Construction has started in China on the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) topside destined for an ultra-deepwater development in Angola being developed by Azule Energy, a joint venture between Italy’s Eni and the UK’s BP. The Greater PAJ project is described as Angola’s first integ
Three vessels owned by Singapore’s offshore marine solutions company PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) have secured new offshore contracts after completing a series of construction support projects said to be beyond their traditional scope. POSH reported on July 30 that its multi-purpose servic
Canadian oil & gas player Trillion Energy is changing its name to Dune Oil Corp. as part of its strategic pivot to oil development and exploration, representing a new direction for the company. The name change and the company’s new trading symbol on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), DUNE, will
Norwegian Shearwater GeoServices has been tasked with a seismic survey offshore Australia to explore carbon storage potential in the Bonaparte Basin, marking its second carbon capture and storage (CCS)-related survey in this basin. Under the 3D seismic survey contract, the Norwegian firm will deploy
Allseas has secured a contract with Western LNG to install the critical subsea section of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline in Canada. Located in the remote waters of north-western British Columbia, near the Alaska border, the subsea pipeline forms the final link in the 700-kilomete
The vessel fleet required for first phase operations of the Northern Lights CO2 project in Norway has been completed with the arrival of the fourth liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier from China. Northern Purpose, custom-designed to transport liquefied CO2 as part of the world’s first cross-bord
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Elia Group, through its international development platform WindGrid, have acquired a subsea interconnector project that will link the UK and Germany from Copenhagen Infrastructure V, managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). Appro
BC Ventures, a 50/50 joint venture between subsidiaries of Bermuda-based Borr Drilling and CME as its long-term well construction partner in Mexico, has completed the acquisition of five jack-up rigs from Fontis Finance, an indirect subsidiary of Bermuda-headquartered Paratus Energy Services. For a
Singapore-based Keppel has set up a new private fund to which it will divest ten legacy rigs, as part of its announced monetization, with Apollo Global Management to invest $1.5 billion in the fund. Through its indirect subsidiary, Rigco Holding (RigCo), Keppel will divest six operational rigs this
Singapore’s offshore marine solutions company PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) has secured a long-term diving services contract in the Arabian Gulf with an undisclosed client. The company’s diving support vessel (DSV) POSH Mallard will be deployed for the work that includes comprehensive satur
Australian energy player Santos has marketed, sold and loaded the first condensate cargo from the Barossa gas project for delivery to SK Innovation E&S in South Korea. Approximately 300,000 barrels of condensate were loaded from the BW Opal floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel a
Eni and TotalEnergies have taken the final investment decision (FID) for the development of Cronos, the first gas development in Cyprus, with production start-up expected in 2028. Operated by Eni and located in deep offshore waters approximately 185 kilometers southwest of the coast of Cyprus, in of
Alaska-based Sitkana is set to deploy its new prototype tidal turbine at the Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative’s (MRECo) Bourne Tidal Test Site (BTTS) in Massachusetts, U.S. At BTTS, located in the Cape Cod Canal, the turbine will operate in powerful tidal currents while engineers evaluate its p
UK-based upstream oil & gas player Serica Energy has agreed to acquire compatriot Pharos Energy for £145.7 million (more than €170 million), with Pharos to withdraw its recommendation for an offer from Israeli Ratio Petroleum. The acquisition is said to be consistent with Serica Energy’s long-standi
