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Transocean Reels In Two Deepwater Drillship Deals in Gulf of Mexico

Jul 29, 2021

Offshore drilling firm Transocean said Wednesday it had secured contracts for two offshore drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. The contracts are worth $55.5 million in total.Transocean said that its Deepwater Conqueror drillship had won a one-well contract with 'a major operator' in the U…

Nexans' Cable for World's First Harsh-environment Floating Solar Plant

Jul 28, 2021

Offshore cable manufacturer Nexans will deliver export cable for Equinor's floating solar pilot offshore Frøya in Norway. The floating solar project is slated to come online in December 2021 and will be the world’s first floating solar plant operating in rough offshore waters…

Norway: Neptune Energy Gets Green Light to Start Up Duva Offshore Field

Jul 28, 2021

The Norwegian oil and gas authorities have approved the start-up of the Neptune Energy-operated Duva field in the North Sea.Neptune Energy estimates the reserves at around 71 million barrels of oil equivalent to be at the field.The Duva oil…

Gallery: Heerema's 'Thialf' Installs Cassia C Platform for BP Offshore Trinidad

Jul 28, 2021

Offshore installation company Heerema Marine Contractors has completed the installation of BP's Cassia Compression (Cassia C) platform in Trinidad and Tobago.Heerema brought the Cassia Compression structures on July 15 from the Altamira fabrication yard…

Methane Leak Rate from Mexico's Oil & Gas Ops 'Alarming' for Climate Change

Jul 28, 2021

Mexico's methane leak rate from oil and gas operations is twice as high as that of the world's top oil producer, the United States, a group of researchers found in a report due to be released this week.Invisible and odorless but much more harmful than carbon dioxide…

UK's Support of North Sea Oil and Gas Producers Challenged in Court

Jul 28, 2021

The British High Court has agreed to hear a case by environmental campaigners claiming that the government's support of North Sea oil and gas companies conflicted with its plans to slash the country's carbon emissions by 2050.The legal challenge…

Equinor's 2Q Profit Rises

Jul 28, 2021

Norway's Equinor posted a sharp increase in second-quarter profit on Wednesday as prices of oil and gas rose, but its earnings fell short of expectations as its Norwegian unit missed forecasts.Adjusted earnings before tax rose to $4.64 billion…

SSE, Acciona Partner Up for Polish Offshore Wind Projects

Jul 28, 2021

UK-based SSE Renewables and Spanish firm Acciona have agreed to jointly explore offshore wind opportunities in Poland, and have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to formalize a 50/50 joint venture for the Polish market.Poland…

Dutch Court Rules Against Dos Santos in Oil Asset Case

Jul 27, 2021

A Dutch court has ruled a half-billion-dollar stake in the Portuguese oil company Galp linked to Angolan ex-first daughter Isabel Dos Santos must be handed over to Angola, lawyers for the southwest African country's state oil company said on Tuesday…

Wellesley, Equinor Swap Offshore Assets in Norway

Jul 27, 2021

Stavanger-based oil firm Wellesley Petroleum on Monday said it would swap certain oil and gas assets offshore Norway with the Norwegian energy giant Equinor. Equinor will take a 40% participating interest in licenses PL090 JS, PL248 I and PL925…

HFW Helps Shanghai Shipyard in $170M Drillship Case Dispute

Jul 27, 2021

Law firm HFW said Tuesday it had advised Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Shipyard on a UK Court of Appeal win relating to a US$170 million payment under a shipbuilding contract for an offshore drillship.The Court of Appeal overturned an April 2020…

Wintershall Dea: Europe Needs More Gas from All Sources

Jul 27, 2021

Oil and gas producer Wintershall Dea, which has a 70% gas portfolio, on Tuesday said Europe needed multi-sourced gas to support decarbonization away from coal and to create a platform for future hydrogen production from carbon-free energy.Wintershall…

First Subsea Bags Offshore Wind Deals with Gov't Support

Jul 27, 2021

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK's export credit agency and a government department, said Tuesday it had helped Scottish firm First Subsea land multi-million-pound export opportunities with offshore wind farms overseas. 'First Subsea Ltd, a…

FPSO Giant SBM Offshore Wins Seabed Rights for UK Floating Wind Project

Jul 27, 2021

SBM Offshore, one of the world's largest FPSO leasing firms in the oil and gas sector, has, via a joint venture, moved a step closer towards securing rights for a floating wind farm project in the Celtic Sea, off the coast of Wales in the UK…

Higher Oil Prices, Lower Spending Boost Wintershall Dea's 2Q Result

Jul 27, 2021

Wintershall Dea posted strong second-quarter 2021 earnings as it benefited from firmer oil prices and reduced spending, its earnings report showed on Tuesday.The company, owned jointly by BASF and Russia's LetterOne, posted earnings before interest…

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