Transocean, best known for its deepwater drilling services in the oil and gas space, is looking to expand into the offshore wind sector and is planning to convert some of its offshore drilling vessels into wind foundation installation vessels…
Brazilian oil company Enauta has resumed production from the 7-ATL-2HP-RJS (“2HP”) well in Atlanta offshore field in Brazil, after a halt in early March.Enauta said this week that production had resumed after the installation of the new pump on the seabed…
Deepwater drilling company Transocean has secured $546 million worth of drilling contracts in the past quarter, according to its rig fleet status report issued Tuesday.The contracts were secured by four rigs, the Transocean Enabler, Transocean Encourage…
Investment firm Kistos said Wednesday it had reached a conditional agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Norway-based oil firm Mime Petroleum A.S. from Mime Petroleum S.a.r.l.Mime holds a 10% interest in the Balder joint venture…
Norway's natural gas output declined in March from February, missing official forecasts, while oil output grew slightly more than expected, preliminary data from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) showed on Wednesday. Crude oil output was 1…
Italian oil company Eni has extended the contract for Saipem's 7th-generation Santorini drillship for two years, starting in August 2023.According to Saipem, the extension is worth approximately 280 million dollars. 'To this amount will be added…
C-Innovation, an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, announced the opening of its new facility in Port Fourchon, La. The expansion provides an additional dock facility for subsea inspection, maintenance and…
Wave power technology firm Eco Wave Power Global said Tuesday it would launch a U.S. subsidiary under the name Eco Wave Power U.S. The company also plans to establish a corporate office in New York City.'Eco Wave Power’s decision reflects its…
Norwegian shipyard Green Yard Kleven AS has secured a retrofit project with Brazilian offshore vessel owner Oceanica.This is the fourth contract signed with the same shipowner that includes the reactivation and rebuilding of offshore ships bought from Norwegian shipowners…
Norway's parliament on Tuesday told the government to consider an alternative way to cut carbon emissions at Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, but stopped short of outright halting a controversial plan to use power from land…
An ailing crewmember was medevaced from an offshore pipelay barge in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.The Coast Guard said its watchstanders at Sector Houston-Galveston received a medevac request relay from Coast Guard District Eight at 6:45 a…
The clear winner in the race to replace Russian oil at Europe's refineries is Norway's Johan Sverdrup crude, according to Refinitiv Eikon data and traders.Johan Sverdrup was launched in 2019, making it a relative newcomer compared to Russia's Urals grade…
Acteon's InterMoor has secured a contract to fabricate 12 mooring piles to support oil firm LLOG in the permanent mooring of the Salamanca Floating Production System in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.LLOG previously awarded the design of the 80’ long and 16’ OD piles…
Chevron is seeking a [drillship] to explore for natural gas off Cyprus, Egypt, and Israel as the U.S. energy major looks to meet growing demand in the region and Europe, two sources told Reuters.Chevron, which operates in the three eastern Mediterranean countries…
Operations at the Njord A oil and gas platform in the Norwegian Sea will resume at normal levels on Tuesday after being halted because of an oil leak, a spokesperson for operator Equinor said. The platform had been depressurized and production…