Romania
Mazarine taking the helm at Black Sea Oil & Gas as Carlyle and EBRD exit
Mazarine Energy has struck a deal to acquire Romania's largest offshore gas producer, Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG).
Black Sea mega-project narrows first gas window to early 2027 with work in final execution stage
Positioned to bolster Europe’s energy security, a multibillion-euro gas project is rapidly advancing toward its launch.
WATCH: Island Offshore’s second ocean energy construction vessel goes to Norway for completion
The second hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) that Norwegian shipbuilder VARD is constructing for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore is on its way to Norway to undergo completion. Island Offshore placed an order with VARD for the design and construction of the first hybrid p
Transgaz-Argent LNG MOU advances US gas route to Central and Eastern Europe
Romania’s national natural gas transmission system operator (TSO) Transgaz has deepened its U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) ties through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Argent LNG, a U.S.-based LNG export developer headquartered in Louisiana, in a push to diversify regional energy supply b
WATCH: Hybrid ocean energy construction vessel reaches Norway for completion
The first of two hybrid power ocean energy construction vessels (OECVs) that Norwegian shipbuilder VARD is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore has arrived in Norway from Romania for the final phase of outfitting. Island Offshore placed an order with VARD for the design and constru
Saipem highlights ‘key’ offshore installation milestone at Europe’s mega gas development
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has confirmed the wrap-up of an offshore installation campaign, which has put a new production platform in place at a multibillion-euro natural gas project in the Romanian waters of the Black Sea.
Jacket for EU’s largest offshore gas development sails away from Saipem’s shipyard
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has confirmed the departure of a jacket destined for a giant natural gas project in the Romanian part of the Black Sea. This project is described as the largest offshore natural gas project currently under development in the Europ
Saipem’s heavy lifting and pipe-laying vessel gearing up for work on €4B Black Sea gas project
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has provided an update on the current location of its multipurpose DP3 vessel for heavy lifting and pipe-laying, which is getting ready for its assignment on a natural gas project in the Romanian part of the Black Sea.
Saipem’s Castoro 10 starts pipelaying on Romania’s €4 billion natural gas project
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,
NKT Eleonora enters new construction phase as its hull makes a splash
The hull of NKT’s new cable-laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora has been launched into the water at Vard’s shipyard in Tulcea, Romania. The official keel laying for the vessel took place in January 2025, some two months after the first steel was cut. NKT Eleonora will be able to run on both methanol an
WATCH: Island Offshore’s hybrid ocean energy construction vessel launches in Romania
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has launched into the water the first of two hybrid power ocean energy construction vessels (OECVs) it is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore. The vessel, marked NB 977, touched the water at Vard Shipyards Romania – Brăila on February 9, with outfitting
Prysmian’s new cable layer en route to Norway for final outfitting
Vard’s shipyard in Romania has sent Prysmian’s cable-laying vessel (CLV), Alessandro Volta, to Norway, where the construction of the new CLV will be completed. The Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder commenced construction of the cable-laying vessel in September 2024 at its shipyard in Tulcea, R