
Norwegian renewable energy supplier Statkraft has decided to halt new green hydrogen developments, citing increased uncertainty in the market.

Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has launched the award in pre-defined areas 2025 (APA 2025) round for oil and gas exploration activity, covering the predefined areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) with blocks in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, and the Barents Sea.

OMV Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of Austria-headquartered oil and gas player OMV, has received a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for a wildcat well duo in the Norwegian Sea, enabling it to undertake drilling activities this month with a semi-submersible rig managed by Odfjell Drillin

U.S.-headquartered offshore drilling giant Noble Corporation has confirmed the receipt of a certificate related to carbon capture and storage (CCS) rig technology from DNV, an energy expert and assurance provider.

USV, a joint venture company established by Solstad Offshore, Østensjø Rederi, and DeepOcean, has enriched its fleet with a newbuild uncrewed surface vessel (USV), envisioned for subsea survey, inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) work across offshore energy industries.

With the appeal procedure now out of the way, Poland’s gas transmission system operator Gaz-System has confirmed that the previously chosen general contractor remains the right pick for the job of bringing to life the offshore section of the country’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU),

Tidal energy developer Inyanga Marine Energy Group is set to improve its technology at the Morlais tidal energy site off Ynys Mon with a £2 million (around €2.36 million) equity investment from the Welsh Government.

Prysmian has placed an order with the UK-headquartered CRP Subsea, part of AIS, for a cable protection solution, which will be used on the submarine power interconnection between the Spanish mainland and Ceuta, a Spanish city on the North African coast.

Norwegian shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a multi-year shipping contract, which includes direct support for its decarbonization initiatives, with an undisclosed construction and mining equipment manufacturer.

Lerwick Harbour, situated at the crossroads of the North Sea and Northeast Atlantic, has confirmed an uptick in preparations for servicing Equinor’s first development phase of a controversial oil and gas field on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

Dolphin Drilling has confirmed that its 35-year-old semi-submersible rig is now focused on its plug and abandonment (P&A) mission in the UK sector of the North Sea.

French technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has entered into an agreement to acquire maritime data collection and analytics firm Danelec in a transaction worth €194 million.

Aker Solutions has hired Multiconsult Norge to supply qualified personnel on a hire-in basis to work as an integral part of its project team, representing the civil disciplines, for the second phase of Northern Lights, part of the Longship full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.

NKT has disclosed the name of its third cable extrusion tower, which is being built at its high-voltage power cable factory in Karlskrona, Sweden.