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Valeura Energy Completes Modification of MT Jaka Tarub Vessel for Wassana Offshore Oil Field

Mar 21, 2023

Oil and gas company Valeura Energy said Monday that modifications to the MT Jaka Tarub crude oil storage vessel were complete, making the vessel compatible with infrastructure at its Wassana oil field, offshore Thailand.According to Valeura Energy…

Ørsted Taps Havfram Wind for Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm Turbine Installation

Mar 21, 2023

Denmark-based offshore wind farm developer Ørsted has hired Havfram Wind to install wind turbines at its Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK.The installation of the turbines is expected to start in the autumn of 2026, with Havfram Wind set…

Brigg Vind: New Offshore Wind Company Launched in Norway

Mar 21, 2023

Norwegian renewable energy developers Vårgrønn and Å Energi and global offshore wind specialist Corio Generation, on Tuesday launched a new Norwegian offshore wind company called the Brigg Vind, dedicated to developing sustainable offshore wind in Norway…

UK Oil Firm Faces Scrutiny, Penalty over Failure to Shoot Seismic Survey

Mar 21, 2023

The UK offshore oil and gas regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) is investigating an unnamed oil company for possibly failing to meet licence commitments designed to stimulate activity, in support of the UK’s energy security.The North…

UK Union Calls Off Strike at BP North Sea Platforms as Pay Deal Secured

Mar 21, 2023

Offshore workers employed by Sparrows Offshore Services on BP’s North Sea installations have called off the strike action after securing an extra three weeks paid leave on BP assets, British union Unite said on Tuesday. The strike involved almost 50 workers at BP's Andrew…

Serica Energy's Acquisition of Tailwind Energy Set to Complete

Mar 21, 2023

Oil and gas company Serica Energy said Tuesday that the conditions precedent in relation to its proposed acquisition of Tailwind Energy from Tailwind Energy Holdings LLP had been satisfied, save for the condition precedent relating to the Admission of the Completion Consideration Shares…

Aker BP Accedes Nine of Ten Offshore Field Plans, as Troldhaugen Project Discontinued

Mar 21, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has notified the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy that the company has acceded to all the Plans for Development and Operation submitted in December 2022, apart from for one. The Troldhaugen project in the Edvard Grieg area…

Blackford Dolphin Semi-submersible Rig Starts Drilling Contract in Nigeria

Mar 21, 2023

Dolphin Drilling's Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig has started its contract with General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) in Nigeria.After its recertification for a new five-year period in Las Palmas, Spain, the Blackford Dolphin was towed to Port Harcourt in Nigeria in February 2023…

TWP Reveals Names for Two 1GW Offshore Wind Farms in Scotland

Mar 20, 2023

Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium of DEME Concessions, Qair and Aspiravi, on Monday revealed the final names for its two offshore wind project secured in the ScotWind seabed lease round.The 1GW Bowdun offshore wind farm will be located off the coast of Stonehaven…

Wagenborg to Transport 107 Foundations for Ørsted's Offshore Wind Farms

Mar 20, 2023

Wagenborg Towage confirmed Monday that Jan De Nul had awarded it a contract for transporting 107 monopile foundations for Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in Germany to Eemshaven. Assisted by the tug ‘waterlines’, the first…

Netherlands to Build 500MW Offshore Green Hydrogen Facility

Mar 20, 2023

The Dutch government on Monday said it aimed to build a large production facility to convert wind power into hydrogen in the North Sea.The facility will have the capacity to produce 500 megawatt (MW) of green hydrogen per year and is expected to become operational in 2031…

PXGEO Awarded 3D OBN Project in Brazil

Mar 20, 2023

Marine geophysical service provider PXGEO announced it has secured a contract with the Sépia Consortium for a 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Santos Basin, Brazil. The survey is to be acquired in water depths to 2,300 meters with a duration of approximately 4 months…

Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon Sign Oil & Gas Collaboration Deal

Mar 20, 2023

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of  Equatorial Guinea, and  Paul Biya, President of the Republic of  Cameroon, have signed a bilateral treaty to see the two West African countries cooperate on cross-border oil and gas development and monetization…

Coast Guard Helicopter Airlifts Injured Worker from BP's Atlantis Platform

Mar 20, 2023

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 28-year-old man from BP's Atlantis offshore platform Friday, about 130 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call at approximately 5:40 p.m. from a medic…

In Case Affecting Oil, Norway Supreme Court Says EU Ships Cannot Fish Arctic Snow Crab

Mar 20, 2023

OSLO, March 20 (Reuters) - Norway's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that EU ships cannot fish for snow crab off the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic in a case also deciding who has the right to explore for oil and minerals in the region.At stake…

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