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VIDEO: AD Ports' SAFEEN Buys Subsea Service Vessel

Oct 21, 2022

AD Ports Group's subsidiary SAFEEN has acquired a support vessel to boost the company's subsea service capabilities.Built in 2014, the vessel, previously known as the Nordic Prince, will operate under the name ‘SAFEEN Surveyor’ and will undergo an extensive conversion prior to starting operations…

Technip Energies to Leave Arctic LNG 2 Project in H1 2023

Oct 20, 2022

Technip Energies TE.PA expects to fully exit the liquefied natural gas project (LNG) Arctic LNG 2 led by Moscow-listed gas producer Novatek next year, the French oil and gas services provider said on Thursday.The group, which said in March it was renouncing new business opportunities in Russia…

Siemens Gamesa Signs Its Largest Offshore Wind Deal in Taiwan

Oct 19, 2022

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa said Wednesday it had signed two agreements with the Hai Long Offshore Wind project owners at an energy industry event in Taiwan.The Hai Long consortium is a partnership between Canadian independent power producer Northland Power Inc…

Exxon Exits Russia Empty-handed with Oil Project 'Unilaterally Terminated'

Oct 18, 2022

Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday that it left Russia completely after President Vladimir Putin expropriated its properties following seven months of discussions over an orderly transfer of its 30% stake in a major oil project.  Exxon did not say if it received any compensation for the assets…

Australia Appoints Special Envoy for East Timor Offshore Gas Project

Oct 18, 2022

Australia on Tuesday appointed former Victoria state premier Steve Bracks as its special representative for the Greater Sunrise gas project in East Timor as both countries look to break a stalemate over how to develop the gas fields.Australia…

Exxon's Russian Oil Output Collapsed after Rejecting Local Tanker Insurance

Oct 17, 2022

Oil output at the giant Exxon-led Sakhalin-1 Russian Pacific project collapsed following the U.S. major's refusal to accept local insurance for tankers after Western insurers pulled out due to sanctions, several industry sources told Reuters…

VIDEO: Topside Module Construction Starts for Giant ONE Guyana FPSO

Oct 14, 2022

The Dutch FPSO leasing specialist SBM Offshore said Friday the construction of the topside modules had kicked off in Singapore for one of the company's largest-ever FPSO units, the One Guyana FPSO.'During September this year, two steel strike…

Borr Drilling Sells Jack-up Rig for $120M

Oct 14, 2022

Offshore drilling company Borr Drilling has entered into an agreement to sell the jack-up drilling rig 'Gyme' for a price of $120 million to an unrelated third party.The 'Gyme' is a 2018 PPL Pacific Class 400 located in Singapore. The rig has not been activated or contracted since its delivery…

TotalEnergies, Petronas Carigali, and Shell Sign PSC for Ultra-deepwater Offshore Block in Malaysia

Oct 13, 2022

Malaysia's Petronas has signed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with TotalEnergies, Petronas Carigali, and Shell for Block 2K, an ultra-deepwater block off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia.According to Petronas, Block SB 2K, with a depth of up to 3…

Philippines: Cadlao Oil Redevelopment Could Revitalize Upstream Sector

Oct 12, 2022

The Philippines is seeking to revive its moribund upstream oil industry with the redevelopment of an oil field that last produced in the early 1990s, as it hopes to wean itself off fuel imports, energy officials said on Wednesday. With the Southeast…

Ashtead Technology Appoints Christie as Head of Mechanical Solutions Business

Oct 12, 2022

UK-based subsea equipment rental and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has appointed James Christie as the new leader for its Mechanical Solutions service line.Ashtead Technology said that Christie, who is Regional Director for Ashtead…

India Offers 42 Hydrocarbon Blocks in Latest Auction

Oct 11, 2022

India is offering 26 oil and gas blocks and 16 coal bed methane blocks in its latest exploration licensing round, according to the country's upstream regulator, as the world's third largest oil consumer seeks to boost local output.'There is…

India Will Weigh What Russia Has to Offer on Sakhalin-1 Ownership Revamp

Oct 11, 2022

India maintains a 'healthy dialogue' with Russia and will look at what is offered following an announced ownership revamp to the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri told Reuters.   Russia last week issued a…

Seajacks Wraps Wind Turbine Installation Campaign at Japanese Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 11, 2022

Eneti's offshore installation services firm Seajacks International has recently completed the installation of all 33 wind turbines at the Akita & Noshiro offshore wind farm located off the Japanese Akita Prefecture coastline.The self-propelled jack up vessel…

Shell Orders Solar-powered Offshore Platform from Malaysia's MMHE

Oct 11, 2022

Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) has secured a contract from Shell in Malaysia for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services of the offshore platform for the Rosmari-Marjoram gas project. The project is located off the coast of Sarawak…

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