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.
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.
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.
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.
Lerwick Harbour, situated at the crossroads of the North Sea and Northeast Atlantic, has confirmed an uptick in preparations for servicing Equinor’s first development phase of a controversial oil and gas field on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield has inked a deal to purchase the share that the Luxembourg-based Access Capital Partners holds in France’s Geogas LNG.
Dolphin Drilling has confirmed that its 35-year-old semi-submersible rig is now focused on its plug and abandonment (P&A) mission in the UK sector of the North Sea.
The UK-based engineering and consulting company Wood has secured three reimbursable contract extensions, allowing it to continue working with Shell UK, Dana Petroleum, and CNOOC International in the North Sea.
Aker Solutions has hired Multiconsult Norge to supply qualified personnel on a hire-in basis to work as an integral part of its project team, representing the civil disciplines, for the second phase of Northern Lights, part of the Longship full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.
