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Allseas Says Audacia Vessel Sets Pipelaying Record in Malaysia

Oct 28, 2022

Offshore installation firm Allseas said Friday that its pipelay vessel Audacia had recently broken a pipelaying record in Malaysia.'Congratulations to crew who installed 4 kilometers of pipeline in 24 hours, beating the previous best of 3.8 kilometers for Malaysian waters…

Exxon's Record-breaking Q3 Profit Nearly Matches Apple's

Oct 28, 2022

Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday smashed expectations as soaring energy prices fuelled a record-breaking quarterly profit, nearly matching that of tech giant Apple. Its $19.66 billion third-quarter net profit far exceeded recently raised Wall Street…

Shell's Outgoing CEO to Get Full-year Salary as Compensation for Loss of Office

Oct 28, 2022

Shell's outgoing Chief Executive Ben van Beurden will get one-year base salary of 1.42 million pounds ($1.64 million) as compensation after leaving the position at the end of the year, the oil giant said on Friday. The payment will be done in six equal monthly installments between July 1 and Dec…

Chevron's $11.2B Q3 Profit Soars Past Estimates

Oct 28, 2022

Chevron Corp  on Friday reported its second-highest ever quarterly profit, blasting past analysts' estimates, driven by soaring global demand for its oil and gas and rising production from its U.S. oilfields.The surge comes as oil companies…

Offshore Wind: GC Rieber Shipping Orders Two Service Operation Vessels in Turkey

Oct 28, 2022

Norway-based GC Rieber Shipping has ordered two WindKeeper Service Operation Vessels for offshore wind operations from the Cemre shipyard in Turkey. The order includes options for two further vessels. The first vessel will be delivered in Q1 2025…

Centrica Reopens UK's Rough Gas Storage Site in Time for Winter

Oct 28, 2022

British Gas owner Centrica has reopened its Rough gas storage site off England's east coast at about 20% of its previous capacity, enough to heat 1 million homes for 100 days this winter, the company said on Friday.Countries across Europe have…

Baker Hughes Increases Dividend, Authorizes Share Buyback

Oct 28, 2022

Oilfield firm Baker Hughes on Thursday said it would increase its quarterly dividend by 5.5% to 19 cents per share and that its board had authorized an additional $2 billion in share repurchases. The increases underscore an ongoing focus by…

Dolphin Drilling Starts Trading on Euronext Growth

Oct 28, 2022

Offshore drilling company Dolphin Drilling on Thursday announced public trading on Euronext Growth, after a recent private placement and share issue with total gross proceeds of $45 million. “Dolphin Drilling has attractive assets, a strong…

World's First 8th Generation Drillship Starts Maiden Contract

Oct 28, 2022

Offshore drilling company Transocean said Thursday that its Deepwater Atlas, the world's first 8th generation drillship, had started its first contract.The offshore drilling rig, delivered by Singapore's Sembcorp Marine in June, is under a contract with Beacon Offshore Energy in the U…

Equinor Reports Record Profit Boosted by Soaring Gas Prices

Oct 28, 2022

Equinor on Friday posted forecast-beating record profits for the third quarter driven by all-time-high European gas prices amid the Ukraine war, and said it would raise its dividend payment while reducing full-year output guidance.The oil and…

Crowley, Humboldt Bay to Develop and Operate California Wind Terminal

Oct 27, 2022

Crowley signed an agreement on Thursday with the Port of Humboldt Bay to exclusively negotiate to be the developer and operator of a terminal to serve as California’s first hub for offshore wind energy installations.  Through Crowley’s Wind Services group…

Wintershall Dea Extends Viking Princess PSV Charter to July 2023

Oct 27, 2022

Wintershall Dea has extended the contract for Eidesvik Offshore's the platform supply vessel “Viking Princess” from January 2023. This will be in direct continuation of the current contract, extending the firm period to July 2023. According to the Norwegian shipowner…

Israel, Lebanon Finalize Maritime Demarcation Deal without Mutual Recognition

Oct 27, 2022

Israeli and Lebanese leaders finalised a U.S-brokered maritime demarcation on Thursday, bringing a measure of accommodation between the enemy states as they eye offshore energy exploration.Leaders from Lebanon, Israel and the United States have…

Denmark's Ørsted Strikes Deal to Buy Norwegian Gas via Baltic Pipe Pipeline

Oct 27, 2022

Denmark's Ørsted and Norway's Equinor have signed a contract under which Equinor will supply Norwegian gas to Denmark via Baltic Pipe. The agreement covers the period from January 1, 2023 to April 1, 2024, and the total volumes of gas supplied during the period will be around 8 TWh…

China CNOOC Q3 Profit Climbs 89% to $5.1B as Energy Prices Surge

Oct 27, 2022

CNOOC Ltd's third-quarter net profit soared by 89% from a year earlier to 36.9 billion yuan ($5.11 billion), driven by stronger oil and gas prices, the Chinese offshore oil and gas major said on Thursday. Third-quarter revenue rose 54% on the year to 89…

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