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MHWirth, Subsea Drilling Systems Merge to Create HMH

Oct 01, 2021

Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes and Norway's Akastor have completed the previously proposed merger of Baker Hughes’ Subsea Drilling Systems (SDS) business with Akastor’s subsidiary, MHWirth AS (MHWirth).MHWirth provides advanced drilling solutions and services…

NOV Joins Cerulean's Giant Floating Wind Project in UK as Delivery Partner

Jun 30, 2021

Low-carbon infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds has named NOV as the first of its delivery partners for the fabrication of its proposed integrated 200-turbine floating wind and hydrogen development off the coast of Scotland.As previously reported…

U.S. Gives Williams More Time to Build NESE Gas Pipeline

May 21, 2021

U.S. energy regulators on Thursday approved Williams Companies Inc's request for two more years until May 2023 to build the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project to transport natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York.The U.S.…

RWE Renewables, National Grid Team Up in U.S. Offshore Wind Push

May 20, 2021

German renewable energy giant RWE Renewables and UK-based National Grid, one of the world’s largest publicly listed utilities, on Thursday signed a partnership deal to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the coastal region of the Northeast U…

Venezuela Ratifies 'Anti-blockade' Law Aimed at Helping Oil Sector

May 14, 2021

Venezuela's Socialist party-controlled National Assembly on Thursday ratified an 'anti-blockade' law, as President Nicolas Maduro seeks to attract private investment to boost the OPEC nation's struggling economy despite U.S. sanctions.The law…

Baker Hughes, Akastor in Offshore Drilling Equipment JV

Mar 02, 2021

Oilfield services giant Baker Hughes and Norway's Akastor on Monday said they would create a joint venture that will bring together Baker Hughes’ Subsea Drilling Systems (SDS) business with Akastor’s subsidiary, MHWirth AS (MHWirth).MHWirth provides advanced drilling solutions and services…

NOV Wins Offshore Wind Vessel Deal in China

Feb 11, 2021

Chinese shipbuilder China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) has awarded NOV a contract to design and supply equipment for GustoMSC NG-14000XL-G wind turbine installation jack-up vessel to be built for OHT, a Norwegian heavy transport and installation contractor…

National Oilwell Varco to Change Name

Dec 22, 2020

Oilfield services provider National Oilwell Varco said Monday it would change its corporate name to “NOV Inc.”, effective January 1, 2021. The company’s ticker symbol, “NOV”, will remain unchanged.Clay Williams, Chairman, President, and CEO…

Cadeler's 'Wind Orca' to Sport New Crane for Largest Offshore Wind Turbines of the Future

Dec 18, 2020

Offshore wind turbine installation company Cadeler, until recently known as Swire Blue Ocean, has ordered a new crane for its Wind Orca vessel, to prepare it for the giant offshore wind turbines of the future.The company has signed a contract…

Norway Launches Offshore Wind Research Center - Northwind

Dec 11, 2020

Norwegian government on Friday announced the launch of a major research center aimed at making wind power cheaper, with a big focus on offshore wind.The Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tina Bru, announced an investment of 120 million NOK (EUR 11…

NOV Energy Recovery System for Offshore Rigs Gets Corvus ESS

Nov 11, 2020

Corvus Energy, energy storage solutions provider for the offshore energy industry has been selected by National Oilwell Varco (NOV) to supply the Energy Storage System (ESS) to be used on an offshore drilling rig.Corvus will deliver its ESS…

Wintershall Dea Installs Nova Field Risers

Sep 03, 2020

Oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has completed the installation of the risers for the Nova field development in the Norwegian North Sea, with development drilling set to follow.The Nova field is being developed as a subsea tie-back, connecting two templates to Neptune Energy's Gjøa platform…

Scorpio Bulkers Plans to Buy Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Aug 03, 2020

Dry bulk shipowner Scorpio Bulkers on Monday announced it has signed a letter of intent to purchase a newbuild wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) as a “first step in a transition towards a sustainable business in renewable energy”.Scorpio…

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs to Advise China on Pipeline Asset Transfers

Jul 08, 2020

Top Chinese energy firms have mandated investment banks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to act as advisors for multi-billion dollar deals transferring key oil and gas pipeline assets into a national energy infrastructure giant, four sources said…

LLOG Charters Transocean Rig for Shenandoah Drilling

Jul 03, 2020

U.S. oil company LLOG has chartered a Transocean drilling rig for the drilling of wells at the Shenandoah project in the Gulf of Mexico.The news was announced on Thursday by Navitas, LLOG's partner in the project (PDF in Hebrew), who said the contract was for four development wells…

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