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THB Verhoef becomes distributor of Auramarine fuel efficiency solution
Finland-based fuel supply systems provider Auramarine has entered into a representative agreement with the Dutch company THB Verhoef, a Dutch company specializing in the purchase and sale of diesel and gas engine components.

Australia’s oil & gas industry calls for fix of offshore regulatory approval ‘chaos’ as wait times increase
Australian Energy Producers, representing Australia’s upstream oil and gas exploration and production industry, has called on the Commonwealth to “urgently fix” – what it deems as – the broken offshore regulatory system after the logjam of energy supply and carbon capture projects awaiting approval

Updated converter station plan for UK-France interconnector gets OK
The FAB interconnector that will link Great Britain and France has received updated planning permission for its converter station in the UK. The FAB Project will link the national electricity grids of Great Britain and France with the aim of increasing energy security, equalising electricity prices

Welsh renewables organizations strengthen ties
Marine Energy Wales and Renewable UK Cymru have signed a memorandum of understanding, outlining their commitment to work together to accelerate the clean transition in Wales.

Sohar Port, partners form net-zero alliance to boost Oman’s carbon-neutral efforts
Sohar Port and Freezone, in collaboration with industrial tenants, has revealed the formation of SOHAR Net Zero Alliance (SNZA), an initiative dedicated to accelerating Oman’s transition towards carbon neutrality by 2050.

Weatherford and Honeywell speed up decarbonization journey with emissions management solution
Weatherford International has joined forces with Honeywell to deliver a combined suite of tools for advanced emissions management to accelerate their customers’ decarbonization strategy.

50Hertz award brings NKT’s high-voltage order backlog to record €11 billion
Denmark-headquartered cable supplier NKT has reported a new record high-voltage order backlog of €11 billion for the third quarter of 2023, driven by the award of five firm projects under a larger framework agreement with German transmission system operator 50Hertz. In Q3 2023, NKT’s revenues increa

Vår Energi gearing up to spud two North Sea wells
Vår Energi has secured a drilling permit to spud two wildcat wells in the North Sea, using one of Odfjell Drilling-managed rigs.

CMES and PetroChina unit conclude 25-year lease deal for two LNG carriers
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has signed a long-term transportation agreement with a subsidiary of PetroChina for two of its LNG carriers under construction. According to a stock exchange filing, CMES signed the agreement with China Petroleum International (Hong Kong) on November 7, 2023. U

Ascenz Marorka inks digital maritime services deal with Brunei Gas Carriers
Ascenz Marorka, a subsidiary of French LNG containment specialist GTT, has signed a contract with Brunei Gas Carriers to provide its Amadi vessel with a comprehensive range of digital maritime services designed for LNG carriers (LNGCs). Encompassing the full spectrum of Ascenz Marorka’s ‘Smart Shipp

CSM to enhance operations with Kaiko Systems’ AI tech
Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM), a member of Columbia Group, has contracted Kaiko Systems to provide a software tool that organizes and analyses ship data, providing insight into the condition of vessels and identifying risks before they result in incidents.

Baker Hughes and Wison to jointly explore future FLNG and LNG opportunities
Energy tech major Baker Hughes and Wison (Nantong) Heavy Industry, an affiliate of Wison Offshore & Marine (WOM) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on future offshore floating LNG (FLNG) and onshore LNG projects. The parties signed the MoU on November 5, 2023, at the Chin

Stolt Tankers, NYK, and Eneos Ocean launch new tanker pool
Norwegian chemical tanker company Stolt Tankers, together with Japanese companies NYK and Eneos Ocean, has launched a new pool within its Stolt NYK Asia Pacific Services (SNAPS).

Halliburton and Sekal unleashing digital well construction solutions’ full potential
Halliburton has pooled resources with Sekal to jointly provide well construction automation solutions as part of a longer-term strategy to deliver fully automated drilling operations.