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North Sea assignment lengthened for another Noble jack-up rig
Noble Corporation has won a contract extension for one of its jack-up rigs with Harbour Energy for operations in the UK part of the North Sea.

Norwegian firm reflags whole fleet of owned vessels to Norway
Norwegian seismic company PGS has reflagged the entire fleet of owned vessels to Norway, a move said to have the global geopolitical situation as a driving factor. The reflagging of the Ramform Tethys on December 5 marked the completion of the initiative to bring the entire PGS fleet of owned vessel

Zodiac Maritime, HD KSOE & partners team up on nuclear propulsion
UK-based shipping company Zodiac Maritime has teamed up with Lloyd’s Register (LR), South Korean shipbuilder HD KSOE and power plant design and engineering company KEPCO E&C in a joint development project for the research and development of nuclear-propelled ship designs. The companies have signed a

Wastewater plant to run on floating solar power
Recom Technologies and Derex have developed the first floating solar power station in Latvia. With a capacity of 2.1 MW, the floating station is situated on the water’s surface using floating pontoons and will provide the necessary energy for the full operation of the wastewater treatment plant ‘Slo

New gas discovery deemed as ‘major development’ for Southeast Asia
Abu Dhabi-headquartered energy company Mubadala Energy has made a significant gas discovery offshore North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Australia’s Port Authority of NSW joins Blue Visby Consortium
Australia’s Port Authority of New South Wales has joined the Blue Visby Consortium, a multilateral platform that aims to reduce international shipping carbon emissions by potentially 15 percent.

ABS hands out ‘world’s first’ approval for drone-based FPSO hull thickness measurement
MODEC and Terra Drone Corporation received the world’s first approval from ABS for a drone-based FPSO hull thickness measurement.

Santos’ new deals with Japanese companies zero in on low-carbon fuels in Cooper Basin
With a focus on transforming the Cooper Basin into a decarbonization and low-carbon fuels hub, Australian energy giant Santos has signed multiple agreements with Japanese companies. Following the passage of legislation through the Australian parliament to facilitate the cross-border transfer of CO2,

SAAM Towage’s electric tugs about to head for Canada
The first two electric tugs for SAAM Towage’s fleet, built by the Turkish shipyard Sanmar, are ready to sail from the Port of Tuzla to Vancouver, Canada, where they will join the fleet operating in that country. The Chile-based tug provider operates more than 20 tugs along Canada’s west coast at nin

Following Gulf of Mexico project delivery, Trendsetter working for Woodside again
Almost two months after the delivery of subsea equipment for Woodside Energy in the Gulf of Mexico, Texas-based oil and gas services company Trendsetter Engineering has begun work on another Woodside project. Trendsetter Engineering (TEI) has won a contract with Woodside Energy to provide several su

Wärtsilä’s gas handling systems selected for Turkish gas carrier
Finish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the cargo handling and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel supply systems for a new medium gas carrier (MGC) vessel being built for Turkish shipowner Pasco Gas.

Fortescue secures €200 million EU funding for green ammonia project in Norway
Australia-based green energy, technology, and metals company Fortescue has been awarded a grant of €203,7 million by the European Union for its flagship green ammonia plant in Norway, the Holmaneset Project. The EU investment in Fortescue’s project is part of the Innovation Fund, one of the world’s

Louis Dreyfus Company to install 4 eSAILs® on its chartered juice vessel
French agricultural merchant firm Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has entered into a deal with the Spanish developer of wind-assisted bound4blue to fit wind sail technology on a chartered juice vessel MV Atlantic Orchard. Chartered by LDC and owned by Wisby Tankers, MV Atlantic Orchard will be retrofitt

With routine flaring out of the way, TotalEnergies teams up with NNPC to curb Nigeria’s methane footprint
TotalEnergies has joined forces with NNPC to carry out methane detection and measurement campaigns in Nigeria.