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NYK’s Offshore Wind CTV Operator Secures ClassNK Certification

Dec 26, 2023

NYK Group’s Hokuyo Kaiun has received certifications from ClassNK for the safety management system (SMS) of its crew transport vessel (CTV) for the offshore wind industry.The certifications, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018, were obtained by combining the experience of Hokuyo Kaiun…

Enauta Acquires Stake in Campos Basin Oil Fields

Dec 25, 2023

Brazilian oil company Enauta said on Monday it acquired the entire 23% stake held by QatarEnergy Brasil Ltda in some oil fields in the Campos Basin for a total value of $150 million.In a securities filing, the company said that the transaction to acquire a stake in the Abalone…

OE’s 2023 Top of the Festive Video Pops

Dec 25, 2023

The holiday season is here, and in the best traditions of Offshore Engineer, we bring you the top festive videos shared by offshore industry companies this year as well.With plenty of ‘short and sweet’ videos to choose from, this year’s round up starts with our top three favorites coming from Fugro…

Foreign Shareholders Suspend Participation in Russia's Arctic LNG 2 Project

Dec 25, 2023

Foreign shareholders suspended participation in the Arctic LNG 2 project due to sanctions, renouncing their responsibilities for financing and for offtake contracts for the new Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, the daily Kommersant reported on Monday…

Deep Wind Offshore Files for Permit for Major Project in Sweden

Dec 25, 2023

Norway-based offshore wind developer Deep Wind Offshore has submitted a permit application for the construction and operation of an offshore wind farm on the south coast of Sweden.The application is for the Olof Skötkonung wind farm in the Gulf of Bothnia…

EnQuest Sells 15% Stake in North Sea Field And FPSO

Dec 25, 2023

UK-based oil firm EnQuest has reached an agreement with Viaro Energy’s subsidiary RockRose to sell a 15% working interest in the Bressay field and the EnQuest Producer floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO), both located in the UK North Sea…

Borgland Dolphin Drilling Rig Finds Work Offshore UK

Dec 25, 2023

Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has signed a letter of intent for a 500-day drilling campaign with an undisclosed operator in the UK.The 500-day drilling campaign will employ semi-submersible rig Borgland Dolphin.The drilling campaign…

Petrobras Starts New Drilling Campaign in Potiguar Basin

Dec 25, 2023

Brazilian state-run oil group Petrobras has started drilling the Pitu Oeste well, which marks the restart of the company's search for oil and gas in the Equatorial Margin.The drilling of the well, in the BM-POT-17 concession, located 53 kilometers off the coast of Rio Grande do Norte…

Ecowende Orders 52 Vestas Turbines for Offshore Wind Farm in Netherlands

Dec 22, 2023

The Dutch wind farm developer Ecowende, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, has placed an order for 52 offshore wind turbines from Vestas, each rated at 15MW, for its Hollandse Kust (west) site VI.Once installed, Vestas will service the…

Capital Product Partners Move Forward with $3.1B Acquisition of 11 LNG Carriers

Dec 22, 2023

New York-listed shipowner Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP) has closed the umbrella agreement from November 2023, moving forward with the $3.1 billion acquisition of 11 newbuild LNG carrier vessels.CPLP entered into umbrella agreement with Capital Maritime & Trading Corp…

New Fortress Energy Takes Delivery of Energos Celsius FSRU

Dec 22, 2023

Seatrium has delivered a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Energos Celsius to New Fortress Energy (NFE), one of the world’s leading LNG project developers.Energos Celsius is owned by Energos Infrastructure, a global marine infrastructure platform backed by Apollo funds and NFE…

Ecowende Hires Van Oord to Build 760MW Offshore Wind Farm in Dutch North Sea

Dec 22, 2023

Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, has awarded a contract to Van Oord for the construction of the 760 MW offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI.As Ecowende's contractor, Van Oord will be responsible for transporting and installing the foundations…

Pioneering Spirit Kicks Off Pipelay Ops for BP’s LNG Project

Dec 22, 2023

Allseas’ construction vessel Pioneering Spirit has started pipelaying work on BP’s ultra-deepwater Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) natural gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Allseas’ offshore construction support vessel Oceanic kicked…

Equinor Divests All Remaining Oil Assets in Azerbaijan

Dec 22, 2023

Equinor and SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic) have signed an agreement by which the Norwegian energy industry giant will divest all its remaining assets in Azerbaijan to SOCAR.The assets comprise a 7.27% non-operated interest…

MOL Gets ClassNK Blessing for Ammonia FSRU Design

Dec 22, 2023

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has been awarded an approval in principle (AiP) by ClassNK for a design of Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) for ammonia.The ammonia FSRU has been jointly developed by MOL and MHI Group’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding…

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