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DeepOcean Charters Innovative Unmanned Surface Vessel for Subsea Inspection, Survey Work

Aug 01, 2023

Offshore and subsea services provider DeepOcean will charter a newbuild unmanned surface vessel (USV) for subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) and survey work in the offshore renewables and oil and gas industries. DeepOcean is chartering…

BP Boosts Dividend Even as Profit Slumps 70% to $2.6B

Aug 01, 2023

BP's second-quarter profit slumped 70% from a year earlier to $2.6 billion, missing forecasts, as refining margins and oil trading income fell, but still allowing the energy giant to boost its dividend by 10%.Rivals Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell…

Video: Ship-to-Ship Oil Transfer from FSO Safer Progressing Well

Aug 01, 2023

The ship-to-ship transfer of the oil from the FSO Safer to the replacement oil tanker Yemen (formerly known as Nautica) began last week.It was an important milestone in this United Nations-coordinated operation to avert a potential massive environmental…

Valaris to Reactivate Drillship for $364M West Africa Contract

Jul 31, 2023

Offshore drilling firm Valaris said Monday it had secured a 12-well contract offshore West Africa for drillship VALARIS DS-7. Valaris will reactivate the drillship for this contract. The contract, with an undisclosed client, is expected to start…

Goldman Upgrades Oil Demand Outlook as Market Tempers Growth Pessimism

Jul 31, 2023

Goldman Sachs on Sunday revised up its global oil demand forecast for the year while sticking to its 12-month Brent price projection of $93 per barrel as higher realized inventories offset the demand boost from a less pessimistic growth outlook…

EEW SPC Delivers Final Monopiles for France's Calvados Offshore Wind Project

Jul 31, 2023

The last monopiles for France's Calvados offshore wind project were recently delivered by Germany-based EEW SPC.The delivery made at the end of June came almost exactly five months after the first loadout from EEW SPC's dock.All monopiles were loaded onto the 'Dongbang Giant No…

Thai Oil Giant Joins for Renewable Subsea Power Project in Scotland

Jul 31, 2023

Thailand’s state oil and gas company, PTTEP, has joined the Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP) collaborative project, which is intended to prove the concept of powering subsea equipment with wave power and intelligent subsea energy storage.The £2 million demonstrator initiative…

Purus Wind's New General Manager to Oversee Offshore Wind Vessel Fleet Expansion

Jul 31, 2023

Offshore wind vessel firm Purus Wind has appointed Oliver MacManus as general manager, with immediate effect.MacManus will focus on overseeing the running of the construction/service operation vessels (“C/SOV”) business. 'The appointment is…

North Sea Oil Firm Awards Multi-Year Deals to Simon Møkster Shipping's PSVs

Jul 31, 2023

Norway-based offshore vessel owner Simon Møkster Shipping said Monday it had secured long term contracts for two of its platform supply vessels.The company said it had been awarded new multi-year contracts by a North Sea Operator in the UK for the PSVs Stril Odin and Strilmøy…

Oil on Track for Biggest Monthly Gains in Over a Year

Jul 31, 2023

Oil prices edged lower on Monday but were hovering near three-month highs and were set to post their biggest monthly gains in more than a year on expectations that Saudi Arabia would extend voluntary output cuts into September and tighten global supply…

Jadestone Energy's Montara Venture FPSO Shut Down Again After Gas Alarm Triggered

Jul 31, 2023

Jadestone Energy's Montara Venture FPSO offshore Australia, which had resumed output in March after a lengthy shutdown, has been shut down again.Jadestone said Monday that on July 29, 2023, a gas alarm was triggered within ballast water tank 4S…

UK Gov't to Support Acorn CCS, Viking CO2 Transportation Projects

Jul 31, 2023

UK-based oil and gas company Harbour Energy, operator of the Humber-based Viking CO2 transportation and storage network and partner in the Acorn CCS project in northeast Scotland, welcomed the news on Monday that both projects have been awarded…

Iran Says Will Pursue Rights over Durra Offshore Gas Field

Jul 31, 2023

Iran will pursue its rights over the Durra/Arash field if other parties shun cooperation, the country's Oil Minister Javad Owji said on Sunday, according to the Oil Ministry's SHANA news agency. 'If there is no willingness to cooperate, Iran will pursue its rights and benefits…

UK to Grant Over 100 North Sea Oil and Gas Licenses

Jul 31, 2023

Britain will grant more than 100 new oil and gas licences in the North Sea as part of efforts to tap domestic supplies and become more energy independent, the government said on Monday. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the move was compliant with the government's environmental targets…

Perdana Nautika Wins AHTS Vessel Contract

Jul 28, 2023

Malaysia's Perdana Petroleum's subsidiary, Perdana Nautika, has secured a contract for the provision of an anchor handling, Tug, and Supply (“AHTS”) vessel to RMS Synergy.The contract started on June 13, 2023, and has a 60-day duration. The contract is valued at around RM4…

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