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Australia Steps Up Its Renewable Energy Game with Proposed Offshore Wind Zone

Feb 24, 2023

The federal government of Australia has opened a consultation on a new offshore wind zone in the Pacific Ocean off the Hunter, a region of New South Wales, Australia.The government said that the proposed offshore wind area, which sits alongside the Hunter…

UK's Engineering Giant Wood Group Rejects Takeover Approach

Feb 24, 2023

Shares of John Wood Group Plc surged over 30% on Thursday after the company said it received three preliminary buyout proposals from private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc. The British oilfield services and engineering firm said late…

Greencoat Renewables Buys 22.5% in Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 24, 2023

Greencoat Renewables has completed the acquisition of a 22.5% stake in the Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany from Marguerite Pantheon.Developed by wpd, the Butendiek offshore wind farm is located in Germany’s exclusive economic zone in the North Sea…

Subsea 7's Seven Cruzeiro Vessel to Continue Operating Offshore Brazil until November 2023

Feb 24, 2023

Offshore installation services company Subsea 7 said Friday it had won a 'sizable' vessel contract with the Brazilian oil company Petrobras.The contract is for the 145.9m pipelay support vessel (PLSV) Seven Cruzeiro off the coast of Brazil.…

NKT to Provide Technical Support for Taiwan's First Subsea Power Cable Factory

Feb 24, 2023

NKT, a Denmark-based company specializing in power cable making and installation, said Friday it would sign a joint venture deal with Taiwanese cable company, Walsin Lihwa, to provide technical support for the construction of the first subsea power cable factory in Taiwan…

Trinidad to Start Talks for Gas Deal with Venezuela in March

Feb 24, 2023

Trinidad and Tobago next month expects to formally begin negotiations with Venezuela on a promising offshore natural gas project, the Caribbean nation's energy minister said on Thursday.A deal would help revive the nation's gas production, which…

Seaway7 and Saipem Partner in Pursuit of Offshore Wind Work

Feb 23, 2023

Subsea 7's renewables-focused offshore installation subsidiary Seaway7 on Thursday announced it has struck a deal with offshore services company Saipem to collaboratively pursue projects in the growing offshore wind industry.Under the commercial collaboration agreement…

Gastrade Sees Decision On Second LNG Terminal This Year

Feb 23, 2023

Greece’s Gastrade said on Thursday it expects to take a final investment decision on developing a second gas floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) off the country’s northern port of Alexandroupolis by the end of the year.With Europe…

APA Corp to Drop a North Sea Rig as Tax Rate Bites

Feb 23, 2023

U.S. oil and gas producer APA Corp on Thursday said it planned to drop a drilling rig in the North Sea as recent increases to tax rates have made its operations there less competitive.Britain last year announced plans to boost windfall taxes…

Worker Loses Arm in Incident on Offshore Drilling Rig

Feb 23, 2023

An investigation into a potentially fatal offshore rig incident in Norway in which a worker lost his arm after getting crushed by a heavy drag chain, has now been completed.The incident occurred on the Linus jack-up rig on November 10, 2022…

Eni to Return More to Shareholders, Confirms Decarbonisation Goals

Feb 23, 2023

The Italian energy group Eni said on Thursday it would simplify and improve returns to investors in its 2023-2026 strategy plan.The group said it would raise its dividend by 7% and buy back shares worth 2.2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) in 2023…

Probe into Gas Leaks on Statfjord B Platform Reveals "Serious breaches of regulations"

Feb 23, 2023

The Norwegian offshore oil and gas safety regulator PSA Norway has ordered Equinor to ensure maintenance of hydrocarbon pipes in carbon steel on the Statfjord B platform after a probe into May 2022 gas leaks found what the PSA said were serious breaches of regulations…

Liebherr Rostock Ships Its First Offshore Cranes for Azeri Gas Project

Feb 23, 2023

Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock recently shipped four new offshore cranes to the Umid Babek Operating Company (UBOC) for the Umid-2 gas project in Azerbaijan. The delivery of the Board Offshore Crane (BOS) series units marks Liebherr Rostock’s first offshore crane shipment to Azerbaijan…

SSY Acquires Westshore, Enters Offshore Sector

Feb 23, 2023

Simpson Spence Young (SSY) agreed on the terms to acquire Norwegian Westshore Shipbrokers AS, part of SSY’s strategy to enter into the global offshore sector. Based in Kristiansand, Norway, Westshore was launched in 1987.“This acquisition marks…

SBM Offshore Forecasts Annual Revenue of Over $2.9 Billion in 2023

Feb 23, 2023

Dutch oil and gas services firm SBM Offshore forecast on Thursday an annual revenue of above $2.9 billion for 2023, bringing its guidance for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) to above $1 billion.The group…

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