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Mooring Change-out for the Alba FSU

Oct 23, 2019

Services firm InterMoor said it said it swapped out 12 mooring lines on the Chevron-operated Alba floating storage unit (FSU) currently moored in 140 meters water depth in the UK North Sea.The scope of the project included engineering, procurement…

US Energy Secretary Perry to Step Down

Oct 22, 2019

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who told President Donald Trump last week he would resign late in the year, intends to step down on December 1, the energy department said on Monday.'While Secretary Perry continues to serve at the pleasure of the President…

Mayflower Wind Survey Wraps Up

Oct 22, 2019

Marine surveyor TerraSond said it has completed a high-resolution geophysical survey for Mayflower Wind, 20 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.Over the two-month campaign, which began in July 2019, TerraSond, an Acteon company, acquired…

Trendsetter Wins Talos Connectors Deal

Oct 22, 2019

Houston-based services company Trendsetter Engineering said it has been awarded a contract to supply TC7 Clamp Connection Systems and ancillary equipment for Talos Energy on the Bulleit development located in the Gulf of Mexico’s Green Canyon 21 block…

Equinor Eyes Brazil Natural Gas Infrastructure

Oct 22, 2019

Norway's Equinor ASA is scouting locations on Brazil's coast to install new natural gas infrastructure, the company's Brazil chief said, as the firm's gas-heavy offshore fields come on-line in the coming years.Natural gas is considered both a promising opportunity and a vexing problem in Brazil…

TechnipFMC Wins Perdido Phase 2 Scope from Shell

Oct 22, 2019

TechnipFMC said it has been awarded an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by Shell for the deepwater Perdido Phase 2 development, located in the Gulf of Mexico.Arnaud Piéton, President Subsea at TechnipFMC…

Aker BP Cuts 2019 Oil Output Guidance

Oct 22, 2019

Aker BP ASA cut its full-year oil output target on Tuesday as production problems at the oil explorer's Valhall field in the North Sea offset a boost from the early opening of its Johan Sverdrup field in Norway.The company, jointly controlled…

Swiss File First Charges in 'Car Wash' Probe

Oct 22, 2019

Switzerland has pressed charges against a person in a corruption probe of Brazilian state oil company Petrobras and construction firm Odebrecht, the attorney general's office said, adding it was seeking to conclude the case quickly.Prosecutors in Bern on Tuesday said they suspect the person…

Fugro Enters the South Korean Offshore Wind

Oct 22, 2019

Fugro said on Tuesday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Underwater Survey Technology 21 (UST21) in a move that opens up the South Korean offshore wind farm market.The agreement with UST21 will facilitate collaboration on marine projects in South Korean waters…

Panoro Exits Nigeria

Oct 21, 2019

Panoro Energy said it will no longer operate in Nigeria following a deal to sell its interest in the OML 113 offshore license to PetroNor E&P for $10 million plus a contingent consideration of up to $25 million based on future production volumes…

'Serious Injury' on Offshore Drilling Rig

Oct 21, 2019

An Australian offshore energy regulatory body has issued a prohibition notice to Diamond Offshore following a serious injury to a worker on board one of its mobile offshore drilling units operating in the Bass Strait last month.The National…

The Lion City Ready to Roar Again

Oct 21, 2019

When the offshore downturn hit, no operating region was spared. Southeast Asia, once the offshore poster child, found itself falling from grace, and hard. What followed was series of liquidations, bankruptcies, court protection and government intervention…

Noreco Signals Danish Revival

Oct 21, 2019

A temporary tax incentive regime, low oilfield breakeven pricing and a chance to profit on modifications alone rather than via drill bit appear to be factors lifting prospects and getting banks behind a stalled Danish offshore revival.On Monday…

Seabed Geosolutions to Perform Santos Basin Survey

Oct 21, 2019

Seabed Geosolutions has secured a letter of award to provide a 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in 2,000 m of water in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The 410-square-kilometer survey, which has a contract value of more than $50 million, will…

Shell Exits Two Kazakh Offshore Projects

Oct 21, 2019

Royal Dutch Shell has pulled out of the Khazar offshore project next to the giant Kashagan field in Kazakhstan and a multinational consortium including Shell is also dropping plans for the adjoining Kalamkas block, officials said on Monday.'The…

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