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OTE Corp Signs $3.5M Deal for OTEC Installation at US Army Base

Jan 15, 2025

Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation (OTE Corp) has partnered with Johnson Controls to demonstrate the feasibility of deploying a 17.5 MW Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system at the remote military base.The contract is part of Johnson Controls…

MODEC Completes GHG Emissions Quantification Project for FPSOs in Brazil

May 02, 2024

MODEC and JGC Corporation have completed a project to measure and quantify emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases from the FPSOs off the coast of Brazil which are chartered and operated by MODEC.It is the first time that Japanese companies…

Japanese Firms, Petronas to Set up CO2 Storage Off Malaysia by 2028 End

Nov 20, 2023

Japanese companies have agreed to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project with Malaysian energy firm Petronas, which should start holding its first carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the end of 2028, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co said on Monday…

Africa Oil Corp. Expands Interest in Block 3B/4B Offshore South Africa. Plans Underway for Two-well Drilling Campaign

Jul 11, 2023

Africa Oil Corp. has entered an agreement to increase its operated working interest (“WI”) in Block 3B/4B, located in the Orange Basin offshore South Africa and, the company says, on trend with the Venus, Graff, La Rona and Jonker oil discoveries in the nearby Namibia…

Samsung Heavy Industries Unveils Next-Generation FLNG

May 02, 2023

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has unveiled a proprietary model nearshore FLNG concept which has been certified by DNV at OTC 2023 in Texas.The shipyard says it developed the Multi-purpose LNG Floater-Nearshore (MLF-N) in response to market…

Baker Hughes to Deliver Compressor Trains for Petronas FLNG Facility

Apr 20, 2023

Oilfield services and technology firm Baker Hughes has won an order by Black & Veatch, a subcontractor to the JGC and Samsung Heavy Industries consortium, to deliver two LM9000-driven compressor trains for the Petronas nearshore liquefied natural gas facility in Sabah…

Japan's Marubeni Starts Commercial Ops at Akita Offshore Wind Farm

Jan 31, 2023

Japanese trading firm Marubeni Corp started commercial operation based on the feed-in tariff program for renewable energy at Akita Port offshore wind farm on Tuesday, it said in a statement.Japan's offshore wind power market, part of the country's goal to be carbon neutral by 2050…

Trinidad: Noble Corp. Jack-up Rig Damaged. Workers Evacuated

Dec 19, 2022

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corp. said that its jack-up drilling rig Noble Regina Allen had experienced a mechanical issue while preparing to move from its location approximately 26 miles off the coast of Trinidad on Thursday, December 15…

Noble Corp. Wins $50M Contract for Jack-up Rig in UK North Sea

Dec 14, 2022

BP has awarded the offshore drilling company Noble Corp. a one-year drilling and plugging & abandonment services contract in the UK sector of the North Sea. The contract, for which Noble Corp. will deploy the ultra-harsh environment Noble Innovator (ex-Maersk Innovator) jack-up rig…

Japan Gov't to Retain Stake in New Sakhalin-1 Operator

Nov 01, 2022

Japan has decided to retain its stake in the new Russian operator of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project and has asked Japanese consortium members to stay to ensure the country's energy security, the industry minister said on Tuesday. 'The Sakhalin…

Shelf Drilling Wins Contract Extension for Newly Bought Jack-up Rig

Oct 06, 2022

Shelf Drilling, an Oslo-listed offshore drilling services firm, has obtained a two-year contract extension for the Noble Sam Turner jack-up rig, which is a direct continuation of its present contract in Denmark.The contract has been secured by way of a priced option exercise by the customer…

India's ONGC Says No Clarity on Resumption of Sakhalin-1

Sep 26, 2022

India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp ONGC.NS said on Monday there was no clarity on the resumption of its oil and gas project Sakhalin-1.Production at Sakhalin-1 was 'minimized' shortly after the Ukraine war started and there is no clarity or timeline yet when it could be resumed…

M&A: UK CMA Accepts Noble, Maersk Drilling Plan to Sell 5 Rigs to Alleviate Competition Concerns

Sep 01, 2022

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted Noble Corp. and Maersk Drilling's plan to sell certain rigs operating in the North Sea in order to alleviate competition concerns arising from the two drillers' planned merger.The two…

Petrobras' Oil Output Drops on Asset Sales, Work Stoppages

Jul 22, 2022

Oil production at Brazil's Petrobras fell in the second quarter as asset divestments, and increased work stoppages took their toll, while the company's refinery utilization rate hit a whopping 97%.In a securities filing, Petroleo Brasileiro…

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