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Coast Guard Probing 350 Reports of Oil Spills in Wake of Hurricane Ida

Sep 06, 2021

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday said it was probing nearly 350 reports of oil spills in and along the U.S. Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Ida.Hurricane Ida's 150 mile per hour (240 kph) winds wreaked havoc on offshore oil production platforms and onshore oil and gas processing plants…

Scandinavia's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Launched

Sep 06, 2021

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, together with Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Simon Kollerup, on Monday inaugurated Kriegers Flak, Scandinavia's largest offshore wind farm.Operated by Vattenfall, the 604 MW wind…

Enauta's Atlanta Field Suffers Another Pumping System Setback

Sep 06, 2021

Brazilian oil firm Enauta is again experiencing problems with the pump system at its Atlanta field offshore Brazil, with output from one well now interrupted.Enauta said that the output interruption occurred on Sunday, September 5. 'At this moment…

Global Offshore Lands Arcadis Ost 1 Offshore Wind Farm Gig

Sep 06, 2021

Global Offshore, part of Global Marine Group, has won a contract for the installation and burial of 27 array cables at Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German Sector of the Baltic SeaGlobal Offshore will be responsible for the project management and marine engineering…

Neptune Energy Gets Green Light for Shamu Drilling (Norway)

Sep 06, 2021

Neptune Energy has received approval from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to drill in block 33/6 in the North Sea.PSA Norway said Monday that Neptune would drill  33/6-6 S and 33/6-6 A well at the Shamu prospect in the Production licence…

Malaysia: Handal Secures Crane Maintenance Contract Extension

Sep 06, 2021

Malaysian offshore services firm Handal Energy has secured a one-year contract extension from SEA Hibiscus.The contract extension, secured by Handal Energy's subsidiary Handal Cranes, is for the provision of offshore crane maintenance services for SEA HibiscusThe extension starts on October 31…

DOF Subsea Sells Skandi Neptune Vessel

Sep 06, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Subsea has sold its 2001-built construction support vessel Skandi Neptune.According to DOF Subsea, the vessel has been sold to an unnamed 'international buyer.'The vessel will be delivered to the new owner in Q3 2022…

Aker Offshore Wind, Hexicon Name Directors for Swedish Floating Wind JV

Sep 06, 2021

Former Swedish Finance Minister Pär Nuder and former Vattenfall executive Mikael Kramer - both Swedish - have joined the Board of Directors a new joint venture between Norway's Aker Offshore Wind and Swedish firm Hexicon which will develop floating wind offshore Sweden…

Ørsted Taps Bladt, Steelwind for Offshore Wind Farm Foundations

Sep 06, 2021

Offshore wind giant Ørsted contracts with Bladt Industries and Steelwind Nordenham for the supply of monopile foundations for Ørsted's German offshore wind farms Gode Wind 3 (242 MW) and Borkum Riffgrund 3 (900 MW).The two suppliers will be…

Wintershall Dea Wraps Begknapp Appraisal Drilling. Eyes Tie-back to Nearby Platforms (Norway)

Sep 06, 2021

Oil and gas firm Wintershall Dea has completed the drilling of an appraisal well on the Bergknapp oil discovery in the Norwegian Sea.Wintershall Dea made the Bergknam discovery in April 2020, using Saipem's Scarabeo 8 offshore drilling rig.The…

U.S. Offshore Oil Output Still Mostly Down a Week after Hurricane Ida

Sep 06, 2021

Damage to oil production facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico kept output largely halted on Sunday, a week after Hurricane Ida made landfall, according to offshore regulator the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).Energy companies…

Divers to Try to Locate Oil Spill Source in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Sep 05, 2021

A private dive team will try to locate the source of a suspected oil spill spotted in the Bay Marchand area of the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, after Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc in the region this week, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Saturday.U.S…

Insurers Bracing for $1B Hit from Hurricane Ida Damage to Offshore Facilities

Sep 03, 2021

Insurers are bracing for a hit of about $1 billion from physical damage to offshore rigs and structures from Hurricane Ida, according to preliminary estimates from U.S. property data and analytics company CoreLogic.The estimate did not include…

CHC Buys Babcock's Offshore Helicopter Business

Sep 03, 2021

Offshore helicopter transportation company CHC has said it has completed the acquisition of Babcock International’s offshore oil and gas aviation business. The acquisition, first announced in March, will increase CHC's offshore crew transportation…

BSOG Project a Litmus Test for Romanian Offshore Gas Investments

Sep 03, 2021

Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG) is pressing ahead to be the first company to tap Romania's offshore gas fields despite a disputed tax that has stymied other projects, but if the levy remains it could impact its operations in the country, its chief executive said…

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