Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has secured a contract award with a mystery client that will keep the largest vessel in its fleet fully committed until the end of 2026. Solstad’s subsea construction vessel (CSV) Normand Maximus is 178 meters long and can accommodate up to 180 people. It
COP29 has managed to reach a consensus on tripling climate finance while setting a new worldwide target to direct $1.3 trillion of climate finance to developing countries by 2030.
Given the trillion-dollar gap between the Global South’s demands and the Global North’s proposal for a new climate finance target, the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) has run into overtime in one last attempt at bridging the divide and finding common ground all parties can get behind. The cal
Petrobras has unveiled its new business plan for the 2025-2029 period (BP 2025-29) and strategic plan 2050 (SP 2050), outlining its focus and priorities to reinforce its long-term vision.
SBM Offshore has secured $1.5 billion with a consortium of 16 international financial institutions to cover the construction costs for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined to be deployed on a deepwater oil development on the Stabroek block off the coast of Guyana, wh
A consortium led by the United Kingdom’s energy supermajor BP has reached a final investment decision (FID) on a project featuring enhanced gas recovery (EGR) through carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) in Indonesia.
The government of Singapore has unveiled a SGD $100 million (approximately $74,1 million) support package aimed at accelerating green growth in the marine and offshore energy sectors over the next five years. The investment was unveiled by Minister of State Alvin Tan at an event held in Singapore on
Velesto has confirmed the wrap-up of wreck clearance with recycling activities expected to follow suit shortly for one of its jack-up rigs that tilted due to an incident and subsequently sank in 2021.
Philly Shipyard is facing legal hurdles as U.S. dredging services provider Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) is seeking injunctive relief concerning the construction of what is said to be the first U.S. offshore wind subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV). GLDD ordered the vessel in 2021, wit
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has secured multiple new contracts and contract extensions that have a combined value of around $60 million and represent around 900 vessel days. The construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Valiant has been awarded a one-and-a-half-year firm contract wit
Shelf Drilling has confirmed the receipt of one more notice of temporary suspension of operations for another jack-up rig working off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East, as Aramco, the country’s energy giant, continues its rig suspension spree.
Norway’s Omega Subsea and Kystdesign have completed the factory acceptance test (FAT) for two newly developed remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs). The collaboration developed the Constructor Compact ROV, said to be a versatile, scaled-down version of Kystdesign’s Constructor model, retainin
A wholly owned principal subsidiary of Chinese state-owned electric utility corporation State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) has purchased a 20% share in a subsidiary owned by Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or ADMIE), thereby entering what is
On a mission to breathe life into its new semi-submersible drilling rig design, Friede & Goldman (F&G) has joined forces with China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Co. (DSOC).
