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Macquarie, EnBW, Team Up with JERA on Taiwanese Offshore Wind Project

Mar 09, 2020

Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG) and EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG have reached an agreement with Japanese utility JERA to join in developing Taiwan's Formosa 3 offshore wind farm. JERA now holds a 43.75% stake in the project. The Green Investment Group holds 31…

Global Mariner Offshore Sues Yinson, THHE, Floatech

Mar 09, 2020

Malaysian oil and gas services provider Global Mariner Offshore has launched legal action against TH Heavy Engineering, Floatech, Yinson, and several other parties, seeking RM74,800,000 plus interest in damages.Global Mariner is a 20 percent owner of Floatech…

Oil Takes Biggest Daily Dive in over a Decade as Russia, OPEC Split

Mar 09, 2020

Brent slid to its biggest daily loss in more than 11 years on Friday after Russia balked at OPEC's proposed steep production cuts to stabilize prices hit by the economic fallout from the coronavirus, and OPEC responded by removing limits on its own production…

Equinor Cleared to Use Odfjell Rig at Tordis and Vigdis Fields

Mar 06, 2020

Equinor has received regulatory approval to use the Deepsea Atlantic offshore drilling unit for operations at Tordis and Vigdis fields in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The Petroleum Safety Authority said Friday that the drilling and completion operations…

Magnora Invests Oil Money into Wind Company

Mar 06, 2020

Magnora, an Oslo-listed company, formed after oil rig designer Sevan Marine sold its business to Sembcorp, has announced an investment into a wind project development.The news comes less than a month after Magnora initially voiced its intention…

Gjøa Platform Flights Set to Resume after Worker Tests Negative on Coronavirus

Mar 06, 2020

The article originally titled 'Neptune Stops Gjøa Platform Flights on Coronavirus Suspicion' has been updated to include a statement by Neptune Energy, and to reflect the fact that the Neptune employee has tested negative on Coronavirus.Neptune…

Worley Lands Chirag Platform Work Off Azerbaijan

Mar 06, 2020

BP-operated Azerbaijan International Operating Co. (AIOC) has awarded Worley a contract for engineering, procurement and construction services as part of a gas lift project. Under the contract, ASX-listed oilfield services firm Worley will provide engineering…

LR Names New Marine & Offshore Head for UK and Ireland

Mar 06, 2020

Lloyd's Register has appointed Elina Papageorgiou as its new Marine and Offshore President for UK and Ireland, starting April 1, 2020.Papageorgiou has held a variety of roles across North and South Europe in sales, marketing, and finance functions since joining LR in 2004…

Hurricane, Spirit Update GWA Farm-In Terms

Mar 06, 2020

Hurricane Energy and Spirit Energy, partners in the Greater Warwick Area offshore the Shetland Islands, have updated the terms of the farm-in the companies had entered in September 2018.The two companies originally agreed on a phased work program…

Guyana's Granger Claims Presidential Election Victory

Mar 06, 2020

Diplomats and foreign observers on Thursday questioned preliminary results of Guyana's presidential election as incumbent David Granger claimed victory and the opposition denounced fraud, setting up a showdown in the oil-rich South American nation…

NDC, Chevron Studying O&G Decommissioning Impact on Environment

Mar 05, 2020

The UK National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) and Chevron have signed an agreement that will support research at the NDC through to 2023, focused on the effects of offshore oil and gas decommissioning on the environment.The NDC, is a technology research and development hub opened in 2019…

Aker BP Taps Tendeka for Sand-Face Completion Equipment

Mar 05, 2020

Offshore completions services company Tendeka has received a Letter of Intent for the supply of sand-face completion equipment to Aker BP’s Norwegian assets. Tendeka said the deal was a substantial one with a multi-million-pound scope.Over the next three years…

Diving Support Vessel Used for Drilling in a 'World First'

Mar 05, 2020

Large Diameter Drilling (LDD) and Barge Master have completed what the companies claim to be 'a world first' - drilling from a diving support and construction vessel (DSCV) in water deeper than 270 meters.The two companies deployed LDD’s reverse…

Oil Falls, OPEC Backs Deeper Supply Cuts

Mar 05, 2020

Oil fell on Thursday as the coronavirus epidemic showed no signs of slowing, with deaths mounting globally, and while major producers agreed on deeper output cuts to bolster prices, they could not immediately secure Russian support for the decision…

Equinor Wraps Drilling of Offshore Well for CO2 Storage

Mar 05, 2020

Equinor, with its partners Shell and Total, has completed the drilling of confirmation well 31/5-7 Eos south of the Troll field in the North Sea. The purpose was to determine the suitability of the reservoir in the Johansen formation for CO₂ storage…

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