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Strategic Marine-Built CTV Set for South Korea's Offshore Wind Ops

Jul 21, 2025

Singaporean shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered next-generation Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) to new client Yeosu Ocean for offshore wind farm operations in South Korea.The 27-meter-long CTV is based on the StratCat 27 design, developed in close collaboration with BMT…

Federal Uncertainty Shuts Down NY Offshore Wind Transmission Plan

Jul 17, 2025

The New York State Public Service Commission has terminated its offshore wind transmission planning process due to stalled federal permitting, to protect state ratepayers from premature infrastructure costs, it said on Thursday.This halts the…

Taihan’s Palos CLV Installs Export Cables for South Korean Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 16, 2025

Taihan’s cable laying vessel (CLV), PALOS, has successfully completed the installation of export cables for the 364.8 MW Yeonggwang Nakwol offshore wind farm in South Korea.The project, being developed Nakwol Blue Heart, is located near Songido…

OMV Drills Dry Well in Norwegian Sea

Jul 16, 2025

Oil and gas firm OMV has drilled a dry wildcat well in the Hoffmann prospect in the Norwegian Sea.The wildcat well 6606/4-1 S was drilled in production license 1194, which was awarded in 2023 (Awards in pre-defined areas 2022).OMV is the operator of the license with 40% working interest…

CNOOC Finds Oil and Gas in South China Sea

Jul 16, 2025

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has made a ‘major breakthrough’ in the exploration of metamorphic buried hills in the deep plays in the South China Sea for the first time, as it makes an oil and gas find in Beibu Gulf…

Fugro Gets On Board Ireland’s Offshore Grid Development Project

Jul 15, 2025

Fugro has secured a seven-year framework agreement with EirGrid, Ireland’s state-owned electricity transmission operator, to deliver a full suite of geo-data surveys for the 'Powering Up Offshore - South Coast' project.The initiative will develop…

Shell Secures Drilling Permit off South Africa's West Coast

Jul 11, 2025

Shell has been granted environmental authorisation to drill up to five deep-water wells off South Africa's west coast, the company said on Friday.The oil major applied for authorisation last year and plans to drill exploration or appraisal wells…

Technip Energies Bags ‘Large Contract’ for FLNG Unit in Africa

Jul 11, 2025

Technip Energies has secured a large contract to perform ‘preliminary activities’ for a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) unit in Africa.The contract, valued between $290 million and  $584 million, will be effective until September 30, 2025…

Staatsolie Takes Back Offshore Oil Block in Suriname as Hess Exits

Jul 09, 2025

U.S. oil producer Hess Corp has decided to withdraw from Suriname's offshore Block 59, the South American nation's state oil firm Staatsolie said on Tuesday, adding the block would now return to Staatsolie.'Hess has fulfilled its minimum work…

Woodside Finds South Korean Partners to Advance LNG Value Chain

Jul 09, 2025

Woodside Energy has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hyundai Engineering and Hyundai Glovis, establishing a strategic framework to collaborate on liquefied natural gas (LNG) project development, engineering services and shipping logistics…

Exxon Mobil Discovers Natural Gas Reserve Offshore Cyprus

Jul 07, 2025

A consortium led by ExxonMobil has found a reservoir of natural gas at a prospect off the island's coast, a Cypriot government spokesperson said on Monday.Drilling resulted in preliminary indications of 350 metres of a gas-bearing reservoir at a depth of 1…

McDermott Lands Brava Energia’s Job off Brazil

Jul 07, 2025

McDermott has been awarded a sizeable offshore transportation and installation contract by Brava Energia for the Papa-Terra field in the Campos Basin and the Atlanta field in Block BS-4 within the Santos Basin, both offshore Brazil.Under the contract scope…

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