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Ørsted, Vestas Team Up to Deploy Low-Carbon Steel Towers and Recycled Blades for Offshore Wind Projects

Jun 08, 2023

Denmark-based offshore wind farm developer Ørsted and its compatriot wind turbine maker Vestas on Wednesday announced a commercial sustainability partnership, whereby Ørsted will procure low-carbon steel wind turbine towers and blades made from…

Malaysia's Sapura Energy Lands $303 Million in Contracts for Offshore Projects

Jun 08, 2023

Malaysia's Sapura Energy said Thursday it had, between December 2022 and May 2023, secured ten contracts worth around 1.4 billion Malaysian ringgit (currently around $303 million) across the Asia Pacific and Atlantic regions.The contracts were secured across its Engineering and Construction (E&C)…

Kazakhstan's Oilfields, Disputes, and Settlements

Jun 08, 2023

Kazakhstan's Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev said on Tuesday that the central Asian country is pressing ahead with $16.5 billion in claims against international oil companies over disputed project costs.The new claims are the latest in…

Orsted Expects to Make FID on Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Project in UK This Year

Jun 08, 2023

Danish renewable energy company Orsted said on Thursday it expects to take a final investment decision (FID) on its planned Hornsea 3 offshore wind project in Britain this year. Orsted warned in early March that the 2.8 gigawatt (GW) project…

Alvheim FPSO Celebrates 15 Years of Oil and Gas Production as Tyrving Tie-in Gets Green Light

Jun 08, 2023

The Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Aasland, on Thursday granted approval for the development of Aker BP's Tyrving offshore discovery, which will be a tie-in to Alvheim FPSO.Aker BP as the operator, and its license partners…

'Industry-First' for Odfjell Technology in Blowout Preventer Cleaning

Jun 08, 2023

Offshore drilling, well, and engineering services provider Odfjell Technology said Wednesday it had achieved 'an industry-first' for cleaning blowout preventers (BOPs), reaching a 50% time reduction during a trial.Over a test period of six months…

TGS, SLB in U.S. Gulf of Mexico OBN Survey

Jun 08, 2023

Norway-based seismic data firm TGS in a strategic collaboration with oilfield services firm SLB on Thursday announced the start of the Engagement 4 Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) multi-client acquisition in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.According to TGS…

Champagne Smashes as Grampian Tyne SOV is Named for Dogger Bank Wind Farm

Jun 08, 2023

UK-based offshore vessel owner North Star this week held a naming ceremony for the Grampian Tyne service operation vessel (SOV) which will be deployed at work at the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK.The vessel was named at a ceremony…

ADNOC L&S to Build $975M Artificial Island for Lower Zakum Offshore Field

Jun 08, 2023

ADNOC Offshore has awarded ADNOC Logistics and Services a $975-million contract to build an artificial island for an offshore oil field project in Abu Dhabi.According to ADNOC L&S, at least 75% of the total contract value for dredging, land…

Orsted to Invest $68B in Renewable Energy by 2030

Jun 08, 2023

Renewable energy group Orsted will invest 475 billion Danish crowns ($68.3 billion) by 2030 to achieve its goal of 50 gigawatts (GW) of installed power capacity at the end of the decade, it said late on Wednesday. The Danish company said the…

Ulstein to Design Two More Offshore Wind Vessels for Acta Marine

Jun 07, 2023

Ulstein Design & Solutions has signed a contract with Turkey's Tersan Shipyard for two methanol-fuelled ULSTEIN SX216 Construction Service Operating Vessel (CSOV) designs. The vessels will be constructed for the Dutch company Acta Marine and…

Thousands of Jobs for Norway: Aker BP's Offshore Development Plans Approved by Norwegian Parliament

Jun 07, 2023

Following news on Tuesday that the Norwegian parliament had approved some of Aker BP's offshore oil and gas development project in Norway, the confirmation came Wednesday from Aker BP itself.'Today, the Storting has approved Aker BP’s plans…

Jersey Oil & Gas Gets Buchan License Extension and Green Light for NEO Farm-out

Jun 07, 2023

UK-focused oil and gas company Jersey Oil & Gas has received an extension to the Second Term of its P2498 'Buchan' license in the UK North Sea from the North Sea Transition Authority ('NSTA').Also, the NSTA has approved Jersey Oil & Gas' request…

Woodside Starts Marketing Senegal's First Oil

Jun 07, 2023

Australia's Woodside Energy has started marketing a new African crude oil from Senegal's first oil project, where the company aims to start producing by the end of this year, a senior executive said. Located about 100 km (62 miles) offshore south of Dakar…

US had Intelligence of Ukrainian Plan to Attack Nord Stream Project -Washington Post

Jun 07, 2023

The United States learned of a Ukrainian plan to attack the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines three months before they were damaged last September by underwater explosions, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing leaked information posted online…

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