The UAE-headquartered marine and offshore services provider Drydocks World Dubai, a part of DP World, has confirmed a sail-away ceremony for a recently converted floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel bound to be deployed at an oil field off the coast of Nigeria, Africa.
Wave energy test site PacWave and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) that will enable the first delivery of wave-generated electricity to the U.S. main grid, with CalWave preparing to deploy its xWave device at the PacWave South site operated by Or
With another liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo out of the way, LNG Canada, a joint venture company encompassing Shell, Petronas, PetroChina, KOGAS, and Mitsubishi, has reached a new milestone at its giant LNG export terminal in Kitimat, Canada’s British Columbia.
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is seeking input on its move to cut the red tape for infrastructure permitting by establishing procedures for blanket authorizations for certain activities at liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants and hydroelectric projects.
Ping Petroleum, an independent upstream oil and gas company incorporated in Bermuda, has secured a multi-year license extension for a giant undeveloped North Sea field on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
The Trump administration’s draft five-year offshore leasing plan continues to run the gauntlet of commentators’ reactions, sparking both applause and outrage. While some are calling it vital for national security, energy independence, and job creation, others see it as a major risk that could jeopar
Equinor has obtained the Norwegian authorities’ blessing for drilling activities in the Barents Sea, which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player.
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has struck a new multi-year agreement with the Capital City of Prague’s gas and electricity company, Pražská plynárenská, to supply gas to the Czech Republic. The ten-year deal, which has enabled gas supplies to the Czech Republic, will last until October 1
Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has secured a contract extension for one of its units with Oil India Limited, an exploration and production company, for operations off
France’s energy giant TotalEnergies has bolstered its oil and gas portfolio in African waters by striking an asset exchange deal with Conoil, which enables it to up its stake in an offshore license in Nigerian waters.
Seatrium has hired Sulzer, a Switzerland-headquartered sustainable flow control innovation player, to provide pump packages for two next-generation floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels, destined to be deployed at assets operated by Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras.
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has secured a drilling permit for two exploration wells in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, which will be drilled using a rig managed by KCA Deutag, operating under the umbrella of Helmerich & Payne (H&P).
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has revealed a proposed notice of sale for the next offshore oil and gas lease sale under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is the second of thirty Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico) oil and gas lease sales required by this legislation.
Odfjell Drilling, a 52-year-old offshore drilling player, has secured a contract extension with Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP for a 2019-built semi-submersible rig, which is on a drilling assignment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
