Norwegian offshore energy engineering and construction services firm Aker Solutions has won a contract with Heerema Marine Contractors to recycle offshore installations from the Heimdal and Veslefrikk fields in Norway.The firm contract follows a letter of intent signed in March 2021…
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has said Wednesday it had secured a contract for its Normand Maximus construction support vessel.The contract is with an unnamed 'major energy company.' The contract starts immediately, and…
Brazilian oil firm PetroRio has said it has filed with Brazil's National Petroleum Agency (“ANP”) the Declaration of Commerciality of the Wahoo discovery, as well as the Development Plan in exclusive operations.The Wahoo discovery is located at the C-M-101 Block…
Oil and gas company TotalEnergies EP Denmark has awarded Havila Shipping a contract for the platform supply vessel Havila Fanø.The contract is for a firm period of 14 months, with further optional periods. 'The contract is in direct continuation of the existing contract starting today…
The first lifting of oil from Repsol's Yme field in the North Sea, offshore Norway, was completed Wednesday, OKEA, a partner in the project, said.'A total volume of 100,000 barrels was lifted, of which OKEA will be allocated 15,000 barrels.…
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore ASA has received an 87 million crowns (~$9.79 million) grant from Innovation Norway to reduce emissions from its fleet.Including the funds from Innovation Norway, the company plans to invest investing more than 300 MNOK ($33…
TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group's joint venture, Blue Gem Wind, has filed consent applications for its 100MW Erebus floating offshore wind project.The first-ever consent applications for floating offshore wind in Welsh waters were submitted this week…
Malaysia's Petronas has awarded six of the 13 offshore exploration blocks offered in the recently concluded Malaysia Bid Round (MBR) 2021, an event held annually where Petronas offers oil companies exploration blocks, undeveloped discovered resources…
UAE-based oil and gas companies ADNOC and TAQA on Wednesday announced a $3.6 billion strategic project to 'significantly decarbonize' ADNOC’s offshore production operations.The companies said the project would see the development and operation of a first-of-its-kind high-voltage…
New Fortress Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mauritania for the development of an Energy Hub, including natural gas, power, liquefied natural gas ('LNG'), and blue ammonia, using existing offshore gas reserves off the coast of Mauritania…
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has agreed to acquire Lundin Energy's oil and gas business, through a statutory merger, creating the second-largest oil and gas producer on the Norwegian Continental shelf.The transaction values the acquired assets to approximately NOK 125 billion (13…
Offshore drilling firm Vantage Drilling has agreed to sell its subsidiary Emerald Driller Company (“EDC”) to ADES for $170,000,000 in cash subject to certain adjustments. EDC is the owner of the Emerald Driller jackup rig, which is operating in Qatar…
Norway's oil and gas output in November fell from the previous month, preliminary data from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) showed on Tuesday.Crude oil output declined to 1.73 million barrels per day (bpd) in November from 1.82 million bpd in October…
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Siem Offshore said Tuesday it had entered into a contract with an undisclosed 'long-term client' in Australia for two platform supply vessels.The contract is for the PSV's “Siem Pilot” and “Siem Thiima”. The…
Polish oil and gas company PGNiG has awarded a one-well contract for the CIMC-owned, Odfjell Drilling-managed, Deepsea Yantai offshore drilling rig.PGNiG's Norwegian subsidiary PGNiG Upstream Norway will use the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the Copernicus well on PL 1017…