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DEME to Build Offshore Wind Terminal in German Port

Nov 28, 2024

DEME has been awarded a contract, worth up to $52 million, for the construction of an offshore wind terminal in the Port of Cuxhaven in Germany.The terminal will boost Cuxhaven’s position as a key offshore industrial hub to support the handling of heavy-duty loads…

Sulmara Nets $19M Investment for Low-Carbon Offshore Wind Services

Nov 28, 2024

Scottish subsea specialist Sulmara has secured an $18.9 million investment from BGF, one of the largest growth capital investors in U.K. and Ireland, to support the expansion of its survey and inspection services in the offshore wind and energy markets…

Proserv and Verlume Team Up for Subsea Power Efficiency Boost

Nov 28, 2024

Proserv and Verlume have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore collaborative opportunities in the subsea power and renewable sectors and bring innovative technologies to the rapidly evolving clean energy market.Under the terms of the MoU…

ExxonMobil Consultant Under Investigation for Hack-and-Leak of Environmentalist Emails

Nov 28, 2024

The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company’s biggest critics, according to three people familiar with the matter…

PXGEO to Keep Sea1 Offshore’s Subsea Construction Vessel on Duty

Nov 28, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Sea1 Offshore has secured contract extension from marine geophysical service provider PXGEO for its offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) Sea1 Spearfish.PXGEO exercised the option to extend the contract for…

Seatrium Dives Deeper into Cyber-Physical Modeling of FPSOs

Nov 28, 2024

Seatrium and the Technology Centre for Offshore & Marine, Singapore (TCOMS) have expanded the research agreement to explore cyber-physical modelling capabilities for predicting the behavior of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) platforms in high sea states…

Vestas Gets Turbine Order for 900MW Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

Nov 28, 2024

Vestas has received a firm order for RWE’s 900 MW Nordseecluster B offshore wind project in Germany.The order includes 60 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines and Vestas is responsible for the supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines.Upon completion…

Petrobras Eyes Minority Stake Sale in Shallow Water Field Off Brazil

Nov 28, 2024

Brazilian oil and gas firm Petrobras has started the teaser stage for the transfer of its 25% minority stake in the Tartaruga field, located in the town of Pirambu-SE, in shallow waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, operated by SPE Tiêta (Petrorecôncavo)…

Eni Acquires Four New Blocks Offshore Côte d’Ivoire

Nov 28, 2024

Eni and the Ministry of Mines, Oil and Energy of Côte d’Ivoire have signed the contracts for the acquisition of four new offshore exploration blocks.The blocks CI-504, CI-526, CI-706 and CI-708 cover a total area of about 5,720 square kilometers with a water depth ranging between 1…

Trump to Boost LNG Exports, Oil Drilling from Day 1

Nov 27, 2024

Donald Trump's transition team is putting together a wide-ranging energy package to roll out within days of his taking office that would approve export permits for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and increase oil drilling off the U…

Oil Slips as U.S. Gasoline Stocks Surprise

Nov 27, 2024

Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday as a large, surprise build in U.S. gasoline stocks outweighed easing supply concerns from a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah.Brent crude futures fell 12 cents, or 0.2%, to $723.69 a barrel by 10:40 a…

Korean Operator Orders Offshore Wind CTV from Strategic Marine

Nov 27, 2024

Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has signed a contract with South Korea’s Yeosu Ocean for the construction of a StratCat 27 crew transfer vessel (CTV) for the country’s growing offshore wind market.Designed by Strategic Marine’s partner BMT…

Serica Energy Lowers 2024 Production Outlook Due to Triton FPSO Outage

Nov 27, 2024

UK's Serica Energy said on Tuesday it expects full-year production to be lower than its previous forecast, following an outage at its Triton hub in the North Sea.Following the suspension of production at Triton on Oct. 26, there has been an…

EU Court Rejects Nord Stream 2 Challenge to Gas Legislation

Nov 27, 2024

The lower court at the European Court of Justice has dismissed an attempt by Russia's Nord Stream 2 to contest the EU's unbundling rules on gas transmission pipelines, the court said in a statement on Wednesday.In 2019, the EU amended its gas…

Norway and South Korea Strengthen Offshore Wind Ties

Nov 27, 2024

Korean Wind Energy Industry Association (KWEIA) and Norwegian Offshore Wind have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase collaboration for the development of offshore wind.The MoU aims to get business going between offshore wind companies…

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