Offshore Energy News


Canyon Charters Otto Candies Vessel

May 02, 2019

Subsea services company Canyon Offshore said it has entered into an agreement with vessel owner Otto Candies for the charter of the Jones Act-compliant inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel Ross Candies.The charter will commence in…

Trump Administration to Revise Offshore Safety Rules

May 02, 2019

The Trump administration will unveil on Thursday its final plan to roll back offshore drilling safety measures put in place by the Obama administration after the fatal 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the worst in U.S. history, raising concerns…

ADNOC Launches Bid for Five Blocks

May 02, 2019

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said that it has launched the second exploration bid round for five new oil and gas blocks.The bidding will be for both conventional and unconventional resources, and the successful bidders will enter into agreements granting them exploration rights…

Eni Signs Upstream Contract in Bahrain

May 02, 2019

Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni has signed an exploration and production-sharing agreement (EPSA) with the National Oil and Gas Authority of Bahrain (NOGA) for Block 1.The signing took place in the presence of Sheik Mohamed Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa…

Oceaneering Wins Wintershall ROV Work

May 01, 2019

Oceaneering International said it has secured a contract to provide integrated remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) services for Wintershall offshore Norway.The deal covers ROV services for the Northern Drilling Moss Maritime CS-60Mk type drilling unit West Mira…

Orsted Reports Positive Start to 2019

May 01, 2019

Orsted on Wednesday reported higher first-quarter earnings from its offshore wind farms, in a positive sign for the Danish company's focus on renewables after selling its oil and gas business in 2017.Earnings from Orsted's core wind business…

Aker Energy Extends FPSO Dhirubhai-1 Charter

May 01, 2019

The oil and gas company Aker Energy AS, a 50-50 joint venture between Aker ASA and TRG AS, has paid to extend an option it has for the long-term charter of Ocean Yield’s FPSO Dhirubhai-1.A press release said that on the 12th of February 2019…

New Subsea Landing String Control System

Apr 30, 2019

Interventek Subsea Engineering said it is developing a control system for a new subsea in-riser landing string that is designed to reduce size, weight, complexity and cost.The development of the new control system has gained support by the way…

Aker Solutions Raises 2019 Forecasts

Apr 30, 2019

Norway's Aker Solutions ASA raised its 2019 revenue outlook on expected higher spending on the offshore oil services and reported better than expected first-quarter profits, lifting its shares on Tuesday.The upbeat sentiment on oilfield spending…

Activists End Occupation of Arctic Drill Rig

Apr 30, 2019

Greenpeace activists climbed down from a Seadrill drilling rig in Norway on Tuesday and are no longer occupying it, the environmental group told Reuters.The rig, which was boarded by four activists on Monday, will be used next month by Equinor to explore for oil and gas in the Arctic…

Rhenus Commences Borssele Alpha Supply

Apr 30, 2019

Rhenus Offshore Logistics has completed its first supply trip to the 700MW Borssele Alpha offshore platform  in the Dutch North Sea.Rhenus has taken over the complete supply logistics for its customer, HSM Offshore, during the installation work…

Scotland to Launch Offshore Wind Project in October

Apr 30, 2019

Scotland’s new leasing round for offshore wind projects is likely to fully launch in October 2019, Crown Estate Scotland, the public body responsible for leasing Scotland’s seabed, has announced. It will be at that point that applications for developments can start to be received…

Noreco Acquires Shell Danish North Sea Assets

Apr 30, 2019

Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has granted its approval to Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) for the acquisition of Shell’s Danish upstream assets.Noreco is now one step closer to completing its takeover of Shell’s upstream assets in Denmark after receiving government approval for the $1…

Aker Completes Appraisal Drilling off Ghana

Apr 29, 2019

The offshore oil and gas operator Aker Energy Ghana, as the operator of the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block, announces that is has concluded its appraisal drilling campaign offshore Ghana.The Company is currently working on a revised Plan for Development and Operations (PDO)…

OKEA Bags Drilling Contract for Deepsea Nordkapp

Apr 29, 2019

Norwegian oil and gas company OKEA has secured the Odfjell Drilling-owned semi-submersible rig Deepsea Nordkapp to drill for upside opportunities within and surrounding the Draugen field offshore Norway.The drilling operation is expected to commence in Q4 2019…

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