Beam, a provider of high-technology offshore wind services, has unveiled Scout, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) driven by artificial intelligence (AI).Scout, a concept expected to enter the market in 2025, will put the power of subsea inspection directly in the hands of wind farm operators…
CRC Evans, a company offering welding and coating services to the energy sector, has signed a contract with Offshore Oil Engineering (COOEC) to deliver critical welding services for the Ruya Batch 1 Project (EPCI09), part of the expansion of the Al-Shaheen field…
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…
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…
Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has completed the internal restructuring operation, transferring its working interests in the Nong Yao, Manora and Wassana fields to its wholly-owned Thailand subsidiary.Valeura's working interests in all its Thai III fiscal contracts…
TotalEnergies has signed a sales agreement with China’s Sinopec for the delivery of 2 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year for 15 years, starting in 2028.With the major agreement with one of the leading LNG players in the country…
Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured contract extensions for two of its jack-up rigs with Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production for operations offshore Thailand.The contract extensions are for Shelf Drilling Chaophraya and Shelf Drilling Krathong jack-up rigs…
Preparing for industrialization, the floating offshore wind industry is tackling its unique mooring and cabling challenges.The idea of keeping floating offshore wind platforms in place using dynamic positioning has been considered. The trouble…
While utilization for marketed jackup rigs is at a healthy 100% in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, it is an ageing fleet that will ultimately be unable to fulfil operator age requirements.Westwood’s RigLogix records 39 marketed jackups in APAC…
Norwegian energy company Equinor has submitted a bid to develop an offshore wind farm together with other companies in the latest round of Japan's state auctions, two sources said, as it seeks a foothold in the fledgling market.Equinor's bid…
Yinson Production has completed the sale of minority stake in floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Anna Nery, working for Petrobras offshore Brazil, to “K” Line for $49 million.Yinson Production sold its 11.8% stake in Yinson Boronia Consortium…
Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in Southeast Asia formerly known as Baron Oil, has delayed the start of drilling operations for the Chuditch-2 appraisal well off Timor Leste to the second quarter of 2025Sunda Energy…
China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has brought onstream another oilfield development in South China Sea ahead of schedule.The development, the Xijiang 30-2 oilfield Xijiang 30-1 block development project…
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has secured a contract to provide and test a digital twin solution for real-time condition monitoring for a Petrobras floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.The ABS solution will provide a digital twin of the asset…
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday reiterated that state energy firm Petronas will continue to conduct oil and gas exploration activities in Malaysia's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, despite objections from China…
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