The United Kingdom (UK) has made a move to designate British shipbuilding, steel, artificial intelligence (AI), and energy infrastructure as priority sectors for government contracts, as these are perceived to be key industries required to ensure national security.
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has received bids from carbon storage developers for more than 2 million acres of North Sea seabed as part of its second carbon storage licensing round. The licensing round was opened in December 2025, offering five locations offshore Scotland and nine offsh
Germany’s private operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, Deutsche ReGas, has secured the go-ahead for the permanent operation of an energy terminal in Mukran with two floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) using onboard gas generators.
The Welsh government has launched the Renewable Energy Sector Deal, a strategic partnership between the government and industry, focused on ensuring that Wales meets its renewable energy targets and unlocking the full economic potential of its renewable energy future. Central to the Renewable Energy
With instability and vulnerabilities looming across global markets and power systems in the wake of the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran, South Asia’s planned multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure expansion is exposed to economic and energy security risks, according to Global
Ireland-headquartered XOCEAN has received remotely operated uncrewed vessel (ROUV) certification for its X-30 vessel under the UK Workboat Code Edition 3 (WBC3). XOCEAN reported earlier this month that Lloyd’s Register (LR) had certified its X-30 ROUV under the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (M
Gas Malaysia, a Malaysian natural gas provider, is all set to proceed with the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal project in Yan, Kedah.
Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas giant QatarEnergy has confirmed missile attacks at multiple liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, which sustained significant damage during the assault that left the targeted LNG infrastructure in flames.
AIM-listed and Singapore-headquartered oil and gas player Jadestone Energy has confirmed the go-ahead for a field development plan covering gas discoveries off the coast of Vietnam, Southeast Asia.
Pancontinental Orange, a subsidiary of Australia-based petroleum exploration player Pancontinental Energy, has secured a one-year extension of its license off the coast of Namibia.
Norwegian authorities have given the go-ahead for production drilling activities Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP is planning to undertake in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NOC), with a rig owned by Noble Corporation, a U.S.-headquartered energy giant.
Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued its General Design Approval (GDA) for a cable-laying vessel (CLV) developed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), verifying the vessel’s compliance with relevant rules at the detailed design level. NYK reported that it had, on February 13, co
Given the large quantities of oil and gas in so-called tight reservoirs on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD), reporting to Norway’s Ministry of Energy, has shed light on ways to speed up the oil and gas production from tight reservoirs off the coast of N
Brazilian oil and gas company PRIO, formerly known as PetroRio, has picked up an operating license for a subsea tie-back project in the Campos basin off the coast of Brazil.
