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Exclusive interview: Velesto sets its sights on Malaysia and Southeast Asia gas drilling plays

23 Jan, 2026
As global energy security concerns keep the demand for oil and gas alive, Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, owner of premium jack-up rigs and hydraulic work-over units, has dived into its expectations for 2026, highlighting its belief that the jac...

Vitol locks in LNG supplies through 2031 with Brunei-based firm

23 Jan, 2026
Vitol, an energy and commodities company, has prolonged its liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Brunei Energy Services & Trading (BEST), ensuring LNG supplies for four additional years. Illustration; Sourc...

Newbuild Dutch multifunctional workboat to hit the market in September

23 Jan, 2026
Dutch Van Wijngaarden Marine Services has signed a contract with compatriot shipbuilder and designer Neptune Marine for the construction of an EuroCarrier that will be capable of performing survey and geotechnical services, among other thin...

Worley among firms breathing life into $44 billion LNG project during early execution stage

23 Jan, 2026
Glenfarne Alaska LNG, a subsidiary of Glenfarne Group, has taken steps to move the first phase of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export development in Alaska from development into early execution by announcing conditional awards for pipeli...

German dry bulk carrier firm adopts fleet-wide energy optimization technology

23 Jan, 2026
German dry bulk carrier owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers is deploying energy optimization technology from a Swedish company to reduce energy consumption and emissions across its fleet. As part of the partnership with Swedish technolog...

Equinor’s drilling ops with Transocean rig in the clear

23 Jan, 2026
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has secured the green light from the Norwegian authorities for drilling activities in the Norwegian Sea, which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean, an offshore drillin...

DeepOcean concludes operations at US offshore wind project

23 Jan, 2026
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has completed trenching and survey operations at a U.S. offshore wind project under a contract awarded by what it says is a global provider of engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI)....

Dutch partnership formed to pursue scalable autonomous maritime operations

23 Jan, 2026
Dutch Royal IHC and Demcon Unmanned Systems have entered into a strategic partnership for the deployment of unmanned and autonomous vessels for scalable autonomous maritime operations. Source: Demcon Unmanned Systems The partnership has sta...