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UK: SEE MONSTER Rig Arrives at Weston-super-Mare

Jul 13, 2022

A decommissioned North Sea offshore platform, soon to be turned into a giant art installation, arrived in Weston-super-Mare, England, on Tuesday, 12 July, BBC has reported.Last year, Weston-super-Mare, a seaside town in Somerset was selected as home to the installation…

Neptune Energy Awards Technical Services Deal to TechnipFMC in Norway

Jul 11, 2022

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has awarded a new contract to oilfield services firm TechnipFMC for the performance of technical services in Norway.Bulding on the existing technical service agreement, TechnipFMC will continue to provide a wide range of engineering…

Mocean Energy Starts Tank Testing Models for 250kW Wave Energy Machine

Jul 07, 2022

Mocean Energy has started tank testing models of its 250kW Blue Horizon wave energy machine as part of the EU-funded EuropeWave program.The Edinburgh-based wave power company is of seven technology developers awarded contracts for phase 1 of the €20 million R&D scheme…

Brazil: TechnipFMC, Equinor Pen LoI for FEED Work on Brazilian Offshore Project

Jul 06, 2022

Oilfield services firm TechnipFMC has signed a letter of intent with the Norwegian oil company Equinor for an integrated Front End Engineering and Design (iFEED) study on its BM-C-33 project offshore Brazil.The study will finalize the technical solution for the…

DNV Supports Belgium's Renewable Energy Island Project

Jul 05, 2022

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, is supporting Belgium's transmission operator Elia to bring forward the construction of the artificial energy island, a large new offshore renewable energy conversion and transmission plant…

Vår Energi In Strategic Partnership Deals with Aker Solutions, Havfram, and Saipem

Jun 30, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi on Thursday signed strategic partnership agreements with Aker Solutions AS, Havfram, and Saipem for SPS/SURF deliveries, in preparation for record high activity level on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS)…

RWE, Tata Steel In Collaboration for Celtic Sea Floating Wind Projects

Jun 29, 2022

Wales’ largest electricity producer RWE has entered a partnership with steel maker Tata Steel to explore the production of steel components that could be used in gigawatt-scale floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea.'The co-operation…

VIDEO: Ørsted, DSV Test Cargo Drone Use in Offshore Wind Operations

Jun 29, 2022

Offshore wind developer Ørsted and logistics firm DSV are partnering up to test the use of cargo drones on offshore wind farms, with the aim to bring the spare parts warehouse closer to the service technicians.Ørsted said: 'Offshore wind farms are usually located far from shore…

Express Engineering in 5-year MWD, LWD Supply Deal

Jun 28, 2022

UK-based subsea equipment specialist Express Engineering has signed a five-year supply agreement to produce a range of precision-engineered Downhole ‘Measurement While Drilling’ (MWD) and ‘Logging While Drilling’ (LWD) products used to deliver data for precise wellbore placement…

NOV Equipment, Design for Cadeler's Hybrid Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

Jun 28, 2022

NOV confirmed Tuesday it has won contracts for the equipment and design of offshore wind installation firm Cadeler's first F-class jack-up vessel. The recently ordered F-class jack-up, is a custom version of the GustoMSC NG-20000X model designed…

Hitachi Energy, Petrofac in Offshore Wind Collab

Jun 28, 2022

Hitachi Energy and Petrofac have partnered up to provide grid integration and associated infrastructure to support the growing offshore wind market.In 2021, a record 15.7 gigawatts (GW) of capacity were added, compared to around 5.2 GW per year in 2020 and 2019…

Petrofac Sees Modest Free Cash Outflow, Net Debt Drop

Jun 28, 2022

Oilfield services provider Petrofac Ltd said on Tuesday it expects modest free cash outflow during 2022 due to delays in cash collections from clients, although it projects net debt to be reduced in the second half of 2022.Shares of the company jumped nearly 5% in early trading…

Worley to Provide Engineering Support for Chevron's Onshore, Offshore Assets

Jun 28, 2022

Engineering group Worley has entered into a global master services agreement with the U.S. oil and gas giant Chevron, covering Chevron’s upstream, midstream, and downstream business needs.The agreement can be used by Chevron’s business units…

Saipem Nets $1,2B Worth of Onshore, Offshore Contracts in M. East

Jun 28, 2022

Italian oil and gas services company Saipem said Tuesday it had won several contracts, both onshore and offshore, in the Middle East worth approximately $1,2 billion.The first batch of is related to the extension of onshore drilling contracts in the Middle East…

Liberty to Use Peterson's Great Yarmouth Yard for Decommissioning of Offshore Facilities

Jun 27, 2022

Peterson and Liberty Industrial (Liberty) have entered a strategic alliance that will allow Liberty exclusive use of the Peterson Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour yard facility in the UK.The yard will be used to decommission offshore topsides, jackets…

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