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Pandemic Wiped 91,680 Jobs in U.S. Oilfield Services Sector

Dec 09, 2020

The U.S. oilfield services sector lost 91,680 jobs due to pandemic-related oil demand destruction, according to a monthly report compiled and published by trade group Petroleum Equipment & Services Association (PESA) on Tuesday.Demand for drilling…

Mitsubishi Heavy Says It is Not in Talks to Buy Share in Wind Turbine Maker Siemens Gamesa

Dec 08, 2020

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is not in discussions to gauge Siemens Energy's interest to sell all or parts of wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa, the group said on Tuesday.Spanish newspaper Expansion a day earlier had cited financial sources…

Motive Offshore Buys Flowline Specialists

Dec 08, 2020

Motive Offshore, a UK-based marine equipment provider has acquired subsea equipment experts, Flowline Specialists, for an undisclosed sum.Motive, based in Boyndie, Banff, Scotland, said that the deal is the latest development in Motive’s growth trajectory…

Triumph Subsea Services Orders Offshore Construction Vessel from Brodosplit

Dec 08, 2020

Triumph Subsea Services has signed a contract with the Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit for the construction of a field development vessel.Triumph said Tuesday that the contract was for one firm vessel, with options to order three more.Options…

Norway Approves Aker BP's Hod Field Development Plan

Dec 08, 2020

The Norwegian authorities have approved Aker BP's development and operation plan for the Hod field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.Aker BP submitted the plan for development and operation of the Hod offshore field to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in June…

MAN Compressors for Senegal's First FPSO

Dec 08, 2020

Japanese FPSO contractor Modec has ordered six compressors from MAN Energy Solutions for an FPSO destined for Woodside-operated Sangomar field, offshore Senegal.Sangomar, located approximately 100 km south of Dakar, Senegal, together with the nearby Rufisque and Sangomar Offshore blocks…

Fugro Nets Survey Work at Netherlands’ Largest Offshore Wind Farm Zone

Dec 08, 2020

Dutch offshore survey services firm Fugro has won three geotechnical investigation contracts for IJmuiden Ver, the largest offshore wind farm (OWF) zone to be developed in the Dutch part of the North Sea. IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone (IJVWFZ) is located 33…

Eni Eyes Greenfield Development, M&A to Accelerate Renewables Push

Dec 08, 2020

Italy’s Eni will expand its renewable energy in Europe, the U.S., and the Pacific by developing its own projects and making small acquisitions, the group’s clean energy head said on Friday.Eni, which currently has a renewable energy capacity of only 350 megawatts…

UK: Ofgem Greenlights $53.4B Energy Network Investment Plan

Dec 08, 2020

British energy regulator gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for up to 40 billion pounds ($53.4 billion) in spending by the country's energy network companies between 2021-2026, partly aimed at preparing the grid to deal with more renewable generation…

Norway: Equinor Drills Dry Well in North Sea

Dec 08, 2020

Norwegia oil and gas firm Equinor has drilled a dry well near the Tordis field in the North Sea offshore Norway.Equinor, using the Deep Sea Atlantic drilling rig, has completed the drilling of the wildcat well 34/7-37 S in the production license…

Woodside's CEO Coleman to Retire in 2021

Dec 08, 2020

Woodside Petroleum Ltd said on Tuesday it has started looking for a successor for its long-time chief executive Peter Coleman who plans to retire in the second half of 2021.The change in guard comes at a tricky time for Australia's top independent gas producer…

East Med Dispute: Turkey Won't Bow to Threats, Erdogan Says as EU Considers Sanctions

Dec 07, 2020

Turkey will not bow to threats in its dispute with Greece and Cyprus over maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday as European Union foreign ministers met in Brussels to discuss the issue.But Erdogan…

VIDEO: Floating Offshore Wind: Opportunities & Challenges

Dec 07, 2020

The floating offshore wind industry, still considered nascent with around 100MW installed capacity - and minuscule compared to the installed capacity of its „older brother,“ - that is the conventional, fixed bottom offshore wind industry (29GW…

Equinor Takes Part in Giant Green Hydrogen Project

Dec 07, 2020

Norwegian energy giant Equinor has joined what has been described as Europe's largest green hydrogen project - NortH2. The project aims to produce green hydrogen using renewable electricity from the offshore wind off the coast of the Netherlands of about 4 gigawatts by 2030…

Australian Firm Launches Offshore CO2 Capture and Storage Project

Dec 07, 2020

An Australian company has lined up the country's national science agency and Japanese firms to work on a plan to capture carbon dioxide, and liquefy and transport it to a site offshore Australia to be injected under the seabed.The push comes…

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