The field trials off the coast of Norway aim to determine whether an innovative technology designed to solve core drilling’s tripping woes will live up to expectations.
Following the announcement of a “sizeable” contract award in mid-August with an unknown client, Luxembourg-domiciled Subsea7 has now revealed that the contract is for Shell’s waterflood project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Subsea7 will provide engineering, procurement, construction, and offshore inst
21 companies have submitted offers for production licenses, as part of the award in pre-defined areas 2024 (APA 2024) licensing round, indicating their interest in further exploration activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
SBM Offshore has made arrangements to exchange ownership interests related to two floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels with Malaysia’s shipping giant MISC Berhad (MISC).
Danish power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has awarded Swedish–Swiss automation company ABB with a contract to supply a power distribution system for its newbuild cable-laying vessel (CLV) that enables integration of multiple power sources and allows engines to run at variable spee
UAE-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has won a new set of drilling assignments for two jack-up rigs in its fleet.
KBR has been hired on engineering contracts by Singapore’s Seatrium to develop topside facilities for two floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units that are being designed for two pre-salt ultra-deepwater fields located in the prolific Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil.
Island Drilling Company has made a start on its plug and abandonment (P&A) campaign off the coast of Mauritania, Africa, which is being carried out with its 2012-built semi-submersible rig.
The Ondas de Peniche (ONDEP) project has secured €19 million in funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe funding program to deploy a 2 MW wave energy array with four WaveRoller wave energy converters offshore Portugal. The ONDEP project will start in October 2024 and run for five and a half years, cover
Talos Energy has confirmed a discovery of commercial quantities of oil and natural gas at a block in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico where the firm holds a non-operated stake.
After Karlskrona, Sweden, Denmark-headquartered power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT is expanding its operations in Alingsås to boost the production capacity of high-voltage accessories. NKT is currently constructing a new hall in Alingsås for testing power cable accessories up to 525
Key industry players have welcomed the recent UK renewables auction results, where six tidal stream projects secured contracts, viewing it as a strong endorsement of the tidal energy sector’s growth. Five developers secured contracts to develop a total of 28 MW of tidal stream energy across the UK.
Chevron has taken steps to raise the oil and natural gas recovery bar at two facilities in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico in line with its plans to increase production in this region.
Norway’s Kongsberg Discovery has completed a multi-week fully autonomous mission with its long-range autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) HUGIN Endurance, said to have proven shore-to-shore operational capability. The mission, carried out at depths ranging from 50 to 3,400 meters and meeting the 1,20
