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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…

EnergyPathways, ABP Partner on Energy Storage Project at Port of Barrow

May 13, 2026

EnergyPathways has signed a collaboration agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP) to evaluate the Port of Barrow in northwest England as a location for onshore facilities linked to its Marram Energy Storage Hub (MESH) project.The AIM-listed company said the MESH project…

JDR Nets Subsea Umbilicals Deal for Australian Gas Project

Apr 30, 2026

Amplitude Energy has awarded a contract to JDR Cable Systems to supply subsea control umbilicals for its East Coast Supply Project offshore Victoria, aimed at supporting gas delivery to southeastern Australia.JDR will supply about 18 km of hydraulic control umbilicals…

Op-Ed: Why Wave Energy Must Be the UK’s Next Great Green Frontier

Apr 28, 2026

The following article is an op-ed piece from CorPower Ocean, UK Marine Energy Council, Ocean Energy Europe and Professor Henry Jeffrey, Head of Policy and Innovation Group, University of Edinburgh.As an island nation with more than 11,000 miles of coastline…

Why security planning matters in modern dredging and port works

Apr 23, 2026

Security is all too often treated as a purely compliance-driven exercise. This isn’t advisable in any industry, but it is particularly damaging for those that fall under critical infrastructure frameworks. Ports, and, by extension, the dredging operations that maintain and expand shipping lanes…

TGS Extends Multi-Year OBN Engagement in Gulf of America

Apr 20, 2026

Data and intelligence firm TGS has extended the ongoing multi-year proprietary Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) acquisition contract in the Gulf of America.TGS said the OBN acquisition contract has been extended for three more years.“This continuation…

ABL Group, PetroSafe Partner Up for Offshore Energy Services in Egypt

Apr 16, 2026

ABL Group, via its Egypt-based units, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PetroSafe to collaborate on onshore and offshore technical services for energy assets in Egypt.The agreement covers offshore and onshore facilities and…

Transocean Secures $158M Drillship Job in Eastern Mediterranean

Apr 16, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a five-well contract for its Deepwater Asgard drillship in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.The estimated 390-day campaign with an undisclosed operator is expected to start in the fourth quarter…

Stena DrillMAX to Drill First Deepwater Well Offshore Greece

Apr 16, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has secured a contract by Energean for an exploratory drilling campaign offshore Greece.This campaign, which is expected to start in early 2027, is for one firm well offshore Greece, in Block 2 located at the Northwestern Ionian Sea…

Evolve Energy Inks Race Bank Offshore Wind PPA with Shell

Apr 15, 2026

Evolve Energy has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Shell Energy Europe to secure electricity from the Race Bank offshore wind farm in the North Sea.The agreement runs until 2035 and will supply about 112 GWh of renewable electricity per year…

RWE Installs First Recyclable-Blade Turbine at Danish Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 09, 2026

RWE has installed the world’s first offshore wind turbine featuring a CO2-reduced steel tower and recyclable rotor blades at Denmark’s Thor offshore wind farm.The 1.1 GW project, located off Denmark’s west coast, will include 72 turbines of up to 15 MW each…

Fire at ONGC's Offshore Platform Injures 10, Operations Normalized

Apr 07, 2026

India’s state-owned oil firm Oil and Natural Gas Limited (ONGC) has contained the fire that broke out at its SHP platform in the Mumbai High offshore field, with multiple workers sustaining minor injuries.The company said the incident occurred at around 17:45 local time on April 6…

France Sets Forth 10GW Offshore Wind Tender in Larger Renewables Push

Apr 06, 2026

France announced tenders for seven offshore wind projects totalling 10 gigawatts on Thursday as well as smaller solar and onshore wind tenders, adding the country will favour homegrown technologies in its bid to achieve energy sovereignty.The…

Seadrill’s West Polaris Drillship on Prolonged Stay with Petrobras off Brazil

Apr 06, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has secured a 1,095-day contract extension for the West Polaris drillship with Petrobras offshore Brazil, adding about $480 million to its backlog.The extension will see the ultra-deepwater drillship continue operations at the Búzios field in the Santos Basin…

Transocean Boosts Backlog with $1B Drilling Rig Contract Awards

Apr 06, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured new rig contracts and extensions worth about $1 billion in backlog, while also retiring $358 million in senior secured notes as part of its deleveraging strategy.The company was awarded a 1…

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