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TDI-Brooks Puts New CPT System to Use

Mar 01, 2022

Marine data acquisition services company TDI-Brooks said it has conducted two projects with its new Neptune 5000 (N5K) cone penetration testing (CPT) System delivered from Datem in 2021.The first program was conducted in October for an offshore wind farm project on the U…

ExxonMobil Starts Removing US Employees from Russia

Mar 01, 2022

Exxon Mobil has begun removing U.S. employees working in Russia, according to a person familiar with the matter. The departures include staff from its large oil and gas production operations on Sakhalin Island in Russia's Far East.Exxon last year employed more than 1…

Kosmos to Spend $400M on Ghana, GoM, E. Guinea Assets and $300M on Senegal/Mauritania Projects

Feb 28, 2022

Oil and gas company Kosmos expects to spend approximately $700 million in capital expenditures in 2022.The company will spend around $400 million of the budget in relation to its base business in Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and Gulf of Mexico…

Germany to Speed Renewables Push Due to Ukraine Crisis

Feb 28, 2022

Germany aims to speed up wind and solar energy projects, a document seen by Reuters showed on Monday, as the war in Ukraine underscores the need to reduce reliance on Russian gas.Cutting back on Russian gas has been tricky for Europe's largest…

AD Ports Buys Divetech Marine Engineering Services

Feb 28, 2022

AD Ports Group today announced that it has acquired Divetech Marine Engineering Services, a UAE-based topside-subsea solutions provider that offers a range of services including installation, inspection, repair, and maintenance for ports and other maritime organizations…

'World Leading' Floating Wind Innovation Center to Be Built in Aberdeen, UK

Feb 28, 2022

ETZ Ltd and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have agreed to co-invest and collaborate in 'a world-leading' National Floating Wind Innovation Centre in Aberdeen.The center will be dedicated to accelerating the commercialization of…

Oil Rises Past $102 as Russian Energy Supply Fears Intensify

Feb 28, 2022

Oil prices jumped on Monday as Western allies imposed more sanctions on Russia and blocked some Russian banks from a global payments system, which could cause severe disruption to its oil exports.Brent crude LCOc1 rose $4.82, or 4.9%, to $102…

TotalEnergies Wins U.S. Offshore Wind Bid. Buys Out German EnBW

Feb 28, 2022

French oil major TotalEnergies has won a bid to build three gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power capacity on the New Jersey coast in the United States.The company said the $795 million deal is for the 341 sq km New York Bight concession, which…

Techouse Wins One of Its Largest Contracts at Aker BP's Valhall Field

Feb 28, 2022

The Modification Alliance – Aker Solutions and Aker BP have selected the Norwegian technology company Techouse to deliver the Sulphate Removal Unit (SRU) for the Valhall IP platform in the North Sea off Norway, after a FEED delivery in 2021…

Kajima, Van Oord Picked as Balance of Plant Contractors for Three Japanese Offshore Wind Farms

Feb 28, 2022

Japanese construction firm Kajima Corporation and Dutch offshore installation contractor Van Oord have been selected as the preferred Balance of Plant contractors for three offshore wind projects in Japan. In December 2021 the Government of Japan selected three consortiums…

Port of Lowestoft: Peterson Nets Integrated Logistics Deal with Shell

Feb 28, 2022

Energy industry logistics provider Peterson said Monday it had secured a new contract with Shell to provide supply base services from the Port of Lowestoft, in the UK.'The new contract follows the expiry of a 7-year-old contract and strengthens…

Cyclone Threat: Santos Removing Workers from Noble Tom Prosser Rig

Feb 28, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Santos is downmanning the Noble Tom Prosser rig, used for Pavo-1 well drilling off W. Australia, due to a cyclone threat, Carnarvon Energy, Santos partner in the project said  The well is being secured and the…

Enthusiasm for Clean Energy Undeniable, Sec. Haaland Says after Record U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Sale

Feb 28, 2022

The Biden administration's sale of offshore wind development rights off the coasts of New York and New Jersey drew a record $4.37 billion in high bids from developers that included major European energy companies.The auction, which began on Wednesday and stretched into Friday afternoon…

Chariot Awarded 8,489 km2 Rissana License Offshore Morocco

Feb 28, 2022

Oil and gas firm Chariot has been formally awarded the Rissana offshore license in Morocco, after agreeing on key terms in December 2020.The company has won a 75% interest and operatorship of the Rissana license in partnership with the Office…

Coast Guard Medevacs Oil Worker from Platform Off Louisiana

Feb 28, 2022

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an oil platform worker last Thursday near Breton Sound, Louisiana.Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a notification at approximately 6:25 p.m. from the oil platform Breton Sound 21 of a  worker sustaining serious injuries to the arm…

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