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DOF Upgrades Fleet with Two High-End AHTS Vessels

DOF Group ASA has entered into an agreement to purchase the very high-end AHTS vessels Aurora Saltfjord and Aurora Sandefjord (“the Vessels”). The Vessels are ...

NorthStandard Achieves Stronger Results and Growth Amid Global Shipping Challenges

NorthStandard’s premium income is expected to exceed US$930 million for the year ending February 20, 2026 (increasing from US$886 million in 2024/25), with investment returns ...

Africa’s Next Wave of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Investment Set to Converge at Paris Energy Forum

With governments and operators from across Africa’s gas frontier confirmed to participate, the Invest in African Energy Forum (Paris, April 22–23, 2026) arrives as the ...

Venezuela’s Energy Reopening Sets Stage for First-Mover Investment at Caribbean Energy Week

Venezuela’s long-dormant oil and gas sector is rapidly reactivating in early 2026, sharpening the relevance of Caribbean Energy Week (CEW)’s First Mover Advantage in Venezuela’s ...

Immensa Joins Shell’s Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam

Immensa, a global specialist in digital inventory solutions and on-demand manufacturing has joined Shell’s Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA). The move expands Immensa’s footprint in ...

Austal USA President, Michelle Kruger, to Retire

Austal USA President Michelle Kruger has announced her plans to retire effective June 1, 2026. Kruger was promoted to president in April 2024, after serving ...

The Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program Releases Its First Ever Data Strategy

GOMO provides the US with over one million physical and biogeochemical observations per day, collected from a variety of observing instruments from the sea floor ...

NATO Operation Sea Guardian Focused Operation Strengthens Maritime Security in the Eastern Mediterranean

NATO successfully conducted the first Operation Sea Guardian (OSG) Focused Operation of the year in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, between January 21 and February 9, ...

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

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is announcing a Proposed Notice of Sale for the third offshore oil and gas lease sale under the One ...

Industrial Partnership Launches to Develop a Humanoid Welding Robot for Shipyards

Fincantieri, a global leader in high-complexity shipbuilding, and Generative Bionics, an Italian company focused on the development of autonomous humanoid robots, announce the launch of ...

Cameroon’s Nine Block Licensing Round Offers High Value Entry Point for Upstream Investors

Nine exploration and production blocks are now available in Cameroon’s latest licensing round. Spanning two proven basins, the tender, managed by the National Hydrocarbons Corporation ...

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

Energy major Eni continues to deliver on its exploration drive in Africa, announcing two major hydrocarbon discoveries in February 2026. In Ivory Coast, the company ...

US Navy Issues RFP for Vessel Construction Manager to Accelerate Medium Landing Ship Acquisition

The US Navy has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) to oversee the acquisition of the new Medium Landing ...

Steamracer-Class Autonomous Ship Advances in Major US Navy MASC Program

Sea Machines is strongly positioned in the Navy’s final competitive evaluation phase for a major autonomous new-build vessel program. Carved from the shipbuilding space in ...

L3Harris Secures Largest Full-Rate Production Contract for US Navy Submarine Communication System

L3Harris Technologies has received its largest full-rate production contract for communications systems from General Dynamics Electric Boat to deliver 26 shipsets for Virginia- and Columbia-class ...

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