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Petrobras Wants a 40% Stake in Galp's Mega Oil Block in Namibia

Sep 23, 2024

Brazil's Petrobras is expected to seek the entire 40% stake of Namibia's Mopane oil and gas exploration block put up for sale by Portugal's Galp, a director at the state-run oil firm said on Monday.To operate the oil field, Petrobras would need the full 40% stake…

Greece and Cyprus to Install 'World's Longest' Subsea Power Cable

Sep 23, 2024

Greece and Cyprus have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to press ahead with a subsea electric cable linking continental Europe to the East Mediterranean, the energy ministries of the two countries said on Saturday.The Great Sea Interconnector…

Shelf Drilling Finalizes Baltic Rig Sale

Sep 23, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has closed the sale of its Baltic jack-up rig for $60 million with an undisclosed client.Shelf Drilling said the buyer intends to deploy the rig on a multi-year, plug and abandonment (P&A) program in Malaysia…

RWE Gets Long-Term Lease to Set Up O&M Base for Polish Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 23, 2024

RWE and the Ustka Port Authority have signed a land lease agreement for the construction of an operations and maintenance base for the FEW Baltic II offshore wind farm in Poland.The base is one of the key elements in the realization and subsequent operation of the planned 350 MW offshore wind farm…

Joint Venture Partners Ink Commercial Deals to Develop Gas Reserves at Azerbaijan’s ACG Field

Sep 23, 2024

The international joint venture (JV) partners, led by BP as the operator, have signed commercial agreements for the development of gas reserves at the giant Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) gas field offshore Azerbaijan.After the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and BP…

Rem Inspector CSV to Sport NES’ Energy Storage System

Sep 23, 2024

Norwegian shipowner Rem Offshore has hired Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) to deliver a deck-based battery energy storage system to its Rem Inspector construction support vessel (CSV). NES, specializing in sustainable energy design and smart control systems for vessels…

Beam’s AI-Driven AUV Put to Work at Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 23, 2024

Beam, a company created by the recent merger of Rovco and Vaarst, has deployed ‘the world’s first’ autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) driven by artificial intelligence (AI) at Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland.The AI-driven AUV has been used to inspect jacket structures on Seagreen wind farm…

Gemini Offshore Wind Farm Comes Back Online

Sep 23, 2024

Danish subsea cable and services firm NKT has taken part in the repair of export cables at 600 MW Gemini offshore wind in the Netherlands, which has been put back to full operation.A group of cable and energy specialists, including a repair team from NKT…

PTTEP Sells Its Entire Stake in Deepwater Block Offshore Mexico to Repsol

Sep 20, 2024

Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has divested its entire interest in Mexico Block 29, located in deep waters of the Salina Basin offshore Mexico, to the operator Repsol, which has increased its working interest in the block to 46…

Damen Starts Building Support Vessels to Fill Rising Demand in Gulf Region

Sep 20, 2024

Damen Shipyards has started construction of three shallow draft multi-purpose support vessels at its shipyard in the United Arab Emirates, in anticipation of an increase in offshore and dredging activity in Arabian Gulf region.The initial program…

Equinor Gets Permit for Norwegian Sea Drilling Operation

Sep 20, 2024

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a new exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, to be conducted using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig.The permit is for wellbore 6406/6-7 S wildcat well in production license 1119…

Floating Wind Industry Achieves ‘World’s First’ Offshore Generator Exchange

Sep 20, 2024

A group of industry specialist companies has achieved a world first for the wind industry, with a major component exchange (MCE) being performed on an offshore floating wind turbine while it remained on site at the Scottish Kincardine offshore wind farm…

First Oil Starts Flowing at CNOOC’s South China Sea Field

Sep 20, 2024

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at Liuhua 11-1/4-1 oilfield secondary development project, which features China’s first cylindrical floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit and a new platform…

TotalEnergies Starts Production at Fenix Gas Field Offshore Argentia

Sep 20, 2024

TotalEnergies has started the production from the Fenix gas field, off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in Southern Argentina.The Fenix field, located 60 km offshore, is part of the Cuenca Marina Austral 1 (CMA-1) concession, in which TotalEnergies holds a 37…

Foundation Laid for LORC’s New Bearings Test Bench for 25MW Wind Turbines

Sep 19, 2024

Danish engineering firm R&D Test Systems has completed the 3,700 metric ton foundation for the new Lindø Offshore Renewables Centre (LORC) main bearings test facility, which will be capable of performing extreme test loads on main bearings for 25 MW wind turbines…

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