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Dutch start building Enshore’s specialist shallow draft cable lay barge

16 Mar, 2026
Holland Shipyards Group is constructing a specialist shallow draft cable lay barge, purpose-built to support nearshore and inshore cable installation and marine support operations, for Enshore Subsea, with delivery expected this summer. Sou...

US rubber-stamps oil transportation restart from asset offshore California

16 Mar, 2026
Sable Offshore, a Texas-headquartered oil and gas company, has been given the thumbs-up to resume oil flow from its Santa Ynez Unit (SYU) and pipeline system off the coast of California to address supply disruption risks. Harmony platform; ...

‘Shipbuilding industry’s first’ robotic pipe fabrication facility opens in South Korea

16 Mar, 2026
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has launched what it says is the shipbuilding industry’s first robotic pipe spool fabrication facility, set to begin full-scale operations. Source: SHI The PIPE ROBOFAB facility is located in Ham...

US oil sanctions waiver seen as ‘financial lifeline’ for Russia

16 Mar, 2026
Germany’s non-profit environmental research organization, Urgewald, has offered its take on Washington’s decision to present Russia with a month-long sanctions waiver amid the Middle East conflict between Iran and the United States (U.S.)-I...

Middle East conflict affects around 15% of TotalEnergies’ total output

16 Mar, 2026
France-headquartered energy giant TotalEnergies has provided insight into the impact the ongoing conflict between the U.S.-Israel alliance and Iran is having on its activities, highlighting its expectations of being able to offset the loss ...

Go-ahead for Pelican State’s multibillion-dollar LNG project to up its export ante

16 Mar, 2026
Venture Global, an American producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from North American basins, has received the green light from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to augment exports from its LNG facility south of New Orleans, Lou...

NYK Line comes aboard Stolt-Nielsen’s Avenir LNG

16 Mar, 2026
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has taken steps to acquire a stake in Avenir LNG, an owner and operator of small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and LNG bunker vessels, thanks to its deal with Stolt-Nielsen Gas, ...

‘Lengthy’ farm-out for African oil & gas assets edging closer to finish line

16 Mar, 2026
Tower Resources, the AIM-listed oil and gas company focused on Africa, is making inroads in closing its farm-out deals for assets off the coasts of Namibia and Cameroon. Illustration; Source: Tower Resources Tower Resources has shed light o...