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DOF Secures $60M Contract for Work on Gas Field Offshore Philippines

Jan 02, 2024

Prime Energy has extended the contract for DOF’s multipurpose supply vessel (MPSV) Skandi Hawk for work on the Malampaya gas field offshore Philippines.The contract has been extended to the end of 2027, according to Norwegian vessel owner DOF…

Seatrium Gets Shell’s Contract for Sparta Floating Production Unit

Jan 02, 2024

Seatrium has been awarded a contract by Shell to construct and integrate the hull, topsides and living quarters of the Sparta semi-submersible floating production unit (FPU).The contract includes the installation of Shell-furnished equipment…

PetroNor Advances Its Oil and Gas Developments in Africa

Jan 02, 2024

Oil and gas company PetroNor E&P ASA has confirmed the completion of the Guinea Bissau farm-out transaction with Apus Energy DMCC for exploration licenses offshore Guinea-Bissau, and secured license for PNGF Bis in Congo.Over the Christmas holiday period…

OKEA and Equinor Agree Closing of Stratfjord Acquisition

Jan 02, 2024

Norwegian oil and gas company OKEA has moved forward with the acquisition of 28% stake in an offshore block in Stratfjord Area from Equinor after it was postponed following updated projections for the field.OKEA agreed to acquire Equinor’s 28%…

Petrobras Says Sepetiba FPSO Starts Production

Dec 31, 2023

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras' Sepetiba floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit started production on Sunday, the oil giant said in a securities filing.Sepetiba, which has been chartered from SBM and installed at the Mero oilfield in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin…

Vestas Selected as Preferred Supplier for South Korea’s 390MW Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 29, 2023

Danish company Vestas has signed has signed a preferred supplier agreement with Hanwha Corporation for the 390 MW Shinan Ui offshore wind project in South Korea.The project is developed by Shinan Ui Offshore Wind, a special purpose company established by Hanwha Corporation E&C Division…

Northland and Gentari Shake Hands for 1GW Offshore Wind Partnership in Taiwan

Dec 29, 2023

Gentari International Renewables has acquired 49% of Canada-based energy company Northland Power’s interest in Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan.Northland now holds 30.9% ownership interest in the overall project and will continue to…

Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Project Delivers Almost Double Union Hiring Target

Dec 29, 2023

The Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, a joint project between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has so far created 937 union jobs through two years of construction, delivering nearly double the commitment to create 500…

EIG to Buy Brazil’s Only FPSO Operator in $390M Deal

Dec 29, 2023

EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a Brazilian-based offshore oil and gas solutions provider and the country’s only FPSO operator Ocyan for $390 million…

West Azeri Platform Marks 1 Billion Barrels Milestone

Dec 29, 2023

West Azeri platform, located in the Caspian Sea at Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oil field, has achieved 1 billion barrels total production.The announcement was made by BP, which is the operator of ACG oil field, on behalf of its partners SOCAR…

Seas of Change: Ports at the Forefront of Energy Transition

Dec 28, 2023

Ports in the UK such as Aberdeen serve as vital gateways to the offshore energy supply chain, providing services from surveying and construction to operational support, maintenance and decommissioning for oil and gas platforms and renewable energy installations all around the UK coastline…

Shell Restarts LNG Loadings from Prelude

Dec 28, 2023

Shell said on Thursday it has resumed loading liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes from its Prelude facility offshore Australia following major maintenance.The giant floating LNG production facility located some 475 km (300 miles) off the west…

All Clear for Fincantieri’s Acquisition of Remazel Engineering

Dec 28, 2023

Advanced Technology Industrial Group, a company controlled by Alpha Private Equity, has reached an agreement for the sale of 100% of Remazel Engineering to Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri.The anticipated completion of the transaction…

First Gas Starts Flowing into Tango FLNG in Congo

Dec 28, 2023

Italian oil giant Eni has started the introduction of gas into the Tango floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit moored in Congolese waters.Gas introduction has been achieved in record time - only twelve months after the final investment decision…

QatarEnergy Picks Up Five-Year Crude Supply Contract with Shell

Dec 28, 2023

Qatari oil and gas company QatarEnergy has announced a five-year crude oil supply agreement with Shell.The agreement stipulates the supply of up to 18 million barrels per annum of Qatar Land and Qatar Marine crude oils to Shell starting in January 2024…

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