Offshore

United States

US to end more offshore wind leases in exchange for fossil fuel investments

President Donald Trump's administration said on April 27 that it had reached a deal to end two more ‌U.S. offshore wind leases in exchange for $885 mil…

Indonesia

Italy's Eni makes major Indonesian offshore gas discovery

20 April – Eni announces a new giant gas discovery made by the Geliga‑1 exploration well, drilled in the Ganal block in the Kutei Basin, offshore Indonesia, a…

Greece

ExxonMobil, Energean to sign contract for first test gas drilling off Greece in years

U.S. oil major ExxonMobil, Energean and Helleniq Energy will sign ​a contract on April 14 with ‌Stena Drilling to start exploratory drilling in a western Gree…

Venezuela

Chevron agrees to asset swap in Venezuela to focus on heavy oil projects

Chevron signed two key agreements on April 13 to expand ‌operations at Venezuela's vast Orinoco Belt, including an asset swap adding an extra heavy cru…

United Kingdom

First Hornsea 3 Offshore Substation Stands Complete

Heerema Marine Contractors, using its semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir, has completed the installation of the first of the two Hornsea 3 offshore c…

Offshore Wind Power

RWE receives approvals for offshore wind farm in German North Sea

RWE has been given the green light for a further offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. In late March, the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency …

Offshore Wind Power

Global Maritime wins TetraSpar decommissioning role

Global Maritime has been appointed by TetraSpar Demonstrator ApS to support decommissioning of the TetraSpar Demonstrator Project offshore Karmøy, Norway…

CCS

IKM Testing to gauge pipeline for first offshore CCS project in UK

North east Scotland-based IKM Testing UK has been appointed to deliver pipeline pre-commissioning services for the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and …

Oil Exploration

Chevron shakes hands with NOC for oil study at block offshore Libya

U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron has teamed up with Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) for an oil study at an offshore block in Libyan waters.N…

Natural Gas

Slovakia shows interest in gas from Romania's Neptun project

Slovakia is interested in receiving gas from Romania's Neptun Deep offshore project, with its supplies of Russian deliveries ​set to end next year, Slovak …

Floating Offshore Wind

UK backs Port Talbot floating wind hub

The UK government has awarded up to £64 million to support the development of Port Talbot as a floating offshore wind hub in the Celtic Sea.The Department…

Tender/bid

UK plans to launch 6-GW offshore wind leasinground in 2027

The Crown Estate has confirmed plans to launch a Round 6 offshore wind lease auction in the first half of 2027.The tender will bring around 6GW to market, as fi…

LNG

Baker Hughes to Supply Tech for Offshore LNG Project in Texas

Baker Hughes has secured a contract to supply gas compression and power generation technology for ST LNG’s proposed 8.4 million tonnes per annum liquefied…

EU

EU Approves Denmark's €5 Billion Offshore Wind Aid Scheme

The European Commission has given the green light to a €5 billion Danish state aid scheme aimed at bolstering offshore wind development.Approved under the EU&#…

United States

Dominion Energy's 2.6-GW CVOW project delivers first power

The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, being built by Dominion Energy off Virginia Beach, has produced first power.Today, CVOW delivered its first p…