
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has launched the award in pre-defined areas 2025 (APA 2025) round for oil and gas exploration activity, covering the predefined areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) with blocks in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, and the Barents Sea.

U.S.-listed shipowner Capital Clean Energy Carriers (CCEC) has secured employment for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers under construction at Hyundai Samho. The company has also provided an update on the LNG market status in Q1 2025.

OMV Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of Austria-headquartered oil and gas player OMV, has received a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for a wildcat well duo in the Norwegian Sea, enabling it to undertake drilling activities this month with a semi-submersible rig managed by Odfjell Drillin

U.S.-headquartered offshore drilling giant Noble Corporation has confirmed the receipt of a certificate related to carbon capture and storage (CCS) rig technology from DNV, an energy expert and assurance provider.

Woodfibre Management, a privately held Canadian company based in Vancouver, is putting the wheels in motion to clear the regulatory hurdles to bring a second floating workforce accommodation, also known as floatel, to its operated $5.1 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project, under develo

Moldova’s state-owned energy company Energocom has signed what it says is its first long-term gas purchase contract with Southeastern Europe’s integrated energy player OMV Petrom.

The Surfrider Foundation is among the members of a coalition of conservation organizations represented by Earthjustice, which have banded together to take legal action against the Trump administration to prevent the approval of new offshore drilling plays in U.S. waters.

Oceaneering has got hold of a multi-year subsea assignment on BP’s natural gas field offshore Mauritania and Senegal, said to be the biggest project in the UK-headquartered energy giant’s portfolio.

Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras has booked an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel from the fleet of Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore.

Safety technology provider Dräger Marine & Offshore (DMO) has secured a long-term deal for a North Sea oil and gas operator to continue to use its portable gas detection and breathing apparatus systems.

USV, a joint venture company established by Solstad Offshore, Østensjø Rederi, and DeepOcean, has enriched its fleet with a newbuild uncrewed surface vessel (USV), envisioned for subsea survey, inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) work across offshore energy industries.

Houston-based oil and gas company Murphy Oil has found oil in the Cuu Long Basin offshore Vietnam.

With the appeal procedure now out of the way, Poland’s gas transmission system operator Gaz-System has confirmed that the previously chosen general contractor remains the right pick for the job of bringing to life the offshore section of the country’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU),

Global alternative asset manager Apollo has signed a deal with HitecVision, an investor in the European energy industry, to acquire the maritime liquefied natural gas carrier (LNGC) infrastructure platform Hav Energy LNG through its managed Apollo Funds.