Norwegian container tonnage provider MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has placed orders with China’s Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for the construction of six 3,700 TEU container vessels that will be prepared for alternative fuels and advanced emissions-reduction technologies. First delivery is expected
London-based environmental, energy and engineering consulting company Ricardo is leading a study that investigates the feasibility of a green shipping corridor between Panama and Algeciras, Spain, aiming to decarbonize maritime trade and modernize global connectivity. The study is funded by EU deleg
A 2019-built semi-submersible rig, owned by Northern Ocean, has now been acquired by Odfjell Drilling, which plans to rename this mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) in 2026.
French-based engineering company Technip Energies has secured a detailed engineering assignment for the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Gulf of Thailand.
Great Britain’s National Gas Transmission (NGT) has appointed London-headquartered engineering consultancy Penspen to explore whether oxygen can act as an effective inhibitor for hydrogen embrittlement, seen as one of the major challenges in repurposing and constructing pipelines for a future hydrog
Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P player BW Energy has secured a project lease agreement with Minsheng Financial Leasing Co (MSFL) for an offshore unit, which is expected to be repurposed from a jack-up rig into a fully integrated drilling and production platform.
Swedish-Swiss ABB and France-based HDF Energy have signed a joint-development agreement (JDA) to develop a high-power fuel cell unit that will enable megawatt-scale installations to power large seagoing ships. The partners, who signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2020 envisaging the collab
Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP), a Texas-based developer of what is said to be the first U.S. Gulf Coast dedicated LNG bunkering facility, has signed a commercial commitment with an international shipping company for the provision of LNG bunker fuel in Galveston Bay. The Heads of Agreement with the
Scotland-headquartered engineering and consulting company Wood has won a multi-year assignment with Houston-headquartered NextDecade Corporation for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Texas, United States.
UK-headquartered Global Marine Group is acquiring a Solstad Maritime (SOMA) construction support vessel (CSV) that has been supporting company operations since 2020. SOMA announced today, December 12, that Global Marine Group, the current charterer of CSV Normand Clipper, has declared its purchase o
Valaris has landed a new rig deal with Shell, a UK-headquartered energy giant, which will enable one of its drillships to carry out drilling activities at an oil and gas development off the coast of Brazil.
Shortly after disclosing the final investment decision (FID) for the project, U.S. oil & gas company Chevron has awarded TechnipFMC with a contract for the delivery of subsea production systems for the third stage of development for its giant gas project offshore Western Australia. As part of the co
UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has booked a semi-submersible rig, owned by Northern Ocean (NOL) and managed by Odfjell Drilling, for drilling activities off the coast of Namibia, Africa.
TechnipFMC has delivered its 100th Subsea 2.0 tree to UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, the company that placed the first order for the subsea product platform. The subsea tree was manufactured, assembled, and tested at TechnipFMC’s dedicated facility for Subsea 2.0 in Nusajaya, Malaysia, and wil
