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Havfram Wins SURF Deal at Zohr Field Offshore Egypt

Feb 21, 2022

Offshore installation firm Havfram has won a contract for subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines support work in Egypt for Saipem. The contract will see Havfram deploy a laying and construction vessel offshore Egypt to the Zohr field, the largest gas field in the Mediterranean Sea…

European Parliament Calls for Faster Deployment of Offshore Wind

Feb 18, 2022

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) set out recommendations on how to deploy offshore wind more quickly, in a report adopted earlier this week.The report, voted on by MEPs in response to a European Commission communication, stresses that…

Malaysia Brings Fresh Charge Against Aker Solutions' Employee

Feb 18, 2022

Malaysia on Friday filed a fresh charge against a local manager of Norwegian oil services provider Aker Solutions, accusing him of giving false information to the country's corporate regulator, according to the company and a court document.Ahmad…

Drilling Growth: ADNOC Drilling, Schlumberger, Halliburton, Weatherford Net ADNOC Deals

Feb 18, 2022

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Thursday awarded framework agreement awards worth $1.94 billion 'to enable drilling growth.'The company, which plans to boost crude oil production capacity to 5 million barrels per day (mmbpd) by 2030…

Spain's Windar renovables to Build Offshore Tower Plant in Poland

Feb 18, 2022

Spanish wind turbine tower maker Windar renovables has confirmed its investment decision to build a new offshore tower factory in Poland.The construction is expected to start in 2020. The new facility will be approximately 120,000 m2 and will include covered areas for welding…

Oil Prices Retreat on Prospect of Iran oil Sanctions Easing

Feb 18, 2022

Oil prices retreated on Friday after wild swings during the week, as the prospect of extra supply from Iran returning to the market outweighed fears of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, which could disrupt supply.Brent crude LCOc1 futures fell 68 cents…

Petronas, Mitsubishi to Sell stakes in Yetagun Gas Field Offshore Myanmar

Feb 18, 2022

Malaysia's Petronas and Japan's Mitsubishi Corp are divesting their stakes in Myanmar's Yetagun gas field, the companies said, in the latest exits by major energy companies from the country since last year's military coup.A spokesperson from…

Arbitration to Resolve Magseis Fairfield, Fairfield Industries Dispute

Feb 18, 2022

Norway-based ocean bottom node survey firm Magseis Fairfield ASA, which has been in a mediation process with Fairfield Industries Inc. regarding certain contractual claims between the parties, said Friday that the mediation has been canceled and that the dispute would be solved by arbitration…

Eni Posts Best Results Since 2012 after Strong Q4

Feb 18, 2022

Italian energy group Eni posted its best yearly result since 2012 after profits in the fourth quarter surged to beat expectations, boosted by higher oil and gas prices.Adjusted net profit in the three months to December came in at 2.11 billion euros ($2…

Guyana Talking to Middle East Firms about Offshore Oil Auction

Feb 18, 2022

Guyana is in talks with state-run oil firms from the Middle East to discover new offshore fields, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo told Reuters, hoping to recruit a new and substantial explorer to its nascent energy industry.Results of the talks…

Wilhelmsen Acquires Stake in Reach Subsea

Feb 17, 2022

Wilhelmsen has acquired a 21% stake in Reach Subsea ASA, and together the firms will form a strategic partnership to commercialize the Reach Remote concept, bringing Reach Subsea into new industry verticals and geographical regions.Jan Eyvin Wang…

Woodside Profit Hits Seven-year High

Feb 17, 2022

Soaring oil and gas prices and cost savings helped Australia's Woodside Petroleum Ltd (WPL.AX) report profits in 2021 more than tripled to a seven-year high, prompting the firm to reward shareholders with a fatter than expected dividend.Shares…

Archer Knight to Support All Neptune Energy's Diving Ops on UKCS

Feb 17, 2022

Archer Knight has secured a diving technical authority contract award with oil and gas firm Neptune Energy. The three-year deal will see the company providing Neptune Energy with specialist support for all diving operations in the UK.Under the deal…

Aquadrill's Polaris Drillship Catches Fire in Sri Lanka

Feb 17, 2022

Aquadrill's Polaris drillship caught fire earlier this week at Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka. According to the port authorities, the incident happened Tuesday, and the fire was quickly extinguished.'The Hambantota International Port Emergency Response Unit (ERU) together with the port’s Quality…

Seabed Pump Replaced: Well at Enauta's Atlanta Field Back in Production

Feb 17, 2022

Brazilian oil company Enauta said Thursday that it has successfully replaced the seabed pump and returned to production a well at its Atlanta field, offshore Brazil.With the well, named well 7-ATL-4HB-RJS, online, the field returned to producing around 12…

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