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VIDEO: AD Ports' SAFEEN Buys Subsea Service Vessel

Oct 21, 2022

AD Ports Group's subsidiary SAFEEN has acquired a support vessel to boost the company's subsea service capabilities.Built in 2014, the vessel, previously known as the Nordic Prince, will operate under the name ‘SAFEEN Surveyor’ and will undergo an extensive conversion prior to starting operations…

Borr Drilling Bags $715M in Jack-up Rig Contracts in Mexico

Oct 21, 2022

Offshore drilling company Borr Drilling said Thursday that its joint venture company in Mexico (Perfomex) had entered into new contracts for the company's five premium jack-up rigs.The rigs in question are the 'Galar', 'Gersemi', 'Grid', 'Njord'…

Test Results Are In: Gazelle's Floating Wind Platform Design Principles Confirmed

Oct 20, 2022

Gazelle Wind Power, the developer of a hybrid modular floating offshore wind platform, said Thursday it had received the results of its basin model tests at the Environmental Hydraulics Institute-University of Cantabria (IHCantabria) facilities in Spain…

ADNOC Says Breaks World Record for Longest Oil and Gas Well Drilled

Oct 20, 2022

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said Thursday it had set a new world record for the longest oil and gas well, at its Upper Zakum offshore concession.'Stretching 50,000 feet [15240 meters], the well is around 800 feet [243.84 meters] longer…

VIDEO: Hull of Van Oord's New Cable Layer Launched in Romania

Oct 20, 2022

VARD shipyard in Romania launched the hull of the new Van Oord cable layer Calypso earlier this week.Vard Tulcea in Romania is making final preparations before the hull will be towed to Vard Brattvaag. At Vard Brattvaag, the shipbuilder will continue outfitting the vessel…

Mooring & Anchors: InterMoor Wins Floating Wind Gig in Asia

Oct 20, 2022

InterMoor said Thursday it had secured the engineering design scope and the transportation and installation study for two upcoming offshore floating wind farms offshore Asia. The company, a brand in Acteon’s Engineering, Moorings and Foundations Division…

Teekay’s Petrojarl Foinaven FPSO to be Recycled in Denmark

Oct 20, 2022

Modern American Recycling Services Europe (M.A.R.S.) has won a contract for the dismantling and 'green' recycling of Teekay’s Petrojarl Foinaven FPSO.The 250-meter-long FPSO produced oil at BP's Foinaven area west of Shetland until it recently reached the end of its 25-year service life…

Offshore Wind Research Project Aims to Deploy Monopiles in Deeper Waters

Oct 20, 2022

A new research project, launched this week today, aims to extend the use of offshore wind monopile foundations, to support larger turbines in deeper waters, global climate consultancy the Carbon Trust has informed.'Monopiles are the cheapest and most widespread offshore wind turbine foundation…

DNV, JIP Partners Enter Phase 2 To Develop Best Practices For Safe Offshore Wind Installation

Oct 20, 2022

DNV and its partners on Thursday confirmed the completion of Phase 1 of a joint industry project (JIP) on Bottom Impact and Partially Submerged Conditions, which has resulted in a new framework for optimizing the installation process of offshore wind turbines…

Offshore Gas Producer Neptune Energy Says Dutch Investment at Risk Without Windfall Tax Allowance

Oct 20, 2022

Neptune Energy could shift investments away from the Netherlands if they cannot be offset against a new windfall tax the Dutch government plans to impose in response to soaring energy prices, the oil and gas producer warned on Thursday. Neptune…

Saipem Wins Its Largest-ever Offshore Contract

Oct 20, 2022

Italian energy industry engineering and construction firm Saipem said Thursday it had secured the largest single offshore contract by total value in the company’s history.The company has won a contract with Qatargas for the North Field Production…

Shearwater GeoServices, WesternGeco in Large U.S. Gulf OBN Project

Oct 20, 2022

Shearwater GeoServices said Thursday it had secured a contract for a large US Gulf of Mexico Ocean Bottom program, Engagement 3, the second project award under the recently announced global agreement with WesternGeco.'The contract secures WesternGeco access for follow-on projects…

NFE Taps Sembcorp Marine to Convert Offshore Drilling Rigs to FLNG Units

Oct 20, 2022

Singapore's Sembcorp Marine has signed Master Service Agreements with New Fortress Energy Inc. for the engineering and conversion of two Sevan cylindrical drilling vessels into Floating LNG ('FLNG') liquefaction facilities, including the fabrication and integration of LNG topside modules…

Technip Energies to Leave Arctic LNG 2 Project in H1 2023

Oct 20, 2022

Technip Energies TE.PA expects to fully exit the liquefied natural gas project (LNG) Arctic LNG 2 led by Moscow-listed gas producer Novatek next year, the French oil and gas services provider said on Thursday.The group, which said in March it was renouncing new business opportunities in Russia…

Schlumberger Evaluates Options for Russia Staff as Ukraine War Escalates

Oct 20, 2022

Oilfield services provider Schlumberger is evaluating unspecified options for its thousands of Russian employees as the war in Ukraine escalates, Chief Executive Olivier Le Peuch told Reuters an interview.Among Western companies that did not exit following the February invasion of Ukraine…

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