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Strike Averted as Norway Offshore Drilling Workers Agree Wage Deal

Jun 17, 2021

Three Norwegian labor unions agreed on a wage deal with the owners of floating offshore oil drilling rigs, preventing the outbreak of a strike that would have disrupted exploration, the unions said on Thursday.The deal between the Norwegian Shipowners' Association and the Industri Energi…

UTC: The Race to the Lowest Emission Barrel

Jun 16, 2021

Operators have called for greater certification and ‘provenance’ of oil and gas production and encourage competition when it comes to lowest emission barrels as they position their businesses to align with the energy transition.Speaking at the…

UTC: Norwegian Activity – and Focus on Emissions – Increasing

Jun 16, 2021

Activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) is going to be high in the next few years, but views on the longer-term outlook differ as the balancing act over demand for energy and a need to reduce emissions – at an ever greater pace – is played out…

North Oil Company Books JDC Jack-Up Rig for Al-Shaheen Operations

Jun 16, 2021

Offshore drilling contractor Japan Drilling Co., Ltd. (JDC) has secured an offshore drilling contract with North Oil Company in Qatar.JDC will provide its jack-up drilling rig Hakuryu-10 over a three-year contract at Qatar's giant offshore oil field Al-Shaheen…

China’s Guandong Province to Offer Subsidies to Offshore Wind Projects

Jun 16, 2021

China’s southern province of Guangdong, the country’s largest regional economy, plans to offer subsidies to offshore wind power projects, to boost lower-carbon investment and reduce emissions, an industry website reported on Tuesday.The subsidies…

Transocean Nets $116M Drilling Deals for Semi-sub Rig Duo

Jun 16, 2021

Offshore drilling firm Transocean said Wednesday it had secured drilling rig contracts worth $116 million in total for two rigs in Norway.First, the Transocean Barents semi-submersible drilling rig was awarded a two-well contract in Norway, with a start expected in February 2022…

BHP Taps McDermott for GoM Subsea Installation

Jun 16, 2021

Offshore installation company McDermott has won a contract with oil firm BHP for a marine installation campaign for the Shenzi Subsea Multiphase Pumping Project (SSMPP) in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The project is located around 138 miles (222…

Australia Tells Companies to Nominate Acreage for Offshore Carbon Storage

Jun 16, 2021

Australia asked companies on Wednesday to nominate offshore acreage they want to explore for places to bury carbon dioxide, part of a government drive to promote carbon capture and storage (CCS) to help cut emissions.'The coalition government…

Far to Spud High-Impact Well Offshore The Gambia in 4Q Using Stena Drillship

Jun 16, 2021

Australian oil and gas company Far has hired Stena Drilling's Stena IceMax drillship to drill the Bambo-1 well offshore The Gambia. The well is expected to be spudded in the fourth quarter of 2021.The Bambo-1 well in Block A2 is designed to drill into 3 prospects with a total estimated recoverable…

JPMorgan to Exclude Petronas, Pertamina from EM ESG Index

Jun 16, 2021

Malaysian state-owned energy company Petronas and Indonesian counterpart Pertamina are on a watchlist for removal from JPMorgan’s ESG EMBI index, the bank said in a statement on Tuesday.JPMorgan said both oil majors 'are expected to exit the…

TotalEnergies Forms Consortium to Bid for Sites in Scotland Offshore Wind Round

Jun 16, 2021

France's TotalEnergies, Macquarie Group's Green Investment Group, and Scotland's Renewable Infrastructure Development Group said on Wednesday they will jointly bid for sites in Scotland’s next offshore wind leasing round.The companies have joined…

Lundin Energy Sells 'Carbon neutral' Oil to South Korea's GS Caltex

Jun 16, 2021

Lundin Energy has sold an oil cargo certified as carbon neutral at the point of production to South Korean refiner GS Caltex in the first such sale of crude from Norway's Johan Sverdrup field, the Swedish company said on Wednesday.Oil companies…

Australia Opens Bidding for Offshore Exploration Acreage

Jun 15, 2021

Australia has this week opened bidding for the 2021 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release, offering areas with around 80,000 square kilometers of new acreage available for exploration in Commonwealth waters.Minister for Resources, Water…

Petrofac Names Director to Lead New and Renewables O&M Business

Jun 15, 2021

Petrofac, a company for years known as simply an oilfield services provider, is transforming into an energy services firm with increasing involvement in the offshore wind business in recent years.To support its growth and offering in the new and renewable energy sectors…

Grandweld Delivers Four Crewboats for HSM

Jun 15, 2021

UAE shipbuilder Grandweld Shipyards reports it has delivered four crew boats for Saudi-based offshore oil and gas services provider High Seas Marine Industrial Services Co. (HSM).The newbuilds were handed over within a span of 14 months, despite the numerous challenges of the pandemic…

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