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Malaysian FPSO Firm Yinson Signs $5.2B LoIs with Petrobras for IPB FPSO Charter and Operations

Nov 15, 2021

Malaysian FPSO supplier Yinson has signed two letters of intent with Brazilian oil company Petrobras for the charter, operations, and maintenance of Integrado Parque das Baleias (“IPB FPSO”), a floating, production, storage, and offloading vessel in the North Campos Basin…

FAR Spuds Bambo-1 Well Offshore The Gambia

Nov 15, 2021

Australian oil and gas firm FAR has started drilling at the Bambo-1 exploration well in Block A2, offshore The Gambia.'The Stena IceMax drillship arrived on site on 12 November Gambian time and after completing preparations, has successfully spudded the well…

Woodside Moves Closer to Scarborough Field FID. Strikes Deal to Sell 49% in Pluto LNG Plant

Nov 15, 2021

Australia's Woodside Petroleum on Monday took a big step toward funding its biggest growth project, announcing the sale of a 49% stake in the planned expansion of its Pluto liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Western Australia.In a statement…

Five-year Contract: EnerMech to Support TAQA’s UKCS Platforms

Nov 15, 2021

Aberdeen-based EnerMech has won a five-year contract to deliver tensioning, torquing, and associated services across all of TAQA’s North Sea platforms. Under the new contract, EnerMech will deliver these services on the Cormorant Alpha, North Cormorant…

ADIPEC: We Cannot Simply Unplug from Oil & Gas, ADNOC CEO Says

Nov 15, 2021

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) Chief Executive Sultan al-Jaber said on Monday the world could not 'simply unplug' from hydrocarbons and that the oil and gas industry needed to invest over $600 billion a year until 2030 to meet expected demand…

Norway October Trade Surplus at Record High as Gas Sales Soar

Nov 15, 2021

Norway's trade surplus rose to a record high in October as revenues from its offshore petroleum fields soared, led by a spike in the price of natural gas, national statistics agency (SSB) data showed on Monday.The October surplus hit 84.5 billion Norwegian crowns ($9…

Tullow, PetroSA Pre-empt Kosmos, Oxy Offshore Deal in Ghana

Nov 12, 2021

Oil and gas companies Tullow Oil and PetroSA have decided to pre-empt the sale of Occidental Petroleum’s interests in the Jubilee and TEN fields offshore Ghana to Kosmos Energy, as announced in October.This doesn’t mean Kosmos will not increase its interests in the said fields…

Empyrean, COSL Pen Drilling Contract for Jade Well in China. Spud Date Set for Late December

Nov 12, 2021

Empyrean, an oil and gas firm preparing to drill its 'world-class' Jade prospect offshore China, has executed the final integrated drilling contract with the Chinese offshore drilling company COSL.The parties had previously agreed on technical…

Tennet: Jacket Installed for Hollandse Kust (north) Offshore Transformer Platform

Nov 12, 2021

The jacket for TenneT's Hollandse Kust (North) offshore wind substation has been installed off the coast of the Netherlands.The next step for this offshore power station is that the ready-made topside containing the transformers will be placed on the jacket in May 2022…

Africa's Sights Set on Oil and Gas Haul Despite Global Shift

Nov 12, 2021

Several African countries plan to exploit their oil and gas reserves to tackle poverty and energy shortages, representatives gathered in Dubai said this week in the face of pressure to end fossil fuel extraction to curb global warming.Officials…

Sif, Smulders to Build Monopiles and Transition Pieces for Dogger Bank C

Nov 12, 2021

Sif Netherlands and Smulders will build all 87 monopiles and transition pieces for the third phase of the Dogger Bank wind farm located in the North Sea off the North East coast of England.After the award in November 2020 of contracts for Dogger Bank A and B…

Solstad Offshore Sells Platform Supplier

Nov 12, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore is continuing with divestments of non-core vessels and has now sold the Rem Provider platform supply vessel.The vessel, built in 2007, was sold by Solstad Offshore's subsidiary Solstad Rederi…

Crown Estate Eyes 4GW of Floating Wind Power in Celtic Sea

Nov 12, 2021

The Crown Estate for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland has this week confirmed plans to unlock up to 4GW of floating wind power capacity in the Celtic Sea 'and help establish a new industrial sector for the UK.'It said Thursday that the leasing…

Chevron, Partners to Fork Out for Carbon Offsets for Gorgon LNG Carbon Capture Shortfall

Nov 12, 2021

Chevron Corp and its partners in the Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Western Australia have agreed to buy carbon credits likely to cost more than $180 million as a penalty for failing to meet a five-year target for carbon capture and storage (CCS)…

Mainstream Secures Investment Decision for Vietnam Offshore Wind Project

Nov 12, 2021

Mainstream Renewable Power has received a Decision on Investment and an Investment Registration Certification (IRC) from the provincial government of Soc Trang in Vietnam for a 200 MW phase of a 1.4 GW offshore wind project.The project is anticipated to reach a financial close in 2022…

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