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23 September 2021
Wood awarded contract for Humber Zero project
Wood, the global consulting and engineering company, has been appointed as the integration project management contractor (IPMC) for Humber Zero, one of the leading industrial decarbonisation projects in the UK. As the most carbon-intensive industrial cluster in the UK, the Humber emits 12.4 million tonnes a year. Humber Zero, a…
23 September 2021
Cameroon Farm-out Update
Tower Resources plc, the AIM-listed oil and gas company with its focus on Africa, is pleased to announce that the documentation of its farm-out to Beluga Energy Limited ("Beluga") of a 49% non-operating working interest in its Thali Production Sharing Contract ("PSC") in Cameroon, conducted through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tower…
23 September 2021
ModuResources group welcomes Deepwater Subsea LLC as a full member of the group
The ModuResources Group today announced the acquisition of Deepwater Subsea LLC. This next step in the development of the MR Group enables them to expand their services, knowledge and expertise, in creating a compelling value proposition in the drilling industry. The MR Group forms an independent centre of excellence, focused…
23 September 2021
Resumption of production from Q10-A
Kistos, the low carbon intensity energy producer pursuing a strategy to acquire assets with a role in energy transition is pleased to announce that, following a planned four-week maintenance shutdown previously announced by the Company on 1 September 2021, the TAQA operated P15-D platform has resumed normal operations. In turn,…
22 September 2021
Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore Norway
Subsea 7 S.A. have announced the award of a sizeable (between USD 50 million and USD 150 million) contract by OneSubsea®, the subsea technologies, production and processing systems division of Schlumberger, for a project at the Ormen Lange field operated by Shell in the Norwegian Sea. Subsea 7’s scope includes the engineering, procurement, construction,…
22 September 2021
Investment decision for seabed compression on Ormen Lange
A / S Norske Shell and the Ormen Lange partners have made a final investment decision on seabed compression for Norway's second largest gas field and submitted a plan for development and operation to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The project is designed to be able to produce another…
22 September 2021
Second Seaway 7 cable lay vessel Seaway Phoenix starts work
Seaway 7 is pleased to announce the newly-converted Seaway Phoenix has successfully installed its first inner array grid cable in Taiwan. Managing Director, Seaway 7 Offshore Cables, Renier van den Bichelaer said: “The addition of Seaway Phoenix to our fleet reflects the growing demand for our services, and doubles our…
22 September 2021
Spud of Egyptian Vulture Exploration Well
Longboat Energy, the emerging full-cycle North Sea E&P company with a portfolio of significant, nearterm, low-risk exploration assets, is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling operations on the Egyptian Vulture exploration well (Company 15%). The drilling of the Egyptian Vulture prospect is being undertaken by the West Hercules semi-submersible drilling rig.…
22 September 2021
Buffalo project update
Carnarvon Petroleum Limited is pleased to provide the following update on the Buffalo project. view pdf
22 September 2021
New Development aimed at offering construction of world-class facilities for the Oil and Gas and Renewable Energy segments
Drydocks World has announced the development of 'South Yard' facility, its latest project aimed at increasing its fabrication capacity equipped with new technologies to offer improved services to its clients. The firm, a leading provider of Marine and Offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors, is building…
21 September 2021
Valaris Announces Jackup Contract Awards
Valaris Limited announced today that it has been awarded a contract with TAQA offshore the Netherlands for VALARIS JU-123, a heavy-duty harsh environment jackup. The contract is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2021 with an estimated minimum duration of 60 days. The contract is for the preparation…
21 September 2021
TMC compressors to Woodside Sangomar FPSO
TMC will deliver a large marine compressed air system to Woodside Sangomar FPSO which is currently undergoing conversion from a very large crude carrier (VLCC) to a floating, production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) at COSCO shipyard in Dalian, China. “The Sangomar field is expected to be Senegal's first offshore…
21 September 2021
Increasing gas exports to supply tight European market
Equinor and its partners have received permission to increase gas exports from two fields on the the Norwegian continental shelf to supply the tight European market. Production permits for the Oseberg and Troll fields have each been increased by 1 billion cubic meters (bcm) for the gas year starting 1…
21 September 2021
Trinidad’s Matapal achieves early first gas
bp Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT) today confirms its Matapal project has safely achieved first gas. The major milestone was achieved ahead of schedule and under budget despite the constraints brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Matapal is bpTT’s second subsea development. It’s comprised of three wells, which tie back…
21 September 2021
Ridley promises to smash barriers to using subsea robotics in offshore wind
Aberdeen technology developer HonuWorx and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult are set to demonstrate a concept for a submersible mothership that will make subsea robotics a sustainable and cost-effective solution for offshore wind farms. The project, funded by Innovate UK, will develop Ridley, a submersible platform that can transport…
21 September 2021
Artificial intelligence software solution to revolutionise offshore asset inspections
The power of ground-breaking, artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been harnessed in a new real-time inspection solution, capable of autonomously detecting and categorising equipment anomalies. The Augmented Machine Vision Solution (AMVS) has been developed through a 12 month, $288,600 partnership between Wood and NERA. The partnership’s aim was to develop…
21 September 2021
No Objections From the Norwegian Competition Authority Regarding AF Gruppen’s and Aker Solutions’ Proposed Decommissioning Joint Venture
The Norwegian Competition Authority has today informed the companies that they have no objections to the merger. The transaction is subject to due diligence and final board approvals, expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2021.
21 September 2021
BW Ideol and Ardersier Port Authority have signed a strategic partnership agreement
Ardersier Port Authority and BW Ideol have signed a formal partnership agreement on September 20. Under this agreement, BW Ideol has gained an exclusive and long-term access to Ardersier Port for the manufacturing of concrete floaters and both Parties have agreed to explore the set-up of a serial production line…
20 September 2021
BP charters Safe Zephyrus in 2022
BP Exploration Operating Company Limited (‘bp’) has chartered the Safe Zephyrus to provide gangway connected operations to support the Seagull project at the ETAP central processing facility in the UK North Sea. The firm duration of the contract, starting Q1 2022, is 10 months with up to four months of…
20 September 2021
Shelf Drilling Awarded New Contract in India with ONGC
Dubai - Shelf Drilling, Ltd. (“Shelf Drilling” or the “Company”, OSE: SHLF) announced today that it has received an award for a three-year contract for the Parameswara jack-up rig with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for operations in the Mumbai High, offshore India. The planned start-up of operations is Q1…
20 September 2021
NPD drilling permits for Aker BP
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP ASA a drilling permit for wells 7/11-14 S and A, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations. Wells 7/11-14 S and A will be drilled from the Mærsk Integrator drilling facility in position 57°06'12.674"N and 2°37'41.559"E. The drilling programme for…
20 September 2021
Deltic completes geophysical site survey at Pensacola exploration well, Southern North Sea
Deltic Energy Plc, the AIM quoted natural resources investing company with a high impact, natural gas focussed exploration and appraisal portfolio in the Southern North Sea, is pleased to announce that the Company and its Operating Partner, Shell U.K. Limited ("Shell"), have completed the geophysical site survey over the planned…
20 September 2021
Triton Knoll installs its final turbine
Triton Knoll, the most powerful offshore wind farm being constructed by RWE, has installed its final turbine, marking a significant stage in the project’s construction. The last of the state-of-the-art Vestas 9.5 megawatts (MW) turbines was erected earlier today, ensuring the project remains on track to complete turbine commissioning in…
20 September 2021
Orbital to lead pioneering FORWARD-2030 tidal energy project
The innovative Scottish technology developer, Orbital Marine Power (Orbital) will lead a pan-European consortium to deliver the €26.7m FORWARD-2030 project, set up to accelerate the commercial deployment of floating tidal energy. The FORWARD-2030 project consortium will receive €20.5m of grant support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation…
20 September 2021
Parkwind selects Port of Mukran to become the O&M base for Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm
Ems Maritime Offshore (EMO), Vestas and Parkwind have signed the lease agreements for the O&M building that will serve the forthcoming Arcadis Ost I wind farm in the Port of Mukran. The signing ceremony, in the presence of the Minister of Energy, Infrastructure and Digitalization of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Christian Pegel, marks…
20 September 2021
REWE Group and Ørsted sign long-term power purchase agreement for future German offshore wind farm
EWE Group, one of Germany's leading food retailers, has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement with Ørsted to procure 100 MW of green electricity from Ørsted's Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm which is set to become operational in 2025. Having procured electricity from renewable energy sources since 2008, the…
17 September 2021
Contract Win – Repsol Sinopec Buchan and Hannay Well Decommissioning
Repsol Sinopec Drives Transformational Change in Well Decommissioning Commercial Models Repsol Sinopec has awarded a multi-million-pound contract to Aberdeen-based Well-Safe Solutions to execute the decommissioning of all wells in its Buchan and Hannay fields. The contract is the first fully-inclusive well decommissioning contract of its kind and enables Repsol Sinopec…
17 September 2021
Equinor Awards DeepOcean Subsea Cable Repair Frame Agreement
DeepOcean AS, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding B.V. (DeepOcean), has been awarded a frame agreement contract by Equinor for provision of contingency equipment and services for handling of high voltage subsea cables. The contract has a duration of three years with options to extend the contract with up to…
17 September 2021
Equinor – consent for use of Njord A and Njord B
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Equinor consent to use Njord A, Njord B FSU, the Hyme facility and infield pipelines on the Njord, Hyme and Bauge fields.
17 September 2021
PNO: Formation flow testing (DST) results
The Dugong license today announces the completion of the formation and flow testing (DST) of well 34/4-16 S, located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea in Production License 882. Petrolia Noco has 20% ownership in the license. The appraisal well 34/4-16 S was drilled and temporarily plugged and…
17 September 2021
Offshore wind industry publishes route map on repurposing of oil and gas infrastructure for hydrogen
A new Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council report has today been launched to support industry planning for repurposing of oil and gas infrastructure for green and blue hydrogen production in the UK Continental Shelf. The report was commissioned from engineering and technical consultancy Vysus Group. Report publication follows the recent…
17 September 2021
Petrofac and CO2 Capsol collaborate on carbon capture initiatives
Petrofac has signed an agreement with carbon capture technology company, CO2 Capsol, which enables collaboration on carbon capture projects. Under the terms of the non-exclusive agreement, Petrofac will work as a preferred engineering services partner to support CO2 Capsol’s carbon capture opportunities across the UK, Europe and over time, globally.…
17 September 2021
Harland & Wolff Announce Signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Navantia and Windar Renovables
We are delighted to announce we have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Navantia and Windar Renovables to target specific fixed and floating offshore wind projects primarily within the UK. The agreement signals a firm commitment from all three parties to actively secure wind farm development projects and execute…
17 September 2021
Island Offshore to Digitze its Entire Fleet with Vessel Insight from Kongsberg Digital
Kongsberg Digital is proud to announce that it has signed a contract to deliver its Vessel Insight infrastructure solution to the entire Island Offshore fleet of 26 highly advanced offshore vessels. This is one of the largest contracts for Vessel Insight since the software solution was launched in 2019. By…
16 September 2021
Successful completion of Lille Prinsen appraisal wells on the Utsira High in the Norwegian North Sea
Lundin Energy has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Energy Norway AS (together Lundin Energy) has successfully completed appraisal wells on the Lille Prinsen discovery, north of the Edvard Grieg field. The two wells have confirmed a combined updated gross resource range of 12 – 60 million barrels of oil…
16 September 2021
SBM Offshore completes US$1.6 billion financing of Sepetiba
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has completed the project financing of FPSO Sepetiba for a total of US$1.6 billion, which is the largest project financing in the Company’s history. The project financing was secured by a consortium of 13 international banks with insurance cover from Export Credit Agencies…
16 September 2021
APA 2021: Continued great interest in the Norwegian continental shelf
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 31 companies in connection with the announcement of APA 2021. - It is gratifying that the oil companies still see good opportunities on the Norwegian shelf. Exploration is important for maintaining activity and good resource management, and it lays the…
16 September 2021
New contracts in Brazil
DOF ASA's Brazilian subsidiary Norskan has been awarded a new long-term contract and extended another one with Petrobras Skandi Botafogo, (AHTS 180 t BP) has been awarded a 3-year contract with Petrobras to operate as AHTS with startup in 4[th] quarter 2021 and 500 optional days to be mutually agreed.…
16 September 2021
Longboat Energy plc (“Longboat Energy”, “Longboat” or the “Company”) Spud of Rødhette Exploration Well and Operational Update
Longboat Energy, the emerging full-cycle North Sea E&P company with a portfolio of significant, nearterm, low-risk exploration assets, has announced the spudding of the Rødhette exploration well and to provide a further operational update. Highlights • Drilling commenced at Rødhette (Company 20%), Longboat’s first exploration well • Further two wells,…
16 September 2021
Dunfermline Campus celebrates the completion of 1300th subsea tree
On September 14, 2021, our Dunfermline, U.K. Campus celebrated reaching a momentous milestone: the completion of its 1300th subsea tree (XT). Bruno Pinho, Managing Director, Dunfermline Campus, has shared, “People are the most valuable asset that we have, and it’s our consistent investment in people and talent that has led…
16 September 2021
Vineyard Wind 1 Becomes the First Commercial Scale Offshore Wind Farm in the US to Achieve Financial Close
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), today announced that the company’s first project has achieved financial close. Working with nine international and U.S. based banks, $2.3 billion of senior debt has been raised to finance the…
16 September 2021
New study outlines opportunities for UK companies in growth of US offshore wind
The British Consulate-General in Boston, Massachusetts, has commissioned global energy consultancy Xodus to undertake a US industry analysis to determine the opportunities available for UK companies to enter the growing US offshore wind market. The study states that a lack of maturity in the US offshore wind supply chain currently…
15 September 2021
InfraStrata plc to Trade Under New Harland & Wolff Group Holdings plc Name
InfraStrata plc, the UK quoted company focused on strategic infrastructure projects and physical asset lifecycle management, is pleased to announce it has applied to Companies House to trade under the name Harland & Wolff Group Holdings plc. The company has, over the past 18 months, proceeded through various phases which…
15 September 2021
Subsea 7 awarded FEED contract in Norway
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a contract by Aker BP for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the NOA Fulla development project, offshore Norway. NOA Fulla is located in the southern part of the NOAKA area in the Norwegian North Sea. The awarded work is required…
15 September 2021
Aker Solutions Wins Subsea FEED Contract for NOA Fulla
Aker Solutions has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract from Aker BP for the NOA Fulla field development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The subsea FEED contract makes the company well positioned for further contracts if the field development moves into the execution phase in 2022. It…
15 September 2021
Aker Solutions Wins Two Platform FEED Contracts for NOA and Frøy
Aker Solutions has been awarded two front-end engineering and design (FEED) contracts from Aker BP for the NOA Fulla field development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. This include the FEED for the NOA processing, drilling and quarters platform (PdQ) and for the normally unmanned Frøy wellhead platform (NUI), both operated…
15 September 2021
Energean Selects Halliburton for Offshore Israel Drilling Campaign
Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) today announced it was awarded an integrated services contract to execute a three to five well drilling and completions campaign for Energean, an independent E&P company focused on developing resources in the Mediterranean and the North Sea. The work follows a successful four well offshore drilling…
15 September 2021
Subsea 7 awards Aker BP’s KEG offshore project to Corinth Pipeworks for HFW ultra-long pipes
Corinth Pipeworks (CPW), steel pipe segment of Cenergy Holdings, has signed an agreement with Subsea 7, in Norway, to manufacture and supply High Frequency Welding (HFW) steel pipes for the tie-back of Aker BP’s Kobra East & Gekko (KEG) resources to the existing Alvheim FPSO, in the Norwegian North Sea.…
15 September 2021
New Report Sees Growth for US Offshore Wind Cable Market
SubCableWorld (SCW), the definitive data and information source for the submarine cable industry, today published a new report and forecast for the US offshore wind cable market. US Offshore Wind Cable Market, 2019-2030 outlines how the offshore wind market in the United States is witnessing a resurgence of momentum following…
15 September 2021
PGS Sets Multiple Acquisition Records
In late May PGS mobilized for a simultaneous node and streamer acquisition contract for Lundin Energy Norway (and partners in PL1083) in the Barents Sea. The project was completed mid-August and during the survey PGS set several acquisition records. Meeting the technology requirements was essential to winning the contract.…