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Aramco Supplies Remain Adequate Despite Oil Output Cuts - CEO

Aug 07, 2023

Saudi Aramco's CEO Amin Nasser said on Monday that the company's supplies to customers remain adequate even with recent voluntary oil production cuts by the kingdom, adding that global demand remained resilient despite economic headwinds.Saudi…

GE Vernova and ORE Catapult Collaborate to Drive Down Offshore Wind Costs

Aug 07, 2023

GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business and UK-based Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have signed a new research collaboration, building on the success of their previous ‘Stay Ashore’ program.The £4 million agreement Monday paves the way…

Norwegian Firm to Supply Helideck for Hornbeck's Offshore Wind Vessel

Aug 07, 2023

Marine Aluminium AS has won a contract to supply the U.S. offshore vessel firm Hornbeck Offshore Services a helideck for its new conversion project. The 21-meter helideck has a landing capacity of up to Sikorsky S-92-sized helicopters.As previously reported by Offshore Engineer…

Jan De Nul's Massive Crane Vessel Kicks off Maiden Mission in Germany's Offshore Wind Sector

Aug 07, 2023

Jan De Nul Group's newest crane vessel, Les Alizés, has started its maiden assignment by installing the first of 107 monopile foundations for the construction of Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 wind farms in Germany. Les Alizés is designed for loading…

Yinson Secures $230 Million Loan for FPSO Maria Quitéria Project in Brazil

Aug 07, 2023

Malaysian FPSO leasing company Yinson Production said Monday it had secured a $230 million term loan facility in relation to FPSO Maria Quitéria Yinson is delivering for Petrobras in Brazil.The loan facility was structured and arranged by Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”)…

PHOTO: First U.S. Offshore Wind Substation Stands Tall

Aug 07, 2023

Avangrid, a U.S.-based subsidiary of the Spanish renewable energy giant Iberdrola, on Monday shared a photo of the completed Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind substation.This is the first offshore wind substation installed in the U.S. and will serve…

SLB, Subsea 7, and Aker Solutions' Subsea JV Gets Nods from Competition Authorities

Aug 07, 2023

Oilfield services firms SLB, Subsea 7, Aker Solutions have received approvals from all relevant competition authorities to create a subsea joint venture, as proposed in August 2022.'Following clearance as of [Friday] by antitrust authorities in Brazil…

APA's Appraisal Well Confirms Extension of Oil Resources Offshore Suriname

Aug 04, 2023

APA Corp. said on Wednesday its most recent appraisal well in Block 58 off Suriname's coast confirmed the extension of oil resources 14 kilometers from the discovery well.APA's exploration in Suriname has been closely watched as it could become Suriname's first commercial deepwater project…

Oil Set for Sixth Weekly Gain on Extended Supply Cuts

Aug 04, 2023

Oil prices were on track for a sixth week of gains after Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world's second and third-largest crude producers, pledged to cut output through September.Brent crude futures for October edged 33 cents higher to $85.47 a barrel by 1326 GMT…

Iran Invites Kuwait's Foreign Minister to Tehran amid Offshore Gas Field Tensions

Aug 04, 2023

Iran's foreign minister has invited his Kuwaiti counterpart to Tehran, Kuwait said on Thursday, as tensions simmer over the offshore Durra gas field.Saudi Arabia and Kuwait claim exclusive joint rights to the field while Iran also claims a stake and says a Saudi-Kuwaiti agreement to develop it…

VIDEO: Coast Guard Medevacs 71-Year-Old from Offshore Vessel

Aug 04, 2023

The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday medevaced a 71-year-old man from an offshore supply vessel around 100 miles southwest of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call at approximately 2:51 a.m. from the…

Brazil's Petrobras Beats Profit Forecast, $3 bln Payout Announced

Aug 04, 2023

Brazilian national oil company Petrobras posted a nearly 36% drop in its second-quarter profits on Thursday, citing falling crude prices, although earnings surpassed analyst expectations. Latin America's top oil producer posted recurring net profit of 28…

Huisman Monopile Installation Spread for Seaway 7's Offshore Vessel

Aug 04, 2023

Offshore wind installation services firm Seaway 7, part of Subsea 7, has ordered the entire monopile installation spread for jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus from the Dutch firm Huisman.The GustoMSC NG-14000XL-G jack-up vessel was originally ordered by OHT…

UAE's ADNOC to Take 30% Stake in Caspian Sea Field

Aug 04, 2023

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has agreed to acquire a 30% stake in the TotalEnergies-operated Absheron gas and condensate field in the Caspian Sea, for an undisclosed fee.Upon completion of the transaction, ADNOC will own a 30% stake in Absheron…

Australian Operations Continue: INPEX Extends Noble Deliverer Rig Contract

Aug 04, 2023

INPEX Operations Australia, an Australian subsidiary of the Japanese firm INPEX, has exercised an option to extend the contract for the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig Noble Deliverer for drilling at the Ichthys field in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia…

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