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27 August 2021
PXGEO awarded North Sea OBN project for Q2 2022
PXGEO announces that an award has been received for an OBN marine seismic acquisition project in the North Sea, commencing Q2 2022 with an approximate duration of 3 months.
27 August 2021
Bourbon Subsea Services successfully installed the innovative TetraSpar Demonstrator Floating Wind Turbine (FWT) in Norway
After mooring lines installation in June, towing and hook up in July, Bourbon Subsea Services completed the offshore installation of the 3,6 MW TetraSpar Demonstrator Floating Wind Turbine at Metcentre Test site in Norway, by laying and connecting the power cable earlier this week. The wind turbine will be commissioned…
27 August 2021
The new connection with Latvia creates the prerequisites for building an offshore network and wind farms
Estonian electricity system operator Elering and the Latvian system operator AST formally launched the third Estonian-Latvian electricity connection on Wednesday, which inter alia creates the prerequisites for developing an offshore network and the related building of offshore wind farms. The new connection contributes to the security of supply and creates…
26 August 2021
Spirit Energy finds more gas at Grove field
The Grove North East development well (49/10a-G7) encountered carboniferous reservoir units at the target depth, with around 250ft (gross) gas-bearing B & C sandstones present. The reservoir quality, sand thickness, and gas column height are within the pre-drill expectations and G7 was completed for production. Girish Kabra, Spirit Energy’s Director…
26 August 2021
Dorado Wellhead Platform FEED contract awarded
Santos announced award of the FEED contract for the design, construction and installation of the Wellhead Platform (WHP) for the Dorado project, in the Bedout Sub-basin, offshore Western Australia, to Sapura Energy. The WHP will be an unmanned installation, located in 90 metres water over the Dorado oil and gas…
26 August 2021
TGS Expands its Data Coverage for Offshore Wind, Providing Critical Insight for Wind Resource Assessment in the New York Bight Lease Sale
TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, has expanded its coverage of numerical weather prediction (NWP) model data. The latest model covers a 400,000 square kilometers area off the East Coast US, extending from Massachusetts to North Carolina. It was selected to inform and enhance wind resource assessment…
26 August 2021
PGS Completes Coverage of West African Transform Margin with New Côte d’Ivoire Data
The latest PGS MegaSurvey data reveals Tano Basin prospectivity from shelf to deep water and supplements our continuous data coverage from Côte d’Ivoire to Nigeria. This data package from PGS enables regional exploration across the West African Transform Margin. Phase 2 of our CDI MegaSurvey data adds 9 897 sq.…
26 August 2021
Avalon Divestment
Summit is pleased to announce the signing of a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Ping Petroleum for the sale of Summit’s 50% interest in licence P.2006 in the UKCS. Summit was awarded the licence 100% in 2012, developed the prospectivity ideas as operator, and drilled successful discovery and appraisal wells…
26 August 2021
Sale of vessel – Nor Tigerfish
Solstad Offshore Singapore Pte. Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Solstad Offshore ASA, has sold the AHTS Nor Tigerfish. Delivery of the vessel to the new owner took place today August 25th, 2021. The sale of the vessel will result in an immaterial accounting effect for Q3 2021.
26 August 2021
BP awards Global Maritime - global framework agreement for marine services
Global Maritime have been awarded a Framework Agreement, (FA) to provide specialist marine services to BP, globally. The FA will include marine vessel assurance, engineering, project operations, HSSE and general marine consultancy. The FA will run for 3 years, starting immediately. The suite of marine services provided by Global Maritime…
26 August 2021
VAALCO Announces Binding Letter of Intent for FSO at Etame
VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY; LSE: EGY) (“VAALCO” or the “Company”) today announced that its affiliate VAALCO Gabon, SA (“VAALCO Gabon”) has signed a binding letter of intent (“LOI”) with World Carrier Offshore Services Corp. (“World Carrier”) to provide and operate a Floating Storage and Offloading (“FSO”) unit at VAALCO’s…
25 August 2021
Four high-profile contracts secure Kongsberg Digital’s dominant position within maritime training in South Korea
In the first quarter of 2021, the successful delivery of K-Sim Offshore and DP simulators to the Korea Institute of Maritime and Fishery Technology (KIMFT) was closely followed by the handover of K-Sim Mooring simulators to the Busan Techno Park foundation, an organization dedicated to the development of mid- and…
25 August 2021
Petrobras, Shell and Strohm join forces to bring TCP Flowline and Riser to Brazil’s Pre-salt
Strohm has announced a game-changing joint industry programme (JIP) with Petrobras and Shell for its Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) Flowline and Riser technology. The contract, which Strohm values as sizeable1, has the potential to revolutionise the deepwater flowline and riser market in Brazil and beyond with a corrosion-free solution that…
25 August 2021
ADNOC Signs Framework Agreements worth nearly $1 Billion for Project Engineering Services
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced today, the signing of framework agreements for Concept and Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) services for major projects across its full value chain to support the delivery of its 2030 strategy. The framework agreements – which were signed with eight top-tier global engineering…
25 August 2021
Panoro Energy Announces Oil Discovery Offshore Gabon
Panoro Energy ASA (“Panoro”) is pleased to announce that the Hibiscus North exploration well (DHBNM-1), currently being drilled in the Dussafu Marin Permit offshore Gabon, has encountered hydrocarbons. Initial results indicate that the DHBNM-1 well has encountered approximately 13.5 metres of oil-bearing reservoir in the Upper Gamba sandstone, the primary…
25 August 2021
Deutsche Windtechnik founds a unit for full-service offshore in the UK - independent maintenance continues to grow
Deutsche Windtechnik has founded a new country unit for the maintenance of offshore wind farms in Great Britain. The " Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore Ltd. “Started its work on August 1st and is managed as an independent company in close cooperation with the onshore country unit founded in 2016. Great Britain…
25 August 2021
Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm to be inaugurated on September 6th
His Royal Highness the Danish Crown Prince and the Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Simon Kollerup will inaugurate Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak in the Baltic Sea. All 72 offshore wind turbines are in place to supply fossil-free power at Vattenfall's newest and to date…
25 August 2021
Kawa-1 is Expected to Reach Total Depth in the First Half of December 2021 Option Exercised With Maersk to Drill a Second Well
Frontera Energy Corporation nnounced the spudding of the Kawa-1 exploration well, offshore Guyana. CGX Energy Inc. ("CGX") (TSXV: OYL), Frontera majority-owned subsidiary, and its joint venture partner (collectively, the "Joint Venture") in the Demerara and Corentyne blocks, also separately announced an update on spud of the Kawa-1 well. Additionally, the…
25 August 2021
Huisman doubles slew bearing production capacity in the Netherlands
Huisman, the worldwide provider of step changing technical solutions, has doubled the slew bearing production capacity of its facility in Schiedam, the Netherlands. With this significant increase in production capacity, Huisman is able to meet the growing demand for large diameter slew bearings, an integral part and key component of…
24 August 2021
CNOOC Limited Announces Luda 6-2 Oilfield Commences Production
CNOOC Limited (the “Company”, SEHK: 00883, NYSE: CEO, TSX: CNU) today announced that Luda 6-2 oilfield has commenced production ahead of schedule. Luda 6-2 oilfield is located in Liaodong Bay of Bohai Sea, with average water depth of about 30 meters. In addition to fully utilizing the existing processing facilities…
24 August 2021
Neptune Energy commences production on Duva development
Operator Neptune Energy and its partners Idemitsu Petroleum Norge, PGNiG Upstream Norway and Sval Energi today announced the safe and successful start-up of production from the Duva development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Duva was developed as a subsea installation with three oil producers and one gas…
24 August 2021
Petrobras starts production of FPSO Carioca in Sépia field
Petrobras informs that today it began producing oil and natural gas from FPSO Carioca, the first platform in Sépia field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt.The platform, a FPSO type (floating production storage and offloading unit of oil and gas), is located approximately 200 km off the coast of the state…
24 August 2021
TGS Announces Two New Technology Pilot Projects for CCS and Offshore Wind in Collaboration with Magseis
TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, today announced two new technology pilot projects for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and offshore wind in collaboration with Magseis Renewables AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Magseis Fairfield ASA. The first project will utilize high-resolution 3D seismic acquisition in Norway…
24 August 2021
Contract extension for AHTS Normand Ferking
Solstad Offshore ASA is pleased to announce that Equinor has declared an option to extend the contract for anchor handling vessel Normand Ferking with 1 more year to November 2022. Equinor has the option to extend the contract with further 2 x 1 years. Normand Ferking has been on contract…
24 August 2021
Havila Shipping ASA: Contract extensions with Nexans for Havila Phoenix
Havila Shipping has entered into a contract extension with Nexans for Havila Phoenix for a period of 100 days, with further options for 40 days. The contract will keep Havila Phoenix working for Nexans up to February 2022. For a part of the extended period Nexans also rent the T3200…
24 August 2021
DOF Subsea announces the awarded of contracts for Skandi Vitoria and Skandi Niteroi with Petrobras
DOF Subsea is pleased to inform that Petrobras has awarded the pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) Skandi Vitória and Skandi Niteroi a 3 years firm plus option contract for each vessel, via JV partner TechnipFMC and via Norskan Offshore Ltda (a fully owned DOF ASA Company) respectively.Both vessels are Brazilian-built and…
24 August 2021
DOF Subsea secures further contract awards in APAC region
DOF Subsea is pleased to announce multiple contract awards in the Asia Pacific region providing significant utilisation for resources and vessels in Q3 and Q4 2021 and securing solid backlog into the first half of 2022.Onshore works are underway for several offshore campaigns that will utilise the CSV Skandi Hercules…
23 August 2021
Dorado FPSO FEED contract awarded
Santos today announced award of the FEED contract for the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility for the Dorado project, in the Bedout Sub-basin, offshore Western Australia, to Altera Infrastructure (Altera). The FPSO contract is the project’s largest, comprising engineering, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning and testing of the facility.…
23 August 2021
Dorado project open for public comment
On 20 August 2021, Santos' Dorado Development Offshore Project Proposal was published for public comment. Santos has provided information about the project, to be located 143 km north of Port Headland, in the project proposal. Santos have indicated the project may commence as early as 2025 with an intended life…
23 August 2021
Contract Extension in Atlantic Region
DOF Subsea has received a 6-month extension to a contract in Africa. The project shall continue to use Skandi Seven throughout the extended duration, delivering integrated FSV services, project management, engineering, procurement and logistical services within deep-water construction and maintenance of existing subsea infrastructure.
23 August 2021
PGS Completes Another Successful GeoStreamer X Program
PGS has completed the acquisition of a new GeoStreamer X survey in the UK sector of the North Sea over the Kraken field, East of Shetland. Ramform Vanguard acquired the MultiClient survey, covering two new azimuths of 200 sq. km, in July 2021. First GeoStreamer X data will be available…
23 August 2021
PNG Government and ExxonMobil announce intention to re-engage on P’nyang gas project
Oil Search confirmed that the Papua New Guinea Government and Esso PNG P’nyang Limited, as operator of PRL 3 (P’nyang field), jointly announced their intention to re-engage in the negotiations on the P’nyang project. PNG Minister for Petroleum, the Hon. Kerenga Kua, said “A series of workshops regarding the development…
23 August 2021
Optiq Schlumberger Fiber-Optic Solutions Launched
Schlumberger announced the launch of Optiq* Schlumberger fiber-optic solutions, which deliver multidomain distributed sensing capabilities for a wide range of applications and environments across the energy industry. Optiq solutions provide continuous and instantaneous measurements, and when coupled with Schlumberger’s broad digital offering, deliver actionable insights leading to greater operational performance,…
23 August 2021
Wood secures UK government-backed loan linked to energy transition
Wood announces it has agreed a $600m (£430m) loan with UK Export Finance, the export credit agency of the UK government, that will enable the company to capitalise on opportunities emerging as the energy transition gathers further pace. Wood is the first company to access the Transition Export Development Guarantee…
23 August 2021
Ocean Edge Services and Atlantic Marine Supplies Enter into Agreement in Guyana
Ocean Edge Services, Inc. (OES) has announced an agreement with Atlantic Marine Supplies, Inc. (AMS), for the servicing of offshore oil production needs in Guyana. AMS was founded in 2010 when exploration off Guyana began again after a long hiatus, and they have been a trusted local supplier through ExxonMobil’s…
20 August 2021
Drilling permit for well 33/6-5 S in production licence 882
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Neptune Energy Norge AS a drilling permit for well 33/6-5 S, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 33/6-5 S will be drilled from the Deepsea Yantai drilling facility in position 61°31'55.02"N and 1°59'12.45"E after concluding the drilling of development wells…
20 August 2021
ABB secures $120 million order to power Jansz-Io Compression project
ABB has won an order worth approximately $120 million to supply the overall Electrical Power System (EPS) for the prestigious multi-billion-dollar Jansz-Io Compression (J-IC) project. The order, comprising contracts with Chevron Australia Pty Ltd and with Aker Solutions, is booked in Q3 2021. The Jansz-Io field is located around 200…
20 August 2021
Allseas enters renewables market with offshore substation installation
Allseas has taken its first steps into the renewable energy market with Pioneering Spirit successfully installing a high-voltage convertor platform for the Saint-Nazaire offshore windfarm development in the Bay of Biscay. DEME Offshore contracted Allseas’ vessel Pioneering Spirit for the transport and installation of the substation jacket and topsides. As…
20 August 2021
Vineyard Wind selects Jan De Nul Group for inter-array cable supply and installation
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), today announced that Jan De Nul Group, together with its subcontractor JDR Cable Systems part of the TFKable Group, had been selected to supply and install the roughly 130 miles…
20 August 2021
iSURVEY Signs Contract with Nexans Worth NOK 150 million
Nexans recently awarded iSURVEY a multi-year contract with options to be extended, initially worth in the order of NOK 150 million. iSURVEY will support Nexans’ offshore high voltage cable installation projects on a global basis. The new contract will cover survey support for the newly launched, state of the art,…
20 August 2021
Discovery Deployed To Carry Out Subsea Pipeline Integrity Inspections
Industrial technology service provider, Tracerco part of Johnson Matthey Plc, has recently been awarded three subsea inspection contracts to provide critical asset integrity data on pipelines of a major operator in the Gulf of Mexico. As pipelines age over time, a variety of pipeline integrity issues, including corrosion, pitting and…
20 August 2021
Magseis Fairfield awarded small OBN contract in North Sea for Multi-Client company
Magseis Fairfield has been awarded a small size Ocean Bottom Node contract in the North Sea for a Multi-Client company. The survey will be executed during Q3 2021 using approximately 500 MASS nodes. “This survey is operationally and strategically a meaningful project for us. Using a new deployment technique we…
20 August 2021
Acteon supports Siemens Gamesa with cable survey for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project via ongoing partnership
Acteon, a marine energy and infrastructure services company, recently supported Siemens Gamesa, an industry-leading offshore wind turbine manufacturer and operations and maintenance provider, with a cable survey for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project. The scope of work provides an example of Acteon’s ongoing partnership with Siemens Gamesa…
19 August 2021
Drilling permit for well 17/8-1 in production licence 976
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Lundin Energy Norway AS a drilling permit for well 17/8-1, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 17/8-1 will be drilled from the Deepsea Stavanger drilling facility in position 58°27'6.11"N and 3°31'9.19"E. The drilling programme for well 17/8-1 relates to the…
19 August 2021
Legasea awarded Subsea Services contract with Harbour Energy
Legasea is thrilled to announce that they have been awarded a contract for Subsea Services and Associated Goods, in support of Harbour Energy’s operations in the UKCS. The contract will run for an initial five years, and the award covers a range of electrical, mechanical and hydraulic engineering services, as…
19 August 2021
Maersk Drilling secures nine-month contract to reactivate Mærsk Innovator
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract with Harbour Energy for the jack-up rig Mærsk Innovator to drill three subsea development wells in Block 28/9 on the UK Continental Shelf. The contract is expected to commence in December 2021. Maersk Drilling secures nine-month contract to reactivate Mærsk Innovator “We’re excited…
19 August 2021
Fugro Secures Another Bsh Site Characterisation Contract Supporting German Offshore Wind Development
Fugro has been awarded a geophysical investigation contract by Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)). The award is in line with the seismic survey work completed in 2020 and 2021 in cooperation with Fraunhofer IWES to build a basis for geological models of the…
19 August 2021
Baron Oil Plc ("Baron" or the "Company") Increase in interest in Licence P2478
Baron Oil Plc (AIM:BOIL), the AIM-quoted oil and gas exploration company, is pleased to announce an increase in its interest in United Kingdom Offshore Licence P2478 from 15% to 32%, conditional on approval from the UK Oil and Gas Authority ("OGA"). Key Points · More than doubling of Baron's interest,…
19 August 2021
Jadestone Energy Guidance and Operations update
Further to the announcement on 9 June 2021 and the closing of the SapuraOMV Peninsular Malaysia acquisition earlier this month, Jadestone Energy plc (“Jadestone”, the “Company” or together with subsidiaries, the “Group”), an independent oil and gas production company focused on the Asia Pacific region, provides updated operational and financial…
19 August 2021
Wintershall Dea and VNG jointly invest in hydrogen pilot project
Wintershall Dea and VNG AG will cooperate more closely in the field of hydrogen in the future, and are planning to build a facility to produce climate-friendly ‘turquoise’ hydrogen as a first step. The two German based energy companies have signed a cooperation agreement to this effect. The thermal methane…