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Installed on OSV, Survitec's Seahaven Evacuation System Passes Heavy Weather Trials

Feb 02, 2022

Seahaven Advanced Evacuation System , developed by the UK-based marine safety and survival solutions provider Survitec, has successfully passed heavy weather sea trials (HWST), deployed from the offshore support vessel EDT Jane.According to Survitec…

Saudi Aramco Buys Stake in Cognite from Aker BP

Feb 02, 2022

Saudi Aramco has bought a 7.4% stake in Norwegian industrial software group Cognite from oil firm Aker BP, Cognite said on Wednesday.The price for the stake was 'around 1 billion Norwegian crowns,' or about $113 million, an Aker BP spokesperson told Reuters…

Australia: Pilot Energy, Triangle Energy Terminate Proposed Farm-out and Cliff Head Solar, Wind JV

Feb 02, 2022

ASX-listed oil and gas company Pilot Energy Limited said Tuesday its proposed agreements with Triangle Energy to farm out a part of a block off W. Australia and create a solar and wind joint venture would not go ahead as the Australian regulators have refused to grant the necessary approvals…

Can Qatari Gas Offset Disruptions to Russian Supply in Europe?

Feb 02, 2022

The United States, the world's top natural gas producer, has asked Qatar and other major energy producers to divert gas supplies to Europe if Russia attacks Ukraine and the United States imposes sanctions on Russia.Russia, which supplies around a third of Europe's gas…

Equinor's Ginny Exploration Well Comes Up Dry

Feb 02, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has drilled a dry well on the Ginny exploration prospect 6407/9-13 in the Norwegian Sea, and the drilling operations are now being concluded, OKEA, a partner in the project said Wednesday.The well, in production license PL1060…

Saipem Loses Its Footing on Path to Green Energy

Feb 02, 2022

Italy's Saipem risks becoming a casualty of the transition to cleaner energy after a shock profit warning left leading shareholders scrambling to shore up the finances of the energy services company.The Saipem board met on Tuesday to discuss the situation…

Oil and Gas UK Changes Name to Become 'Unifying voice for offshore energy sector'

Feb 01, 2022

Oil and Gas UK (OGUK), a UK-based offshore oil and gas industry association, is changing its name to Offshore Energies UK, to reflect its expansion into low-carbon offshore energy technologies that its members are developing, including offshore wind…

Drifting Ship Hits Tennet's HKZ Beta Platform Jacket

Feb 01, 2022

A cargo ship was cast adrift by storm Corrie on Monday in the Dutch North Sea, in the area where grid operator TenneT is building two transformer platforms (Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha and Beta) for the connection of the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid that is being built by Vattenfall…

Repsol's Offshore Oil Unloading Ops Banned in Peru after Oil Spill

Feb 01, 2022

Peru Environment Minister Ruben Ramirez said on Monday the government will temporarily suspend Repsol's offshore oil unloading operations following a spill of over 10,000 barrels that has caused widespread environmental damage.Ramirez said the…

VIDEO: "Things are about to change in a big way" for U.S. Offshore Wind

Feb 01, 2022

In a recent interview with Maritime Reporter TV, Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus Global Partners, breaks down the U.S. Offshore Wind market 'By the Numbers.'Let's look at the world . There's around 75GW of offshore wind farms, either operational or being built in the world today…

McDermott Names McKelvy New CEO

Feb 01, 2022

Offshore installation contractor McDermott International has appointed Michael McKelvy as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. He will also serve as a member of McDermott's Board of Directors. Lee McIntire, who has been serving as interim CEO since June 2021…

Eneti Ends Talks to Build Jones Act-Compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Feb 01, 2022

Offshore wind installation company Eneti said Tuesday it has terminated talks with a shipyard in the United States to build a Jones Act-compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel. Eneti in May 2021 ordered a $330 million Wind Turbine Installation…

TotalEnergies Eyes Restart of $20B Mozambique LNG Project in 2022

Feb 01, 2022

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne said on Monday the French firm aimed to restart a $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the north of Mozambique that was halted by an insurgent group with links to Islamic State almost a year ago…

Van Oord Uses iXblue's Subsea Positioning Solution for Offshore Wind Farm Work in France

Feb 01, 2022

Dutch marine installation services firm Van Oord has recently deployed iXblue's new LBL subsea positioning solution to conduct the installation of 190 offshore wind farm piles in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, France.'Already used on major Oil&Gas and Renewables projects…

Petrofac Hires Stena Don Offshore Drilling Rig for Tailwind's UKCS Well

Feb 01, 2022

Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has signed a contract with Petrofac for the hire of its Stena Don semi-submersible drilling rig.The Stena Don has been hired for a one-firm well campaign on Tailwind Energy's Gannet E field in the UK Continental Shelf…

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