Houston-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has signed a five-year global framework agreement (GFA) with energy giant Shell concerning subsea data capture services. The GFA encompasses all countries where Shell is currently active or plans to operate in the future and covers the provision o
Greenpeace activists have held a rally in Bucharest against “the largest natural gas project in the Romanian part of the Black Sea”.
Bureau Veritas Group has awarded Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck the world’s first prototype certification for floating solar technology. This floating solar technology’s implementation was demonstrated in SolarDuck’s 0.5 MW pilot project Merganser. The certification of the Merganser prototype com
UK-based offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling is set to deliver an equipment upgrade for its newest drillship that is expected to make it capable of drilling in previously inaccessible reservoirs. The seventh-generation drillship Stena Evolution is about to undergo an equipment upgrade which
PetroVietnam has signed a contract with QatarEnergy LNG to purchase 70,000 metric tons of LNG set to be delivered next month.
Allseas’ newly converted shallow-water pipelay barge has begun preparations for its first commercial project, following sea trials offshore Malaysia. The crew is mobilizing the flat-bottomed barge called Sandpiper for its first commercial project which kicks off next month, following a period of 18
PONANT and FARWIND Energy are collaborating on innovative ship refuelling solutions with renewable hydrogen.
UAE energy giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has started crude oil production from its Belbazem offshore block, helping meet growing demand for Abu Dhabi’s lower-carbon intensity oil and gas. The block, operated by Al Yasat Petroleum, a joint venture between ADNOC and China National Petro
SEA-KIT International’s latest 12-meter X-Class uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Fugro Blue Essence has been awarded Lloyd’s Register (LR) unmanned marine systems (UMS) certification, which stands as the company’s fifth certificate, and the first LR UMS certificate for a Category 0 certified vessel. T
McDermott has won what it defines as a “sizeable” offshore transportation, installation and commissioning contract from PTTEP Sabah Oil Limited (PTTEP) for a project offshore Malaysia on which it had worked in the early 2010s. Under the contract worth between $1 million and $50 million, McDermott wi
A consortium comprising three Indonesia-based companies has secured a large-scale 20-year contract for LNG infrastructure with PLN Energi Primer (PLN EPI) in Indonesia that will serve seven power plants of a total of 1,510 MW capacity. LNG terminals and downstream infrastructure company AG&P LNG, ma
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has given provisional regulatory approval for the Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) subsea connection between Scotland and Yorkshire, with over 500 kilometers said to be the longest ever built in Great Britain. Ofgem gave provisional approval of the expenditure required fo
Teesside University is working with Northern Gas Networks and Frazer-Nash on a feasibility study investigating the potential of using chemical hydrides as a means of storing hydrogen.
North Sea oil and gas operator Ithaca Energy has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Eni in relation to a potential transformational combination with substantially all of the company’s UK upstream assets. The deal implies the recently acquired Neptune Energy assets, excluding certain assets i
