China has installed what is billed as the world’s first 20 MW offshore wind turbine in the Minnan sea area off Fujian, over 30 km from shore, delivering more than 80 GWh a year and cutting CO₂ emissions by about 64,000 tonnes.
50Hertz has installed the Jasmund offshore substation at a 300MW Baltic Sea wind farm. The platform will step up Ostwind 3 power to 220 kilovolts and forms the TSO’s first fully owned offshore asset in the Baltic.
Rio de Janeiro state has adopted a dedicated offshore wind policy, setting principles for offshore area use, aiming to attract investment, create skilled jobs and strengthen ocean-related industries.
EnerMech has been awarded a subsea pre-commissioning package by Saipem on ExxonMobil’s $12.7 billion Whiptail oil project offshore Guyana, its fifth pre-commissioning campaign in the Stabroek block.
Woodside has received a 70,000 t semi-submersible FPU at the Scarborough gas field offshore Western Australia, marking a key step for the $12.5bn project as it moves toward first LNG later this year.
Dixstone’s new HARIMA modular drilling rig has started its first well from the Emeraude AA platform offshore the Republic of Congo, following completion of endurance testing and connection to the field power grid.
Akrake Petroleum plans to start production at Benin’s Sèmè offshore field by late January 2026, following drilling delays and mobilisation of the Stella Energy 1 MOPU and Kristina FSO.
Vantris Energy has sold its 40% stake in L&T-Sapura Shipping to Larsen & Toubro for about $30.5 million, exiting the LTS3000 JV and redirecting capital to core, wholly owned assets.
Samsung Heavy Industries has extended its LOA with Delfin Midstream for the initial FLNG unit at the Delfin LNG project in Louisiana, as the partners near FID and Black & Veatch and Siemens Energy start key equipment manufacturing.
