Greece’s transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), as the project promoter of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) that will connect Cyprus and Israel, has submitted an investment approval request to the regulatory authorities of both countries. This is the nec
A giant multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in South America is laying the groundwork for a final investment decision (FID) by the end of 2026, with the submission of its application to join Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI), bringing the country closer
Nigeria is targeting a revival of deepwater investment with new tax incentives designed to unleash up to $50 billion in delayed oil and gas projects.
The UK’s offshore energy regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), has revealed that 56 North Sea wells returned to production last year, with more cost-efficient well interventions helping operators deliver 16 million barrels of oil (boe) from shut-in wells on the UK Continental Shelf (
Norway’s oil and gas company Aker BP and its compatriot state-owned partner, Equinor, have come up dry in their latest North Sea exploration well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
As the UK regulator has decided to prolong a license in alignment with another one in the area to pave the way for an integrated development plan, Aberdeen-based full-cycle energy business NEO NEXT Energy and its partners, Serica Energy and Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG), are expected to contemplate all ava
A planned multi-train liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project on the Texas Gulf Coast has taken a significant regulatory step toward development after submitting a request to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to begin the pre-filing review process for the proposed export termin
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem and the Luxembourg-domiciled Subsea7 have made progress in advancing their proposed business combination with a U.S. antitrust milestone; however, the merger’s fate remains uncertain pending the review of potential offshore market
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Elia Group, through its international development platform WindGrid, have acquired a subsea interconnector project that will link the UK and Germany from Copenhagen Infrastructure V, managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). Appro
Liverpool Bay CCS Limited (LBCCS) has entered into a lease with The Crown Estate for its CO2 transportation and storage project offshore the UK, the country’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to repurpose existing infrastructure. The Liverpool Bay CCS project will operate as the backbo
The Western Australian Government has granted State Significant Project status to a Woodside Energy-operated offshore development project, described as Australia’s largest untapped conventional gas resource. With a forecast production capacity of 11.4 MTPA and a peak condensate production rate of 50
A proposed merger between Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem and the Luxembourg-domiciled Subsea7 is facing deeper scrutiny in the European Union (EU) over offshore market concentration due to subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) and carbon capture and s
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has made a new oil find on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), putting on the table a potential tie-back to the country’s largest oil development ever brought on stream in the Barents Sea.
Israel’s government is planning to invest NIS 6 million (approximately $2 million) in advancing marine energy solutions, including wave energy generation, offshore energy systems, artificial intelligence-powered marine energy management, and related technologies. The joint initiative by Israel’s Min
