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Floatel to Support Aker BP's NOA, Krafla Topside Projects with Two Rigs

Dec 16, 2022

Offshore accommodation company Floatel International has been awarded a contract by Aker BP ASA for two simultaneous projects in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, where two accommodation support vessels will be required. The contracts follow…

Aker BP to Boost Oil and Gas Reserves via Exploration, M&A

Dec 16, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas group Aker BP will use exploration, mergers, and acquisitions to rebuild its base of untapped resources after Friday's record investment decision, the company's chief executive told Reuters.Aker BP and its partners announced…

N'GENIUS Says Its Steel to Transform Construction of Offshore, LNG Facilities

Dec 16, 2022

N'GENIUS claims its high-strength austenitic stainless steels will transform the design and construction of onshore and offshore oil, gas, and LNG facilities.'The global demand for LNG is projected to reach 700 million tonnes per year by 2040…

Project Launched to Explore Building Offshore Hydrogen Pipeline in Baltic Sea

Dec 16, 2022

The Swedish company OX2 said Friday it was, with partners, exploring the possibility of developing a new offshore hydrogen pipeline infrastructure to connecting Finland, Åland, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany.OX2 has reached an agreement to explore…

Valaris Adds $275M Worth of Offshore Drilling Contracts to Backlog

Dec 16, 2022

Offshore drilling firm Valaris Limited said Thursday it had secured $275 million worth of drilling rig contracts since its most recent fleet status report was issued on October 31, 2022. Valaris won contracts and contract extensions for one drillship and six jack-up rigs…

Fincantieri's Goal: Net Profit in 2025

Dec 16, 2022

Italy's shipbuilder Fincantieri said on Friday it would return to net profit in 2025, focusing on its three core businesses of cruise, defense, and specialized offshore vessels. Under a five-year business plan, Fincantieri forecasts revenues of 8…

South Korea: Hanwha Group Inks Deal to Take Over Daewoo Shipbuilding

Dec 16, 2022

South Korea's Hanwha Group has signed an agreement to take over Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Daewoo Shipbuilding said in a regulatory filing on Friday. The deal comes after the two parties signed a tentative agreement in September in which affiliates of Hanwha Group…

Shell, Mitsubishi's Eneco Win Rights to Build 760MW Wind Farm in Dutch North Sea

Dec 16, 2022

Shell and Mitsubishi's subsidiary Eneco have won the bid to build an offshore wind farm at Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI, located in the North Seaoffshore the Netherlands. Shell said Thursday that the project would have an installed capacity of approximately 760 MW…

Aquadrill, Diamond Offshore in 150-day U.S. GoM Drillship Charter with BP

Dec 16, 2022

Offshore drilling rig owner Aquadrill said Thursday it had extended a charter-hire deal with drilling firm Diamond Offshore for its Vela drillship.The Vela drillship will be provided to an end client in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for a 150-day drilling contract as part of the extension…

Norway: Aker BP, Partners to Spend $20.5B on New Offshore Oil and Gas Projects

Dec 16, 2022

Norwegian oil firm Aker BP and its partners will invest more than 200 billion crowns ($20.5 billion) to develop several oil and gas fields off Norway in the coming years, the company said on Friday. Aker BP and other oil firms working off Norway…

Harbour Energy Reviews Spending, Snubs UK Offshore Bidding Round in Wake of Windfall Tax

Dec 16, 2022

Britain's recent increase in a windfall tax on the oil and gas sector has pushed Harbour, the UK North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer, to review its capital allocation plans and shun an ongoing licensing round in the basin.Britain's first…

Petrobras' Efforts to Drill in Brazil's Foz do Amazonas Block Stalled by License Issues

Dec 16, 2022

Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA is struggling to get a license that it needs to drill the ultra-deep waters of the Foz do Rio Amazonas Basin this year as planned, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Thursday. Petrobras…

Wind Turbine Maker Vestas to Hire First Asia-designed CSOV

Dec 15, 2022

Shipbuilder Marco Polo Marine's Taiwan-based subsidiary, PKR Offshore, has signed a deal with wind turbine maker Vestas Taiwan Co., Ltd, for the maiden deployment of its new Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV).The new CSOV, which will be able to accommodate up to 110 persons…

Höegh Esperanza, FSRU for Germany's First LNG Terminal Reaches Wilhelmshaven

Dec 15, 2022

The Höegh Esperanza floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), for Germany's first LNG terminal, has arrived in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, Uniper has informed.'The arrival of the FSRU marks an important milestone shortly before the opening of Germany's first LNG terminal on December 17…

Eletrobras, Shell Mull Co-investment in Brazil Offshore Wind Power

Dec 15, 2022

Brazilian power company Eletrobras and Shell have signed a cooperation agreement to exchange information as they mull a potential co-investment in offshore wind power in the South American country, Eletrobras said on Thursday.The move marks another step for Shell in the sector in Brazil…

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