Wellbore 35/6-7 S is expected to be spudded in August 2026 after Vår Energi received a drilling permit. COSL Prospector will carry out the work in production licence 929.
Korea Midland Power has closed financing for the 390MW Shinan-Wi offshore wind project, which will install 26 turbines and South Korea’s first commercial offshore substation.
Noble Viking has secured a six-well offshore drilling contract in Brunei with an estimated value of $136.2 million. The programme is scheduled to begin in early 2028.
Around 50 Unite members on the Elgin Franklin and North Alwyn platforms will stage five 24-hour strikes after rejecting Neo Next + Energy pay offers below 3%.
Baltic Power has supplied Poland’s first offshore wind electricity to the national grid. The 1.1 GW Northland Power and ORLEN project targets commercial operations in the second half of 2026.
Petrobras has completed the acquisition of a 75% stake and assumed operatorship of Block 3 offshore São Tomé and Príncipe. Oranto holds 15%, while the national petroleum agency holds 10%.
Maersk Training has opened a Kuala Lumpur training site with Velesto Energy Academy, offering simulation-based and accredited programmes for operators, drilling contractors and service companies.
OWC and GoBe Consultants have signed an MoU to support UK offshore wind decommissioning as around 5 GW of capacity approaches end of life in the 2030s.
Aquaterra Energy and James Fisher have partnered to combine engineering, well access, subsea operations and offshore execution under a globally applicable decommissioning delivery model.
