The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a classification society, has launched a real-time 3D structural digital twin life-cycle management tool, which is a web-based solution tailored for floating production storage and offloading (FPSO), floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG), and floating storage a
Excelerate Energy, a U.S.-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) company in Texas, has struck a new deal for the construction of a fully integrated floating LNG (FLNG) import terminal in Iraq.
The Government of the Canary Islands has declared the DESALIFE project a strategic initiative for the region, recognizing it as a “highly innovative and sustainable project, with strong strategic relevance and proven technical feasibility.” According to Ocean Oasis, this recognition marks a mileston
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the North East Combined Authority, is investing £2.1 million in a new offshore wind cable testing rig at its facilities in Blyth in North East England. Funded by the North East Combined Authority, the investment will allow ORE Catapul
As energy security concerns continue to run the show, Great Britain’s regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), has called on oil and gas operators to join forces and bolster well interventions and development drilling activities to revive shut-in wells to sustain domestic oil and gas pr
The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) has appointed the UK-based renewable energy consultancy OWC, part of ABL Group, to support the geophysical and geotechnical surveys at two offshore wind farm areas in Portugal. ABL Group’s Portugal-based water and environmental consultancy, Hidr
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Havila Shipping has struck a deal with Peterson Den Helder for a platform supply vessel (PSV), which is part of its fleet.
Japanese shipping player Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) have agreed to collaborate on the tugboat business in India.
A 14-year-old jack-up rig, owned by Seadrill, an offshore drilling contractor, is going full speed ahead with drilling operations at an oil field in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.
Bermuda-incorporated offshore drilling contractor Valaris has divested one mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) from its fleet and found multimillion-dollar assignments for five rigs within the oil and gas and offshore wind realms.
A new report, published by the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), has painted the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) as one of the world’s most valuable and dynamic offshore energy regions, spotlighting it as a critical engine of innovation, economic strength, and national security.
U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton has signed a framework agreement with UK-headquartered energy giant Shell for the provision of umbilical-less tubing hanger installation and retrieval services using its Remote Operated Control System (ROCS) technology. Halliburton describes RO
Dubai-based offshore vessel operator Astro Offshore, an Adani Group company, has welcomed a multipurpose support vessel (MPSV) to its fleet to enhance its offshore support and subsea capabilities. The 88-meter DP2 diesel electric MPSV Astro Achernar offers accommodation for 222 personnel and a 100-t
Swedish tanker shipping company Stena Bulk has found a buyer for its eight-year-old oil tanker, which caught fire because of a collision with a Portuguese container ship in the North Sea, north of England.
