U.S. offshore vessel operator Tidewater is set to see an increase in its global vessel fleet size to 231 units thanks to the acquisition of Brazilian shipping company Wilson Sons. Tidewater has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Wilson Sons Ultratug Parti
The French Government is planning to have 250 MW of tidal energy capacity awarded by 2030, as part of the third edition of the country’s energy strategy on the way towards carbon neutrality by 2050. The Publication Pluriannuelle de l’Energie (Multiannual Energy Programme (PPE)) includes commercial t
London-headquartered energy services provider Hunting has acquired compatriot Flexible Engineered Solutions (FES), a move made to strengthen its subsea growth and support the company’s 2030 ambitions. FES is based in Ashington and is focused on the design, manufacture, and testing of highly engineer
Marine Renewables Canada (MRC) has published a national roadmap that outlines how offshore wind, tidal, wave, and river current energy can help meet Canada’s surging electricity demand, projected to increase two to threefold by 2050, with marine renewable energy seen as a key pillar of the country’s
The UK government has awarded a record 14.7 GW of renewable energy capacity in the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7), its largest CfD round ever in capacity, with tidal stream securing 20.9 MW across four projects. On January 14, the UK government announced the award of 8.4 GW
U.S.-based developer of subsea autonomous robotic systems and software Nauticus Robotics has secured an investment of up to $50 million to establish an autonomous robotics manufacturing and offshore services hub in the UAE. Nauticus Robotics has signed an agreement for a strategic investment of up t
ACWA Power, a Saudi Arabian developer, investor and operator of power generation, water desalination, and green hydrogen plants, has signed 27 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) at a recent three-day event to advance green hydrogen, desalination technologies, energy storage systems, and industrial
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Haf-Afl, an Iceland-based ocean energy site developer specializing in the identification, assessment and development of marine energy projects, to pursue entry into the Icelandic market. ”This is a textbook ex
SBM Offshore is keeping Brazil and Guyana as the core hub of its FPSO activity, while eyeing new opportunities in West Africa.
Government officials from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and the UK are set to sign a declaration confirming the ambition to build 300 GW of offshore wind in the North Seas by 2050, and an investment pact with the offshore wind industry and transmissi
As global energy security concerns keep the demand for oil and gas alive, Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, owner of premium jack-up rigs and hydraulic work-over units, has dived into its expectations for 2026, highlighting its belief that the jack-up rig market will remain on stable ground during the year
Norwegian energy services provider Aker Solutions is set to make workforce and capacity cuts as a response to an anticipated decrease in activity levels this year. After several years of record-high workload, Aker Solutions announced yesterday, January 7, that it expects activity levels to decrease
With Brazil, West Africa, Southeast Asia, and Namibia at the heart of its expansion quest and its frontier push revolving around carbon capture and low-carbon moves, Malaysia’s Yinson Production, a subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur-based energy infrastructure and technology company Yinson, has set its cap
As Venezuela faces a regime change, the country’s production recovery is staring at a decade-long timeline despite near-term supply gains, according to Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, which believes that additional Venezuelan barrels could pressure Brent prices below mid-to high $50 pe
