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Türkiye Targets First Offshore Wind Tender as 2026 Set to Be 'Year of Wind'

May 14, 2026

Türkiye has announced plans to launch its first offshore wind Renewable Energy Resource Area (YEKA) tender after completing permitting processes for four identified offshore sites, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.Bayraktar said the ministry identified offshore wind areas in the waters off Saros Bay, Gökçeada, Bozcaada and Edremit, targeting 5 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035…

ADES Lands $48M Nigeria Contract for Main Pass IV Rig

May 15, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor ADES Holding has secured a new contract in Nigeria for its Main Pass IV standard jack-up rig.The contract has a one-year firm term with an additional one-year unpriced option, with the firm term value of the contract of $48…

UAE Speeds Up Pipeline Project to Help Bypass Hormuz

May 15, 2026

The United Arab Emirates will accelerate construction of a new oil pipeline to double its export capacity via the port of Fujairah by 2027, the government's Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Friday, vastly expanding its ability to bypass the Strait of Hormuz…

Taihan Buys Cable Laying Vessel from DOF

May 14, 2026

Taihan Cable & Solution has acquired a second cable laying vessel (CLV) from DOF Group to strengthen its offshore wind and subsea power cable installation capabilities amid growing global demand for grid interconnection infrastructure.The South…

PV Drilling Secures Jack-Up Rig Deal from Zarubezhneft off Vietnam

May 14, 2026

Vietnam’s PV Drilling has signed a contract with Russia's Zarubezhneft EP Vietnam to provide jack-up drilling unit services for its 2026 development drilling campaign in Block 12/11 offshore Vietnam.Under the agreement, a jack-up rig will be…

Oil Edges Higher as Markets Watch US-China Summit

May 14, 2026

Oil prices edged up on Thursday, with markets focusing on the high-stakes meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to see if it will yield any positive results towards a resolution for the Iran war.Trump is…

Longitude to Integrate SynergenOG Following ABL Group Acquisition

May 13, 2026

Consultancy firm ABL Group has agreed to acquire Malaysia-based process safety and technical risk consultancy SynergenOG, expanding its engineering and risk management capabilities for the energy sector.ABL Group said SynergenOG would be integrated…

Petronas Signs 20-year Charter Deal with MISC for Five LNG Carrier Newbuilds

May 13, 2026

Petronas LNG (PLL) has signed a 20-year time charter agreement with MISC Group for five newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers as the Malaysian energy company strengthens long-term LNG supply capacity.The agreement covers five 174,000…

Global Oil Supply to Fall Short of Demand as Iran War Goes On, IEA Says

May 13, 2026

Global oil supply will not meet total demand this year as the Iran war wreaks havoc on Middle East oil production, the International Energy Agency said in its monthly oil market report on Wednesday.'With Hormuz tanker traffic still restricted…

Iraq, Pakistan Secure Oil Shipments via Hormuz with Iran Agreements

May 13, 2026

Both Iraq and Pakistan have cut deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf, according to five sources with knowledge of the matter, in a demonstration of Tehran's ability to control energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz…

QatarEnergy, TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips Team Up on Syria Offshore Block

May 12, 2026

QatarEnergy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TotalEnergies, ConocoPhillips and the Syrian Petroleum Company for cooperation in offshore oil and gas exploration in Syria.The agreement covers a technical review to assess the…

DNV Sees Clean Hydrogen Growing 100-Fold by 2060

May 12, 2026

Clean hydrogen production is expected to grow 100-fold by 2060, driven by energy security concerns and large-scale expansion in China, according to a new forecast from classification society DNV.In its latest report, Energy Transition Outlook 2026: Hydrogen to 2060…

FOS Picks Incat Crowther to Design Fast CTV Fleet for Shell’s Brunei Ops

May 12, 2026

Fast Offshore Supply (FOS) has selected Incat Crowther to design a fleet of 10 new DP2 fast crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for offshore operations supporting Brunei Shell Petroleum, a joint venture between Shell and the Government of Brunei.The…

Dolphin Drilling Boosts Backlog with Harbour Energy Deal, Oil India Extension

May 12, 2026

Dolphin Drilling has signed a contract with Harbour Energy for the semi-submersible drilling rig Paul B. Loyd Jr. in the U.K. sector of the North Sea, adding about $150 million in firm backlog, while also securing extension for Blackford Dolphin rig operating off India…

Mubadala Invests $325M in UK’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Project

May 12, 2026

Abu Dhabi-based state-owned sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company has invested $325 million alongside a consortium led by Apollo Funds to acquire a stake in Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind project in the United Kingdom.Hornsea 3, located off the Norfolk coast…

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