Jan De Nul has appointed the Dutch company Tree C Technology to develop a training simulator for its XL cable-laying vessel (CLV) Fleeming Jenkin. Jan De Nul placed an order for Fleeming Jenkin at China’s CMHI Haimen shipyard in October 2023, followed by an order for another identical vessel, named
Pancontinental Orange, a subsidiary of Australia-based petroleum exploration player Pancontinental Energy, has secured a one-year extension of its license off the coast of Namibia.
Spirit Energy, an energy company with two shareholders consisting of Centrica (69%) and Stadtwerke München GmbH SWM (31%), has hired AG Consultancy and Apps (AG), an independent SAP consultancy, on a long-term assignment to support its assets in the North Sea.
Bermuda-headquartered liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping company Flex LNG has revealed a contract extension for two LNG carriers and the start of an assignment for another vessel.
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has begun production from its 100 kW microgrid-scale powerplant Dragon 4 to the Faroese grid. This is said to be a preparatory first step of the microgrid project, partly funded by the Swedish Energy Agency and in close collaboration with project partners, incl
Bristow Norway, a subsidiary of the offshore aviation services provider Bristow Group, has secured a multimillion-dollar assignment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) for two helicopters with Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor.
Acadia, the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV), owned by Texas-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), has begun its sea trials, with operations to start soon. GLDD ordered the vessel from Philly Shipyard, Inc. in 2021, with the first s
Chevron Mediterranean Limited (CML), a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered Chevron, has put South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean on module fabrication duty for its planned expansion of gas export capacity from a giant natural gas field project off the coast of Israel.
Offshore fabrication contractor Lamprell has been tasked by India’s state-owned energy company Oil and Natural Gas Limited (ONGC) to deliver a pipeline replacement project in Indian waters. Lamprell’s scope includes the replacement and laying of approximately 285 kilometers of subsea pipelines of va
Norwegian authorities have given the go-ahead for production drilling activities Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP is planning to undertake in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NOC), with a rig owned by Noble Corporation, a U.S.-headquartered energy giant.
Brazil’s offshore vessel owners OceanPact and CBO are set to combine their businesses by incorporating CBO’s holding company into OceanPact, thereby creating a firm that will have a total fleet of 73 vessels. The partners note that the business combination is a catalyst for implementing sustainable
Greek Corinth Pipeworks, part of Belgium’s Cenergy Holdings, has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100-year-old longitudinal submerged arc welding (LSAW) pipe mill in the UK for a total consideration of GBP 10 million (around €11.45 million). Corinth Pipeworks UK Ltd and the joint administrator
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) shutdown has led Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas giant QatarEnergy to issue a contractual force majeure notice to LNG buyers.
Germany’s Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE) has finalized a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with Argentina’s Southern Energy (SESA) against the backdrop of rising energy security concerns that are looming over Europe and the globe in the wake of the U.S.-Israel military opera
