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European Gas Prices Dip as Correct Previous Gains, Norwegian Flows Rise

Jun 24, 2022

Dutch and British wholesale gas prices mostly fell on Friday morning, correcting gains made the previous day after Germany triggered the second phase of its emergency gas plan.The benchmark Dutch wholesale gas contract for July delivery  was down 4…

Germany Could Expropriate Part of Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline - Spiegel

Jun 24, 2022

The German government is considering converting parts of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline into a connection for a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Baltic Sea coast.Magazine Der Spiegel reported on Friday that the German economy ministry is…

DOF Subsea Adds $100M+ in Backlog with Petrobras Extension

Jun 22, 2022

Norwegian subsea services company DOF Subsea has secured an extension for its four contracts with Petrobras for subsea inspection works in Brazil.DOF said that the extension would call for at least three vessels operating for 18 months, to the…

TechnipFMC to Deliver Subsea Production Systems for TotalEnergies' CLOV3 Project Offshore Angola

Jun 17, 2022

Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has won a contract with TotalEnergies EP Angola to supply subsea production systems for the CLOV3 development in Block 17, offshore Angola. TechnipFMC said the contract was a “significant” one, which for…

Schlumberger, Subsea 7 Renew Subsea Integration Alliance for 7 More Years

Jun 10, 2022

Oilfield services giant Schlumberger and offshore installation specialist Subsea 7 have agreed to renew their Subsea Integration Alliance for a further seven years.Subsea Integration Alliance is an alliance between Subsea 7 and Schlumberger’s OneSubsea subsea technologies…

Pipelayer Crewmember Medevaced in the Gulf of Mexico

Jun 07, 2022

An ailing crewmember was medevaced from a U.K.-registered pipe laying vessel 167 miles offshore Marsh Island, La., in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The U.S. Coast Guard said its Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call around 3 p.m. on Monday…

Steel Pipe Maker Tenaris Pays $78.1M to Resolve U.S. Bribery Probes

Jun 03, 2022

Tenaris SA , a global manufacturer of steel pipes, said on Thursday it will pay $78.1 million to resolve U.S. probes into its alleged payment of bribes to win business from Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras.The Luxembourg-based company will pay a $25 million civil fine plus $53…

Italian Court Dismisses Bribery Case Against Tenaris Directors

May 31, 2022

Tenaris, a company manufacturing pipes and related services for the global energy industry, has informed that an Italian court has dismissed a case against Tenaris’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and two other Board members over allegedly improper payments in Brazil…

Sapura Energy Sells Pipelayer to UAE-firm for $71.5M

May 31, 2022

Malaysian company Sapura Energy has agreed to sell its pipe-laying and crane vessel Sapura 3000 for $71.5 million to Safeen Feeder Company – Sole Proprietorship LLC, a company in the Abu Dhabi Ports Group of Companies.'The proposed asset disposal exercise is part of the Group’s reset plan…

Israel Renews Gas Exploration, Expects Export Deal to Europe

May 30, 2022

Israel is renewing offshore natural gas exploration and hopes to reach an agreement soon for exporting gas to Europe, Israel's energy minister said on Monday.Energy Minister Karine Elharrar had said exploration for new gas fields would be put…

Shell Sanctions $2.5B Crux Gas Field Development Offshore Australia

May 30, 2022

Shell said on Monday it had given the go-ahead to develop the Crux gas field offshore Australia, which analysts estimated would cost around $2.5 billion.Construction is expected to start in 2023 with first gas expected in 2027, which will feed the 3…

Subsea 7 Wins Major Deal with Petrobras in Brazil

May 27, 2022

Offshore installation services company Subsea 7 said Thursday it had won a major contract with Petrobras in Brazil. Subsea 7 defines a major contract as being over $750 million.The contract is related to the development of the Búzios 8 field…

TechnipFMC Bags 'Significant' EPCI Deal with Equinor Offshore Norway

May 26, 2022

Oilfield services giant TechnipFMC said Thursday it had secured a contract with Equinor for work on the Halten East development offshore Norway.TechnipFMC said the contract was a significant one, which for TechnipFMC means it is worth between $75 million and $250 million…

Schroeder Throws in Towel as German Industry Clings on to Russian Gas

May 26, 2022

Gerhard Schroeder has backed off from taking a top role at Russian energy giant Gazprom, dealing a setback to Germany's gas lobby as it seeks to keep the energy lifeline from Russia open.The former German chancellor played a critical role in…

S. Korea Court Dismisses Application Against Barossa Pipeline Funding

May 23, 2022

A South Korean court has dismissed an application from a group of Indigenous Australians to block South Korean export credit agencies from funding a deep-sea gas pipeline for the $3.6 billion Barossa gas project off northern Australia.People…

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