Stena Drilling’s Drillship Finds Job in Greece
Stena Drilling has secured an exploratory drilling contract for its 2008‑built drillship Stena DrillMAX with Energean Hellas, marking Greece’s first deep‑water offshore well. The well, slated for early 2027 in Block 2 of the Northwestern Ionian Sea, will require managed pressure drilling. Stena DrillMAX can operate in up to 10,000 feet of water and drill to 35,000 feet, accommodating 180 personnel. The deal builds on a long‑standing partnership that previously covered projects in Israel and Morocco.
UAE Firm to Enrich Fleet with Two LNG Carriers by 2027, First Vessel Deal Now in the Bag
Dubai‑based BGN has entered a joint venture with Capital Clean Energy Carriers to charter the 174,000 cbm LNG carrier Amore Mio I for ten years, with an option to extend six more years. The vessel, slated for delivery in early 2027, marks BGN’s...
Sea1’s Offshore Energy Support Vessel Getting Lights From Glamox This Month
Sea1 Offshore is equipping four 120‑meter offshore energy support vessels built in China with 8,000 marine‑grade LED lights from Norway’s Glamox, beginning with a delivery in April 2026. Each vessel will receive roughly 2,000 energy‑efficient luminaires covering exterior floodlights and...
CCS Exploration Drilling Ops Cleared for Launch Offshore Japan
Japan’s Metropolitan CCS joint venture—partnered by Inpex Corp. and Kanto Natural Gas Development—has received approval from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to commence offshore exploratory drilling off Kujukuri in Chiba Prefecture. The first well, Kujukuri‑Oki A, is slated to...
Samsung Heavy Industries Handpicks GTT for LNG Vessel’s Tank Design
Samsung Heavy Industries selected French specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) to design the cryogenic tanks for a new 174,000 cubic‑meter LNG carrier. The vessel will use GTT’s Mark III Flex membrane containment system and is scheduled for delivery in 2029. The contract, booked in Q1 2026,...
Norway Eyes Enhanced Oil & Gas Recovery Projects to Boost Production
Norway’s Offshore Directorate (NOD) has launched a task force to fast‑track enhanced oil and gas recovery (EOGR) pilots on the mature Norwegian Continental Shelf. A prior Imperial College study put the theoretical upside at 350‑700 million standard cubic meters of oil...
Swedish Firm Looking to Deploy Its Hybrid Ocean Energy Platform in Costa Rica
Swedish renewable energy company NoviOcean has signed a memorandum of understanding with Costa Rican partner MIR Green Energy to study deployment of its 850 kW hybrid wave‑wind‑solar platform, the Medi Wave 850H, along the Pacific coast. The feasibility study will focus on three...
Vår Energi Unveils $360 Million Investment in Barents Sea Field
Vår Energi announced a $360 million investment to modify the Goliat Gas Export (GGE) project in Norway’s Barents Sea, extending the field’s operational life to around 2050. The plan adds a 12‑kilometre gas export pipeline and connects the FPSO Goliat to...
Exmar Embarks on FSRU Conversion Job for Dutch LNG Terminal
Exmar has started converting a dual‑fuel diesel‑electric membrane LNG carrier into a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) for the EemsEnergyTerminal expansion in the Netherlands. The project includes a 750 MMscfd regasification plant, targeting a combined storage capacity of about 190,000 cubic metres...
AF Gruppen Buys Acteon Business to Expand Its Decom and Offshore Wind Offering
Norway’s AF Gruppen is buying Claxton, the Aberdeen‑based offshore decommissioning specialist owned by Acteon, for an enterprise value of about US$81 million. The deal adds Claxton’s 400‑person workforce, a £82 million (≈US$104 million) revenue stream and a fleet of surface and subsea riser equipment...
Job at US Gulf Coast LNG Project Comes Honeywell’s Way
Honeywell has been contracted to supply its coil‑wound heat exchanger (CWHE) and C3MR liquefaction process technology for NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG Train 4 and Train 5 in Brownsville, Texas. The additional trains will lift the plant’s capacity from 18 mtpa to 30 mtpa, a...
TGS Wins Third Offshore Wind Contract for Summer Season in Europe
Norwegian data firm TGS has landed its third offshore wind site‑characterisation contract for the European summer, deploying its seismic vessel Ramform Vanguard. The agreement runs about one and a half months, with data acquisition slated to begin in the second...
WATCH: Aker BP Making Inroads at North Sea Oil & Gas Projects
Norwegian oil and gas producer Aker BP is advancing its North Sea portfolio, with the Valhall PWP‑Fenris development entering construction and a $6.6 billion investment slated for first gas in Q3 2027. The 1,000‑tonne MEG module has been completed and the Fenris...
Hull Assembly Starts for Asso.subsea’s New Cable Layer as Keel Is Laid
China Merchants Heavy Industry held the keel‑laying ceremony for Asso.subsea’s new shallow‑water cable‑laying vessel, Althea, on April 9 in Shenzhen, marking the start of hull assembly. The 12,000‑ton ship features up to three carousel cable divisions, a hybrid diesel‑battery power plant,...
Under €28M Contract, NextGeo to Survey Cable Route for New Italian Interconnection
Terna, Italy’s national grid operator, has awarded Next Geosolutions a contract exceeding €28 million (about $31 million) to conduct marine‑survey and environmental‑characterisation work for a new high‑voltage direct‑current (HVDC) interconnector linking Lazio and Lombardy. NextGeo will lead a temporary consortium holding roughly 84%...
