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BP Hires Siem Offshore's Battery Hybrid PSV for Operations in Canada

Nov 03, 2022

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Siem Offshore has secured a 4-6 month contract starting in the second quarter with BP in Canada. The battery hybrid PSV Siem Symphony will mobilize to Canada for the contract. Siem Symphony was last in Canada in 2019…

German Navy Helping Norway Protect Offshore Oil Rigs, Pipelines

Nov 03, 2022

The German navy is helping Norway to protect critical maritime infrastructure such as oil rigs, undersea cables, and pipelines, and is ready to do the same off the Danish and Swedish coasts, its head said on Thursday. Bordering Russia in the north…

UK Could Extend, Increase Windfall Tax on Oil & Gas Firms' Profits

Nov 03, 2022

UK's government is considering a plan to extend windfall taxes on oil and gas companies' profits, a government source said on Thursday, confirming a report in The Times which said the rate could be increased from 25% to 30% until 2028. The source…

Woodmac: Offshore CCS Could Give New Lease of Life to U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Nov 03, 2022

Offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the US Gulf of Mexico could play an influential role in the country's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie said Thursday.According to Woodmac…

QatarEnergy, ExxonMobil Place Successful Bid for Deepwater Block in Canada

Nov 03, 2022

Qatari national oil and gas company QatarEnergy said Thursday that it had, with its partner ExxonMobil, placed a successful bid for Parcel 8 of the Orphan Basin, offshore the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.The Parcel 8 winning…

GMS Wins Contracts for Three Jack-ups at 'Improved' Day Rates

Nov 03, 2022

GMS, a UAE-based owner of self-propelled, self-elevating support vessels serving the offshore oil, gas, and renewables industries, has secured two new contracts and a contract extension. One of the new contracts is for a large-class vessel, while the other is for a small-class vessel…

Ørsted Ups Outlook on High Power Prices, Offshore Wind Business Trails

Nov 03, 2022

COPENHAGEN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Danish energy firm Ørsted on Thursday lifted its profit outlook for the year on the back of high power prices, while third-quarter core earnings slightly lagged expectations on the back of soft performance in its key offshore unit…

More Than 60% of Port of Aberdeen's South Harbour Expansion Project Operational

Nov 03, 2022

More than 60% of the Port of Aberdeen's £400 million South Harbour development is now operational, marking the project's penultimate construction milestone, the port said in a statement on Thursday.The handover from construction to operations for Dunnottar…

Harbour Energy Expects $400M in UK Windfall Tax This Year

Nov 03, 2022

Harbour Energy on Thursday forecast liabilities from the UK's windfall tax on energy companies to be about $400 million this year, and urged the government to 'carefully consider' the consequences of any increase or extension to the scheme. The…

ADIPEC Interview: Microsoft Driving Digital Transformation in Oil & Gas Sector

Nov 02, 2022

Offshore Engineer is at the ADIPEC show in Abu Dhabi this week, where we interviewed Ahmad El-Dandachi, Enterprise Channel Lead for Microsoft in the UAE on Microsoft's role in the offshore oil and gas and renewables sectors.OE: Microsoft is…

Japan's TEPCO to Buy Scottish Floating Wind Firm Flotation Energy

Nov 02, 2022

Japan’s electricity utility Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is set to acquire the Scottish floating wind specialist Flotation Energy. This is TEPCO's first investment in overseas wind power.Floation Energy founders Allan MacAskill and Lord Nicol Stephen developed Kincardine…

Mainstream, Ocean Winds Sign Seabed Lease for 1.8 GW Floating Wind Farm Off Shetland

Nov 02, 2022

Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds said Wednesday they had signed a seabed lease agreement with Crown Estate Scotland to the value of £36million for the development of a 1.8 GW floating offshore wind farm off Shetland.The companies were…

Norway Designates North Sea Area for CO2 Storage

Nov 02, 2022

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on Wednesday announced a North Sea area for applications for injection and storage of CO2 on the Norwegian continental shelf.This is the fourth time acreage is being announced for CO2 storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf…

Saipem Completes GBS Installation Works on Fecamp Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 02, 2022

Italian energy industry services firm Saipem said Wednesday it had, in consortium with Bouygues Travaux Publics and Boskalis (BSB), installed and ballasted the Gravity-Based Structures (GBS) foundations for the Fécamp offshore wind farm in Normandy…

Vestas Cuts Outlook as Third Quarter Lags Forecast

Nov 02, 2022

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas reported on Wednesday a wider-than-expected operating loss for the third quarter, cutting its full-year outlook due to continued cost inflation and supply chain instability.Vestas cut its 2022 profit margin outlook to minus 5% from previously between minus 5% and 0%…

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