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INPEX Files $970M Claim Against DSME for Ichthys Venturer FPSO Work

Aug 10, 2022

Japanese oil and gas company INPEX has filed a $970 million claim against South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine & Engineering, seeking compensation for alleged delays and construction issues related to a 2012 FPSO order.DSME said…

Wood Thilsted Wins Offshore Wind Engineering Work in U.S.

Aug 10, 2022

Engineering consultancy Wood Thilsted has been appointed as a detailed design engineer for US Wind’s MarWin project, the company’s first offshore wind project to be constructed off the coast of Maryland, U.S..Apart from being responsible for the delivery of the detailed foundation design for MarWin…

Subsea tie-backs: Aker BP Files Development Plan for Trell & Trine Discoveries

Aug 10, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP on Wednesday filed a plan for development and operation (PDO) for Trell & Trine offshore oil development project to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE). The Trell (production licence 102…

McDermott Nets Offshore Pipeline, Cable FEED Deal in Qatar

Aug 10, 2022

Offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by QatarEnergy for the North Field South (NFS) Offshore Pipelines and Power/FO cables Project. The new contract is in addition…

Velesto Upgrades Two Jack-Up Rigs

Aug 10, 2022

Malaysian offshore drilling firm Velesto said Wednesday it had completed 'the offline capabilities upgrading works' for NAGA 5 and NAGA 6, making the two rigs - the first Malaysian jack-up drilling rigs to be equipped with offline capabilities…

LNG Traders Absorb Huge Losses After Supply Outages

Aug 10, 2022

Major energy traders are taking hundreds of millions of dollars in losses as they scramble to plug a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply gap after several outages hampered efforts to fill European storage ahead of the winter heating season.Unplanned disruptions at LNG plants in the United States…

Scana's Subseatec Wins 'Sizeable' Riser Joints Order

Aug 10, 2022

Scana's Subseatec has won a contract with an international energy company for the delivery of riser joints. The joints are intended for an offshore field development. Scana said the deal was a sizeable contract for the company, meaning it is worth between NOK 10 million and NOK 50 million…

Petrobras Awards $130M Charter Extension for Sapura Esmeralda PLSV

Aug 10, 2022

Malaysia's Sapura Energy has, through a joint venture company, secured a charter extension with Brazil's Petrobras for the pipelaying support vessel (“PLSV”) Sapura Esmeralda. The contract is worth around RM580 million (around $130 million)…

Wind Turbine Maker Vestas Says Price Power Improving, Shares Jump

Aug 10, 2022

Wind turbine maker Vestas expects to deliver more positive results next year, its chief executive said on Wednesday, as high costs from raw materials and transport, which hit second-quarter results, are passed on to customers.Shares in Vestas…

Diamond Offshore Reels in $610M in New Drilling Rig Contracts

Aug 10, 2022

Offshore drilling company Diamond Offshore said Wednesday it had recently secured $610 million worth of offshore drilling contracts, with the company CEO confident of sustainable long-term demand for offshore drilling services 'for years to come…

Turkey's New Drillship to Operate Outside Disputed Waters in Mediterranean

Aug 10, 2022

Turkey resumed its hydrocarbon drilling operations in the eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday after a two-year hiatus, though President Tayyip Erdogan said its new drillship would operate outside waters also claimed by Cyprus.The Abdulhamid Han…

Vietnam Needs $8B -$14B Power Investment a Year Through 2030 - minister

Aug 10, 2022

Vietnam will need investment of between $8 billion and $14 billion a year through to 2030 to develop new power plants and expand its grid, its deputy industry minister said on Wednesday.Of the amount, 75% would be spent on new power plants, with priority given to renewable sources…

Serica Energy, Kistos Abandon Merger Talks

Aug 09, 2022

North Sea investment firm Kistos on Tuesday walked away from its proposed offer to acquire British oil and gas group Serica Energy following weeks of wrangling.In July, Serica rejected Kistos's cash and shares merger proposal, which valued the company at 1…

Siemens Energy Blames Russia Charge for Wider 2022 Loss. Says Ready to Maintain Nord Stream 1 Turbines

Aug 09, 2022

Siemens Energy on Monday blamed a 200 million euro ($204 million) charge related to the wind-down of its Russian business for a wider net loss in 2022, but said it was still prepared to maintain turbines for the Nord Stream 1 Russian gas pipeline…

ExxonMobil Taps Acorn for EIA Work on Fifth Offshore Development in Guyana

Aug 09, 2022

ExxonMobil has hired Acorn International, an environmental and risk management consultancy with offices in Boston and Houston, to perform an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and lead the public consultation program for the Uaru Project…

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