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DeepOcean Winds Down Its UK Cable Lay & Trenching Business

Jan 26, 2021

Subsea services company DeepOcean has completed the wind-down of its UK Cable Lay & Trenching business.DeepOcean had in November 2020 said it had started a restructuring process in relation to three UK subsidiaries in its Cable Laying and Trenching business (the “CL&T Group”)…

Jersey Oil & Gas Sees 'Significant' Increase in Buchan Oil Field Resources

Jan 26, 2021

UK-focused oil and gas firm Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG), on Tuesday announced a significant increase in 2C contingent resource estimate for the Buchan oil field, within the Greater Buchan Area ('GBA') in the UK North Sea.Dynamic reservoir modeling…

Dry Well for Lundin at Bask Prospect in Barents Sea

Jan 26, 2021

Swedish oil and gas company Lundin Energy has not found commercial quantities of hydrocarbons at its exploration well targeting the Bask prospect in the southern  Barents Sea, off Norway.The main objective of the well, drilled by the company's Norwegian subsidiary Lundin Energy Norway…

Diamond Offshore, Creditors Agree Debt Restructuring Plan

Jan 26, 2021

U.S. offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2020, said Monday it had entered into an agreement with certain creditors over its financial restructuring that should see $2.1 billion eliminated…

Subsea Expo Event Postponed for 2022

Jan 26, 2021

Organizers of Subsea Expo, dubbed the world’s largest underwater engineering event, said Tuesday that the event will not be taking place this year, citing lockdown restrictions, rising infection cases, and new variants of the coronavirus in the UK…

U.S. Offshore Wind Developer Asks Biden to Restart Permitting Process

Jan 26, 2021

Vineyard Wind, the developer of the first major U.S. offshore wind farm, said on Monday it has asked the Biden administration to restart its permitting process after former President Donald Trump's government abruptly canceled it last month…

Indonesia: Premier Oil Farms Down Share in Tuna Offshore Block to Zarubezhneft

Jan 26, 2021

Premier Oil has completed a farm down of interest in the Tuna production sharing contract (PSC), offshore Indonesia to Russia's Zarubezhneft. The UK-based company that will soon merge with rival Chrysaor, said Tuesday the transaction completion came after receipt of Indonesian government approval…

ADES Bags Jack-up Rig Deal in Egypt

Jan 26, 2021

Oil and gas drilling rig contractor ADES has secured a new contract for the Admarine 5 jack-up drilling rig in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt.'The contract, secured with a top-tier client, covers a firm six-month period with the option to extend for an additional six months…

World's First 100,000-ton Deepwater Semi-submersible Platform Launched

Jan 26, 2021

The world’s first 100,000-ton deepwater semi-submersible production and storage platform, which is built to ABS Class, has been launched in China.China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) will now begin installation and commissioning on the China-built platform - named “Deep Sea No…

Hess Allocates 41% of Budget for Offshore Guyana Developments

Jan 25, 2021

Oil and gas producer Hess Corp on Monday forecast a small drop in output and set a $1.9 billion budget for 2021, most of which will go to Guyana, touted as one of the most important new oil and gas discoveries in the last decade.The company has been relying on its investment in offshore Guyana…

DEME Installs First Turbine at RWE's Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm

Jan 25, 2021

Belgium-based offshore installation firm DEME has installed the first wind turbine at RWE Renewables' 857MW Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. DEME is responsible for the transportation and installation of the 90 MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines…

Stena Drilling Finds UKCS Work for Stena Don Semi-sub

Jan 25, 2021

Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has signed a drilling contract for its Stena Don semi-submersible drilling rig with the oilfield services giant Petrofac.Stena Drilling said in a social media post on Monday that the drilling operations were due to start in July…

New Age Can Apply for New Etinde License

Jan 25, 2021

Oil and gas firm New Age has received formal approval to apply for a new exploitation agreement for its Etinde license offshore Cameroon.This would replace the existing Etinde Exploitation Agreement which came into force by Presidential decree in January 2015…

Nigeria Could Pass Long-delayed Oil Reform Bill in April or May

Jan 25, 2021

Nigeria's parliament will pass the long-delayed Petroleum Industry Bill by the second quarter of 2021, Senate President Ahmed Lawan said during a parliamentary session on Monday.The measure, which is 20 years in the making, underpins everything…

Oceanteam Nets 6-month Subsea Cable Storage Extension

Jan 25, 2021

Dutch offshore services and subsea cable storage provider company Oceanteam has said it has secured an extension for a storage contract of 100+ kilometers of subsea cable with one of Europe’s biggest cable manufacturers.Oceanteam did not say who the client was…

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