SEAWAY HAWK, a semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel, loaded the VALARIS 247 in Singapore. The vessel is en route to Port Rashid, with an ETA of December 14, 2025. The rig was sold to BW Energy in May 2025.
Turkey’s foreign minister calls recent drone attacks on Russia-linked tankers in the Black Sea “very scary”, warning they endanger regional shipping and show the Ukraine war is spreading at sea.
A Denmark-owned LPG tanker, CGas Saturn, was hijacked off Equatorial Guinea, with nine crew members kidnapped — showing that piracy risks in the Gulf of Guinea remain high despite international patrols.
Japan is revising its offshore wind auctions by reducing the weight of speed, tightening price rules and opening capacity-style support so that awarded projects stand a better chance of reaching completion.
Equinor is weighing whether Bay du Nord FPSO topsides modules can be fabricated in Newfoundland & Labrador, as Premier Tony Wakeham, unions and contractors seek local work while cost and skills concerns remain.
Ocean Winds has reached Financial Close on the 390 MW BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Poland’s Baltic Sea, securing about €2 billion in project finance supported by the EIB, ICO and commercial banks.
Two sanctioned Russian tankers were struck by Ukrainian naval drones off Turkey, forcing major rescue operations as both vessels caught fire. The incidents underscore rising risks around Russia’s shadow fleet.
Two Russian-linked sanctioned tankers were hit by blasts in the Black Sea, prompting a major emergency response from Turkish authorities. Fires broke out on both ships, but all crew were safely evacuated as officials investigated the cause.
OEUK warns the UK’s decision to keep the windfall tax could divert £50B of offshore investment, accelerate job losses, increase imports and weaken long-term North Sea energy security.
