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CRP Subsea Secures 'Major' Contract for Deepwater Oil Field Project in Brazil

Jul 20, 2023

UK-based CRP Subsea has recently won a 'major' contract from an unnamed 'leading energy technology company,' AIS, CRP's parent company, said this week.CRP Subsea will deliver 333 distributed buoyancy modules (DBMs) for a deepwater oil field project located in the pre-salt Santos Basin…

Hibiscus/Ruche Phase 1 Development on Track: BW Energy's Third Well Brought Online

Jul 20, 2023

Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy has started production from the third well of the Hibiscus / Ruche Phase 1 development in the Dussafu license offshore Gabon.'Well performance is in line with expectations, with current production at approximately 6…

Capricorn Energy's $50M Payment Hangs in the Balance as Senegal Offshore Project Start-up Delayed

Jul 19, 2023

UK-based oil and gas exploration and production company Capricorn Energy is keeping its fingers crossed that Woodside's Sangomar offshore oil project in Senegal will produce the first oil by June 30, 2024.In December 2020, Scotland-based Capricorn Energy…

Africa-Focused Afentra Boosts Portfolio with Offshore Angola Deal

Jul 19, 2023

Africa-focused oil and gas company oil and gas company Afentra has agreed to buy stakes in two offshore blocks in Angola from Azule Energy Angola Production, an Angolan JV company formed in 2022 by Eni and BP.Afentra will acquire a 12% interest in Block 3/05 and a 16% interest in Block 3/05A…

Halliburton, Baker Hughes Beat Profit Estimates as International Demand Offsets Weak N. America

Jul 19, 2023

Halliburton Co and Baker Hughes beat analysts' estimates for second-quarter profit on Wednesday on the back of strong demand for oilfield services internationally, even as domestic activity stumbled. While oilfield drilling has seen a resurgence abroad…

Construction Starts on First UK-German Power Link Project

Jul 19, 2023

Work has begun on a 2.4 billion pound (2.8 billion euro) project to build the first power cable linking Britain and Germany, said NeuConnect Interconnector, which is leading the move to connect two of Europe’s largest energy markets for the first time…

Tuscan FSRU to be Moved Offshore by 2026

Jul 19, 2023

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel moored in the Tuscan port of Piombino will be moved off the coast of Vado Ligure and Savona in Italy's northwestern region of Liguria, the president of Liguria said on Tuesday.Italian gas grid operator Snam…

Portugal Raises Offshore Wind Ambitions

Jul 19, 2023

Portugal has increased its ambitions for offshore wind energy and has sharply raised its target for a first auction of offshore floating windfarm licenses, Environment Minister Duarte Cordeiro told Reuters on Tuesday.Cordeiro said the sale, due to take place by the end of the year…

Full Output Resumes at Norway's Mongstad Oil Refinery, Equinor Says

Jul 19, 2023

Full output has resumed at the Mongstad oil refinery in Norway, operator Equinor said on Wednesday, following a partial outage on July 12 due to a lightning strike near the plant. Mongstad is Equinor's largest refinery with a crude oil and condensate distillation capacity of 226…

Nexans to Install Section of World's Longest and Deepest Interconnector

Jul 19, 2023

Subsea power cable maker Nexans has been awarded a major contract valued at €1.43 billion for the section of the EuroAsia Interconnector that connects Greece and Cyprus.'As a critical part of a broader project to connect the grids of Greece…

Woodside Misses Q2 Revenue Estimate but Sticks to Guidance

Jul 18, 2023

Australian No.1 oil and gas producer Woodside Energy said second-quarter sales tumbled due to weaker commodity prices and maintenance work, missing analyst forecasts, although its shares rose as it stuck to longer-term production guidance.Oil…

Brazilian Oil Firm Hits 100,000 Barrels Per Day Production Milestone

Jul 18, 2023

Brazilian oil and gas company PRIO said Monday it had exceeded the milestone of 100,000 barrels per day of production, with the startup of production of the ODP5 (“F23P3”) well in the Frade field, offshore Brazil.The well has added stabilized initial production of approximately 8…

M.A.R.S. Chosen for Sustainable Recycling of EnQuest's Heather Alpha Topsides

Jul 18, 2023

Offshore installation and decommissioning services firm Allseas has awarded Modern American Recycling Services Europe (‘M.A.R.S.’) a contract for project management and engineering, receipt with load-in assistance, dismantling, and disposal…

Transocean Scores $518M Contract for Ultra-Deepwater Drillship in Gulf of Mexico

Jul 18, 2023

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a 1,080-day contract for one of its high-specification seventh-generation, ultra-deepwater drillships in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Mexico. The contract will contribute approximately $518 million in backlog…

Indonesia's Crude Oil and Natural Gas Lifting Below Target in First Half

Jul 18, 2023

The lifting of oil and gas in Indonesia between January and June fell below target due to unplanned shutdowns and delays in starting projects, upstream regulator SKK Migas said on Tuesday.Crude oil lifting stood at 615,500 barrels per day (bpd)compared with 660…

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