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Red Rock Cranes for North Star's New SOV

Dec 15, 2021

Norway-based crane manufacturer Red Rock has won an order from shipbuilder Vard for equipment supply for a service operations vessel (SOV) ordered last week by North Star Renewables for work on the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK.As previously reported…

Eni to Bring Online Giant Offshore Discovery in Ivory Coast in 2023

Dec 15, 2021

An offshore oil block in Ivory Coast controlled by Eni is expected to enter production in the second quarter of 2023 with daily output of 12,000 barrels of oil and 17.5 million cubic feet of gas, the Ivorian government said on Wednesday.Production will then ramp up in 2026 to between 75…

Five Firms Seek to Develop CO2 Storage off Norway

Dec 15, 2021

Five companies have applied to build carbon dioxide (CO2) storage on the Norwegian continental shelf, the country's oil and energy ministry said on Wednesday.The ministry proposed in September two offshore areas, one in the North Sea and one in the Arctic Barents Sea…

Brazil: Helix Energy Solutions Wins One-year Charter Extension for 'Siem Helix 2'

Dec 15, 2021

U.S.-based Helix Energy Solutions Group has secured an extension of its well intervention charter and services contracts with Brazil's Petrobras for the Siem Helix 2 well intervention vessel.'The initial four-year contract for the Siem Helix…

OGUK Urges Offshore Workers to Get a Jab as Omicron Cases Keep Rising

Dec 15, 2021

OGUK, a UK-based association representing the country's offshore oil and gas industry, has given a 'strong recommendation' for offshore workers to get fully vaccinated against COVID as omicron cases continue to rise.The association, through its Pandemic Steering Group…

Eni, CIP in Polish Offshore Wind Push

Dec 15, 2021

Italian energy group Eni has extended an agreement with investment fund Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to develop offshore wind in Poland, the companies said.In a joint statement on Wednesday, Eni and CIP said they would apply for…

Vattenfall Takes FID on 344 MW Danish Offshore Wind Project

Dec 15, 2021

Swedish power firm Vattenfall has taken the final investment decision for the 344 MW Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord offshore wind project in Denmark, valued at 769 million euros (~$866,8 million).'With the final investment decision at a value…

Aker BP to Tie Back Hanz Discovery to Ivar Aasen Platform

Dec 15, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has sanctioned the development of the Hanz discovery in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. 'The project has matured a solution involving reuse of existing infrastructure, which both strengthens project economics and minimizes the environmental footprint…

Chariot Set to Spud Anchois Well as Offshore Drilling Rig Reaches Morocco

Dec 15, 2021

Stena Drilling's semi-submersible drilling rig Stena Don has arrived in Morrocan waters where it will immediately start drilling at Chariot's Anchois gas development in the Lixus license.Operations to drill the Anchois-2 gas appraisal & exploration…

Equinor to Drill More Oil and Gas Exploration Wells Off Norway in 2022

Dec 15, 2021

Equinor will drill more oil and gas exploration wells off its native Norway in 2022 than this year to help sustain the company's future cash flow, a senior executive said on Tuesday.The majority state-owned company plans to drill 25 exploration well in Norway…

Reuters: Equinor Seeks $1B from Martin Linge Field Stake Sale

Dec 14, 2021

Norwegian energy group Equinor plans to sell a stake in its Martin Linge oilfield in the North Sea, hoping to raise more than $1 billion, industry and banking sources told Reuters.The sale is aimed at reducing Equinor's large stake in the field…

Long Term Charter for Solstad Platform Supplier in UK

Dec 14, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has won a long-term contract for one of its platform supply vessels in the UK.The vessel has been contracted for one year, with further extension options included for up to two years. The contract…

SRJ Technologies to Buy STATS Group

Dec 14, 2021

ASX-listed SRJ Technologies Group plc has struck a deal to buy the UK-based oilfield services firm STATS.STATS said Tuesday that its shareholders had executed a Share Purchase Agreement to sell 100% of the issued share capital of the company to SRJ Technologies…

IOG Set to Spud Southwark Well after Noble Jack-up Rig Repaired. First Gas Delayed

Dec 14, 2021

UK-based oil and gas company IOG is set to start drilling at the Southwark offshore field in the UK North Sea after a two-month hiatus caused by a problem with one of the offshore drilling rig's legs.IOG is focused on developing its Southern North Sea gas fields at the Saturn Banks Project…

Offshore Mooring Firm FMS Bags Contract with P&A Specialist Well-Safe Solutions

Dec 14, 2021

Aberdeen-based offshore moorings specialist First Marine Solutions (FMS) has said it has secured a 'seven-figure' contract with offshore well-decommissioning firm Well-Safe Solutions.Under the deal, FMS will provide marine consultancy services…

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