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Siemens Gamesa Wins $1.3 Billion Wind Turbine Order

Nov 11, 2024

ScottishPower has awarded a turbine contract worth more than £1 billion for its East Anglia TWO offshore windfarm just weeks after renewables auction success.The agreement will see Siemens Gamesa supply 64 of its SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbines…

Enhancing Vessel Security in Evolving Maritime Landscape

Nov 11, 2024

During the first half of the year, the threat landscape in the maritime environment has continued to evolve and surprise, compared to what was recorded in 2023.Marlink’s Security Operations Center (SOC) has reported that monitoring up to 1,800 vessels…

Dutch Court Set to Decide on Shell’s Appeal Against GHG Emissions Ruling

Nov 11, 2024

A Dutch court will decide on Tuesday whether to uphold a landmark climate ruling against Shell, which in 2021 ordered the oil and gas company to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The ruling by The Hague district court ordered Shell to…

Ørsted Hires MMA Offshore for Wind Site Survey in Australia

Nov 11, 2024

Australian offshore support vessel owner MMA Offshore has secured an offshore wind site survey contract from Ørsted in Australia.The scope of the contract entails one of the first reconnaissance site surveys taking place in the Gippsland Offshore Wind Zone since the award of feasibility licenses…

Blackford Dolphin Kicks Off Long-Term Drilling Campaign Offshore India

Nov 11, 2024

Dolphin Drilling’s Blackford Dolphin deepwater semi-submersible rig has started its long-term exploration drilling contract with Oil India, offshore India.The rig arrived in Indian waters in October and has since completed customs clearance and client acceptance…

Strategic Marine Bags Six Vessels Construction Order, Lines Up Six More

Nov 11, 2024

Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has signed a significant contract with Mainprize Offshore for the construction of six Supa Swath vessels, with an option for an additional six vessels.The Supa Swath vessels are designed to meet support a wide range of maritime activities…

AGR Concludes Technical Review of Aker BP’s CCS Licenses Off Norway

Nov 11, 2024

AGR’s reservoir management and subsurface team has delivered technical peer review of two carbon storage licenses in the Norwegian North Sea to Aker BP.The review's main goal was to ensure the evaluation of the two CO2 storage licenses has been…

Orlen Gets Permit for Norwegian Sea Drilling Ops

Nov 11, 2024

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Orlen Upstream Norway a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for wellbore 6305/10-1 in production license 1055, operated by Orlen Upstream Norway with 60% working interest…

QatarEnergy Enters Exploration Block Offshore Egypt

Nov 11, 2024

QatarEnergy has entered into an agreement with Chevron to acquire a 23% working interest in the concession agreement for the North El-Dabaa (H4) Block, in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Egypt.According to the agreement, QatarEnergy will acquire a 23% interest…

More Than a Quarter of US Gulf of Mexico Oil Offline

Nov 10, 2024

More than a quarter of U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil and 16% of natural gas output remained offline in the aftermath of storm Rafael, the U.S. offshore energy regulator reported on Sunday.There were 482,790 barrels of oil and 310 million cubic feet of natural gas production shut-in on Sunday…

India Defends Propping Up Russian Oil - Prices "would have hit the roof"

Nov 09, 2024

Global oil prices 'would have hit the roof' if big importer India had not bought oil from Russia following the Ukraine war, India's oil minister said, adding that prices would determine where the country buys oil from.India, the world's third largest oil importer and consumer…

Did You Know? Six Steps Cyber Attackers Take to Steal Maritime Data

Nov 08, 2024

Infostealers, a type of malware designed to steal sensitive information from an infected system, has marked significant rise in the first half of 2024 in the maritime domain, Marlink’s Security Operations Center (SOC) has reported.The whole…

RWE Picks Home Port for Construction of Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 08, 2024

RWE has selected Thyborøn Port as the offshore construction base for its 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in the North Sea.Thyborøn will be the home port for the project’s service vessels and the control center for managing marine logistics and traffic throughout the offshore construction phase…

Halliburton Misses Profit Estimate Following Damaging Cyber Attack

Nov 08, 2024

Halliburton third-quarter profit missed Wall Street estimate on a previously disclosed cyber hack that forced the oilfield services provider to pause a share repurchase program, executives said on Thursday.The company's shares fell 5.3% to $28…

Türkiye Offshore Wind Roadmap Outlines Up to 7GW Potential by 2040

Nov 08, 2024

World Bank Group, in collaboration with the Republic of Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, has launched a new roadmap today which outlines the opportunities and challenges to deliver viable offshore wind projects in Türkiye…

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