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As OER had already predicted in a post on 23 December last year WindEurope today officially announced the appointment of Tinne Van der Straeten as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective as of 2 February 2026.
[Read more…] about WindEurope appoints Tinne Van der Straeten as new CEOOn 7 January, following the successful completion of endurance testing, Dixstone’s new offshore drilling rig, HARIMA, spudded its first well on the Emeraude AA platform, offshore the Republic of Congo.
[Read more…] about Exciting milestone for Dixstone’s drilling operationsAF Gruppen, Multiconsult, DOF, Semar, and NTNU have received NOK 11 million in funding to further develop their concrete foundation technology.
[Read more…] about Norway backs concrete foundation productionTotalEnergies and its partners Eni (35%) and QatarEnergy (30%) have signed an agreement with the Lebanese government to acquire the exploration permit for Block 8 offshore Lebanon.
[Read more…] about TotalEnergies enters Block 8 offshore exploration permitTaqa UK is preparing to issue a tender in January for the removal of subsea infrastructure across its UK North Sea assets.
[Read more…] about Taqa to tender UK decommissioning contractNew York Attorney General Letitia James yesterday filed two lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful attempt to halt construction on a pair of major offshore wind projects.
[Read more…] about New York Attorney General sues Trump AdministrationExxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods said on Friday the U.S. oil major is ready to evaluate a potential return to Venezuela in what would be a stunning development after its assets in the South American country were nationalized nearly 20 years ago.
[Read more…] about Exxon studies Venezuela return as Chevron plots increase in productionTurkish Petroleum (TPAO) and Exxonmobil signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering new exploration areas in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean and other potential areas, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Thursday to Reuters.
[Read more…] about Turkey expands offshore push as TPAO signs MoU with ExxonMobilAt Ulstein Verft in Norway the new year began with the launching, lifting operations, and docking of two new offshore windbuilds.
[Read more…] about Launching and docking of two CSOVs at UlsteinHartman Seatrade from the Netherlands has signed the order for a new heavy lift vessel: the Hartman Class 500.
[Read more…] about Hartman Seatrade orders heavy lift vessel
