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ESG Completes Service Operation Vessel Conversion for HOS

9 December 2025

Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) completed and redelivered HOS Rocinante, a first-of-its-kind U.S.-flagged Service Operation Vessel (SOV) converted for Hornbeck Offshore Services… [...]

Orbital Marine Power Secures $9.31m Investment

9 December 2025

Orbital Marine Power Ltd, operator of the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, has secured a multi-million dollar investment to advance its international commercial… [...]

Shell Seeks Buyer for 20% Stake in Brazilian Oilfield Cluster

9 December 2025

Shell is seeking a buyer for a 20% stake in its Brazilian oilfield cluster to help fund a multibillion-dollar offshore development, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday… [...]

VAALCO Energy Spuds First Well in New Drilling Campaign off Gabon

9 December 2025

Africa-focused oil and gas company VAALCO Energy has started its phase three drilling program offshore Gabon with the spudding of the ET-15 infill well on the Etame platform… [...]

US Judge Overturns Trump’s Freeze on Wind Energy Permits

9 December 2025

A federal judge on Monday struck down an order by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to halt all federal approvals for new wind energy projects, saying… [...]

EnerMech Gets Onboard Woodside’s Pluto Train 2 LNG Project

9 December 2025

EnerMech has secured a contract from Bechtel to deliver chemical cleaning services for Woodside Energy’s Pluto Train 2 LNG project in Western Australia, the company said… [...]

Equinor Secures Permit for North Sea Drilling Operation

9 December 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 35/11-32 S in production license 090 HS… [...]

Dong Fang Offshore Picks Westcon for New CLV Delivery

9 December 2025

Dong Fang Offshore (DFO), one of Asia’s largest offshore wind service providers, has signed a major shipbuilding contract with Norwegian yard Westcon for a new subsea and cable lay vessel (CLV)… [...]

Shell to Take Majority Stake in Orange Basin Block with PetroSA-Backed Deal

9 December 2025

South Africa's legacy national oil company, PetroSA, has approved a deal to give Shell Offshore a 60% stake in its Block 2C, off the country's west coast, a document seen by Reuters showed on Monday… [...]

CorPower Ocean Takes Charge of $35M Wave Energy Project off UK

9 December 2025

Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has been put in charge of $35 million (€30 million) European project aimed at improving the competitiveness and bankability of wave energy farms… [...]

Dubai Courts Shed Further Light on Competence-Competence

9 December 2025

The principle of competence-competence is widely recognized in international arbitration. In the UAE, it is codified in Article 19.1 of the Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 on Arbitration (“Arbitration Law”), which states that the arbitral tribunal rules on its own jurisdiction. [...]

Seoul ADR Festival 2025: Unveiling Excellence in Arbitration

8 December 2025

The 14th Asia-Pacific ADR Conference opened on 29 October 2025 as part of the Seoul ADR Festival 2025. [...]

Seoul ADR Festival 2025: Insights into the Present and Future Development of Civil Law Jurisdictions in International Arbitration

5 December 2025

On 28 October 2025, the Asia Civil Law Summit was presented as an official event of the Seoul ADR Festival 2025, with four rounds of discussions exploring the history, present, and outlook of civil law traditions and approaches in international arbitration. Speakers and attendees across various jurisdictions, from both civil law and common law backgrounds, gathered to share their experience and insights on the topic. [...]

DIS Autumn Conference 2025: Arbitration – A Bridge Over Troubled Waters

3 December 2025

The 2025 DIS Autumn Conference brought together 512 participants from 17 countries to discuss how international arbitration can support the rule of law in turbulent times. Held on 9 September 2025, it was the centrepiece of the Berlin Dispute Resolution Days. [...]

Have the IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration Become Hard Law?

2 December 2025

On 19 May 2025, the Norwegian Supreme Court issued a ruling in the Mo Industripark case, clarifying the standards for independence and impartiality of arbitrators under the Norwegian Arbitration Act (“NAA”). [...]

Interviews with Our Editors: In Conversation with Professor Maxi Scherer and Dr. Remy Gerbay

1 December 2025

The Journal of International Arbitration (“JOIA” or “the Journal”) was first published in 1984. Since then, it is published six times a year by Wolters Kluwer. Under the leadership of Professor Dr. [...]

The Pyrrhic Victory of the SIAC Restructuring and Insolvency Arbitration Protocol: Efficiency Won, Enforcement Lost?

28 November 2025

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) recently unveiled the pioneering SIAC Restructuring and Insolvency Arbitration Protocol (“Protocol”), thereby introducing the first ever framework for efficiently arbitrating debt restructuring and insolvency (“R&I”) disputes. [...]

Anglo American and Teck shareholders vote in favour of $50bn merger

9 December 2025

Overwhelming approval was given on Tuesday, but the deal must still be cleared by Canadian government [...]

ExxonMobil to slash low-carbon spending by a third

9 December 2025

Oil major will cut investment over next five years from $30bn to $20bn [...]

Silver surges above $60 for first time on global supply squeeze

9 December 2025

Price of metal has more than doubled this year amid booming demand from investors and industrial users [...]

The commodities rally

9 December 2025

A hopeful sign for the economy in 2026? [...]

Russia’s oil industry could suffer long-term damage from Ukrainian drone attacks

9 December 2025

Higher insurance costs, western sanctions and damage to infrastructure could erode Russian profits [...]

Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc in deal talks over oil refinery at centre of US sanctions

9 December 2025

UAE energy giant emerges as frontrunner to buy Russia’s controlling stake in Serbia’s sole oil-processing facility [...]

Oil and gas drillers huddle for warmth in the North Sea

9 December 2025

Neo Next+ follows a whole spate of other similar tie-ups [...]

Activist behind Engine No. 1 Exxon campaign builds stake in Siemens Energy

9 December 2025

Ananym Capital pushes for German group to spin off wind business two years after government rescue [...]

A double bubble for gold and US equities

9 December 2025

Paramount has launched a $108bn hostile bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, US natural… [...]

US judge strikes down Trump’s ban on new wind permits

9 December 2025

Court vacates president’s January executive order that froze approval of new projects [...]

Trump's court setback may offer little respite for embattled offshore wind

9 December 2025

Initial elation about a federal court ruling against Trump's 'Wind Order' quickly faded amid the harsh realities of the US leader's anti-wind crusade [...]

RWE swaps chiefs at key renewables and generation units

9 December 2025

German utility giant will replace current chief of onshore wind and solar unit for Europe and Australia with in-house executive [...]

Wall Street veteran starts push to get Siemens Gamesa spun off

9 December 2025

Ananym Capital reportedly tells Siemens Energy board 'true value' of booming gas and grids operations being held back by wind turbine unit [...]

Judge strikes down Trump ban on wind permitting

9 December 2025

Permitting halt was key element of US President’s war on wind that led to pause or blocking of major offshore wind projects and of approvals of onshore projects on federal lands [...]

New AI tools can flag wind wake losses early, claim tech firms

9 December 2025

Developers will be able to test dozens of wind farm layouts in hours rather than days using AI, claims start-up [...]

Largest US wind player and Google link 'as energy and tech entwine'

8 December 2025

NextEra Energy says first three data centre hubs underway with tech giant as part of wider 30GW opportunity [...]

Scepticism clouds UK move to clear 'zombie projects' from grid queue

8 December 2025

Wind and battery projects pushed to front of queue but fears costs and delays could jeopardise net-zero remain [...]

Oil giant powers up first wind-solar hybrid complex

8 December 2025

Norway’s Equinor starts production at 363MW hybrid generation plant in Brazil, eying long-term growth in Latin America’s largest economy [...]

Trillions at stake if Europe shuns wind: study

8 December 2025

Even adding costs for grids, storage and back-up, energy system based on high renewables share would still beat one based on other technologies, study by WindEurope and Hitachi finds [...]

UK offshore wind is 25: These five questions will decide its future

8 December 2025

Britain has shaped the global offshore wind sector since 2000 but what happens now? [...]