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MMA Offshore to Assist TechnipFMC with 'Major' Subsea Installation Project in Australia

Feb 26, 2021

Australian offshore vessel operator MMA Offshore has won a contract with oilfield services company TechnipFMC to provide tug and barge support for 'a major subsea installation project in Australia.'MMA Offshore which did not share details on what project exactly it would be working on…

Energean Takes Full Ownership of Energean Israel

Feb 26, 2021

London-listed oil and gas company Energean has become the full owner of Energean Israel Limited, a company working to develop the Karish and Tanin fields in the Mediterranian Sea, offshore Israel.As previously reported, Energean in December…

SSE Renewables, Acciona JV to Target Offshore Wind Opportunities in Portugal, Spain

Feb 26, 2021

UK-based SSE Renewables and Spanish Acciona have this week signed an exclusivity agreement to create a joint venture targeting the emerging Spanish and Portuguese offshore wind markets. 'Spain and Portugal have both set net-zero emissions targets…

Vaalco Completes Purchase of Sasol's Stake in Etame Marin Block Offshore Gabon

Feb 26, 2021

Africa-focused oil and gas company Vaalco Energy has completed the acquisition of Sasol's stake in the Etame Marin block offshore Gabon.The acquisition of Sasol's  27.8% working interest in the Etame Marin block has increased Vaalco's working interest to 58…

Norway Launches Consultation on Offshore Licensing Round with 84 New Blocks

Feb 25, 2021

Norway launched a consultation on Thursday on a 2021 licensing round in mature areas in which it offered 84 new blocks for petroleum exploration, including 70 in the Arctic Barents Sea.The maps attached to a statement by the Petroleum and Energy…

Borssele V Offshore Wind Farm Innovation Site Fully Built

Feb 25, 2021

The Two Towers consortium, comprised of Van Oord, Investri Offshore, and Green Giraffe, on Thursday said that the innovative Borssele Wind Farm Site V offshore the Netherlands had been fully commissioned. Designated an innovation site, Borssele V features two Vestas 9…

UTEC Nets Coral Sul Survey Work Offshore Mozambique

Feb 25, 2021

UTEC, an offshore energy survey firm, has won a survey contract in Mozambique to support the development of Eni's Coral Sul ultra-deepwater FLNG development. Under the contract, awarded by oilfield services giant TechnipFMC, UTEC will be responsible for pre-lay surveys…

Eni Extends Saipem 10000 Drillship Term until 2023

Feb 25, 2021

Italian oil giant Eni has recently extended the contract for Saipem's Saipem 10000 drillship.The news was shared by the Italian energy services company Saipem on Thursday in its full-year and fourth-quarter 2020 report.'The most significant…

Ex-SBM Offshore Sales Manager Convicted in Bribery Case

Feb 25, 2021

A former sales manager of Dutch energy services company SBM Offshore was on Wednesday convicted by a London jury of conspiracy to bribe public officials to secure lucrative oil contracts in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.Paul Bond…

Rovco in Management Shift as CEO Set to Lead New Robotics firm Vaarst

Feb 25, 2021

Rovco, a UK-based provider of ROV services to the offshore energy industry, on Thursday said its CEO would lead a new start-up technology company, Vaarst, which will be looking for business opportunities in the wider industrial robotics sectors…

EnQuest Farms Down 85% Stake in North Sea Discovery for $1

Feb 25, 2021

UK-based oil firm EnQuest has signed an agreement with Anasuria Hibiscus UK to farm-down an 85% working interest in the Eagle discovery located in the UK sector of the North Sea.Anasuria Hibiscus UK will become the operator of the discovery…

Spain's Iberdrola to Spend $182B by 2030 to Triple Renewable Capacity

Feb 25, 2021

Europe's biggest wind power generator Iberdrola on Wednesday pledged to spend 150 billion euros ($182.39 billion) by 2030 to triple its renewable capacity and double its network assets.Years of investment in low-emission generation and power…

Report: Baker Hughes, 17 Other Firms Quit Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Project to Avoid Sanctions

Feb 25, 2021

Baker Hughes Co and AXA Group and 16 other companies recently quit work on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and will not be sanctioned, according to a document the Biden administration sent to Congress last week which was seen by Reuters…

Petrobras, SBM Offshore Sign LoI for Giant Búzios Field FPSO

Feb 25, 2021

Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has signed a letter of intent with Dutch FPSO supplier SBM Offshore for the delivery of an FPSO to be deployed in the Búzios field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.SBM Offshore will be responsible for the engineering…

OPEC+ to Weigh Modest Output Boost, Sources Say

Feb 24, 2021

OPEC+ oil producers will discuss a modest easing of oil supply curbs from April given a recovery in prices, OPEC+ sources said, although some suggest holding steady for now given the risk of new setbacks in the battle against the pandemic.The…

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