Lamprell Tasked with Replacing 285 Kilometers of Subsea Pipeline in India
Lamprell has secured a contract from India’s state‑owned Oil and Natural Gas Limited (ONGC) to replace and lay roughly 285 kilometers of subsea pipelines across several western offshore fields. The Pipeline Replacement Project (PRP‑IX) covers Mumbai High, Neelam, Heera, Bassein and Satellite fields, and includes topside modification work on multiple platforms. The award follows Lamprell’s 2025 launch of a business support office in Chennai, underscoring its growing footprint in the Indian market. The company emphasizes its in‑house engineering and marine capabilities to meet ONGC’s demanding technical requirements.
Aker BP Picks up Clearance for Oil & Gas Drilling Ops with Noble Rig
Norwegian authorities have granted Aker BP permission to conduct production drilling on the Valhall Flanke Vest area of the North Sea using the Noble Integrator jack‑up rig. The 2014‑built rig can operate in 492‑foot water depths and drill up to...
Hong Kong Sees First LNG Ship-to-Ship Bunkering for Very Large Crude Carrier
CNOOC International Marine Clean Energy and CLPe completed Hong Kong’s first LNG ship‑to‑ship bunkering for a very large crude carrier. The operation on the 2023‑built VLCC Maran Dione transferred about 4,700 cubic metres of LNG in roughly seven hours at...
Dana Petroleum Puts IKM Testing UK on FPSO Shutdown Duty in North Sea
IKM Testing UK has secured a three‑year offshore shutdown contract with Dana Petroleum for the FPSO Triton operating in the UK Central North Sea. The agreement covers shutdown support across eight fields, including vessel entries, valve replacements and engineering modifications,...
Cooperation, Cost Cuts, and New Tech Keys to Unlock Oil & Gas From Tight Reservoirs
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) reports that roughly 90 tight‑reservoir discoveries on the Norwegian Continental Shelf remain undeveloped. It argues that stronger cooperation among operators, aggressive cost reductions, and the deployment of proven technologies such as hydraulic fracturing, slim‑hole drilling,...
Four More UK-Made ROVs to Join DOF’s Fleet
DOF Group has placed an order for four XLX EVO III work‑class remotely operated vehicles from the UK‑based Forum Energy Technologies. Deliveries are slated for April, June, July and August 2026, with the first two units mobilised in Singapore. The ROVs...
PRIO Gets Its Hands on Operating License for Brazilian Subsea Tie-Back Project
PRIO secured an operating license from Brazil’s environmental regulator Ibama for the Wahoo subsea tie‑back project in the Campos basin. The approval completes the final regulatory hurdle, allowing the field – estimated to hold over 125 million barrels in the pre‑salt...
Two 2018-Built Vessels Pick up North Sea Gig with TGS
Norwegian data firm TGS has signed a new term charter with Remøy Shipping for two platform supply vessels, Seacor Ohio and Seacor Yangtze. The 160‑day firm contract, with optional extensions, supports a node‑on‑a‑rope seismic survey in the North Sea. Both...
US LNG Giant Exercises Option for More Newbuild Vessel Charters From Ocean Yield and NYK
Cheniere Marketing International, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, exercised its option to charter additional new‑build LNG carriers from Ocean Yield and NYK Line, potentially expanding its fleet to eight vessels. The optional ships will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries...
TotalEnergies Signs Preliminary Deal to Offtake Alaskan LNG for 20 Years
TotalEnergies has signed a letter of intent with Glenfarne to purchase up to 2 million tons of LNG per year from the Alaska LNG project for 20 years, pending a final investment decision. The project is being built in two phases: a...
First Offshore Vessel to Operate on Ammonia Coming This Autumn
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has commissioned the conversion of the 95‑metre platform supply vessel Viking Energy to run on ammonia, with work slated for completion in autumn 2026. Wärtsilä will provide a 25 MW dual‑fuel engine capable of burning...
Everllence’s Electrically Driven Compressor Trains Ordered for Guyana-Bound FPSO
Everllence, formerly MAN Energy Solutions, will supply four electrically driven compressor trains to MODEC for an FPSO serving ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead field offshore Guyana. The order includes two low‑pressure gas compressors with variable‑frequency drives and two export‑gas compressors with fixed‑speed drives....
Hull of New Dutch Multifunctional Workboat Soon to Be Launched
Dutch shipbuilder Neptune Marine is preparing to launch the hull of the EuroCarrier 2712‑DP1‑TIER III workboat, named Maasstroom, for Van Wijngaarden Marine Services. The vessel will handle single and double towing, anchor handling, crane operations, survey, geotechnical and dredging support. The hull launch...
Odfjell Technology Buying Majority Stake in Lightweight Intervention and P&A Businesses
Odfjell Technology announced it will acquire a 70 % stake in Kaseum Holdings and Razor Oiltools, securing control of two lightweight intervention and plug‑and‑abandonment (P&A) specialists. The combined enterprise value is £38.5 million, with £27 million payable in cash at closing and the...
Technip Energies-Led JV Nets ‘Major’ LNG Contract with QatarEnergy
A joint venture led by Technip Energies, together with Consolidated Contractors Company and Gulf Asia Contracting, secured an EPCC contract from QatarEnergy for the onshore LNG facilities of the North Field West project. The award, valued at over €1 billion, includes...
ABL Gets Busy at Egyptian Gas Field
Energy consultancy ABL has been awarded marine warranty survey services for Phase 4 of the Kamose offshore gas field in Egypt. The contract covers technical review, approval of documentation, DP trials, and on‑site witnessing of transportation and installation for three new...
Korean-Dutch Partnership Pursuing Hydrogen Retrofit for Feeder Vessel
South Korean firm Vinssen and Dutch engineering company MANA have signed an MOU to develop a hydrogen fuel‑cell retrofit for an 800 TEU feeder vessel operating in the Baltic and Northern Europe. The partnership will first conduct a technical feasibility study...
Shell Spins the Drill Bit with Stena Drillship in Egyptian Waters
Shell has launched a multi‑well offshore drilling campaign off Egypt using Stena Drilling’s sixth‑generation IceMax drillship. The first wells, Mina West development followed by Sirius and Velox exploration, are located in the Northeast El Amriya concession where Shell holds a...
Six LNG Vessels to Sport GTT’s Tank Design
Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) secured tank‑design contracts for six new LNG carriers, four for Shandong Marine Energy via Jiangnan shipyard and two for Samsung Heavy Industries. Each vessel will carry roughly 174‑175,000 cubic metres of LNG using GTT’s Mark III Flex membrane...
25 Rigs Out of Borr Drilling’s 29-Strong Fleet Either on Hire or with Jobs Lined Up
Borr Drilling now has 25 of its 29 jack‑up rigs either under bareboat charter or with confirmed jobs, covering regions from Southeast Asia to the Americas. The firm’s day‑rate equivalent backlog grew to $1.2 billion, reflecting more than 1,150 contracted days....
Japan to Get Factory for Marine Hydrogen Engines in 2029
Yanmar Power Solutions, a Yanmar Holdings subsidiary, will construct an 8,000 m² factory on a 33,898 m² site in Amagasaki, Hyogo, to conduct test runs of marine hydrogen engines. Operations are slated to begin in March 2029, complementing the company’s recent ClassNK type‑approval...