XRG, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), which includes Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company (ADQ) and global investment firm Carlyle, has taken steps to expand its footprint by firming up agreements to come aboard a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Sierra Grande
U.S.-headquartered technology player SLB has landed multiple deals for offshore drilling services at a gas development off the coast of Indonesia with the UAE-based Mubadala Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company owned by the government of Abu Dhabi.
Oceanbird, a joint venture (JV) between Swedish marine technology company Alfa Laval and shipping company Wallenius Lines, has received its first order for wind propulsion from an undisclosed shipowner. The shipowner placed an order for two Oceanbird Wing 560 wing sails that are contracted for a ret
McDermott and BW Offshore have unveiled a concept for a blue ammonia floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit that blends offshore production, carbon capture, and direct export, spotlighting the way in which surplus natural gas could be converted into a lower-carbon fuel and brought
Inyanga Marine Energy Group’s HydroWing Tidal Energy Projects has secured a contract for an additional 10 MW of capacity in the UK government’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7) for what will, once fully developed, become the world’s largest tidal energy project. Of note, the U
Yinson Production, a subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur-based energy infrastructure and technology company Yinson Holdings, has celebrated the launch of a floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit destined for an oil field off the coast of Vietnam, Southeast Asia.
Spanish transmission system operator (TSO) Red Eléctrica has completed the interconnection between the islands of Tenerife and La Gomera in Spain, reinforcing the security of supply in the Canary Islands. The interconnection consists of a 66 kV double-circuit line, with a 36-kilometer underwater sec
Texas-headquartered lifting and securement industry player Kito Crosby has won an offshore contract for a new floating production unit (FPU) in the Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico).
An offshore geophysical monitoring survey has commenced at the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Italy, which will use depleted natural gas fields in the Adriatic Sea for the storage of CO2 from industrial districts. Bologna-based offshore survey and geoscience company Lighthouse Geo
Noble Corporation, a U.S.-headquartered offshore drilling giant, has landed a batch of new contracts and extensions off the coasts of Guyana, Norway, Nigeria, Trinidad, South America, and the U.S. Gulf, which have enabled the firm to augment its backlog.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Greece’s transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) have signed a deal for €1.9 billion financing for the development of an interconnector that will eliminate the electrical isolation of the islands of Kos, Rhodes and Karp
Italy’s energy giant Eni and Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas giant QatarEnergy have won an offshore exploration license off the coast of Libya, North Africa.
Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi and its partner, Kistos Energy, have drilled an exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which yielded no commercial hydrocarbons.
Brazilian state-owned energy heavyweight Petrobras has welcomed the arrival of the eight floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which will work at a field in the Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil.
