Tuesday – July 7, 2026

Featured Headlines

PETRONAS Unlocks Over a Billion Barrels in Suriname Block 52 with Eight Successful Wells

30 Jun

Global Maritime Supports Australia’s Largest Offshore Platform Removal

29 Jun

Murphy Oil Discovery Boost Confidence in Ivory Coast’s Offshore Basin

23 Jun

Saipem Awarded $1Billion Offshore Contract by Azule Energy

22 Jun

Kosmos Energy Completes Sale of Equatorial Guinea Production Assets to Panoro Energy

22 Jun

New Subsea Development to Increase Gas Production from the Troll Field in the North Sea

19 Jun

MOL Group Sign Production Sharing Agreement for Offshore Exploration in Libya

16 Jun

New Study Reveals how Europe’s Shipping Lanes Could Run on Offshore Wind Energy

16 Jun

Strengthening Maritime Surveillance from Space

15 Jun

Phase 4 of Norway’s Largest Oil-Producing Field to be Developed

15 Jun

Petrobras Locks in Eight Ivory Coast Blocks in Major Offshore Exploration Play

10 Jun

Eni’s 15-Block Guinea Award Signals Rising Confidence in the MSGBC Frontier

10 Jun

World’s First AI-Designed Crew Transfer Vessel Revealed

10 Jun

TGS Awarded Offshore Wind Site Characterization Contract in Europe

09 Jun

Eni and PETRONAS Form Southeast Asian Upstream Joint Venture Searah

08 Jun

Motive Expand Subsea Testing Technologies with C-Kore Acquisition

05 Jun

Delfin Midstream Announces $5 Billion Final Investment Decision for First FLNG Vessel

04 Jun

MOL Group and Partners Start Gas Production at the ACG Field in Azerbaijan

03 Jun

ABS Introduces Nuclear-Ready Notation for Marine and Offshore Assets

28 May

Wärtsilä Expanding Production Capacity by 30%

27 May

ABL Gets Ready for Australia’s Largest Decommissioning Campaign

26 May

QatarEnergy Signs MoU for Gas Cooperation with Egypt and ExxonMobil

21 May

ABL Group Acquires Southeast Asia-Based Consultancy SynergenOG

13 May

Svanehoj Acquires H&K Services B.V.

12 May

Ørsted and PGE Kick Off Offshore Installation of Baltica 2 Project

12 May

The Eirin Field in the North Sea Comes on Stream

05 May

Chouest Group Completes Acquisition of Alliance from Helix Energy Solutions Group

04 May

ABS Acquires RMC Global to Strengthen Cyber, Risk and Resilience Capabilities

30 Apr

Helix and Hornbeck Merges Establishing an Integrated Offshore Service Company

24 Apr

SINAY Boosts Maritime Intelligence Platform with MariTrace Acquisition

24 Apr

Saildrone Unveils a New High-Speed USV for Naval Operations

20 Apr

TotalEnergies Makes a Hydrocarbon Discovery on the Moho License, Offshore Congo

14 Apr

bp Acquires Interest in Three Namibian Exploration Blocks

13 Apr

General Oceans to Acquire MRV Systems

10 Apr

STATS Group Acquires Pipeline Intelligence Firm P2D

09 Apr

Occidental Make Oil Discovery at Bandit Prospect in Gulf of America

09 Apr

bp Announces Gas Discovery Offshore Egypt with Fast-Track Potential

09 Apr

Golden Pass LNG Marks Historic Milestone with First LNG Production

08 Apr

AkerBP Commences Production from the Symra Field in the North Sea

07 Apr

MariApps Marine Solutions Completes Strategic Acquisition of EffiaSoft Private Limited

07 Apr

Saronic Closes $1.75B Series D at $9.25B Valuation to Accelerate a New Era of Maritime Autonomy

01 Apr

Drilling Commences at Major Gas Development in the Campos Basin, Brazil

24 Mar

Petrobras Confirms New Gas Discovery in Colombia

24 Mar

TotalEnergies Agrees to End US Offshore Wind Development, Reinvest in US LNG Production

24 Mar

New Oil Discovery Near the Johan Castberg Field in the Barents Sea

18 Mar

New Research Shows US Offshore Wind Could Drive $42Billion Expansion in Domestic Steel Sector

12 Mar

Two New Discoveries in the North Sea

11 Mar

Ocean Winds Sign Lease Agreement for Celtic Sea Site

05 Mar

Kraken Robotics to Acquire Covelya Group Limited

04 Mar

New Oil Discovery in the Snorre Area in the North Sea

02 Mar

BOEM Releases Five Beaufort Sea Seismic Survey Datasets

02 Mar

BOEM Issues Record of Decision for Gulf Lease Sales 259 and 261

24 Feb

Third Gulf of America Offshore Oil & Gas Lease Sale Proposed for August 2026

19 Feb

Eni Expands African Exploration Footprint with Major Discoveries in Ivory Coast, Angola

19 Feb

Eni Makes Significant Discovery Offshore Côte d’Ivoire

18 Feb

bp Confirms Discovery Offshore Angola

17 Feb

HELLENiQ ENERGY and Chevron Sign Lease Agreement for Four Offshore Exploration Blocks Offshore Greece

16 Feb

French Government to Industrialize Tidal Energy with 250 MW Tender

13 Feb

Kongsberg Maritime Unveils Unified Digital Solutions Portfolio and Launches KM Performance

13 Feb

CSA Ocean Sciences Joins APEM Group

11 Feb

ORLEN Acquires Stake in the Afrodite Discovery

11 Feb

Harbour Energy Completes Acquisition of LLOG Exploration Company

11 Feb

Transocean to Acquire Valaris

09 Feb

Yoyo-Yolanda Signals New Chapter for the Gulf of Guinea

05 Feb

BOEM Releases Final Notice of Sale for Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 2

04 Feb

Sunrise Wind Resumes Construction, Marks Fifth Ruling to Overturn Construction Pause

02 Feb

Aker BP Starts Oil Production at Solveig Phase 2 in the North Sea

02 Feb

Angola Oil & Gas Launches in Luanda as $70B Investment Momentum Accelerates

28 Jan

Viridien and SLB to Launch Massive Multi-Client OBN Program Over Eastern Mediterranean Offshore

22 Jan

TGS Launches Multi-Client PSDM Reprocessing Project Offshore Australia

21 Jan

Major Milestone Achieved for Offshore Wind in Taiwan

20 Jan

Preliminary Injunction Granted Allowing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project to Resume Work

19 Jan

Chevron to Expand Production Capacity at Leviathan, Offshore Israel

16 Jan

Caribbean Energy Infrastructure Readies for Capital Inflows in 2026

15 Jan

Aker BP Awarded 22 Exploration Licenses on Norwegian Continental Shelf

14 Jan

Revolution Wind Construction to Resume

13 Jan

Equinor Scores 35 New Production Licenses on Norwegian Continental Shelf

13 Jan

QatarEnergy Acquires Interest in a New Exploration Block Offshore Lebanon

12 Jan

Magnet Defense Acquires Metal Shark to Accelerate Autonomous Maritime Capabilities

06 Jan

DOI is Pausing Five Offshore Wind Leases Currently Under Construction

29 Dec

Saipem Awarded Multi-Billion Offshore EPCI Contract by QatarEnergy

29 Dec

Venterra Secures £40 Million Equity Investment to Accelerate Global Offshore Wind Growth

29 Dec

Harbour Energy to Acquire LLOG

29 Dec

bp Starts Up Seventh Major Project of 2025 in Gulf of America

12 Dec

bp, Chevon and Shell Highest Bidders in Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 1

11 Dec

Equinor, Vår Energi and Petoro to Invest in the Next Phase of the Johan Castberg field

11 Dec

Eni Makes Significant Gas Discovery Offshore Indonesia

10 Dec

Equinor Makes Two New Large Discoveries in the North Sea

05 Dec

Ørsted’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm in Germany Produces First Power

04 Dec

Chevron Announces 2026 Capex Budget of $18 to $19 Billion

04 Dec

Production Starts from the Verdande Subsea Field in the Norwegian Sea

04 Dec

Equinor and Shell Finalizes Adura Formation

01 Dec

Allseas to Install 500 Kilometer Pipeline System in Gulf of America

26 Nov

DOI Secretary Signs Order to Unleash American Offshore Energy

20 Nov

Bureau Veritas Signs Declaration of Cooperation to Accelerate Nuclear for Maritime Applications

14 Nov

bp Confirms Discovery in Namibia’s Orange Basin

22 Oct

Equinor and Partners Start Production from Brazil’s Largest Offshore Oilfield

16 Oct

Exail Expands Presence in the Baltic Sea

16 Oct

Suriname Emerges as Caribbean’s Next Oil & Gas Powerhouse

16 Oct

Shell Invests in Nigeria Offshore Gas Development

14 Oct

New Guidance Targets Soaring Oil & Gas Well Decommissioning Costs

14 Oct

bp Starts Production from Murlach in the UK North Sea

10 Oct

Helsing Acquires Blue Ocean to Accelerate its Maritime Defense Program 

10 Oct

Equatorial Guinea, ConocoPhillips Sign HOA for Offshore Blocks, Unlocking $9B Investment Opportunity

09 Oct

Saipem and Subsea7 Merger Creating Global Energy Player

25 Jul

Sunrise Wind Receives Final Approval from BOEM

21 Jun

Iberdrola Commissions Second Offshore Wind Farm in France

29 May

Saudi Arabia’s New Ras Al-Khair Special Economic Zone Unveils Strategic Investment Opportunities

15 Apr

Equinor Takes Full Ownership in Empire Wind

25 Jan

Talos Energy to Acquire QuarterNorth Energy for $1.29 Billion

16 Jan

CIP, Avangrid Announce First Power from Vineyard Wind 1 Project

03 Jan

Ørsted Ceases Development of its US Offshore Wind Projects Ocean Wind 1 and 2

01 Nov

BOEM Designates Four Wind Energy Areas in Gulf of Mexico

27 Oct

Chevron Sign Agreement to Acquire Hess

23 Oct

Carbonvert and Castex to Develop Large-Scale CO2 Storage Hub Offshore Louisiana

21 Sep

World’s Largest Floating Offshore Windfarm Officially Opened in Norway

23 Aug

Revolution Wind Receives Federal Record of Decision

22 Aug

First Ever Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Lease Sale Announced

20 Jul

Woodside to Invest $7.2B in the Trion Field Offshore Mexico

23 Jun

Offshore Oil and Gas Sector Set for Highest Growth in a Decade

09 Mar

DOI Proposes First-Ever Offshore Wind Sale in Gulf of Mexico

22 Feb

ConocoPhillips China Inc. and CNOOC Limited Announces the Startup of the Penglai Offshore Windfarm Pilot Project

08 Nov

BOEM Designates Two Wind Energy Areas in Gulf of Mexico

04 Nov

ExxonMobil Announces Third-Quarter 2022 Earnings of $19.7 Billion

28 Oct

First Ever Offshore Wind Lease Sale in the Pacific to be Held in December

18 Oct

API Analysis: US Oil & Gas Industry a Driver of Every Sector of the US Economy

20 Jul

bp, Aker and Statkraft to Develop Offshore Wind in the Norwegian North Sea

23 Jun

DOI to Explore Offshore Wind Potential in Gulf of Mexico

08 Jun

Cerulean Winds Reveals Ambitious Decarbonization Plan on the UKCS

01 Jun

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory Reveals New Marine Energy Atlas

13 May

Federal Approval of First Major Offshore Wind Project in U.S. Waters

12 May

Ocergy, Inc. Secures Investments from Moreld Ocean Wind and Chevron Technology Ventures

13 Apr

Interior Joins Government-Wide Effort to Advance Offshore Wind

29 Mar

Equinor Selected for US Largest Offshore Wind Award

14 Jan

Ocean Energy Industry Calls for European Target of 100MW by 2025

12 Aug

Total Acquires 51% Stake in the Seagreen 1 Offshore Wind Farm Project

04 Jun

Equinor and SSE Renewables to Build O&M Base at Port of Tyne

13 May

France to Become Europe’s Fourth-Largest Offshore Wind Producer in 2030

06 May

Data Show Big Savings in Decommissioning Costs with Veristar AIM3D

21 Apr

More Than Half of Global Licensing Rounds Likely to be Cancelled in 2020

14 Apr

Hywind Tampen Floating Wind Farm Gets Approval

09 Apr

Total Acquire 80% in UK Offshore Wind Project

19 Mar

Testing of Innovative Floating Platform Solution

25 Feb

Global Oil Demand Growth Evaporates as Coronavirus Keeps Planes Grounded

12 Feb

Kongsberg Selling Hydroid, Inc. to Huntington Ingalls Industries

05 Feb

New US Energy Revolution: Offshore Wind

22 Jan

McDermott Announces Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization

21 Jan

A New Offshore Investment Cycle is in the Making

14 Jan

Launching of the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition

14 Jan

Global Oil and Gas Discoveries Reach Four-Year High In 2019

09 Jan

World’s First Investment Fund to Preventing Ocean Plastic in Asia

05 Dec

US Only Months Away from Full Energy Independence

27 Nov

Gulf of Mexico Poised to Continue Record Production

25 Nov

Petrobras Set to Become World’s Largest Oil Producer

21 Nov

Maritime

Solstad Maritime Secures CSV Normand Vision Extension with Ocean Installer Through 2028

Maritime
Jul 7, 2026

Solstad Maritime ASA (SOMA) has announced a one-year contract extension for Normand Vision with Ocean Installer AS, in direct continuation of the current agreement. This extension secures operations through the end of 2028.

The agreement has two additional annual options for the years 2029 and 2030, including a mechanism for further extension of the contract until 2031.