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'World Leading' Floating Wind Innovation Center to Be Built in Aberdeen, UK

Feb 28, 2022

ETZ Ltd and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have agreed to co-invest and collaborate in 'a world-leading' National Floating Wind Innovation Centre in Aberdeen.The center will be dedicated to accelerating the commercialization of…

Oil Rises Past $102 as Russian Energy Supply Fears Intensify

Feb 28, 2022

Oil prices jumped on Monday as Western allies imposed more sanctions on Russia and blocked some Russian banks from a global payments system, which could cause severe disruption to its oil exports.Brent crude LCOc1 rose $4.82, or 4.9%, to $102…

TotalEnergies Wins U.S. Offshore Wind Bid. Buys Out German EnBW

Feb 28, 2022

French oil major TotalEnergies has won a bid to build three gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power capacity on the New Jersey coast in the United States.The company said the $795 million deal is for the 341 sq km New York Bight concession, which…

Techouse Wins One of Its Largest Contracts at Aker BP's Valhall Field

Feb 28, 2022

The Modification Alliance – Aker Solutions and Aker BP have selected the Norwegian technology company Techouse to deliver the Sulphate Removal Unit (SRU) for the Valhall IP platform in the North Sea off Norway, after a FEED delivery in 2021…

Kajima, Van Oord Picked as Balance of Plant Contractors for Three Japanese Offshore Wind Farms

Feb 28, 2022

Japanese construction firm Kajima Corporation and Dutch offshore installation contractor Van Oord have been selected as the preferred Balance of Plant contractors for three offshore wind projects in Japan. In December 2021 the Government of Japan selected three consortiums…

Port of Lowestoft: Peterson Nets Integrated Logistics Deal with Shell

Feb 28, 2022

Energy industry logistics provider Peterson said Monday it had secured a new contract with Shell to provide supply base services from the Port of Lowestoft, in the UK.'The new contract follows the expiry of a 7-year-old contract and strengthens…

Chariot Awarded 8,489 km2 Rissana License Offshore Morocco

Feb 28, 2022

Oil and gas firm Chariot has been formally awarded the Rissana offshore license in Morocco, after agreeing on key terms in December 2020.The company has won a 75% interest and operatorship of the Rissana license in partnership with the Office…

Coast Guard Medevacs Oil Worker from Platform Off Louisiana

Feb 28, 2022

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an oil platform worker last Thursday near Breton Sound, Louisiana.Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a notification at approximately 6:25 p.m. from the oil platform Breton Sound 21 of a  worker sustaining serious injuries to the arm…

Talos Energy to Seek Approvals for Several Carbon-capture Projects

Feb 28, 2022

U.S. offshore oil producer Talos Energy Inc on Friday said it aims to file permit applications for several carbon capture projects this year, a key step to developing carbon sequestration hubs along the Gulf Coast.Talos is developing plans to…

Atlanta Field Drilling: Enauta Agrees Contract Extension for Alpha Star Offshore Rig

Feb 28, 2022

Brazilian oil company Enauta said Friday that it had exercised the option for the Alpha Star drilling rig to drill two wells for Atlanta’s Full Development System, in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.As previously reported, Enauta said earlier…

BP to Abandon Stake in Russia's Rosneft at cost of $25B over Ukraine Invasion

Feb 27, 2022

BP said on Sunday it plans to abandon its 19.75% stake in oil giant Rosneft in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, marking an abrupt and costly end to 30 at times fraught years operating in the oil-rich country.The British oil and gas giant did not say how it planned to exit its stake…

Third Day of Bidding: U.S. Offshore Wind Auction Nears $4B

Feb 25, 2022

The Biden administration's sale of offshore wind development rights off the coasts of New York and New Jersey continued to shatter all records on Friday, reaching over $3.8 billion with one single block fetching over $1 billion.The auction, which began on Wednesday…

Viking Supply Ships' AHTS Quartet Deal with Russian Client Hangs in Balance

Feb 25, 2022

Swedish offshore vessel operator Viking Supply Ships said Friday its contract for four anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels announced earlier this month could be postponed or canceled due to the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Viking Supply…

VIDEO: Coast Guard Rescues Nine People From Burning Jack-up Rig in Texas

Feb 25, 2022

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued nine people Thursday from a burning jack-up drilling rig near Sabine Pass, Texas.Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a notification at 12:51 p.m. from the dredging vessel Ohio that the Pride…

Eni Brings Online Ndungu EP Oil Project Offshore Angola

Feb 25, 2022

Italian oil company Eni has started production from the Ndungu Early Production (EP) development offshore Angola.The field, located in Block 15/06 of the Angolan deep offshore has been developed via the Ngoma FPSO vessel.'The start-up of Ndungu EP is yet another example of how Eni Angola…

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