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Chevron-Led Group, Egypt’s EGAS In Talks for Gas Export Offshore Cyprus

Feb 18, 2025

Chevron-led consortium, in charge of the development of Aphrodite field offshore Cyprus, has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian national gas company EGAS for the export of gas from the field to Egypt.The MoU was signed by Chevron-led consortium…

Ørsted Kicks Off Construction of 920MW Offshore Wind Farms in Taiwan

Feb 18, 2025

Ørsted has started the offshore construction for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan, which have the combined capacity of 920 MW.Ørsted was awarded the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in June 2018…

Amplus Energy Services Buys Altera’s FPSO Fresh Off Duty from Brazil

Feb 18, 2025

Floating production solutions specialist Amplus Energy Services has signed an agreement with Altera Infrastructure to acquire the Petrojarl I floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which recently completed its deployment at Petrobras’ Atlanta field offshore Brazil…

Petrobras to Assess Reuse of Demobilized Oil and Gas Platforms

Feb 18, 2025

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras has signed two Protocols of Intent to carry out studies on the reuse of oil and gas production platforms that are in the demobilization stage.The first Protocols of Intent agreement was signed by Petrobras…

Serica Energy Shuts Down Triton FPSO Due to Storm-Related Damage

Feb 18, 2025

U.K.-based oil firm Serica Energy has suspended the production at Triton floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit in the North Sea, following the damage caused by the Storm Éowyn in January 2025.According to Serica Energy, during the storm on January 24…

Saudi and UAE Drilling Rig Owners Form Strategic Alliance

Feb 18, 2025

UAE-based shallow water drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has formed a strategic alliance with Arabian Drilling, the largest onshore and offshore drilling company in Saudi Arabia by fleet size, to work together on international rig deployment…

CorPower Gets Funding for Wave Energy Scale-Up

Feb 17, 2025

CorPower Ocean was selected as a winner of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program and has been awarded €2.5 million in grant and a pre-commitment of €15 million in equity investment, totaling €17.5 million, to accelerate the commercialization of its wave energy tech…

FMS Expands Survey, Positioning Capabilities with Acquisition

Feb 17, 2025

First Marine Solutions (FMS) confirmed the acquisition of Aberdeen-based Andrews Hydrographics Ltd (Andrews Survey) for an undisclosed sum. Set to double the FMS headcount to 130 and result in a combined annual turnover of approximately £40million…

Belgian Energy Island Faces Three-Year Delay as Elia Postpones HVDC Contracts

Feb 17, 2025

Belgium's transmission operator (TSO) Elia has temporarily postponed the signing of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) contracts for ‘the world’s first’ artificial energy island, due to the price increase for HVDC infrastructure, causing a three…

Eni Agrees Gas Export Offshore Cyprus via Egypt’s Existing Infrastructure

Feb 17, 2025

Italian energy major Eni has signed an agreement with Egypt and Cyprus for the development and export of Cyprus Block 6 gas through Egypt’s existing infrastructure.The agreement outlines a comprehensive framework enabling a rapid development of the Cronos gas discovery offshore Cyprus…

SBM Offshore, Petrobras to Assess Application of Carbon Capture Tech on FPSOs

Feb 17, 2025

SBM Offshore and Petrobras have signed an agreement to study the application of carbon capture modules on floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units.The module design is based on an engineering and design study between SBM Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)…

Kongsberg Maritime to Equip Bibby Marine’s Fully-Electric CSOV

Feb 17, 2025

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to supply an integrated package of equipment for Bibby Marine’s new electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV), the world’s first fully-electric offshore vessel.Kongsberg Maritime will provide…

Cyprus Approves Updated Plan for Aphrodite Gas Field Development

Feb 17, 2025

The Cypriot government has approved the updated plan for the Aphrodite gas field, filed by Chevron-led consortium, which will see the construction of a floating production unit (FPU) and a pipeline for exporting gas to Egypt.Following Cypriot government’s approval of the plan…

Van Oord Gets Seabed Protection Job at Polish Offshore Wind Farms

Feb 17, 2025

Equinor and Polenergia have signed a contract with Van Oord for the seabed protection work at the Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland.The seabed protection in the form of stone surcharges will be conducted by Van Oord. The contract is valued around $100 million…

Trump Grants First LNG Export License, Forms US Oil and Gas Energy Council

Feb 17, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it has granted a liquefied natural gas export license to the Commonwealth LNG project in Louisiana, the first approval of LNG exports after former President Joe Biden paused them early last year…

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