Blackstone is considering options for Beacon Offshore Energy, including a sale valued at more than $5 billion and a possible IPO, as the company brings new Zephyrus wells onstream in the US Gulf.
North Sea states plan to endorse a declaration in Hamburg committing to 100GW of joint offshore wind by 2050, while boosting security cooperation around offshore energy infrastructure, according to a draft reported by Bloomberg.
Nordic-based Aneo has agreed to acquire RWE’s Swedish wind business, taking over offshore wind farm Karehamn, a 1.8 GW onshore development pipeline and 124 MW of operating onshore capacity.
Predator Oil & Gas has started its offshore Trinidad drilling campaign in the Columbus Basin, spudding the Columbus-3 well with the Ocean BlackRhino jackup to test prospects and appraise mapped structures.
A new study finds the offshore wind installation fleet could support around 400 GW of bottom-fixed capacity by 2030, but significant vessel newbuild investment is needed outside China.
Dominion Energy has begun installing the first Siemens Gamesa 14 MW turbine at the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, after a court injunction cleared the way for construction to continue.
Murphy Oil is continuing its offshore campaign off Côte d’Ivoire after the Civette well on Block CI-502 found hydrocarbons below commercial levels, with attention now turning to the Caracal and Bubale prospects.
A consortium dispute on DolWin 5 moves to SCC arbitration, with claims over scope responsibilities and cost allocation while work continues and delivery remains targeted for 2026.
Stena Drilling and Keystone have signed an MoU to co-develop an automation-driven well delivery approach, combining digital well planning with offshore operational expertise to improve drilling outcomes.
