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Seadrill, Sonangol JV Wins 10-well Offshore Drilling Contract in Angola

Apr 25, 2022

Offshore drilling firm Sonadrill, a 50:50 joint venture between Seadrill and an affiliate of Sonangol, has secured a ten-well contract with options for up to eight additional wells in Angola for the West Gemini drillship.The total contract value…

Tidewater Completes Swire Pacific Offshore Acquisition

Apr 22, 2022

U.S.-headquartered offshore support vessels (OSV) owner Tidewater Inc. on Friday announced it has completed its acquisition of Singapore's Swire Pacific Offshore Holdings Limited (SPO), creating the industry’s largest OSV fleet.The $190 million transaction adds 50 vessels to the Tidewater fleet…

Lukoil Names Interim President after Alekperov's Resignation

Apr 22, 2022

Following billionaire Vagit Alekperov's resignation as president and director of Russian oil major Lukoil earlier this week, the firm announced on Friday that Vadim Vorobyev would take over as interim president.Vadim Vorobyev currently serves as the first executive vice president of the company…

Japan Says Its Exit from Sakhalin Energy Projects Would Benefit Russia and Weaken Sanctions

Apr 22, 2022

Should Japan ever exit the Sakhalin energy projects in Russia and their stakes were acquired by Russia or a third country, this would weaken the effectiveness of Western sanctions and benefit Russia, Japan's industry minister said on Friday…

First in Middle East: Aramco’s Survey Vessel Gets ABS' Infectious Disease Mitigation Notation

Apr 22, 2022

Aramco’s hydrographic survey vessel, KARAN 8, has become the first in the Middle East region and second worldwide to be awarded an ABS Infectious Disease Mitigation (IDM) notation.ABS' IDM-A notation is offered to vessels that meet the arrangement…

DEME's 'Revolutionary' Offshore Installation Vessel Orion Set for Debut

Apr 22, 2022

Belgian offshore installation company DEME said Friday that its 'revolutionary' new offshore installation vessel 'Orion' this week docked for the first time at the company's base near Vlissingen, in the Netherlands.The  DP3 installation vessel Orion is equipped with a 5…

C-Innovation Brings Remote Survey Service to Gulf of Mexico

Apr 22, 2022

Edison Chouest Offshore's affiliate C-Innovation has, through its C-Survey (C-S) division, brought its remote survey operations to the Gulf of Mexico for the first time, after two years of successful operation in Guyana.According to C-Innovation…

Morgan Stanley Lifts Brent Price Forecast for 3Q to $130 a Barrel

Apr 22, 2022

Morgan Stanley raised its third-quarter price forecast for Brent by $10 per barrel to $130 citing a 'greater deficit' this year due to lower supply from Russia and Iran, which is likely to outweigh short-term demand headwinds.'The oil market is contending with negative GDP revisions…

Schlumberger Posts Higher 1Q Profit as Rising Oil Prices Boost Demand for Its Services

Apr 22, 2022

Top oilfield services firm Schlumberger reported a higher first-quarter profit on Friday and increased its dividend by 40%, as rising oil prices boosted demand for services and equipment.Oil prices climbed to their highest in more than a decade…

CCB Energy, Northern Lights to Develop CO2 Value Chain in Norway's Øygarden

Apr 22, 2022

Norwegian company CCB Energy which is working to build a green industrial park at the Energy Park in Øygarden municipality, Norway, is partnering up with carbon capture and storage joint venture Northern Lights to develop a CO2 value chain for the local and regional industry in the area…

Eni's Plentitude to Invest in Spanish Floating Wind Tech Company EnerOcean

Apr 22, 2022

Italian oil and gas company Eni's renewable energy unit Plentitude said Friday it would invest in EnerOcean S.L., the Spanish developer of the W2Power technology for floating wind power. The deal is structured as a long-term partnership focused…

One of the Heaviest Offshore Jacket Lifts Ever: Allseas' Pioneering Spirit Removes Ninian Northern Jacket

Apr 22, 2022

Offshore installation and decommissioning contractor Allseas has removed the Ninian Northern jacket in the North Sea in a single lift, showcasing its new jacket lifting system installed aboard its giant Pioneering Spirit vessel.In what was the first deployment of the new jacket lifting technology…

Maersk Drilling, Noble Corp. Merger Raises Competition Concerns in UK

Apr 22, 2022

The proposed merger between offshore drilling contractors Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling has raised competition concerns in the UK as the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that the merger could increase operating costs for oil and gas producers in the UK North Sea…

Report: Shell in Talks with Chinese Oil Firms to Sell Its Sakhalin-2 Stake

Apr 22, 2022

Energy giant Shell is in talks with some Chinese companies to sell its stake in a major Russian gas project amid sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, The Telegraph reported on Thursday.The London-listed company is in joint talks with Chinese state-run oil companies CNOOC Ltd…

Norway's March Oil Output Lags Forecast, Gas is Ahead

Apr 22, 2022

Norway's crude oil output in March missed the official forecast but gas output exceeded expectations, preliminary data from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) showed on Thursday.Crude oil output fell to 1.74 million barrels per day (bpd) in March from 1…

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