The construction of the first of four offshore energy support vessels (OESVs) that Norwegian offshore services provider Sea1 Offshore ordered from China has officially begun. Sea1 Offshore placed the order for the first two OESVs with Chinese shipyard Cosco Shipping in November 2024, with the contra
BP Exploration & Production, a subsidiary of the UK-based energy heavyweight BP, has picked Gate Energy, a Houston-based engineering, commissioning, and field services player, to handle the commissioning scope of its semi-submersible floating production unit (FPU) destined for a deepwater project in
Brazilian oil and gas company PRIO has received the authorization for a tie-back project in Brazil’s Campos basin.
As countries around the world prepare for massive energy infrastructure build-out, Canada is laying the groundwork to strengthen its trade might and energy security by giving the green light for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, which is being developed on the country’s northwest coast to expor
As America’s energy policy continues to assert dominance across the global power sector, especially in relation to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) construction boom, which is reshaping the U.S. Gulf’s energy landscape, a development in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, operated by Australia’s Woodside En
A new strategic alliance – made up of Jumbo Offshore, a Dutch transportation and installation player, and Intermoor, Acteon’s moorings and anchors business line – has appeared on the offshore oil, gas, and wind scene to tackle floating energy challenges by jointly delivering fully integrated project
A subsidiary of the Singapore-headquartered Seatrium has opted to continue its arbitration fight, following a court ruling which dismissed its appeal to halt a multimillion-dollar payment in a legal rig contract dispute. The Asian giant had previously assumed certain potential claims related to a ri
UK-based Global OTEC has been selected to take part in a new research project under the DeepStar program, an international consortium focused on offshore technology innovation. According to Global OTEC, the project will examine the potential of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) to supply basel
The French subsidiary of Norwegian shipping company Knutsen has welcomed its latest liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier that will be chartered to the U.K. energy giant Shell.
Given the ongoing global energy security concerns, Egypt has taken further steps to deepen energy alliances with international players, including Chevron, Hoegh Evi, SLB, and Energean. These and similar undertakings are paving the way to boost exploration, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and sustainabi
Standard Chartered, an international banking group, has shed light on its role in securing a multibillion-dollar financing for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Louisiana, which is the third such facility Venture Global, an American producer of LNG sourced from North American basins, h
A heavy lift jack-up vessel owned by the Netherlands-based decommissioning services specialist Petrodec has started decommissioning work with the UK subsidiary of Anglo-French oil and gas player Perenco in the Southern North Sea (SNS).
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has obtained two drilling permits from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD).
UK-headquartered oilfield services provider Petrofac has secured a contract extension in the North Sea, which will enable it to keep working for a subsidiary of Shell, a compatriot energy giant.
