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Norway's Feb Oil Production Slightly Above Forecast

Mar 19, 2021

Norway's oil production slightly exceeded official expectations in February, preliminary data from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) showed on Friday.Crude oil output slipped 0.6% from January to 1.793 million barrels per day (bpd) in February…

Brazil: Equinor, Partners Approve Development Concept for BM-C-33 Offshore Field

Mar 19, 2021

Norwegian oil firm Equinor, has, with its partners Repsol Sinopec and Petrobras, approved the development concept for BM-C-33, a gas/condensate field located in the Campos Basin pre-salt, offshore Brazil.The discovery at the BM-C-33 license…

Eni Moves to Settle Congo Republic Oil Permit Probe

Mar 18, 2021

Italian energy group Eni has filed a request with Milan prosecutors to pay 11.8 million euros ($14 million) to settle an investigation into oil permits in Congo Republic, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.The sources…

Tullow Shareholders Approve Sale of E. Guinea Assets to Panoro

Mar 18, 2021

Tullow Oil shareholders on Thursday approved the sale of the company's assets in Equatorial Guinea to Oslo-listed Panoro Energy.As announced in February, Tullow agreed, subject to certain conditions, to sell its subsidiaries with assets in Equatorial…

Ashtead Technology, OAP Win Offshore Work with Total in Angola

Mar 18, 2021

UK-based subsea technology and services specialist Ashtead Technology said Thursday it had entered into a cooperation agreement with Angola-based inspection and asset integrity company, OAP, and revealed that the partnership had already completed a mooring inspection gig for Total in Angola…

Brazil's OceanPact to Charter and, Eventually, Buy Two DDW Offshore AHTS Vessels

Mar 18, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DDW Offshore, a subsidiary of Akastor, has entered into bareboat charter and future sale agreements for two of its AHTS vessels with the Brazilian subsea services company OceanPact.Under the charter, DDW Offshore - formerly known as DOF Deepwater…

INEOS E&P to Buy Hess Denmark for $150 Million

Mar 18, 2021

INEOS E&P, a part of INEOS Energy, said Thursday it had entered into an agreement to acquire the U.S. oil firm Hess' subsidiary Hess Denmark for a total consideration of $150 million. Hess said it would use the cash on its operations in Guyana…

ABB to Power Total's Mozambique Gas Project

Mar 18, 2021

Power and technology group ABB has won a contract to deliver an end-to-end electrification package for Total's project in Mozambique aimed at developing gas deposits found off the country's coast.The Mozambique LNG project, previously operated by Anadarko…

Vattenfall Finds First Buyer for Hollandse Kust Zuid Power

Mar 18, 2021

Swedish power company Vattenfall has signed its first power contract for the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid, located in the Dutch North Sea.Under the contract, Air Liquide will purchase 100GWh of electricity per year from the wind farm located off the Dutch coast…

3t Energy Names Director to Help Drive Expansion, Acquisitions

Mar 18, 2021

3t Energy Group, a UK-based energy industry training services company, has appointed Chris Durling as its new finance director for its training division.Durling comes to 3t Energy Group from EY, where he led the Aberdeen transactions business and EY’s focus on energy services in the UK…

Heerema to Remove, Aker Solutions to Recycle Heimdal and Veslefrikk Platforms

Mar 18, 2021

Norwegian company Aker Solutions has said it has signed a 'sizeable' letter of intent with Dutch offshore services firm Heerema Marine Contractors for the decommissioning and recycling of Norwegian offshore platforms.Heerema has, as the main decommissioning contractor…

DOF Clinches Long-Term Charters for PSV Trio in UK, Guyana

Mar 18, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has won long-term contracts in the UK and Guyana for three of its platform supply vessels.In the UK, under the contract starting in April, the large PSV Skandi Gamma will work for Ithaca Energy for a period of two years firm…

BP Working on 1GW Blue Hydrogen Production Plant in Teesside

Mar 18, 2021

Oil major BP said Thursday it was working to develop the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production facility, targeting 1GW of hydrogen production by 2030. The proposed development, H2Teesside, would capture and send for storage up to two million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) per year…

TechnipFMC, Magnora Team Up in Floating Offshore Wind Push

Mar 18, 2021

Energy services giant TechnipFMC and renewables investor Magnora have entered into an agreement to jointly pursue floating offshore wind project development opportunities under the name Magnora Offshore Wind.Magnora, which invests cash generated from a UK oil field to invest in renewables…

Northstar Partners with Laredo Offshore to Support US Offshore Wind

Mar 17, 2021

New Jersey-based Northstar Marine announced Wednesday it is gearing up to support emerging offshore wind development projects in the Northeast U.S., having recently acquired a pair of specialized support vessels and formed a partnership with with Laredo Offshore Services…

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