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Longboat Energy Expands Prospective Resources with New License Formation in Norway

Jul 04, 2023

Oil and gas company Longboat Energy said Tuesday that a new license group had been formed, and an extended work period has been granted in Norwegian license PL1049 in the Norwegian North Sea, which has been stratigraphically split and renamed PL1049S…

Jersey Oil & Gas, NEO Pick Development Solution for UK North Sea Oil Project

Jul 04, 2023

Jersey Oil & Gas, a UK-focused oil and gas company working to develop the Greater Buchan Area ('GBA') in the UK North Sea, said Tuesday it had finalized the development solution for the project.Jersey Oil & Gas, and NEO, soon to become the operator of the GBA licenses…

Another Short Term Extension for FPSO Offshore Nigeria

Jul 03, 2023

BW Offshore has signed a short-term extension for Abo FPSO with Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd, a subsidiary of ENI S.p.A.BW Offshore is in talks to divest the FPSO, operating at the Abo field offshore Nigeria, and seen as non-core to its FPSO fleet…

Longboat Energy to Buy Its First Producing Assets

Jul 03, 2023

Longboat Energy, an oil and gas exploration and production company with activities in Norway and Malaysia, has agreed to buy interests in producing offshore fields offshore Norway from INPEX Idemitsu.The company on Monday announced the acquisition of a 4…

Solstad Offshore Sells 2009-built AHTS

Jul 03, 2023

Solstad Rederi AS, a subsidiary of the Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore, has sold the AHTS Elang Laut 1.The 2009-built vessel has been in layup in Asia since 2019. Delivery of the vessel to the new owner took place today, July 3…

Wood Secures $250M Deal with Brunei Shell Petroleum for Offshore Asset Rejuvenation

Jul 03, 2023

John Wood Group (Wood) has won a contract extension worth approximately $250 million with Brunei Shell Petroleum ('BSP'), Brunei's largest energy producer. The two-year extension will focus on the continued rejuvenation of BSP's offshore energy…

South Korean Shipbuilder to Build Floating Production Platform for Mexican Offshore Project

Jul 03, 2023

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. said Monday in a stock exchange announcement that it had received a contract to build a floating production unit for a client in Mexico.The contract, awarded by an oil developer in Mexico, is worth 1…

PGS Secures 'Large' Offshore Wind Farm Characterization Contract in the U.S.

Jul 03, 2023

Norwegian offshore survey services firm PGS said Monday it had won a 'large' offshore wind farm site characterization contract in the U.S. from a 'leading renewable energy company.'PGS will use the Sanco Swift vessel which is rigged as an offshore wind site characterization vessel…

Oil Giants Drill Deep as Profits Trump Climate Concerns

Jul 03, 2023

Oil and gas companies have intensified the hunt for new deposits in a long-term bet on demand, as they reinvest some of the record profits from the fossil fuel price surge driven by the Ukraine war, according to data and industry executives…

Offshore Wind: Taiwan's First DP3 Heavy Lift and Installation Vessel Completed

Jun 30, 2023

The construction of the 'Green Jade' DP3 heavy lift and installation vessel, the first such vessel built in Taiwan, was completed Friday.The vessel was commissioned by the CDWE consortium consisting of Belgium's DEME Offshore and Taiwan's CSBC…

TechnipFMC Nets Significant Contract for Offshore Gas Field Development Project in Norway

Jun 30, 2023

Oilfield services firm TechnipFMC said Thursday it had won a 'significant' integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) contract by OMV for its Berling gas and condensate field development project offshore Norway…

India: BP and RIL Bring MJ Offshore Field Online

Jun 30, 2023

UK-based oil major BP, and India's Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)  on Friday confirmed the start of production from the MJ field offshore India, following testing and commissioning activities. The MJ field represents the last of three major…

Tyra II: Largest Infrastructure Project in Danish North Sea Nears Completion

Jun 30, 2023

French oil major TotalEnergies said Friday it had re-established the pipeline connection between the Tyra offshore field in the Danish North Sea and Denmark. 'This enables the gas export once the field resumes its production in the winter season…

FPSO PTSC Lam Son in Vietnam Gets Contract Extension Worth $27.3 Million

Jun 30, 2023

Malaysian FPSO leasing firm Yinson Production has, through its PTSC AP joint venture company with Vietnam's PTSC, received a 12-month extension for the bareboat charter contract for FPSO PTSC Lam Son, with a further automatic extension of 6 months…

Barryroe Offshore Energy to Wind Up Operations after Setback in Irish Oil and Gas Project

Jun 30, 2023

Oil and gas company Barryroe Offshore Energy said Friday it had started the process of an orderly wind-down of the business through a Creditors Voluntary Liquidation.As part of this process, Barryroe Offshore Energy (ex-Providence Resources)…

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