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TGS Grabs OBN Data Acquisition Deal in North Sea

Dec 20, 2023

Offshore seismic data firm TGS has secured an Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) data acquisition contract in the North Sea.The three-month OBN data acquisition contract is for a repeat customer, according to TGS.The project's acquisition is planned to begin in the second quarter of 2024…

Shell Makes FID for Sparta Development in Gulf of Mexico

Dec 20, 2023

Shell Offshore, a U.S. subsidiary of Shell, has reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Sparta, a deepwater development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Owned by Shell Offshore (51% operator) and Equinor Gulf of Mexico (49%), Sparta is expected to reach a peak production of approximately 90…

Subsea 7 Extends Contract with BP for North Sea Assets

Dec 19, 2023

Offshore services firm Subsea 7 has extended an existing frame agreement with BP for subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services across the oil and gas major’s North Sea assets.This is the latest extension since the original frame agreement began in 1998…

BlueFloat and Origin Team Up for 1.7GW Offshore Wind Scheme in Australia

Dec 19, 2023

Spanish company BlueFloat Energy has partnered up with Sydney-based Origin Energy to develop a 1.7GW project at Australia’s Hunter offshore wind zone.The partners have already applied for a Feasibility License to develop the project dubbed Eastern Rise…

Mubadala Energy Makes Major Gas Discovery Offshore Indonesia

Dec 19, 2023

Mubadala Energy has made a significant gas discovery from the Layaran-1 Exploration well, drilled in South Andaman, offshore North Sumatra in Indonesia.Mubadala Energy is the operator of the South Andaman Gross Split PSC and this is the first deep water well operated by the company…

BP Shortlists Three Candidates for CEO

Dec 19, 2023

BP's board has shortlisted interim CEO Murray Auchincloss and two senior female executives as internal candidates to replace Bernard Looney as chief executive, three company and industry sources told Reuters.BP was thrown into turmoil after…

Equinor Inks Long-Term Gas Supply Agreements with Germany’s SEFE

Dec 19, 2023

Norwegian energy industry giant Equinor has entered long long-term gas sales agreements with Germany’s state-owned energy company SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe), which also cover prospects for low-carbon hydrogen supplies.Under the agreements…

Survey Work Starts for Trio of Planned Med Floating Wind Farms

Dec 19, 2023

Project companies Tyrrhenian, Nurax, Poseidon and Seas Geosciences have joined forces on preliminary investigations for three planned floating wind farms in the Mediterranean, with work to take place in early 2024.The areas for the three projects…

Netherlands Joins PosHYdon Offshore Green Hydrogen Pilot

Dec 19, 2023

The Dutch government, through Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN), is stepping in as an active partner in the world’s first project that aims to produce green hydrogen on an operational gas platform in the North Sea.The PosHYdon project will integrate…

DOF Set to Bring in $30M From Two New Projects

Dec 19, 2023

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured two new projects – one in the North Sea and the other in Asia Pacific region – whose combined revenue is expected to bring in $30 million to the company. The first contract for DOF covers engineering…

BP Pauses All Shipments Through Red Sea Amid Houthi Attacks

Dec 19, 2023

Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as investors eyed the impact on oil supply after attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants on ships in the Red Sea disrupted maritime trade and forced companies to reroute vessels.Brent crude futures rose 6 cents to $78…

Boskalis Completes Installation of First OSP for 882MW Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 19, 2023

The installation of the first offshore substation platform (OSP) for Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm has been completed by Boskalis, using its DP vessel Bokalift1.The heavy lift operations in the Port of Nigg and on-site were completed successfully and safely…

Disruptions in Red Sea Unlikely to Have Large Effects on Oil, LNG, Goldman says

Dec 19, 2023

The disruption to energy flows in the Red Sea is unlikely to have large effects on crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices as vessel redirection opportunities imply that production should not be directly affected, Goldman Sachs said…

Grupo Carso Acquires 50% of Ichalkil & Pokoch Oil Fields

Dec 18, 2023

Mexico's Grupo Carso reached an agreement to indirectly purchase for $530 million a 50% stake in the offshore, shallow water Ichalkil and Pokoch oil fields, according to a company filing published on Monday.The fields, located offshore from the Mexican state of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico…

Philippines Wants to Start New Energy Exploration Projects in South China Sea

Dec 18, 2023

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his country is working to resolve 'exploration issues' in the South China Sea so it could start new energy exploration projects in the resource-rich waterway to meet his nation's energy needs.Marcos…

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