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New Offshore Acreage Licensing to Drop 60% in 2020, Rystad says

Apr 15, 2020

Newly licensed offshore oil and gas exploration acreage is likely to fall by about 60% and onshore acreage by 30% compared with 2019 levels, Rystad Energy has said, as the Norwegian energy market analytics company expects more than half of the…

Energean FPSO Hull Reaches Singapore. Yard Closed Due To COVID-19

Apr 15, 2020

The Mediterranean-focused oil and gas company Energean has said that the hull of its Energean Power FPSO has reached Singapore.The China-built hull is expected to be fitted with the topside modules built in Singapore at the Sembcorp Yard, before setting sail to the Karish offshore field in Israel…

ONGC to Extend Armada Sterling FPSO Contract

Apr 15, 2020

Indian oil and gas company ONGC plans to extend the contract for the Armada Sterling FPSO, owned by a joint venture between Bumi Armada and Shapoorji Pallonji Oil and Gas Private Limited.Bumi Armada said Wednesday that its JV company had recently received notification from ONGC…

Keppel O&M, EMA Launch Call for Smart Solutions in Offshore Sector

Apr 15, 2020

Singapore-based offshore rig builder Keppel Offshore & Marine has partnered up with Energy Market Authority (EMA) to develop energy solutions in the areas of distributed energy resources, digitalization and emerging low carbon alternatives.As part of the $10 million partnership…

Singapore: Foreign Workers Move to Floating Accommodation

Apr 15, 2020

Following a report earlier this week that Singapore would temporarily house foreign workers on offshore flotels due to the COVID-19 crisis, the first group of workers has boarded one of the units.'As part of Singapore's efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19…

Dyna-Mac Nets Offshore Vessel Hull Work

Apr 14, 2020

Singapore-listed Dyna-Mac has won an order to build two upper hull sections of an offshore vessel.Dyna-Mac said Tuesday that the order, from an unnamed repeat client, was valued at S$6.3 million.Under the terms of the contract, Dyna-Mac’s scope of work includes structural fabrication and erection…

Alfa Laval Nets Framo Pump Contracts in China, Singapore

Apr 14, 2020

Swedish company Alfa Laval has said it has won two large orders in the offshore industry space from clients in China and Singapore.Under the orders, of a combined value of around SEK 170 million (USD 17 million), Alfa Laval will deliver  Framo…

Shell Wins $340M+ in Gumusut Kakap Arbitration

Apr 13, 2020

Shell's Malaysian subsidiary Sabah Shell Petroleum Company has been awarded more than $340 million in an arbitration related to the Gumusut Kakap floating production platform offshore Malaysia.Back in late 2012, Shell signed a contract for construction and lease of the Gumusut Kakap FPS with GKL…

Singapore Readies 'Floating Hotels' for Workers as Coronavirus Spreads

Apr 13, 2020

Singapore is preparing to house hundreds of foreign workers in accommodation vessels typically used for offshore and marine industry staff as it races to find alternatives to dormitories where the novel coronavirus has been spreading rapidly…

Orsted Hopes COVID-19 Will Not Slow Japan's Offshore Wind Projects

Apr 10, 2020

Orsted, the world's largest offshore wind farm developer, is concerned the coronavirus may delay auctions for offshore projects as it prepares to enter the market, the head of its Asia-Pacific unit said. 'The pandemic will not influence investment decisions and general confidence in offshore wind…

MHI Vestas Wind Turbines for Yurihonjo Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 09, 2020

Offshore wind turbine supplier MHI Vestas has won an order to deliver wind turbines for a wind farm project offshore of Yurihonjo city in Akita Prefecture, Japan.The contract was announced Thursday by Renova, a partner in Akita Yurihonjo Offshore Wind GK (AYOW)…

Dyna-Mac, China Merchants Heavy Industry Form JV Firm

Apr 09, 2020

Singapore-based FPSO module specialist Dyna-Mac and China's offshore equipment and vessel builder China Merchants Heavy Industry Holdings (CMHIH) have entered into a joint venture deal.Under the agreement, the two companies will create the DM-CMHI Heavy Industry company in China…

MHI Vestas Eyes Further Asia Pacific Growth. Appoints Regional Manager

Apr 09, 2020

Offshore wind turbine specialist MHI Vestas has appointed Masato Yamada as Regional Manager Asia Pacific to facilitate broader growth across the region.The company, a joint venture between Denmark's Vestas and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries…

Oil Holds near $32 ahead of OPEC-Led Talks on Output Cuts

Apr 08, 2020

Oil steadied near $32 a barrel on Wednesday, supported by hopes that a meeting between OPEC members and allied producers on Thursday will trigger output cuts to shore up prices that have collapsed due to the coronavirus pandemic.Thursday's videoconference…

Pertamina Buys NWS Condensate at 'Deep Discount'

Apr 08, 2020

Indonesia's state oil and gas company PT Pertamina has bought a cargo of Australian North West Shelf (NWS) condensate at a deep discount of $8 a barrel to dated Brent on a cost-and-freight (CFR) basis, three trade sources told Reuters on Wednesday…

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