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Denmark: 16 Applicants Seek Share of $4.1B CCS Fund

Mar 27, 2025

Danish Energy Agency has reported that 16 companies have placed their bid for share of the country’s new carbon capture and storage (CCS)-dedicated fund, which amounts to $4.1 billion.A maximum of 10 companies can participate in the bidding…

Floatel Victory Flotel to Stay with Equinor Offshore Brazil

Mar 27, 2025

Oslo-listed offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has secured a contract extension with Equinor for its Floatel Victory semi-submersible accommodation unit.Under the contract extension, Floatel Vicotry will continue to provide…

CNOOC Sees 11% Profit Growth in 2024 Driven by Record Oil Production

Mar 27, 2025

China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) has posted an 11.4% net profit growth in 2024, marking a record year of oil and gas production, which has been increased by 7% compared to a year earlier.In 2024, CNOOC recorded a net oil and gas production of 726…

NYK Group’s N-O-G Buys its First SOV From Edda Wind

Mar 27, 2025

Northern Offshore Group (N-O-G), an NYK Group company, has purchased Mistral Enabler service operation vessel (SOV) from Edda Wind.The 81-meter-long Mistral Enabler SOV, with an onboard capacity for 60 people, will be renamed Northern Ocean…

Japanese Industry Partners Team Up for Floating Wind Commercialization

Mar 27, 2025

Kanadevia Corporation, Taisei Corporation, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the commercialization of floating offshore wind power generation.Kanadevia and Taisei, which specialize in construction and fabrication of floating foundations…

HSM Offshore Rolls Out Substation for Windanker Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 27, 2025

The HSI joint venture, comprising HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders, and Iv, has successfully moved the Jasmund Offshore Substation (OSS) topside and lifted the transformers for 50Hertz at HSM Offshore Energy’s Stormpolder yard in the Netherlands…

NEO Energy and Repsol to Merge UK Oil and Gas Assets

Mar 27, 2025

NEO Energy and Repsol Resources UK have entered into strategic merger, creating one of the largest U.K. North Sea independent oil and gas companies under the name of NEO NEXT.Under the terms of the transaction, the combined business will be…

Wildcat Well in Norwegian Sea Fails to Deliver for Aker BP

Mar 27, 2025

Aker BP and its partners have completed drilling on the Kongeørn prospect in the Norwegian Sea without making a discovery as the wildcat well proved to be dry.Wildcat well 6507/2-8 is situated in production license 942, which was part of the Awards in predefined areas (APA) 2017…

‘Ultra-Mega’ Offshore Deal for L&T at QatarEnergy LNG’s North Field Gas Scheme

Mar 27, 2025

India’s EPC contractor Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured its largest-ever contract, worth over $1.8 billion, from QatarEnergy LNG for work on the expansion of the North Field, one of the largest natural gas fields the world.The contract is for…

BP Trinidad and Tobago: Ginger Gets Green Light, Frangipani Delivers Gas Find

Mar 27, 2025

BP Trinidad and Tobago has taken the final investment decision (FID) for the Ginger gas development offshore Trinidad and Tobago, while marking the exploration success at its Frangipani well.Taking FID on Ginger and discovering gas at Frangipani…

Shell Selects McDermott for Engineering and Procurement Services

Mar 26, 2025

McDermott has been selected by Shell Global Solutions International for an Enterprise Framework Agreement (EFA) for engineering and procurement services and integrated project management team services (IPMT).The EFA has a duration of three years with two one-year optional extensions…

OWGP Boosts Five Offshore Wind Manufacturers with $1.8M

Mar 26, 2025

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has announced the recipients of its first-ever Manufacturing Facility Support Program (MFSP), designed to drive investment and increase U.K. offshore wind manufacturing capacity and capability.A total of $1…

BW Offshore Concludes Sale of FPSO BW Pioneer to Murphy Oil

Mar 26, 2025

BW Offshore has closed the sale of the floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) BW Pioneer to a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation for $125 million.Following the close of the transaction, BW Offshore has received the initial payment of $100 million…

Cadeler Welcomes Wind Pace WTIV Newbuild to its Fleet

Mar 26, 2025

Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler has taken delivery of its latest jack-up wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Wind Pace, marking another significant milestone in the company’s ongoing fleet expansion.Delivered safely, on time…

OMV Bites Dust at Horatio Well in North Sea

Mar 26, 2025

OMV and its partners have drilled a dry well on the Horatio prospect in the North Sea, using Transocean’s Transocean Norge semi-submersible rig.The well 35/6-6, dubbed Horatio, is located in production license 1109, operated by OMV with 30% working interest…

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