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Offshore Helicopters: CHC, Babcock Merger Raises Competition Concerns in UK

Mar 17, 2022

Offshore helicopter operator CHC's acquisition of Babcock's oil and gas aviation business has raised competition concerns in the UK.Following an in-depth Phase 2 investigation of the completed acquisition, the UK Competition and Markets Authority…

100% Recyclable: World's Largest Thermoplastic Wind Turbine Blade Made in Spain

Mar 17, 2022

LM Wind Power, a subsidiary of wind turbine maker GE Renewable Energy, has made what is said to be the world’s largest, fully recyclable, thermoplastic wind turbine blade. The 62-meter blade was made at LM Wind Power plant in Ponferrada, Spain…

NYK's First Crew Transfer Vessel Starts Northern Offshore Charter

Mar 17, 2022

Japan's NYK said Thursday its new crew transfer vessel (CTV) Energizer had started its charter with Northern Offshore Services AS (NOS), a subsidiary of the Sweden-based Northern Offshore Group AB (NOG).The CTV, which will be used to service offshore wind farms…

Nord Stream 1 Gas Pipeline Deliveries Dip In Line with Requests

Mar 17, 2022

Russian gas deliveries to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline declined from normal levels on Thursday but were in line with requests for gas, while the Yamal-Europe pipeline remained in reverse mode for a third consecutive day.Flows to Germany…

TRIG Buys Stake in Hornsea One Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 17, 2022

The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has acquired a 7.8% stake in the huge Hornsea One wind farm located off England's Yorkshire coast, it said on Thursday.TRIG bought the stake from Global Infrastructure Partners for an undisclosed sum…

Shore Power On, Engines Off for Heerema's Giant Crane Vessels Sleipnir and Thialf

Mar 17, 2022

Offshore installation company Heerema Marine Contractors said Thursday that its largest semi-submersible crane vessels, Sleipnir and Thialf, recently switched from using their engines to using Shore Power in the Port of Rotterdam.'The successful…

Serica Energy Restarts Production from North Sea Gas Field

Mar 17, 2022

UK-based oil and gas company Serica Energy has resumed production from its Rhum gas field in the UK North Sea, following a shutdown in February.As previously reported, Serica on February 28 said it had paused production from the Rhum gas field…

Equinor Exploring Ways to Further Boost Gas Output, Says Executive

Mar 17, 2022

Equinor is looking at further options to increase gas production from its fields off Norway in the short term after receiving a permit to produce more from the Oseberg, Troll, and Heidrun fields, a senior executive said on Wednesday.'We're looking into several other options…

Harbour Energy's Post-merger Cashflow Rises to $678M

Mar 17, 2022

Harbour Energy, the British North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer, reported on Thursday free cash flow of $678 million for 2021 in its first full-year results after its merger with Premier Oil, up from a pro-forma $562 million in 2020.It forecast that…

Eneti's Seajacks Secures NW Europe Offshore Wind Charter

Mar 17, 2022

Seajacks UK Limited, a provider of installation and maintenance vessels to the offshore wind sector, and a subsidiary of Eneti, has secured a contract in NW Europe.Eneti said Tuesday that the contract was with a global original equipment manufacturer…

'Largest Ever': Huge Leg Encircling Crane Installed on Jan De Nul's New Jack-Up

Mar 16, 2022

Offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul has informed that its newbuild offshore jack-up installation vessel Voltaire has been fitted with what it says is the world's largest leg encircling crane.The vessel, being built for offshore wind and decommissioning work…

Qatar Opens Barzan Gas Plant

Mar 16, 2022

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, earlier this week inaugurated the Barzan Gas Plant in a special ceremony held today at Ras Laffan Industrial City.The Barzan Gas Plant will produce and process natural gas from the giant North Field offshore Qatar…

Portugal to Hold First Floating Offshore Wind Auction

Mar 16, 2022

Portugal plans to hold its first auction for floating offshore farms this summer, which it hopes will be able to produce between 3 and 4 gigawatts (GW) of power in 2026, Environment and Energy Transition minister Joao Matos Fernandes told Reuters…

Petrofac Can Compete for ADNOC Contracts Again, As Year-long, Bribery-related Suspension Lifted

Mar 16, 2022

Oilfield services giant Petrofac said Wednesday that Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) had lifted the suspension of the company imposed in March 2021.Abu Dhabi-based oil and gas giant ADNOC had suspended oilfield services firm Petrofac…

Tyra Offshore Accommodation Unit En Route to Denmark

Mar 16, 2022

Noreco, TotalEnergies' partner in the Tyra offshore field redevelopment, has announced the sail away of the new Tyra II utility and living quarters  unit (accommodation unit) from Ravenna, Italy, where it was built by Rosetti Marino.'The accommodation…

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