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Rovco Charters VOS Star

Jul 11, 2022

ROV services firm Rovco has chartered the VOS Star vessel from owners to support the delivery of its offshore wind farm projects.  The 68m long DP2 multi-purpose support vessel will support Rovco’s increasing number of secured offshore wind campaigns throughout 2022…

Dräger Marine & Offshore Opens New Aberdeen Facility

Jul 11, 2022

Dräger Marine & Offshore, a provider of marine & offshore safety systems, has opened a new facility measuring almost 2,000 m2 at ABZ Business Park in Dyce, Aberdeen.'The facility allows Dräger Marine & Offshore to stock equipment which is available for hire and deployment straight away…

Europe on Edge as Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Enters Planned Shutdown

Jul 11, 2022

The biggest single pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany started annual maintenance on Monday, with flows expected to stop for ten days, but governments, markets, and companies are worried the shutdown might be extended due to war in Ukraine…

ConocoPhillips Drills Duster at Bounty Prospect Off Norway

Jul 11, 2022

Oil company ConocoPhillips has drilled a dry well at the Bounty prospect in the Norwegian Sea, offshore Norway, and will plug and abandon the well.ConocoPhillips drilled the wildcat well 6306/3-2 some 30 kilometers south of the Fenja field in…

UK' Ofgem Proposes Reforms to Cut Reliance on Gas Imports

Jul 08, 2022

British energy regulator Ofgem is proposing reforms to wholesale electricity markets to reduce Britain's reliance on gas imports and accelerate the transition to low-carbon energy supply, it said on Friday.Last year, the government set out plans…

Eidesvik Offshore Bags 3-year Deal for Platform Supply Vessel

Jul 08, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has awarded offshore shipowner Eidesvik Offshore a three-year contract for the platform supply vessel Viking Prince.The contract for the 89,6 meters long Viking Prince will begin after the completion of the vessel’s ongoing contract with Equinor…

Harbour Energy's Biggest Shareholder Distributes Stake, Cuts It to 16%

Jul 08, 2022

Harbour Energy said on Friday that largest shareholder, EIG Asset Management, has distributed some of its stake in North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer to existing investors, resulting in a dilution in its holding to 16% from 37%.The share…

Polish Oil Firm, Lithuanian LNG Terminal Operator In Baltic Offshore Wind Pact

Jul 08, 2022

Klaipėdos Nafta AB, Lithuanian operator of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, and the companies of the largest Polish oil group ORLEN, ORLEN Neptun I, and Energa Wytwarzanie, signed a letter of intent on the possibility of cooperation…

Decom Engineering Wins Contracts in UK North Sea and W. Africa

Jul 07, 2022

Northern Ireland-based Decom Engineering has said it has won two contracts worth more than £300,000 in the North Sea and offshore West Africa. strengthening their reputation as a leading provider of decommissioning services.The company said…

UK Oil Sector Secures Changes to Windfall Tax, Want More Amid Gov't Chaos

Jul 07, 2022

Britain's main oil and gas sector said it had secured some changes to a planned windfall tax but is seeking further allowances from the new Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi, with the bill set to go through parliament on Monday.Former finance minister Rishi Sunak…

Hexicon's TwinHub Wins First First-ever Dedicated CfD for Floating Wind in UK

Jul 07, 2022

Hexicon AB’s TwinHub floating wind project in the Celtic Sea was successful in the latest UK Government's Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round (AR4). Hexicon has been awarded a CfD for its 32MW floating wind project at a strike price of £87…

Equinor Restarting Production from Offshore Fields Affected by Strike

Jul 07, 2022

Oil and gas company Equinor said Wednesday that its Gudrun, Oseberg South, Oseberg East offshore fields had started run-up of production, after the strike among members of the Norwegian Organisation of Managers and Executives (Lederne) was called off…

UK Renewables Subsidies Auction to Support Record 11 GW of New Capacity

Jul 07, 2022

Britain's latest subsidy auction to help support new renewable energy projects awarded contracts to projects capable of generating a record 11 gigawatts (GW) of electricity, the government said on Thursday.The 11 GW of clean energy capacity…

UK: First Step Made for Development of Giant Offshore Wind Farm Zone as Vattenfall Wins CfD for Norfolk Boreas

Jul 07, 2022

Vattenfall said Thursday it had won Contracts for Difference for the Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm, the first phase of Vattenfall’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone and one of the world’s largest offshore wind zones.The CfD scheme is the UK’s…

Valaris Bags $466M in Rig Deals. CEO Sees 'Constructive Outlook' for Offshore Drilling Industry

Jul 06, 2022

Offshore drilling firm Valaris said this week it has recently secured offshore drilling contracts and extensions worth $466 million in total, with the majority of the new backlog filled by a $327 million drillship deal with Equinor in Brazil…

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