Norwegian DOF Group is set to construct four ROV support vessels (RSVs) that will be deployed for respective 12-year charter/service contracts with Brazilian oil & gas giant Petrobras. Following a competitive tender process, DOF has been awarded the long-term contracts with Petrobras, with a value c
Saipem’s 165-meter-long pipelay vessel Castoro 10 has begun the construction of an offshore pipeline in the Romanian part of the Black Sea that will transport natural gas from an offshore production platform to shore as part of the Neptun Deep project. With estimated investments of up to €4 billion,
Texas-headquartered offshore energy services company Helix Energy Solutions is divesting its shallow water abandonment business, stating that the move furthers its strategic focus on deepwater operations. Helix Energy Solutions is selling all of the equity interests of its Gulf of America-focused Sh
Norway’s Reach Subsea is set to charter a Solstad construction support vessel (CSV) for deployment in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region as part of its commitment under a newly secured letter of intent (LOI). Reach Subsea’s new LOI is for a contract covering inspection, maintenance, and repair (
Aker Solutions, Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC), a joint venture of Knutsen Group and NYKLine, and Vår Energi CCS AS, the project’s operator, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance the Trudvang CO2 transportation and storage project in the Norwegian North Sea. The partnership
Brazilian state-owned oil & gas giant Petrobras has commenced production from the eighth floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel at the Búzios field offshore Brazil earlier than planned. Located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, the P-79 platform began production on May 1,
As Southeast Asia’s second wave of deepwater gas projects targets a 28 trillion cubic feet (tcf) supply, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has shed light on the way operators can navigate what it describes as ‘fragile economics’ to unlock this new deepwater gas supply across the region.
Italy’s Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has secured an expansion of its work scope at a gas project in North Africa under a contract awarded by compatriot engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem at the end of 2025. NextGeo announced today, May 4, that the contract awarded by Saipem
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor is extending key supplier agreements for drilling and well services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) with a combined value of around NOK 17 billion (approximately €1.56 billion), set to employ around 2,500 people. Equinor reported today, May 4, that
Menter Môn Morlais has secured regulatory approval to deploy different types of tidal technology within the Morlais tidal energy scheme off the coast of Anglesey in Wales. Natural Resources Wales has approved the company’s application to vary its existing marine license, allowing different types of
Given the supply shock that hit the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets as a result of the Middle East conflict, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has pointed out that this disruption, which led to a gas price surge, failed to rattle Europe thanks to its investment in diversified
Italy-headquartered Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has exercised the call option to acquire a further circa 7.1% of Rana Subsea, a compatriot subsea services company established in 1964, bringing its share capital to 82.5%. NextGeo signed a sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of 75.4% of th
As global exploration and production (E&P) players are facing a 40% output drop, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has pointed out that oil and gas companies are increasing high-impact exploration investment to address the 300-billion-barrel supply gap and energy security priorities by 2
Hong Kong-headquartered Venture Energy Limited, focused on the procurement and trading of clean fuels, and Shanghai Shenji Energy & Environmental Technology have expanded their recently established collaboration to medium- to long-term offtake, green fuel trial bunkering, trading platforms and techn
