The hybrid survey and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessel Geo Master, which will be on a charter for N-Sea Group, is carrying out its sea trials. N-Sea signed a long-term charter agreement with Mainport Shipping at the end of 2024 for the delivery of Geo Master, built by Neptune Construct
Seadrill, an offshore drilling contractor, has decided to hand the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position to its Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and San Diego State University (SDSU) have opened a joint research center in the U.S. to support the Make American Shipbuilding Great Again (MASGA) initiative. The SHI-SDSU Advanced Maritime Center (SSAM), SHI’s first research hub in the U.S., is located
Houston-based energy player Vaalco Energy is weeks away from witnessing the return of a revamped floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel to a field off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire, while its drilling program offshore Gabon is still underway, using a jack-up rig owned by Borr Drilli
South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean shipyard has held a naming ceremony in Geoje for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels, which will enrich the LNG carrier fleet of Poland’s Orlen Group.
OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, is expanding its technology and research and development (R&D) capabilities with the acquisition of the subsea business of Norway-based Envirex Group. SLB reported on March 12 that the OneSubsea JV had entered into an agreement fo
Australia’s engineering player Worley has been appointed by U.S.-headquartered oil major Chevron to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) and procurement services for the first offshore gas development in Cyprus. Under the contract with Chevron Cyprus, Worley will provide FEED engineering acro
UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has seen promising initial results off the coast of Egypt, thanks to drilling activities undertaken with a drillship owned by Scotland-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling.
Enagás, a Spanish company that operates and maintains gas pipelines and terminals, and Axpo, Switzerland’s largest energy producer and an international player in energy trading and the marketing of solar and wind power, have rolled out a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel in southweste
Norwegian vessel owner and operator Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has taken steps to divest one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs).
Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and South Korea’s shipbuilding major HD Hyundai have signed an agreement to cooperate on advancing nuclear-powered electric propulsion systems for container ships. ABS, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Samh
UK-headquartered AquaTerra Group has undertaken offshore caisson repair at a platform in the North Sea. The firm claims this is the first time a full-length internal caisson repair has been executed on an offshore production facility, bringing a defective caisson back into service.
DeepOcean has completed the modifications and upgrade of a 2009-built Glomar Offshore vessel, now mobilized and ready for its first assignment. The survey and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel Glomar Supporter, the newest addition to DeepOcean’s fleet following a time charter agreement
Petronas North Ketapang, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s energy giant Petronas, has revealed a new hydrocarbon discovery off the coast of Indonesia, Southeast Asia.
