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DOF Secures Multiple Subsea Service Contracts in Asia Pacific

Dec 21, 2023

Offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured three subsea service contracts, valued over $36 million, from Australian-based operators.The contracts will employ construction support vessel (CSV) Skandi Hercules, adding approximately six months of utilization in 2024 and into the first quarter 2025…

TotalEnergies Extends DeepSea Mira Contract for Work in West Africa

Dec 21, 2023

TotalEnergies has exercised the first option under the contract for DeepSea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig, extending its contract for 180 additional days for work in West Africa.The owner of the offshore drilling rig Northern Ocean said…

Dutch Developer Hooks $16M to Advance Offshore Solar Business

Dec 21, 2023

Dutch company SolarDuck has secured $16.4 million from existing and new investors for the development and deployment of its offshore solar technology.The funding has been provided by Katapult Ocean, Green Tower, Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam and Invest-NL…

Valeura Energy Concludes Infill Drilling Campaign offshore Thailand

Dec 21, 2023

Valeura Energy has completed an infill drilling campaign at its Nong Yao oil field offshore Gulf of Thailand, where it holds a 90% operated working interest.The company has drilled four wells at the Nong Yao A wellhead processing platform, including…

Vestas and Vattenfall Cement Offshore Wind Partnership in UK

Dec 21, 2023

Danish company Vestas and Swedish utility Vattenfall have signed a 1.4 GW preferred supplier agreement for UK offshore wind project, with exclusivity agreements for two additional 2.8 GW projects in the country.The agreements for the three projects…

Noble Gets Petrobras Contract for Drilling Services Offshore Colombia

Dec 21, 2023

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a contract with Petrobras for the semi-submersible rig Noble Discoverer to provide drilling services offshore Colombia.The contract has a firm duration of 400 days, with expected start in Q2 2024…

US Gulf of Mexico oil Auction is Largest Since 2015

Dec 20, 2023

A Biden administration auction of Gulf of Mexico drilling rights raised $382 million on Wednesday as oil companies claimed offshore acreage for what is set to be the last time until 2025.The auction total was the highest of any federal offshore oil and gas lease sale since 2015…

Orsted to Proceed with Mega Hornsea 3 Project

Dec 20, 2023

Orsted said on Wednesday it had made a final investment decision on the Hornsea 3 project off Britain's coast, indicating it will proceed with what will become the world's largest offshore wind farm.The project, which will have capacity to power more than 3…

EU Grants $2.7M for Research Into Novel Concrete Materials for Offshore Renewables

Dec 20, 2023

The WECHULL+ project, co-ordinated by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, has received a $2.7 million grant from the European Union to develop novel floating structures based on high-performance concrete for offshore renewable energy sector…

Gazelle and Tugdock Team Up to Reduce Floating Wind Costs

Dec 20, 2023

Gazelle Wind Power and Tugdock have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop a modular offshore wind assembly system which could drive down costs and increase production of floating offshore wind farms.The first project for the new partnership will be Italy’s largest offshore wind farm…

Woodside Hires Shore Base Hand for Trion Oil and Gas Project

Dec 20, 2023

Australian oil and gas major Woodside has awarded a major contract to Mexican company Eseasa Offshore for the supply of shore base facilities and services in support of the the Trion oil and gas project offshore Mexico.Eseasa will provide a…

The Rig Market: What’s in Store in ’24?

Dec 20, 2023

2023 has been another noteworthy year for the rig market’s ongoing recovery, with a 3% increase in global marketed utilization versus 2022, a demand increase of 29 rigs, a 7% uptick in average contract duration, 16 further reactivations and newbuild deliveries…

Oil Perks Up as Red Sea Tensions Spark Investor Jitters

Dec 20, 2023

Global oil benchmark Brent topped $80 a barrel on Wednesday amid jitters over global trade disruption and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East following attacks on ships by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi forces in the Red Sea.Brent crude futures LCOc1 rose 89 cents…

US to Hold Gulf of Mexico Oil Auction After String of Delays

Dec 20, 2023

The Biden administration on Wednesday will hold an auction of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico following several delays due to litigation over the drilling industry's impact on an endangered species of whale.The sale will likely be the…

Van Oord Wraps Up Cable Installation at Iberdrola's Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 20, 2023

Van Oord has completed the installation of all 50 foundations and inter-array cables for Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, located offshore Germany.Earlier in 2023, heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen installed the monopiles. The wind turbine…

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