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Bombardier Exec to Join Ørsted as COO

May 17, 2021

Denmark-based offshore wind developer Ørsted has named Richard Hunter as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) and new member of the Executive Committee of Ørsted as of June 1, 2021. Hunter joins Ørsted from a position as President of Rail Control Solutions and Wayside in Bombardier Transportation…

ODE AM Secures Duty Holder Role at IOG's North Sea Project

May 17, 2021

UK-based oil and gas firm IOG, developing Core Project Phase 1 in the UK North Sea, has awarded the Phase 1 Duty Holder contract for Installation and Pipeline Operator, as well as facilities operations and maintenance (O&M), to ODE Asset Management (ODE AM)…

Maersk Drilling Sells Two Jack-Up Rigs to New Fortress Energy

May 17, 2021

Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has sold the jack-up rig Maersk Guardian to New Fortress Energy. The two firms have also signed a deal for the sale of the jack-up rig Mærsk Gallant with anticipated closing in June 2021. The…

DOF Subsea Rents SMST Gangway for Offshore Wind Work

May 14, 2021

Dutch offshore equipment firm SMST recently signed a deal with DOF Subsea to deploy a motion-compensated gangway from the SMST rental fleet aboard one of DOF Subsea's offshore vessels.SMST said this week that the gangway was installed a few weeks ago on DOF Subsea's Skandi Constructor vessel…

GE, Toshiba Bringing Giant Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbine to Japan

May 14, 2021

Offshore wind turbine maker GE Renewable Energy has signed a deal with Japan's Toshiba Energy Systems to localize crucial manufacturing phases of GE's giant 12-14 MW Haliade-X offshore wind turbine and to support the turbine's commercialization in Japan…

Hexicon to Deploy Floating Wind Turbines Off Norway

May 14, 2021

Swedish developer of twin offshore wind turbine technology Hexicon has this week said it will develop a demonstrator project for floating wind power at Metcentre’s deepwater area off of Norway’s coast. 'The project, TwinWay, is a pilot to commercialize new offshore floating wind technology…

Spirit Energy Gets Approval to Extend Vale Field Life

May 14, 2021

Oil and gas company Spirit Energy has received consent for the extended use of the facilities on the Vale offshore field in Norway.The Vale gas field is located in the North Sea, 16 kilometers north of the Heimdal field. The field is developed…

Rosneft Posts $2B Income in 1Q, Boosted by Oil Price Recovery

May 14, 2021

Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft on Friday reported first-quarter net income of 149 billion roubles ($2 billion), buoyed by a recovery in oil prices, after a $2.1 billion loss a year earlier.Earnings at the group, which is around one-fifth owned by BP…

Rockhopper vs. Italy: Tribunal Ruling on Offshore Project Expected in July

May 14, 2021

Oil and gas company Rockhopper Exploration said Friday that it had received notice that a final decision in its arbitration against Italy over the Ombrina Mare Field in the Adriatic Sea could come in July.The oil company started arbitration…

Venezuela Ratifies 'Anti-blockade' Law Aimed at Helping Oil Sector

May 14, 2021

Venezuela's Socialist party-controlled National Assembly on Thursday ratified an 'anti-blockade' law, as President Nicolas Maduro seeks to attract private investment to boost the OPEC nation's struggling economy despite U.S. sanctions.The law…

Getting Metal Wet: Mocean Energy's Wave Energy Device Arrives in Orkney Ahead of Sea Trials

May 14, 2021

The Blue X wave energy prototype from Mocean Energy has been unloaded at Hatston Pier in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland ahead of summer sea trials.The wave energy device, which is 20 meters long and weighs 38 tons, was built entirely in Scotland and transported by road from Rosyth to Aberdeen…

Magma Global Delivers 'World’s first' HPHT Composite Riser Pipe for Which it Hopes Will Never be Used

May 14, 2021

Magma Global has this week announced the delivery of what it claims to be the world’s first high-pressure composite riser pipe to HWCG’s storage location on the U.S Gulf Coast, completing its rapidly deployable Offset Flexible Riser (OFR) system…

IOG Enters Carbon Capture and Storage Research Project

May 14, 2021

Independent Oil and Gas (IOG), the UK-based company developing gas fields in the North Sea, said Friday it had signed a collaboration agreement with GeoNetZero CDT to explore carbon capture and storage opportunities.GeoNetZero CDT is Heriot-Watt University's Centre for Doctoral Training…

Petrobras Reverses Losses. Affirms Deepwater Focus

May 14, 2021

The new executive board of Brazil's Petrobras signaled on Thursday that it would largely follow plans set out by the previous administration, statements likely to ease investor concerns about the firm's tumultuous start to 2021.Chief Financial…

Sonadrill Nets 12-well Drillship Contract in Angola

May 14, 2021

Angolan offshore drilling firm Sonadrill, the 50:50 joint venture between Seadrill and an affiliate of Sonangol, has secured a twelve-well contract in Angola for the Sonangol Quenguela drillship. The contract includes one option for nine wells and eleven one well options…

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