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Türkiye’s drillship kicks off drilling ops in Black Sea
TPAO has started drilling a new well in the Black Sea in a search for more hydrocarbons to further strengthen the country’s energy security.

China presents country’s first marine methanol fuel bunkering standards
China Petroleum Circulation Association (CPCA) and the China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Association (CIQA) have officially released China’s first group standards for methanol refuelling operations and quality control. The standards, ‘Marine Methanol Fuel Waterborne Refuelling Regulations’

Welsh government starts assessing applications for tidal lagoon challenge
The Welsh government has started the review of 10 applications received from more than 20 organizations as part of its €860,000 (£750,000) Tidal Lagoon Challenge.

OSG makes $30K pledge for Women Offshore scholarship
NYSE-listed tanker owner and operator Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has unveiled a $30,000 scholarship initiative aimed at removing financial barriers for women entering the maritime industry. The scholarship funds will be used to support the Women Offshore Foundation’s 2024 Summer Sea Term Schol

Double win for Baker Hughes offshore Norway
Baker Hughes has secured two contracts with Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi, said to strengthen its North Sea presence for exploration logging, well intervention technology and subsea production systems. The first contract is a nine-year engagement that will utilize Baker Hughes’ well inter

Hutchison Ports YANTIAN kicks off 1st green shipment for ZTE
Hutchison Ports YANTIAN hosted a ceremony on Thursday, September 28, for the inaugural green marine shipment for ZTE Corporation. The cargo, transported via rail from Changsha, Hunan province, has now been loaded onto Hapag-Lloyd’s 24,000-TEU dual-fuel vessel Berlin Express en route to the Port of R

MacGregor to deliver RoRo equipment for 1st methanol-fueled PCTCs
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been chosen to deliver RoRo equipment for two of the world’s first methanol-fueled pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) owned by China Merchant Energy Shipping.

HydroQuest launches crowdfunding campaign to support tidal energy activities
French tidal energy company HydroQuest has launched a crowdfunding campaign, targeting €1.5 million to meet the objectives of a major FloWatt tidal energy project.

NKT and Prysmian secure €4.6 billion in cable contracts for German grid connections
German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has awarded several contracts to power cable manufacturers NKT and Prysmian. Valued at around €4.6 billion in total, the contracts include offshore wind farm export cables, onshore energy connections, and interconnection for an energy island. NKT and

Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland forge seabed data alliance
Crown Estate Scotland and the Crown Estate have forged a partnership to collect and share data that will provide a more comprehensive and integrated understanding of the UK’s seabed. The new arrangement is said to benefit its many users, the natural environment, and expedite the sustainable deployme

Holland America Line fits entire fleet with shore power systems
Cruise line Holland America Line has recently installed a shore power system onboard its vessel Volendam, completing the outfitting of all eleven ships with shore power.

INEOS: Windfall taxes and mixed signals from politicians tearing down UK’s oil & gas industry
According to INEOS, a combination of windfall taxes and negative signals from politicians are wreaking havoc on the UK’s oil & gas industry.

PTP joins Malaysia-Australia decarbonization initiative to fuel maritime transformation
The Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a joint venture between APM Terminals (30%) and the MMC Group, has been selected to join the Partnerships for Infrastructure (P4I) initiative, a government-to-government decarbonization scheme between Malaysia and Australia. The P4I project aims to spearh

Equinor ready to begin drilling work with Transocean rig
Equinor has received consent to use one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs for production drilling at a field in the North Sea off Norway.