
Wärtsilä has received an order to develop a design for up to six new luxury expedition cruise vessels to be owned and operated by Amundsen Expeditions.

Exploration plans are being redrawn and the well count is expected to drop by as much as 35 per cent on 2019 levels due to the “double whammy” of the oil price collapse and COVID-19 pandemic, according to market research provider Westwood Global Energy Group.