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AquaTerra to Provide Asset Integrity Services for BP and Ithaca Energy in North Sea

24 July 2025

AquaTerra Group, an Aberdeenshire-based construction and maintenance firm, has been awarded two multi-year contracts with energy majors BP and Ithaca Energy to provide… [...]

MENCK to Supply Pile-Driving Tool for UK Offshore Wind Farm Installation

24 July 2025

MENCK, a brand in marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon, has secured a contract to supply advanced pile-driving equipment and operational services… [...]

Chevron and ExxonMobil Portfolios Overlap Put Mega-Merger Back in Spotlight

24 July 2025

Exxon Mobil and Chevron's recent major acquisitions raise a provocative question: does the U.S. still need two energy titans, or might it be more efficient for the two to join forces… [...]

Carnarvon Wraps Major Seismic Project off Australia Ahead of 2026 Drilling Ops

24 July 2025

Carnarvon Energy has completed a major seismic reprocessing project across the Bedout Sub-basin, offshore Australia, in collaboration with its joint venture partners… [...]

Subsea7 Secures ‘Substantial’ Offshore Installation Contract

24 July 2025

Energy services firm Subsea7 has secured a substantial contract for offshore installation services, worth up to $300 million.The project involves the engineering… [...]

Great Lakes Launches First US Subsea Rock Installation Vessel

24 July 2025

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, has launched the first U.S. flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel… [...]

Saipem, Subsea7 Sign Merger Agreement to Form Energy Services Giant

24 July 2025

Energy services firms Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement to create a leading energy services company under the name of Saipem7, which will… [...]

Declining Oil Prices Drive Down Equinor’s Quarterly Profit by 13%

24 July 2025

Europe's gas market could tighten further ahead of the winter season as storage levels remain well below last year and the continent faces competition from Asia for LNG shipments… [...]

TotalEnergies Reports 23% Drop in Second Quarter Income

24 July 2025

TotalEnergies reported a 23% fall in second-quarter earnings on Thursday, as expected, the French oil major's worst performance in four years, as higher upstream… [...]

Trendsetter Secures 15K Subsea Tree Contract

23 July 2025

Trendsetter Engineering announced a contract award for the delivery of four 15K horizontal subsea tree systems, associated tooling and installation services to a major Gulf of America operator… [...]

Kluwer Arbitration Blog Upgrade: 1 to 15 July 2025

30 June 2025

Kluwer Arbitration Blog brings expert analysis and fresh perspectives that simplify complex arbitration issues for the arbitration community worldwide. Since its launch on ‌28 January 2009‌, Kluwer Arbitration Blog has featured ‌over 5,000 posts from more than 3,400 contributors‌. The planned upgrade of Kluwer Arbitration Blog from 1 to 15 July 2025 aligns with broader trends in international arbitration's digital transformation, as well as with Wolters Kluwer’s – the Blog’s publisher – comprehensive approach to [...]

A New Chapter in the EU's Battle Against Intra-EU Arbitration: The Antin v. Spain Decision

30 June 2025

In a recent decision, the European Commission ("EC") concluded that any payment by Spain on the basis of the arbitration award rendered in 2018 and established under the auspices of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ("ICSID") in the case of Antin v. Spain (the "Award"), would constitute illegal state aid under EU law (the "Decision"). [...]

“Commercial” Disputes Under Vietnamese Arbitration Law: Insights From a Recent Vietnamese Court Decision

30 June 2025

A recent decision by the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City (“Court”)—Decision No. 35/2025/QD-PQTT, dated 26 February 2025 (“Decision 35”)—offers important insights into what constitutes a “commercial” dispute under Vietnamese arbitration law. [...]

Updating Tanzania’s Arbitration Law to Align with International Best Practice

29 June 2025

The implementation of Tanzania's Arbitration Act in 2020 (the Act) was an important step in positioning the country as a competitive investment hub. A Kluwer Arbitration Blog post written in 2021, The First Year of Tanzania’s 2020 Arbitration Act, reflects on how this law was also intended to position Tanzania as an African arbitration hub. [...]

Sandeels and Sovereignty: The First Ruling Under the UK-EU Trade Agreement

29 June 2025

On 2 May 2025, a three-member tribunal constituted under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (“TCA”) published its ruling in a dispute brought by the European Union (“EU”) against the United Kingdom (“UK”) government. The case was noteworthy as the first to be heard under the dispute resolution provisions of the TCA, the agreement that sets out the legal framework for UK-EU relations post-Brexit. [...]

The Contents of European Investment Law and Arbitration Review (EILA Review), Volume 10, Issue 1 (2025)

29 June 2025

We are delighted to present the first issue of the tenth volume of the European Investment Law and Arbitration Review (EILA Review). The developments in the cross-sections of European law, international investment law, and domestic law within and outside the EU continue at a breathtaking pace. In this issue, we have covered the following important recent developments. [...]

A Centennial Crossroads: Reimagining the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act in the Light of International Commercial Arbitration

28 June 2025

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), a statute that has profoundly shaped arbitration not just in the United States, but around the world. As we pause to reflect on the FAA’s global influence, it is also an opportunity to consider how global arbitration norms have circled back to reshape domestic U.S. arbitration law—sometimes in ways that weaken protections for vulnerable parties. [...]

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US top wind energy operator confident project pipeline free from Trump ire

24 July 2025

NextEra Energy's CEO John Ketchum told analysts that its 30GW already in construction should safely take it to 2029 [...]

BP quits gigantic renewable energy plan in latest green exit

24 July 2025

Company ditches operating stake in AREH to focus on upstream oil and gas [...]

They didn't 'rot to hell': Trump back to scene of wind defeat that sparked vendetta

24 July 2025

President due to return to site of battle between Aberdeen Bay project and his Scottish golf course that many believe was cause of his enmity to wind [...]

Another bidder kicked out of Norway's floating wind tender

24 July 2025

At least one more consortium of local developers doesn’t fulfil strict qualification criteria, leaving only three or four bidders in race for Utsira Nord zone [...]

UK reveals strike price caps for next green auction with Scottish surprise

24 July 2025

Government boosts strike prices for wind power technologies and for the first time introduces zonal split in how projects will be assessed [...]

New delay to world's largest offshore wind farm Dogger Bank

24 July 2025

GE Vernova chief Scott Strazik says it may need more time than previously stated to complete installation of 277 units in UK waters [...]

Iberdrola $6bn warchest dash shows which way the wind is blowing

24 July 2025

ANALYSIS | Surprise fundraising shows Spanish offshore wind giant accelerating into networks future faster than even it expected [...]

Offshore wind and service spend drags GE Vernova segment down

23 July 2025

US turbine OEM sees onshore wind picking up through year's end as developers strive for tax credits but will break even at best [...]

Offshore wind giant exec weighs in on political upheaval for sector

23 July 2025

Ocean Winds' commitment to markets where its sees fundamental need for at-sea power tested in US by Trump’s hostility [...]

Italy defeats claim over Mafia-linked wind farm brought by German bank

23 July 2025

Claim brought after authorities seized project featuring 48 Enercon wind turbines and liquidated local entity, claiming it had been financed by local Mafia chief [...]