25 September 2026
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25 September 2026
French energy major TotalEnergies and its partner AMNI have made the final investment decision (FID) to develop the Ima gas field, straddling the OML 112 and 117 offshore licenses in Nigeria. Located in shallow waters near Bonny Island, the Ima gas field will be developed with a single platform, connected by a 22 km pipeline …
25 September 2026
Australia’s BNPL market is shifting to regulated, profitability-led competition, favoring providers with strong underwriting, risk controls and reliable merchant serviceDublin, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE ...
25 September 2026
A joint venture led by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha has taken delivery of the newly built LNG carrier Puteri Kelantan for Petronas LNG. Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding delivered the vessel in China on 24 September 2026. Puteri Kelantan is the same vessel type as two LNG carriers delivered to Petronas LNG in May and June 2026. The vessel was named during a ceremony on 2 September. Representatives from Petronas LNG, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, K Line and the companies involved in the vessel’s financing and joint ownership attended the event.
25 September 2026
Dutch surveyor Fugro has signed a contract for the Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan pipeline survey programme in Timor-Leste The survey programme will support the planning and development of critical offshore energy infrastructure associated with the Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan developments, two strategically important projects that underpin Timor-Leste’s future energy ambitions. Under the contract, …
25 September 2026
Russia is proposing a new levy on seaborne exports to raise more than RUB200bn ($2. 35bn) for nuclear icebreakers needed to expand traffic along the Northern Sea Route. A draft government decree prepared by the transport ministry would impose a shipbuilding charge of RUB20. 07 per tonne on export cargo carried by 27 Russian companies operating Russian-flagged …
25 September 2026
Italian fabricator and shipyard Rosetti Marino has been awarded a new contract for offshore operations in the North Sea, valued at between €250m and €300 million by Ineos. The project involves an EPC contract to build a platform for the Hejre development project off the coast of Denmark. Rosetti Marino’s scope of work includes design, …
25 September 2026
UAB-Online and Systems Navigator have deepened the integration between their platforms to connect berth planning more closely with day-to-day port call coordination. The collaboration links UAB-Online, which manages pre-arrival coordination, Notices of Readiness, documentation and stakeholder communication, with Systems Navigator’s Dropboard planning and scheduling platform. The companies said many terminals still rely on spreadsheets, whiteboards …
