Offshore Energy News


Rovuma LNG Gets Government Green Light

May 14, 2019

The government of Mozambique has approved development plans for the ExxonMobil-led Rovuma LNG project, which will produce, liquefy and market natural gas from three reservoirs located in the Area 4 block offshore Mozambique, two of which straddle the boundary with neighboring Area 1…

CGG Kicks off OBN Survey in US Gulf

May 14, 2019

CGG announced Tuesday it has commenced its first multi-client ocean bottom node (OBN) survey.Located in the north-central region of the Gulf of Mexico, this dense OBN survey will provide well-sampled, full azimuthal coverage with long offsets…

OPT Wave Power System Reaches Milestone

May 14, 2019

US-owned renewable energy company Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) announced that the Company's PB3 PowerBuoy deployed in the Adriatic Sea has produced more than one MegaWatt-hour (MWh) cumulative energy to date.  The cost-effective ocean energy…

Golden Energy Offshore Services Adds OSV

May 14, 2019

Oslo-listed offshore vessel owner Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) announced that a successful delivery of the offshore support vessel (OSV) Energy Empress now has been completed.GEOS referred to the notice made 30 April 2019 announcing…

IEA to Push for Offshore Wind Energy

May 14, 2019

The International Energy Agency (IEA) held a high-level workshop on the outlook for offshore wind energy yesterday (May 13), bringing together 80 senior representatives from government, the private sector, research groups, academia and international organisations…

Equinor Ready for Trestakk Field Start-up

May 14, 2019

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor consent for start-up of the Trestakk field in the Norwegian Sea. Equinor plans start-up during the month of May 2019.Consent for start-up of Trestakk is granted to the licensees in production licence PL091…

K Line Offshore Sells 15-year-old PSV

May 14, 2019

The offshore support vessel provider for the global oil and gas industry, K Line Offshore has sold one of its platform supply vessels (PSV) to Gard Supply AS.The Norway-based offshore division of Japan's K Line said that the the 2004-built PSV KL Arendalfjord is its very first ship…

Aqualis, Braemar Form Offshore Alliance

May 14, 2019

Offshore engineering consultant Aqualis has entered into an agreement to acquire the marine, adjusting, and offshore business lines from the London-based  Braemar Technical Services (BTS), a division of Braemar Shipping Services,  in exchange for an equity stake in the group…

Priestley Joins WFS Technologies

May 13, 2019

Theo Priestley, a technology futurist who focuses on emerging trends and their impact on business and wider society, has joined the team at WFS Technologies.Priestley takes up the role of chief marketing officer at WFS Technologies and is lined…

Tower Delays Drilling in Cameroon

May 13, 2019

UK-based Tower Resources said drilling of a new well at the Thali block in Cameroon had been delayed until July.In a stock exchange announcement, the company said that it had received additional data that indicated that further site preparation work would be required before a rig was moved to site…

SBM Wins ExxonMobil Guyana FPSO Order

May 13, 2019

Dutch-based floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) provider SBM Offshore has won a contract to deliver an FPSO for ExxonMobil’s second phase of the Liza development offshore Guyana.Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL)…

Keppel Bags SGD150mln Offshore Wind Gig

May 13, 2019

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd's (Keppel O&M) wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS), has snagged a contract to build two offshore wind farm substations worth more than S$150 million for Danish renewable energy company Orsted.The contract comprises detailed engineering…

Korean Prime Minister Lee Visits OTC

May 10, 2019

Korean Prime Minister Nak-yon Lee attended the 2019 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) at NRG Park on Wednesday, 8 May, emphasizing the global reach of the offshore energy industry.“It was an honor to welcome Prime Minister Lee and have him experience everything that OTC has to offer…

SeaBird Tallies US GoM Contract

May 10, 2019

SeaBird Exploration announced Friday it has secured a new contract for source work in the US Gulf of Mexico with an unnamed repeat customer. The Osprey Explorer, which recently completed an Ocean-bottom node (OBN) survey for another customer…

Brazil Sets Parameters for Mega Oil Auction

May 10, 2019

Brazil's national energy council on Thursday published updated parameters for a massive oil auction scheduled for later this year, including minimum levels of profit-sharing with the government, while also urging a shakeup in the refinery sector…

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