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Barents Sea-Bound Johan Castberg FPSO Departs for Sea Trials

Jun 03, 2024

Equinor has informed that the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Johan Castberg departed for sea trials from Aker Solutions’s Stord yard ahead of its deployment at Barents Sea field.The FPSO for sea trials in Klosterfjorden…

Reach Subsea Extends Charter for IMR Vessel Havila Subsea

Jun 03, 2024

Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has entered the agreement with vessel owner Havila Shipping to extend the charter for inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel Havila Subsea.The contract extension is for a firm period of three years…

NKT Names New Methanol-Powered Cable Laying Vessel

Jun 03, 2024

Danish subsea cable and services firm NKT has named its second cable laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora, which has been designed to run on methanol.NKT Eleonora, meaning shining light, will boost the company’s offshore cable laying capacity and…

BW Energy Raises Hibiscus Field Reserve Estimates Following Latest Oil Discovery

Jun 03, 2024

BW Energy has increased recoverable reserves estimates for the Hibiscus field, offshore Gabon, following the recent oil discovery on the northern flank of the field.BW Energy has now concluded the drilling and the logging of the DHIBM-7P pilot well…

Extreme Asian Heat Spurs LNG Demand Ahead of Summer Months

May 31, 2024

Extreme temperatures across Asia are driving up liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand in the region as importers seek cargoes ahead of summer, with imports in South Asia hitting records.This could tighten available supply and further lift Asian spot prices that have already gained a third since April…

Bardex Mooring System Takes Home Woelfel BMEA Award

May 31, 2024

U.S.-based engineering company Bardex has won the 39th Annual Woelfel Best Mechanical Engineering Achievement Award for its Off Vessel Tensioning (OVT) BarLatch mooring system.The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) confers the prestigious award to recognize a product…

Solstad’s Normand Navigator Boards ROVs Ahead of New Job

May 31, 2024

Solstad Offshore’s Normand Navigator subsea vessel has arrived to Norway for the mobilization of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) ahead of its new assignment.The mobilization of ROV’s from Omega Subsea Robotics is currently ongoing at Husøy (Karmøy) in Norway…

EMGS Scores $3.4M Multi-Client Surveys in Norway

May 31, 2024

Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has entered into several agreements with Equinor and partners for fully pre-funded multi-client survey acquisitions in the Barents Sea.The combined contracts have a total value of approximately $3.4 million…

Atlanta Field's FPSO Resumes Production Offshore Brazil

May 31, 2024

Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has concluded the maintenance operation on a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel operating at Atlanta field, offshore Brazil.The five-day maintenance operation was conducted on the FPSO Petrojarl I…

First Cable Production for 2GW North Sea Offshore Wind Grid Link Kicks Off

May 31, 2024

The production of new cables with a voltage of 525 kV, intended for the BalWin4 and LanWin1 offshore wind grid connection projects, has started at LS Cable’s facilities in South Korea.The start of production at LS Cable in South Korea’s Donghae…

RWE to Explore Creation of Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Hub with Swedish Port

May 31, 2024

RWE and Smålandshamnar, which operates the Swedish Port of Oskarshamn, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore whether the port could serve as the offshore wind hub.The collaboration will assess if the port could be a suitable harbor for the logistics…

Saipem Adds Heavy-Lift Pipelay Vessel JSD6000 to Its Fleet

May 31, 2024

Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has signed a long-term charter contract with Chinese state-owned port and naval machinery manufacturer ZPMC for the JSD6000, a latest generation ship for offshore heavy lifting, construction and pipelaying…

Aramco Acquires 40% stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan

May 31, 2024

Saudi Arabian state-owned oil and gas giant Aramco has competed the acquisition of a 40% equity stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan (GO).GO is a diversified downstream fuels, lubricants and retail store operator in Pakistan with a network of more than 1…

OEG Renewables Finds Partner for Offshore Wind Services in Japan

May 31, 2024

OEG Renewables (OEGR), a subsidiary of OEG Energy Group, and Sojitz Machinery Corporation (SOMAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the provision of pre-construction, operations and maintenance (O&M) and vessel services to offshore wind projects in Japan…

SolarDuck Sets Up Shop in Japan as it Eyes Wider Asia Pacific Opportunities

May 30, 2024

Dutch-Norwegian floating solar company SolarDuck has opened an office in Tokyo, strengthening its commitment to the Japanese market and wider Asia Pacific region.The regional office will oversee business development activities over the entire Asia Pacific region…

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