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Offshore Wind: IWS Fleet Orders Two More CSOVs from Chinese Shipbuilder

Jan 25, 2023

IWS Fleet AS has ordered two more Walk-to-Work commissioning service operations vessels (“CSOV”) from China Merchants Industry Holdings Co., Ltd.The company said Tuesday that the two newbuilds would be delivered in the second quarter of 2025…

Floating Wind: Falck Renewables, BlueFloat Partner Up with Italian Steel Maker

Jan 25, 2023

The Italian steel company Acciaierie d’Italia has signed a letter of intent with the Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy´s partnership on strategic collaboration for the development of renewable energy projects.The parties have established a technical working group which will focus on four areas…

Scana's PSW Technology Wins 3-year Mongstad Maintenance Services Deal with Equinor

Jan 25, 2023

Norway's Equinor has awarded Scana-owned PSW Technology a three-year contract for maintenance services at the Mongstad refinery, Equinor's largest. The oil to the Mongstad terminal mainly arrives through two pipelines from Troll B and Troll C and connected offshore oil fields…

Hess Tops Wall St Profit Forecasts, Discovers More Oil Offshore Guyana

Jan 25, 2023

Energy producer Hess Corp. on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on higher crude prices, and said it had found more oil offshore Guyana.Western sanctions against major energy producer Russia and the decision of producer…

Deepwater Gas Projects Could Reinvigorate Trinidad's Output, says Rystad Energy

Jan 25, 2023

Trinidad and Tobago's natural gas production could rebound and hit almost 4 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) by 2030 if key offshore projects move ahead soon, consultancy Rystad Energy said on Tuesday.Trinidad is Latin America's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

Megaton Project: Denmark's GreenGo to Build 4 GW Green Fuel Plant

Jan 25, 2023

Danish renewable energy developer GreenGo Energy said on Tuesday that it's cooperating on 60 billion Danish crowns ($8.77 billion) project to develop a green energy park.The company is cooperating with a local municipality in western Denmark…

Tullow Oil Ups 2022 Free Cash Flow Outlook, Ghana Tax Looms

Jan 25, 2023

West Africa-focused oil producer Tullow sees its 2022 free cash flow at $267 million, slightly ahead of previous guidance and up from $245 million the previous year, it said in a trading update on Wednesday. It plans to invest $400 million this year…

Petrobras Turns to Vallourec for OCTG Solutions

Jan 25, 2023

Vallourec has signed a long-term agreement with Petrobras for OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Goods) solutions. The three-year agreement covers the supply of OCTG Premium products, associated accessories, and specialized physical and digital services…

Ex-Transocean, Maersk Drilling Director Joins Seadrill Board

Jan 25, 2023

Offshore drilling firm Seadrill has appointed Ana Zambelli as a new board director.Zambelli has more than 20 years of experience in the energy services sector in operational, commercial and finance roles. She served as Chief Commercial Officer at Maersk Drilling…

Ulmatec Nets Walk-to-work Gig

Jan 25, 2023

Ulmatec said Wednesday it had won a new contract for the supply of a 32-meter motion-compensated gangway and logistics support systems to a'major international player.''The gangway offers superior workability with its 12 m telescopic compensation…

Norwegian Marine Seismic Player Enters Offshore Wind Market

Jan 25, 2023

Norwegian company PGS, best known for its seismic survey services in the offshore oil and gas sector, said Wednesday it had scored its first offshore wind contract. The company said it had secured its first ultra-high resolution offshore wind farm site characterization project…

Seajacks Jack-ups Win New Contracts, Extensions

Jan 25, 2023

Eneti said Thursday that its subsidiary Seajacks had signed two new contracts in northwest Europe.Seajacks operates self-propelled jack-up vessels, which provide offshore installation services for offshore wind and oil and gas industries.Eneti…

TechnipFMC Nets Substantial Subsea Services Deal with Petrobras

Jan 25, 2023

TechnipFMC said on Tuesday that the Brazilian oil company Petrobras had awarded it a large master services agreement for subsea services. For TechnipFMC, a “substantial” contract is between $250 million and $500 million.The three-year contract has an option to extend for two years…

U.S. Grants License to Trinidad and Tobago to Develop Venezuela Offshore Gas Field

Jan 25, 2023

The Biden administration has granted a license to Trinidad and Tobago to develop a major gas field located in Venezuelan territorial waters, U.S. and Trinidad officials said on Tuesday, marking a further easing of some sanctions on Venezuela…

Hess Expects Higher 2023 Spending with Focus on Guyana, Bakken

Jan 24, 2023

U.S. oil and gas producer Hess Corp on Tuesday forecast higher Exploration & Production (E&P) capital and exploratory budget of $3.7 billion for 2023, of which more than 80% would be allocated to Guyana and North Dakota's Bakken shale field…

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