Americas
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Equinor, BP cancel Empire Wind 2 power supply deal
Equinor and BP have opted to terminate a deal to sell power to New York state from their proposed Empire…
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TechnipFMC lands new contract in Brazil worth more than $1bn
Offshore contracting giant TechnipFMC has been awarded work by Petrobras on the Mero 3 project in Brazil’s pre-salt field worth…
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The shipping news you might have missed over the past fortnight
December 18 was the last issue of Daily Splash, our free newsletter. In the intervening 17 days, the Splash editorial…
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Valaris scores $519m drillship contract with Petrobras
Offshore driller Valaris has secured a long-term contract from Petrobras for its drillship Valaris DS-4 to work on the upcoming…
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George Economou takes stake in Genco
George Economou has made a move on another publicly listed shipowner, with US dry bulk player Genco Shipping & Trading…
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EIG to take over Brazilian offshore player Ocyan in $390m deal
US-based institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, EIG, has sealed a deal with Novonor and Brazilian Development…
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Seadrill clinches $1.1bn Petrobras deal for drillship pair
Offshore rig operator Seadrill has landed a contract worth around $1.1bn with Brazil’s Petrobras for two of its drillships. The…
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CSL reveals order for world’s first fully electric battery-capable self-unloading bulker
Canadian owner CSL has partnered up with Adelaide Brighton Cement (Adbri) to build and operate the world’s first fully electric…
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US slaps sanctions on Sovcomflot manager and traders of Russian oil for price cap breaches
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued new sanctions on Sovcomflot shipmanager and…
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Noble wins Petrobras semisub contract off Columbia
New York and Copenhagen-listed drilling rig owner Noble has secured a contract with Petrobras for the semisub Noble Discoverer offshore…
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TGS awarded OBN contract in Gulf of Mexico
TGS has been awarded a two-month proprietary ocean bottom bode (OBN) data acquisition contract in the Gulf of Mexico. The…
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Daily transits at the Panama Canal to increase next month
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will increase daily transits to 24 starting in January following solid amounts of rain over…
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OSG lines up Alaska tanker fleet upgrades
Tampa-based Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has lined up all four of its Alaskan-class tankers for lifecycle engine upgrades under a…
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Red Sea traffic comes to a halt for many seeking naval assistance
Shipping is in crisis with its two most famous canals crippled, one by the climate crisis and the other by…
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Veson Nautical acquires Shipfix
US shipping software company Veson Nautical has bought software and technology provider for maritime and commodities markets Shipfix, adding to…
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Louisiana approves first offshore wind contracts
Louisiana’s State Mineral and Energy Board has approved the state’s first-ever offshore wind operating agreements. The board approved a 6,162 acre…
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DOF charters Jones Act-compliant ship
Norway’s DOF Group has penned a deal with US offshore support vessel owner and operator Bordelon Marine to charter in…
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Reach Subsea secures Equinor vessel work in Brazil
Norwegian offshore services player Reach Subsea has won a contract together with its Brazilian partner OceanPact from Equinor for combined…
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Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk to merge
Two bulker heavyweights are merging. Star Bulk Carriers of Greece and US-based Eagle Bulk Shipping have sealed a deal to…
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Okeanis Eco Tankers debuts on the New York Stock Exchange
Greek owner Okeanis Eco Tankers (OET) will start listing its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) from this…
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