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Drydocks World Cuts First Steel For Dutch Wind Farm Substation

May 28, 2020

Dubai's Drydocks World shipyard has cut first steel for the HVAC Transformer Station Topside, named Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Beta.This is the third such unit that Drydocks World will be constructing for Petrofac and end-client TenneT, and the second project for the HKZ offshore wind farm…

First Turbine Installed at Borssele III/IV Offshore Wind Project

May 28, 2020

The first offshore wind turbine has been installed at the Borssele III/IV wind project in the Dutch North Sea, the turbine builder MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has said.'The first turbine at the 731.5 MW Borssele III/IV offshore wind project has…

MHI Vestas Taps DHSS for Borssele OWF Helicopter Services

May 28, 2020

Offshore wind turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas has awarded Dutch DHSS a contract to manage helicopter services for crew change flights during the installation & commissioning phase of wind turbines at the 731,5MW Borssele III/IV offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea…

Why U.S. Energy CEOs will Get Big Payouts Despite Oil Meltdown

May 28, 2020

National Oilwell Varco Inc (NOV) has had a rough few years: Since 2017, the Houston company, whose drilling equipment is in major oilfields worldwide, has lost two-thirds of its value, costing shareholders a combined $9 billion.Despite that performance…

China, India Soak Up Oil from Floating Storage as Demand Picks Up

May 28, 2020

The volume of crude stored on ships in Asia has come off the peaks seen earlier this month on a recovery in demand in China and India, trade sources and analysts said. A total of 3.4 million tonnes (24.8 million barrels) of crude oil was discharged…

Heimdal Incident Could Have Been Fatal, Safety Body says

May 28, 2020

Norway's offshore safety authority PSA Norway has completed its investigation into the cylinder burst incident that happened aboard Equinor's Heimdal platform off Norway in November 2019.The incident, in which two workers were seriously injured…

Subsea 7 to Cut 3000 Jobs, Reduce Vessel Fleet

May 28, 2020

Offshore installation and construction specialist Subsea 7 will cut 3000 jobs by 2021, and reduce its active vessel fleet, it said in a statement on Thursday.Subsea 7 a month ago said that with the deterioration in the outlook for new oil and gas awards…

Investors Sue Oxy over Anadarko Deal

May 28, 2020

Occidental Petroleum Corp has been sued by investors who claim they suffered billions of dollars of losses because the heavily indebted company concealed its inability to weather plunging oil prices, after paying $35.7 billion to acquire Anadarko Petroleum Corp…

RMB Confirms Total's $15B Funding for Mozambique LNG Project

May 28, 2020

South Africa's Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) confirmed on Thursday that it is part of a consortium of banks providing $15 billion funding for French energy major Total's Mozambique liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.Sources told Reuters last week that Total had secured $14…

RWE, Kyuden Mirai in Japan Offshore Wind Pact

May 28, 2020

RWE Renewables Japan, a Japanese branch of Germany's RWE Renewables, and Kyuden Mirai Energy Company, a Kyushu Electric Power company, have signed a Joint Bidding Agreement to enter into a full-scale feasibility study for the offshore wind power project planned off the coast of Yurihonjo City…

Gazprom's Arctic Offshore Platform Ships Its 200th Oil Cargo

May 28, 2020

Gazprom Neft, the oil branch of Russian gas giant Gazprom, has shipped the 200th consignment of ARCO crude from its Prirazlomnaya offshore platform in the Russian arctic.This milestone shipment was carried out by the Mikhail Ulyanov tanker…

Prysmian's Inter-array Cables for Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

May 28, 2020

Italian marine cable installation company Prysmian has won an €80 million contract to provide the submarine inter-array cable systems for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France.Under the contract awarded by the wind farm developer Ailes…

Yme Start-Up Moved for 2021 as COVID-19 Delays Maersk Inspirer Works

May 28, 2020

The article originally titled 'Yme Start-up Date Uncertain as COVID-19 Delays Maersk Inspirer Works' has been updated to include a statement by the Repsol spokesperson who has confirmed the start-up is now expected in 2021.Spanish oil firm Repsol…

Solstad: COVID-19, Low Prices to Hit 2020 Revenue

May 28, 2020

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore on Thursday posted a higher 1Q revenue but expects its full-year revenue in 2020 to be negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and sharp decline in the oil price.Solstad’s revenue for the first quarter of 2020 was MNOK 1…

PGS Completes Shetland Survey. Moves Vessel to Barents Sea

May 28, 2020

Norwegian seismic acquisition company PGS has completed its East Shetland Basin 2020 survey using the Ramform Tethys seismic vessel.The company said Wednesday the first results of the survey would be available in August. 'PGS and the survey…

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