Diamond Offshore Drilling has upgraded one of its drillships with managed-pressure drilling (MPD) equipment ahead of the rig’s new assignment in the Gulf of Mexico, which is due to start in November 2023.
Enauta has embarked on an anchoring campaign for an FPSO vessel, which is destined to work at its oil field offshore Brazil.
Marine survey contractor Argeo has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Kongsberg for a purchase agreement for three additional Hugin autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). With the purchase, Argeo said it will have the world’s most advanced AUV fleet. Argeo plans to purchase two Hugin Superior AUVs
After a FSRU, chartered by TotalEnergies, arrived in France, climate activists took steps to express their dissatisfaction with its arrival.
Belgium-based shipping company Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has exercised an option for the construction of two 210,000 dwt bulkers at China’s Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, adding to its already massive orderbook at the yard. Namely, CMB already has ten 210,000 dwt bulkers under cons
Five oil majors together with API are being sued in California for their alleged role in downplaying the risks posed by fossil fuels.
Cranfield University has announced it is leading the UK’s collaboration on an international partnership, the Global Hydrogen Production Technologies Center (HyPT), to make low-cost, large-scale, net zero hydrogen production a reality. The HyPT is a £14.1 million ($17.45 million) five-year project wh
Shortly after winning three contracts worth over $260 million, DOF Group secured an extension of what it described is a “large subsea service contract”. DOF reported on 19 September it had signed a letter of intent (LOI) with a “major oil company” for a one-year contract extension in the Atlantic re
Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC), Eni Congo, and Lukoil have signed a long-term contract for the purchase and sale of LNG with Eni SPA, marking an advancement in the LNG Marine XII project. According to SNPC, the contract was signed on September 14, 2023, and will run for a period of 2
BP has appointed an interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO), after moving its previous CFO to the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) role.
UK-headquartered SEA-KIT International has launched a proprietary vessel control system (VCS) with the goal of enhancing the capability of its uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). As part of the development, new autopilot and drive modules have been built into SEA-KIT’s existing, purpose-built remote he
Aker Solutions has secured a long-term contract extension with Shell for a natural gas processing plant in Norway.
Vår Energi has updated its cost estimate for a field life extension project in the North Sea off Norway to reflect a tighter supplier market.
U.S.-based Commonwealth LNG has entered into a heads of agreement (HoA) with compatriot EQT for one million tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG under a 15-year tolling agreement, and associated gas supply to Commonwealth LNG’s facility in Cameron, Louisiana, U.S. According to Commonwealth, the terms antici
