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VTTI Plans New 5 bcm Floating LNG Platform in Netherlands by 2024

Dec 13, 2022

Dutch energy company VTTI said on Monday it plans to build a new floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Netherlands with capacity to import 5 billion cubic meters of gas annually. On Friday the Dutch government said it was in talks…

Hartshead Taps Petrofac for North Sea Platform, Pipeline FEED

Dec 13, 2022

UK North Sea-focused Hartshead Resources has awarded Petrofac two contracts in respect of the platforms FEED contract for Harshead's Anning and Somerville unmanned minimum facilities jackets and topsides and the subsea FEED contract for the…

Mainstream, BP and Statkraft in Offshore Win MoU with Norwegian Port

Dec 13, 2022

Mainstream Renewable Power, BP and Statkraft have signed a  memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Windport in Mandal, Norway, to 'position the port at the forefront of offshore wind development.'  Mainstream, BP, and Statkraft are partnering…

Shell to Sell Stake in Baram Delta Offshore Malaysia for $475M

Dec 13, 2022

Shell Plc said on Tuesday it would sell its stake in two offshore production sharing contracts in Malaysia's Baram Delta for $475 million to Petroleum Sarawak Exploration & Production Sdn Bhd. The announcement comes after Shell announced in…

How Do Floating Wind Turbines Work?

Dec 12, 2022

Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential to produce clean energy. But it also has a problem. Its continental shelf drops off quickly, making building traditional wind turbines directly on the seafloor costly if not impossible…

Ailing Drillship Worker Airlifted in the Gulf of Mexico

Dec 12, 2022

An ailing worker was medevaced from a Transocean drillship 189 miles south of Port Fourchon, La., on Monday.The U.S. Coast Guard said its watchstanders at Sector New Orleans received a request at 2:21 a.m. from Bristol Search and Rescue Services…

Solstad Offshore Sells Construction Support Vessel

Dec 12, 2022

The Norwegian offshore vessel company Solstad Offshore has agreed to sell its 2013-built construction support vessel Normand Jarl.Sold through Solstad's subsidiary Normand Ships, the CSV will be delivered to an unnamed buyer outside of the offshore industry…

TotalEnergies Launches Offshore Rig Tender for 2023 Drilling at Lebanon's Offshore Block 9

Dec 12, 2022

French oil major TotalEnergies has launched a tender for an offshore drilling rig to be used next year to drill in Lebanon's Block 9 in the Mediterranean Sea.Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, received Lebanon's, Minister of…

NOV to Design and Equip Cadeler's Second F-Class Jack-up Vessel

Dec 12, 2022

NOV has secured contracts to deliver design and equipment for Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler's second F-class jack-up vessel, which will be able to install large wind turbine foundations as well as wind turbines. The F-class is a bespoke version of the GustoMSC NG-20000X model…

Radix Creates Virtual FPSO Training Environment to Reduce Commissioning Phase Risks

Dec 12, 2022

Brazil-based Radix Software and Engineering said Monday it had created a virtual FPSO training environment for a major operator with the goal of reducing risk in the asset commissioning phase by training operators in process optimization and validation of operational manuals…

Petronas, JX Nippon Enter Deal for BIGST Offshore Fields in Malaysia

Dec 12, 2022

Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas said on Monday it would work with JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp. on a joint proposal to monetize gas potential in the Bujang, Inas, Guling, Sepat, and Tujoh (BIGST) fields located off the shores of peninsular Malaysia…

DEME to Install Foundations for Another Offshore WInd Farm in Scotland

Dec 12, 2022

Offshore installation services firm DEME said Monday it would return to the Moray Firth to install the foundations for another offshore wind farm in Scotland, under a contract awarded by Ocean Winds.The company was previously involved in the…

First Steel Cut for TenneT's Offshore Substation

Dec 12, 2022

The first steel was cut on Friday, December 9, for the topside of TenneT's offshore transformer station for the Hollandse Kust (west Beta) wind farm zone. A first steel cut ceremony was held at the Equans yard in Hoboken, Belgium, marking the…

Offshore Wind Growth Partnership's New Program Director Joins from Shell

Dec 12, 2022

UK-based Offshore Wind Growth Partnership has appointed Anil Sayhan as its new Program Director. Sayhan joins from Shell where he held frontline and corporate roles in products marketing, exploration and production, and renewables and energy solutions in the Netherlands…

Barents Sea: Equinor Starts Production from Askeladd Offshore Field

Dec 12, 2022

The Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has started production from the Askeladd offshore field in the Barents Sea.The first phase of Askeladd will bring 18 billion cubic meters of gas and two million cubic meters of condensate to the market via the Hammerfest LNG plant on Melkøya…

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