this discovery does n
CNOOC has started production from a natural gas project in the South China Sea, where the firm recently confirmed the total proved gas in place exceeded one trillion cubic meters.
Construction has officially started on what is said to be the UK’s largest-ever electricity transmission project and the longest high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable in the country, named Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2). The £4.3 billion, 525kV, 2 GW HVDC subsea transmission cable will link Peterhea
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has held a steel-cutting ceremony for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers it is building for a Malaysian and a Chinese client.
Houston-based Westlawn has wrapped up the acquisition of a partial stake in a concession, covering two oil fields located off the coast of Brazil. The firm’s new partner, Brava Energia, former 3R Petroleum before the merger with Enauta, has welcomed the company to Brazil and revealed a timeline for
Hanwha Ocean has put the wheels in motion to expand its capacity in this arena by taking full control over Singapore-based offshore builder Dyna-Mac.
France’s Opsealog paints a picture of the offshore supply vessel (OSV) future rich with evolving technologies, a blossoming array of propulsion tools, and decarbonization gains.
The UAE’s ADNOC has held a ceremony to mark the cutting of the first steel for structures that will be placed at a massive sour gas development off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is envisioned to have fully unmanned offshore facilities and operate with zero emissions.
UK-based XLCC, founded in 2020, has secured £20 million (almost €24 million) from the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) that will be invested in the development of the UK’s first HVDC cable factory, located in North Ayrshire, Scotland, with an option for a further £67 million (approximately €80.3 millio
France’s energy giant TotalEnergies has signed a multi-year heads of agreement (HoA) with HD Hyundai Chemical, the chemical division of the South Korean shipbuilding conglomerate HD Hyundai, to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) for servicing one of the East Asian firm’s industrial sites.
