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Oil Drops to 12-week low on Recession, COVID-19 Worries

Jul 06, 2022

Oil prices dropped to a 12-week low in volatile trade on Wednesday, extending Tuesday's heavy losses as growing fears of demand destruction from a global recession outweighed supply concerns.Brent LCOc1 futures for September delivery fell $2…

'Energy Major' Buys 1,2 GW Floating Wind Farm Project from Hexicon Korea

Jul 06, 2022

Floating wind farm developer Hexicon Korea has agreed to sell its entire Yeonggwang Project, a floating offshore wind project off the south-west coast of South Korea, to an undisclosed major energy company.'Hexicon Korea thereby sells off its 40 percent stake in the project…

Canada: Offshore Safety Watchdog Lays Charges for 2019 Oil Spill

Jul 06, 2022

Offshore oil and gas safety regulator The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has laid three charges against Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC) for alleged offenses related to a spill of petroleum…

Offshore Seismic Firms TGS, CGG to Acquire Certain Assets of ION Geophysical as Part of Chapter 11 Case

Jul 06, 2022

Seismic data companies TGS and CGG said this week they were successful in their respective bids in the auction process conducted in relation to their rival's ION Geophysical Corporation’s (ION) Chapter 11 bankruptcy case pending in the United…

Alan Curran Becomes Interim CEO of Providence Resources

Jul 06, 2022

The Irish-based oil and gas company Providence Resources, focused on developing the Barryroe field in the Celtic Sea, off Ireland, has appointed Alan Curran as Interim Chief Executive effective.Following Curran's appointment, James Menton reverts to his role as non-executive Chairman of the Board…

Perdana to Provide AHTS Services to Petronas Carigali

Jul 06, 2022

Malaysia Perdana Petroleum has secured a work order extension from Petronas Carigali for the provision of an anchor handling tug & supply vessel.The initial contract lasted from August 4, 2021, until June 14, June 2022. Subsequently, Petronas…

UK's Energy Security Bill Set to Become Law

Jul 06, 2022

The British government said on Wednesday that plans to bolster the country's energy security, diversify away from fossil fuels, and protect consumers from spiraling prices are set to become law.Britain's energy security bill will be introduced…

TenneT Taps Nexans for BorWin6 Cables

Jul 06, 2022

Dutch/German grid operator TenneT said Wednedsay that in the tendering process for the award of the contract to build the 235-kilometre-long offshore grid connection system BorWin6, has now also awarded the contract for cable pro-duction and laying…

Intelatus Provides Snapshot of U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Progress

Jul 06, 2022

The U.S. offshore wind sector continues its journey to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and 110 GW by 2050, Intelatus Global Partners said in its July U.S. offshore wind report.Two major OCS projects with around 940 MW of capacity have reached FID and have started onshore construction…

Russian Court Orders Halt to Caspian Oil Pipeline but Exports Still Flow

Jul 06, 2022

Caspian Pipeline Consortium(CPC), which takes oil from Kazakhstan to the Black Sea via one of the world's largest pipelines, has been told by a Russian court to suspend activity for 30 days, although sources said exports were still flowing.CPC…

Solstad Offshore Sells Platform Supplier to Atlantica Shipping

Jul 06, 2022

Solstad Offshore has sold the platform supply vessel Normand Aurora for an undisclosed fee.The Norwegian offshore vessel owner said that the delivery of the vessel to the new owner took place Tuesday, July 5, 2022.While Solstad did not say who the buyer was…

Neptune Energy Joins OGCI's Zero Methane Emissions Initiative

Jul 06, 2022

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has joined OGCI's Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative, a project to cut emissions of the harmful greenhouse gas to near zero by 2030.  Developed by the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), the initiative aims…

Woodside Hires Shearwater for 4D Survey Work Over Scarborough, Jupiter Fields off Australia

Jul 06, 2022

Marine seismic data acquisition firm Shearwater GeoServices has won a contract with Woodside in Australia for a 4D baseline survey work over gas fields in the Carnarvon Basin Australia. The survey is expected to take 2-3 months to acquire, and will be conducted by the Geo Coral vessel…

Shell to Build Offshore Wind-powered Green Hydrogen Plant in Port of Rotterdam

Jul 06, 2022

Shell has made the final investment decision for Holland Hydrogen I, which, when completed in 2025, will be Europe's largest renewable hydrogen plant. The plant will be powered by electricity produced from an offshore wind farm in the Dutch section of the North Sea…

One-year Charter Extension for Solstad Offshore's CSV

Jul 06, 2022

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has secured a contract extension for its construction support vessel Normand Pacific.Italy-based Prysmian, whcih provides cables and systems for energy and telecommunications, has opted to extend the Normand Pacific contract by one year…

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