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Petrobras Extends Contract for Prosafe Flotel

Nov 09, 2020

Offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe has won a contract extension with Brazil's Petrobras for the provision of the Safe Notos semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. The original three years and 222-day firm period were due to complete in July 2020…

Brent Crude Tops $40 as Biden's Win Buoys Risk-taking

Nov 09, 2020

Oil prices rose more than 2% on Monday, with Brent futures topping $40 a barrel, after Joe Biden clinched the U.S. presidency and buoyed risk appetites, offsetting worries about the impact on demand from the worsening coronavirus pandemic.Brent crude futures for January climbed 94 cents…

Hess, BHP Complete $505M Shenzi Field Transaction

Nov 06, 2020

U.S. oil firm Hess has completed the sale of its interest in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Shenzi deepwater oil field to BHP for $505 million.The deal, announced in October, sees BHP taking over Hess' 28 percent stake in the six-lease development in the U…

WIND Opens Taiwan Office

Nov 06, 2020

WIND, a shipping company providing specialized logistic services to the subsea cable industry, has opened a branch office in Taiwan, a growing offshore wind market.Patrick Schelvis, Area Manager Asia said: 'We are proud that our clients requested…

Kraken Robotics Wraps Third OceanVision Survey Campaign

Nov 06, 2020

Canadia subsea robotic company Kraken Robotics has completed its third offshore data acquisition and technology demonstration campaign as part of the $19 million OceanVision project.During the campaign, Kraken deployed its new SeaScout system…

Qatar Gas Extends Jack-Up Rig Charter with Noble Corp.

Nov 06, 2020

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a contract extension for the Noble Mick O'Brien jack-up rig in Qatar.The Noble Mick O'Brien jack-up had had a contract with Qatar Gas running until mid-November 2020.Qatar Gas has now extended the contract…

Heerema Marine Contractors Closes Angola Business

Nov 06, 2020

Offshore heavy lifting specialist Heerema Marine Contractors has decided to close its joint ventures in Angola. Heerema said Friday that the ongoing poor market conditions and sustained low oil price meant that its Angola ventures were no longer economically viable…

EU Eyes Huge Hike in Offshore Wind Capacity to Meet Climate Goals

Nov 06, 2020

The European Union is considering a plan to increase its offshore wind energy capacity five-fold this decade and 25-fold by 2050, as it seeks to become climate neutral by mid-century, according to a draft policy.The 27-nation EU, which is already home to 42% of the world's offshore wind capacity…

Mainstream Renewable Power, AIT to Develop 500MW Offshore Wind Farm in Vietnam

Nov 06, 2020

Mainstream Renewable Power has signed a joint development agreement with Vietnamese company Advance Information Technologies Corporation (AIT), to co-develop a 500MW offshore wind project in Ben Tre province, Vietnam.The project received the requisite site survey license earlier this year…

Vattenfall to Step Up Offshore Wind Partnerships, New CEO Says

Nov 06, 2020

Vattenfall's new CEO, Anna Borg, will increasingly partner with other companies rather than go it alone to grow its portfolio of European offshore wind projects, she told Reuters.Formerly the CFO at the company, Borg took over from Magnus Hall on Nov…

UK: Offshore Oil & Gas Body Launches Diversity and Inclusion Survey

Nov 06, 2020

OGUK, the representative organization for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, has started 'a first-of-its-kind' survey that will deliver a baseline for diversity and inclusion (D&I) demographic and sentiment within the sector. OGUK said the…

Apache Plots Fifth Wildcat, Appraisals for Suriname Offshore Block. Two Rig Deals Imminent

Nov 06, 2020

After a string of offshore oil discoveries in Suriname's Block 58 in the past year, U.S. oil firm Apache is lining up another exploration well and is set to award two rig deals for the 2021 drilling program.To remind, the company, with its partner Total…

Canada Invests in Its First Floating Tidal Energy Array

Nov 06, 2020

Canada on Thursday announced one of its largest-ever investments in tidal energy — $28.5 million to Sustainable Marine in Nova Scotia to deliver Canada's first floating tidal energy array.Sustainable Marine has developed a floating tidal energy…

Denmark: Total Delays Tyra Field Start-Up Due To Pandemic, Partner Noreco Says

Nov 06, 2020

The start-up of the Total-operated Tyra Redevelopment Project in the Danish Sector of the North Sea is now expected in the second quarter of 2023, and not in 2022, Noreco, a partner in the project, said Friday.'Due to COVID-19, local governmental…

Azerbaijan Pressing Ahead with Gas Pipeline Extension, Despite War

Nov 06, 2020

Azerbaijan will press ahead with plans to feed natural gas into an extended pipeline network to southern Europe, a senior official said, even as conflict rages for a sixth week in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.Elshad Nassirov, vice-president of Azeri national energy company SOCAR…

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