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BW Energy Finalizes Takeover of FPSO from Saipem

Nov 21, 2023

Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said Tuesday it had completed the acquisition of the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria from Saipem.The FPSO is currently producing approximately 10,000 barrels per day of oil from the Golfinho field offshore Brazil…

First Turbine Installed at South Fork Wind Off New York

Nov 20, 2023

The first turbine has been installed at the South Fork Wind Farm offshore New York, developer Ørsted announced on Monday.The first of South Fork Wind’s 12 Siemens Gamesa wind turbine generators was hoisted into place by the offshore construction team at the project site 35 miles off Montauk…

1 Million+ Gallons: Pipeline Leaking Oil in the Gulf of Mexico

Nov 20, 2023

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday said it was still looking for the source of a leak from an underwater pipeline off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico that it estimated had released more than a million gallons of crude oil.The 67-mile long…

Denmark: IKM Ocean Team Scandinavia Inks Long-Term Deal with DUC for Offshore Facility Services

Nov 20, 2023

IKM Ocean Team Scandinavia has recently signed a contract with TotalEnergies EP Danmark and the Danish Underground Consortium for the supply of cleaning and process services.The contract starts on October 1, 2023, runs for five years firm, plus two one-year extension optinos…

Eni Suspends World Bank Arbitration in Nigeria Offshore Oilfield Dispute - Sources

Nov 20, 2023

Italy's Eni has temporarily halted arbitration regarding an oilfield dispute with the Nigerian government, buying time to discuss a conversion of the license from prospecting to mining, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters…

Jan De Nul Group Could Install 1000km Subsea Power Cable Between Egypt and Europe

Nov 20, 2023

Offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul Group said Monday it had signed an agreement with the Egyptian government, represented by the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), to start the study for the construction of an undersea export cable between Egypt and Europe…

Shell Selects Subsea 7 for Decommissioning Project Offshore Brazil

Nov 20, 2023

Subsea 7 said Monday it had secured a sizable contract from Shell for the decommissioning of subsea infrastructure associated with the FPSO Fluminense offshore Brazil.The FPSO is located at the Bijupirá and Salema fields of the Campos Basin…

Venezuela Close to Approving Offshore Gas License with Trinidad, Shell

Nov 20, 2023

Venezuela is close to approving a license for Shell and the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago to develop a promising offshore natural gas field and export its production to the Caribbean country, two people close to the matter said…

MMA Offshore Clinches $10,3M Offshore Decommissioning Contract in Timor-Leste

Nov 20, 2023

Australian offshore vessel operator MMA Offshore said Friday it had secured a contract with Timor Gap Drilling and Services, Unipessoal, LDA (a subsidiary of Timor Gap E.P.) in association with Santos, to provide offshore decommissioning services in Timor-Leste…

Kuwait’s KUFPEC Sells all Assets in Norway to Poland's PGNiG for $454M

Nov 20, 2023

The Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) agreed on Friday to sell all of its assets in Norway to Poland's Orlen, which operates in Norway under the name PGNiG Upstream for $454 million, the CEO of the Kuwaiti company said on Friday…

U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Nov 20, 2023

The U.S. Coast Guard was leading an oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, partnering with local and federal agencies and companies after a Main Pass Oil Gathering Co (MPOG) underwater pipeline began leaking.The crude oil pipeline…

Lula Asks Petrobras to Tweak Investment Plan

Nov 17, 2023

Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pressed the head of state-run oil firm Petrobras, Jean Paul Prates, to modify the company's 2024-2028 investment plan to prioritize local job creation, five sources told Reuters.Lula's requests…

US Drillers Add Rigs for First Time in Three Weeks

Nov 17, 2023

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in three weeks, as the oil rig count rose by the most since February, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday.The oil and gas rig count…

Jadestone Energy Doubles Stake in North West Shelf Oil Project Off Australia

Nov 17, 2023

Asia Pacific-focused Jadestone Energy has this week executed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the non-operated 16.67% working interest in the Woodside-operated Cossack, Wanaea, Lambert, and Hermes ('CWLH') oil fields development, offshore Western Australia…

Reach Subsea Buys Australian Marine Survey Firm

Nov 17, 2023

Norwegian subsea services company Reach Subsea has completed the acquisition of the Australian marine survey company Guardian Geomatics Pty. Reach Subsea had announced the proposed acquisition of Guardian Geomatics in October.It said at the…

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