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Wintershall DEA Considering Libya Exit

Sep 25, 2019

Oil and gas group Wintershall DEA is considering exiting Libya following a clash with the country's National Oil Corporation (NOC) over licences, German daily Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday.Wintershall DEA's Chief Executive Mario Mehren and Hans-Ulrich Engel…

HALO Acquires North Sea Assets

Sep 25, 2019

Oil and gas company Hague and London Oil (HALO) said it has reached an agreement to acquire a group of assets in the Dutch and UK sectors of the North Sea from ONE-Dyas (OND).These interests consist of 7.9% of the Sillimanite Development Unit…

ALE Awarded Subsea 7 Contract

Sep 25, 2019

Heavy transportation and lifting specialist ALE said it has been awarded a steel catenary riser (SCR) and umbilical pull-in contract by Subsea 7 USA. The scope of work included in this contract is for engineering, procurement, fabrication and offshore pull-in operations in the US Gulf of Mexico…

JFO Grows Middle East Footprint

Sep 25, 2019

Offshore engineering solutions provider James Fisher Offshore (JFO) said it will establish bases in Saudi Arabia and Dubai in a move to deliver efficiencies across multiple regional projects through an enhanced Middle Eastern footprint.The UK…

Four Steps to Successful Rig Intake

Sep 25, 2019

After a period of dormancy, drilling activity and rig utilization is up. Yet despite an increase in demand for rigs, there is still an oversupply. Few long-term fixtures, gaps in schedules and rigs moving between different regulatory regimes create new rig intake challenges…

Opinion: First-time Operator Rigors

Sep 25, 2019

Whatever the state of gas markets, new Norway operators keen on the commodity as cheap energy for millions of their citizens or as lynchpin of a new chemicals industry are pressing ahead taking organizational hiccups in-stride.That’s the case of Polish gas player…

Shearwater Wins SE Asia Project

Sep 24, 2019

Shearwater GeoServices said it has been awarded a contract for combined 3D and 2D seismic survey in Southeast Asia for the SW Vespucci Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV).The contract covers an area of 1,600 square kilometers for 3D seismic with associated 2D work to be executed over a 1…

Waves Group Aids Taiwanese OWP

Sep 24, 2019

The UK-based Waves Group is currently providing marine warranty surveyor services at the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan.The company is carrying out marine warranty survey work concerning the installation of foundations…

Equinor to be ‘Offshore Wind Major’

Sep 24, 2019

The multi-billion capital investment by Equinor at its new Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm will see it rival its major oil and gas projects, according to Rystad Energy.'The offshore wind project Dogger Bank in the UK North Sea will not only be Equinor’s largest project through 2026…

GERE Goes Carbon Neutral

Sep 24, 2019

GE Renewable Energy, the renewable energy arm of US industrial technology giant General Electric, announced its plan to make 100 percent of its operations carbon neutral by the end of 2020.GE Renewable Energy will reach carbon neutrality by reducing emissions through operational efficiencies…

Atlantic Shores Launches Ocean Survey Ops

Sep 24, 2019

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a 50/50 partnership between Shell New Energies US LLC and EDF Renewables North America, announced the launch of ocean survey operations today within the Atlantic Shores lease area, in order to inform future turbine development…

Shell Chooses Sonardyne for Monitoring Campaign

Sep 24, 2019

Subsea monitoring specialist Sonardyne International said its long-endurance sensors will be used by Shell during a 10-year seabed subsidence monitoring campaign at Norway’s second largest gas field. the Ormen Lange .Setting out to continuously…

ADNOC Awards Weatherford $220 Mln Drilling Deal

Sep 24, 2019

Oilfield services provider Weatherford said it has signed a $220 million, three-year contract with the Abu Dhabi Company for Offshore Petroleum Operations Limited (ADNOC Offshore' to provide directional drilling services for the stated goal…

McDermott Wins Shwe Phase 3 FEED Contract

Sep 24, 2019

McDermott International said it has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by POSCO INTERNATIONAL Corporation for the Shwe Phase 3 gas field development, located approximately 70 kilometers offshore Myanmar.Building on McDermott's…

Ocean Infinity Completes Mohns Ridge Survey

Sep 24, 2019

US-based subsea technology and data company Ocean Infinity said it has compleetd an expedition on the Mohns Ridge in the north-western Norwegian Sea, on behalf of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).NPD had been assigned the task of mapping…

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