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Final Pluto Train 2 Modules for Scarborough Gas Project Arrive to Australia

Dec 23, 2024

The final Pluto Train 2 modules for the Scarborough energy project have arrived at the Pluto LNG facility in Karratha in Western Australia, marking a significant milestone for the Woodside Energy’s gas developmentThe completion of the Pluto…

McDermott Decommissions Offshore Platform in Australia

Sep 03, 2024

McDermott has completed the decommissioning of the Campbell platform and associated offshore infrastructure at the Varanus Island hub in Western Australia.Under a contract awarded to McDermott in January 2024 by Santos, the company provided engineering…

RWE Installs HVDC Converter Platform at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 02, 2024

RWE has installed an offshore converter platform at 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, its largest offshore wind development under construction in UK waters.The offshore converter platform (OCP), which converts high voltage alternating current (AC) to high voltage direct current (DC)…

Petronas Hires ABL for Rig Inspection Services in Indonesia

Jul 02, 2024

Indonesian branch of Malaysian national oil company Petronas has awarded energy and marine consultancy ABL a contract to provide rig inspection services to its assets operating offshore Indonesia.The contract is valid for one year, with an optional one-year period extension…

Conrad Inks Mako Field Gas Sales Agreement with Pertamina’s Subsidiary

Jun 25, 2024

Conrad Asia Energy has entered into a binding Gas Sales Agreement (GSA) for the sale and purchase of the domestic portion of Mako gas with PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), the gas subsidiary of PT Pertamina (Persero), the national oil company of Indonesia…

ABL Gets Neptun Deep Job for OMV Petrom in Black Sea

Apr 18, 2024

OMV Petrom has appointed global energy and marine consultancy ABL to provide Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) services for the construction of Romania’s Neptun Deep gas field project in the Black Sea.ABL’s London operation has won the contract to provide MWS services to review…

McDermott and Baker Hughes Install Subsea Infrastructure at Ichthys Field

Jan 25, 2024

Engineering company McDermott and Baker Hughes have completed the installation of subsea infrastructure at the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) field in northern Australia.The work was conducted for Inpex as part of the contract McDermott and Baker Hughes secured in 2019…

Offshore Wind: Marco Polo Marine, Vestas Pen Deal for Newbuild CSOV

Nov 22, 2023

SGX-listed Marco Polo Marine has signed a framework agreement with wind turbine maker Vestas, which finalizes the previous Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2022 between its Taiwan-based subsidiary, PKR Offshore Co., Ltd and Vestas Taiwan Co…

McDermott Bags 'Sizable' Offshore Decommissioning Contract with Santos in Australia

Nov 21, 2023

Offshore energy industry services firm McDermott said Tuesday it had secured a 'sizable' engineering, procurement, removal, and disposal contract from the Australian oil and gas firm Santos.McDermott defines a sizable contract as between USD $1 million and USD $50 million…

Penta-Ocean's New Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Set for Japan Debut

Oct 06, 2023

Singapore-based PaxOcean has recently delivered an offshore wind turbine installation vessel, CP-16001, to Penta–Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. (Penta-Ocean) in Batam, Indonesia.The offshore installation vessel is 123 meters long, 45 meters wide…

Velesto Unveils PTTEP Jack-up Drilling Deal

Jul 11, 2023

Malaysian firm Velesto Drilling, a subsidiary of Velesto Energy, has secured a contract from the Thai-based oil firm PTTEP to provide a jack-up drilling rig for its offshore drilling program in Malaysia.In a statement on Tuesday, July 11, 2023…

McDermott Chosen for Offshore Decommissioning Work in Australia

Jul 10, 2023

Offshore energy industry services provider McDermott has secured a contract for offshore decommissioning work in Australia with the oil and gas firm Woodside Energy.The contract calls for the complete removal of the Stybarrow disconnectable…

McDermott Starts Construction of TenneT's BorWin6 HVDC Converter Platform

Jul 05, 2023

Offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott held a first steel-cutting ceremony at its Jebel Ali fabrication yard in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to mark the start of construction for the BorWin6 980MW high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) project for TenneT…

Bumi Armada Sells Armada Claire FPSO

Apr 26, 2023

Malaysian FPSO leasing company Bumi Armada said Tuesday it had completed the sale of the Armada Claire floating production storage and offloading vessel. The FPSO was sold by Bumi Armada's subsidiary, Armada Balnaves.'The Armada Claire sale was on an “as is where is” basis…

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