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Norway Mulls Where to Draw the Line

Feb 03, 2020

A handful of Norway-based arctic oil and gas explorers and their hydrocarbon finds might be the last at today’s recognized Barents Sea’s ice edge, if an expert group’s recommendation to bring offshore activity south gains political traction…

Israel-Egypt Gas Pipeline Unaffected by Reported Attacks, Delek says

Feb 03, 2020

Israel's Delek has dismissed reports that the gas pipeline carrying gas from the Leviathan offshore field to Egypt has been affected by a reported terrorist attack in Egypt.Al Jazeera on Monday reported that a group of attackers had blown up a gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula…

Petrobras Puts Papa Terra Offshore Oil Field Up for Sale

Feb 03, 2020

Brazil's Petrobras has launched a teaser for the sale of its entire share in the Papa Terra field, 110 kilometers from the coast offshore Brazil.The Brazilian oil company said that the planned sale of the field was in line with its portfolio optimization and improvement of capital allocation…

KBR Lands 'Major' PMC Contract for Ghasha mega-project

Feb 03, 2020

U.S. engineering and construction giant KBR has won what it says is 'a major Project Management Consultancy (PMC) services contract' with the UAE-based oil company ADNOC.KBR said Monday that the contract was related to the Ghasha Concession portfolio of projects…

Worley CEO to Step Down. Replacement Named

Feb 03, 2020

Australia-based oilfield services and engineering company Worley has named a new CEO after Andrew Wood decided to retire after 26 years with the company, seven as CEO.He will be replaced by Chris Ashton, who has been with Worley since 1998, most recently serving as the Chief Operating Officer…

Exxon's Guyana Oil Deal in Focus Ahead of Election

Feb 03, 2020

A report by a nonprofit watchdog group critical of Exxon Mobil Corp's oil contract with Guyana has rekindled a debate over whether the deal is too generous to the company, just a month before a crucial presidential election.In a report published Monday…

FPSO P-70 'Stable' After Storm Pushes it Near Coast

Feb 03, 2020

Brazilian oil company Petrobras said Friday that the recently delivered FPSO P-70 was stable after a storm that hit Rio de Janeiro last Thursday pushed the FPSO near a beach in Niteroi.'Due to the storm that hit the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday night (01/30)…

Maersk Supply Service Names New COO

Feb 03, 2020

Danish offshore vessel owner Maersk Supply Service has named Mark Andrew Handin as new Chief Operating Officer. Handin will join from Tidewater, another offshore vessel operator, where he currently works as VP of Operations.Handin, who has over…

Delek Expects Leviathan Expansion FID in 2020

Feb 03, 2020

Israel's Delek Drilling expects a final investment decision this year on expanding exports from the Leviathan gas field using either an LNG facility in Egypt or a floating terminal, its CEO said on Monday. The offshore Leviathan project came…

PGS Gearing Up for PNG Multi-Client Survey

Feb 03, 2020

The Norwegian marine seismic acquisition specialist PGS will start a multi-client survey program in Papua New Guinea (“PNG”) in early February.The program, named the Painimaut 3D MultiClient survey, is expected to last for approximately 60 days and has strong industry funding…

Marubeni Secures Loan for Offshore Wind Farms in Japan

Feb 03, 2020

Marubeni Corp and its partners have signed a project finance agreement with banks to build and operate offshore wind farms in northern Japan, the Japanese trading house said on Monday. Marubeni said the 100 billion yen ($921 million) plan to…

Guyana: Orinduik Block in Resource Estimate Boost

Feb 03, 2020

Tullow Oil's Orinduik Block offshore Guyana could hold 5,1 billion barrels of oil equivalent in Gross Prospective Resources, best estimate, according to Gustavson Associates, an independent third-party auditor.This is more than a billion-barrel…

POSH Goes Private on Wednesday

Feb 03, 2020

Singapore-based offshore support vessel operator PACC Offshore Services Holdings, or POSH, is set to go private on Wednesday.OEDigital reported last week that Quetzal Capital, a Kuok Group company, had launched compulsory acquisition for the remaining shares of the offshore vessel operator…

Gasum LNG for Equinor Shuttle Tankers

Feb 03, 2020

Norwegian energy company Equinor will have its new shuttle tankers powered by Gasum-supplied LNG. Shuttle tankers are used for transporting oil from offshore oil fields to onshore terminals.Gasum said Friday that the LNG supply would start when the shuttle tankers start operations during 2020…

Ex-SembMarine Brazil Director Charged with Bribery, Money Laundering

Feb 03, 2020

Offshore rig builder Sembcorp Marine has said that its Brazil subsidiary Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz's former director has been charged for corruption and money laundering. A former Sembcorp Marine consultant has also been charged.SembcorpMarine…

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