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Borr Drilling jack-up rig going to work off Cameroon
Tower Resources has hired a jack-up rig from Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor, for its drilling campaign offshore Cameroon.

MSC arm acquires stake in Adani’s Ennore container terminal
Terminal Investment Ltd (TiL), the container terminal operating and investing arm of Swiss MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s largest container shipping company, has taken a 49% stake in Adani Ennore Container Terminal Pvt Ltd (AECTPL).

Shell greenlights drilling program for 2024 and wraps up survey work in North Sea
Shell has greenlighted its planned two-well drilling campaign in 2024 while site survey works in the North Sea have been finished.

Shell, TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy, Petronas expand Suriname footprint – gallery
Shell, TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy, and Petronas have inked production sharing contracts (PSCs) with Staatsolie for blocks offshore Suriname.

Meyer Werft lays keel for LNG-powered ASUKA III
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has held a traditional keel-laying ceremony for the LNG-powered ASUKA III cruise ship, being built for NYK Cruises, a subsidiary of Japanese shipping company NYK. The event took place at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, on December 12. The ceremony saw t

Damen’s all-electric SOV with offshore charging capabilities dazzles OEEC’s stage
Damen Shipyards launched its fully electric Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with offshore charging capabilities at this year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in Amsterdam. Mark Couwenberg, Product Portfolio Manager SOV, and Rebecca Belmer, Project Engineer Design & Proposal, have sha

Rystad Energy partners zero-carbon shipping center
Norway’s energy research and business intelligence company Rystad Energy has joined Denmark’s Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to advance the maritime industry’s role in the global energy transition.

New OBN data deal takes TGS to Gulf of Mexico
TGS has won a contract for proprietary ocean bottom node (OBN) data acquisition, which will be carried out in the Gulf of Mexico.

Maersk, MSC and other liner majors suspend Red Sea runs amid escalating attacks
Leading liner companies, including industry giants Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM, HMM, and OOCL, have suspended trading on their Red Sea trade routes. This decision comes in response to a series of targeted attacks on merchant ships operating in the region, raising alarms within the global shipping community

Dutch government takes part in PosHYdon offshore hydrogen project
The Dutch government, through Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN), has joined the PosHYdon project, the world’s first pilot which aims to produce green hydrogen on an operational gas platform in the North Sea. The project, which will integrate three offshore energy systems – offshore wind, offshore gas,

Gulf of Mexico operator hires US subsea player on multi-million deal
Koil Energy Solutions, formerly known as Deep Down, has got its hands on a multi-million-dollar contract for innovative flying leads from an undisclosed operator in the Gulf of Mexico.

Everfuel-Hy24 JV inks final agreement on increased Danish PtX tender award
A joint venture formed by Denmark-based green hydrogen company Everfuel and Hy24, a manager of the world’s largest clean hydrogen infrastructure fund, has signed the final agreement with the Danish government on an increased award in the country’s first Power-to-X (PtX) tender. On November 17, the D

Singapore, Japan to create first ‘Green and Digital Shipping Corridor’
The governments of Singapore and Japan have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) to establish first Singapore – Japan Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC), aiming to develop standards and best practices supporting the decarbonization, digitalization and growth of the maritime industry.

Asso.subsea completes Fécamp inter-array cable work offshore France
Asso.subsea has completed the inter-array cable installation and protection operations for the 500 MW Fécamp wind farm offshore Normandy, France. Asso.subsea was contracted by Italy-headquartered Prysmian Group to execute the seabed preparation, installation, and protection works, involving four dif