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TotalEnergies Takes 50% Share of RWE’s Dutch Offshore Wind Project

Jul 25, 2024

RWE and TotalEnergies have entered into a partnership agreement to jointly deliver the OranjeWind offshore wind project in the Netherlands, with TotalEnergies buying half of RWE’s equity stake to deliver the be the first ‘system integration’ project in the Dutch market…

Refurbished FPSO and FSO Set to Sail to Eni’s Baleine Fild

Jul 25, 2024

The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Petrojarl Kong and floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) Yamoussoukro have entered their final stages of upgrading and conversion prior to their mobilization to Côte d’Ivoire for Eni’s Baleine Phase 2 project…

Equinor CEO Says Maintenance is Key for Stable Gas Delivery

Jul 24, 2024

Equinor, Europe's biggest supplier of natural gas, will use upcoming late-summer maintenance season to ensure that Norway's ageing fields can continue to deliver energy at a reliable pace, the company's CEO told Reuters on Wednesday.The maintenance and repair of Norwegian gas infrastructure…

Venezuela Grants License to BP, NGC for Offshore Gas Project

Jul 24, 2024

Venezuela on Wednesday granted a 20-year license to British energy producer BP and state-owned National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) to develop the Venezuelan side of a natural gas field that extends into the Caribbean country's waters…

GE Vernova Says Faulty Manufacturing Led to Offshore Wind Blade Failure

Jul 24, 2024

Power services firm GE Vernova on Wednesday said a manufacturing flaw led to a turbine blade failure at the Vineyard Wind offshore project off the coast of Massachusetts earlier this month.The turbine blade broke on July 13 and left potentially dangerous debris on beaches on the island of Nantucket…

Prysmian Gets $489M from EIB for European Green Transition Push

Jul 24, 2024

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Italian cable maker Prysmian have signed a new $488.7 million (€450 million) finance contract to facilitate green electricity transmission and distribution in Europe.With a view to meeting the growing demand…

New Fortress Energy Secures $700M Loan for Second FLNG Unit in Mexico

Jul 24, 2024

One of the world’s leading LNG project developers New Fortress Energy (NFE) has secured a $700 million loan for the second floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit in Mexico, days after producing LNG at its first FLNG unit offshore Altamira…

Equinor Still Considering Reducing Rosebank Oilfield Stake

Jul 24, 2024

Norway's Equinor is still considering reducing its 80% stake in Britain's Rosebank oilfield as it seeks to bring the share in line with that of its other assets, Chief Financial Officer Torgrim Reitan told Reuters on Wednesday.The current 80%…

SRJ Technologies Acquires Oil and Gas Remote Inspections Services Firm

Jul 24, 2024

Australian-headquartered SRJ Technologies has signed an agreement for the acquisition of UK-based Air Control Entech (ACE), in a move aimed at bolstering its fleet with advanced drones and robots designed to conduct remote inspections of offshore energy assets…

All Inter-Array Cables Laid at Dogger Bank’s First 1.2GW Phase

Jul 24, 2024

Deme Offshore has laid all inter-array cables, manufactured by its partner Hellenic Cables, for the first phase of 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in UK.More than 200 miles of 66KV inter-array cables have been successfully installed by…

Archer Lands $40M Drilling Services Contract from Equinor

Jul 24, 2024

Oilfield services firm Archer has been awarded a two-year contract for platform drilling services for Equinor in Brazil.The contract will commence in November 2024 in direct continuation of Archer’s current contract for drilling operations and…

Huisman to Deliver Knuckle Boom Crane for Offshore Energy Client

Jul 24, 2024

Dutch company Huisman has booked an order for the delivery of a Knuckle Boom Crane for a client in the offshore energy market.The 550mt Knuckle Boom Crane will be equipped with Huisman’s proprietary secondary-controlled Active Heave Compensation System…

Petrobras Places Flexible Pipe Order to TechnipFMC for Brazil Fields

Jul 24, 2024

Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a ‘substantial’ contract from Petrobras to supply flexible pipe for the pre-salt fields offshore Brazil.The contract covers the design, engineering, and manufacture of flexible pipe for water injection and gas lift…

Empire Energy and Largo Concrete Cement Offshore Wind Partnership

Jul 23, 2024

Empire Energy's Offshore Division, an offshore wind EPC firm, has partnered with Largo Concrete, a structural concrete contractor, to support the growth of offshore wind sector.The partnership will leverage Empire Energy Offshore's project portfolio…

China’s CNOOC Hits ‘High Yield’ Well in in Beibu Gulf

Jul 23, 2024

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has encountered a high yielding well in Beibu Gulf, which produces daily over 1,000 cubic meters of oil equivalent.Wushi 16-5 structure is located in Wushi Sag…

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