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Green Energy Group Wraps Sale of 'Petrel Explorer'

Aug 30, 2022

Norwegian company Green Energy Group has completed the sale of its Petrel Explorer seismic survey vessel.The company, which last year rebranded to Green Energy Group from Seabird Exploration to reflect a strategic shift in business towards green energy transition…

Helix Energy Solutions Acquires MP GOM's Gulf of Mexico Block Stake

Aug 30, 2022

Helix Energy Solutions Group has acquired from MP Gulf of Mexico, LLC (“MP GOM”), a joint venture controlled by Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA, all of MP GOM’s 62.5% interest in Mississippi Canyon Block 734, comprised of three wells and related subsea infrastructure…

Equinor, Wintershall Dea Eye Pipeline to Capture CO2 under North Sea

Aug 30, 2022

Equinor and Wintershall Dea will jointly develop carbon capture and storage projects, the oil firms said on Tuesday, with ideas to build a pipeline from Germany to Norway to transport and store carbon dioxide (CO2) under the North Sea.The firms…

Neptune Energy, Horisont Energi Team Up on Errai CCS Project in Norway

Aug 30, 2022

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian low-carbon tech firm Horisont Energi to develop the Errai Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in Norway.According to Neptune Energy, Errai could store 4-8 million tonnes of CO2 annually…

Geospace Technologies Launches Shallow Water Ocean Bottom Recorder

Aug 30, 2022

Geospace Technologies on Monday today announced the release of a new seismic acquisition product named Mariner.The company said Mariner was a continuous, cable-free, four-channel autonomous, shallow water ocean bottom recorder.'Mariner is the…

Schlumberger, Subsea 7 and Aker Solutions to Form Subsea Engineering Firm

Aug 30, 2022

U.S. engineering firm Schlumberger and Norway's Aker Solutions plan to merge their subsea oil and gas construction business and to bring in a third rival, Oslo-listed Subsea 7, as a partner, the firms said on Tuesday.Aker Solutions will receive…

Helix Robotics Solutions Extends Sheila Bordelon Vessel Charter

Aug 29, 2022

Helix Robotics Solutions, the U.S. robotics division of Helix Energy Solutions Group, has extended the charter for Bordelon Marine's DP2 Jones Act-compliant Ultra-Light Intervention Vessel (ULIV) M/V Shelia Bordelon through June 2024.Helix currently…

Schlumberger Joins Shared Offshore Seismic Data Base 'Versal'

Aug 29, 2022

Seismic data companies CGG, PGS, and TGS, which last year launched Versal, a unified seismic data ecosystem giving access to 'three of the world’s largest multi-client libraries via a single log-in,' said Monday that Schlumberger had become a part of Versal…

Kongsberg Digital Launches App to Provide Drillers with Up-to-date Well Insights

Aug 29, 2022

Kongsberg Digital, a provider of industrial software and digital solutions, has launched the SiteCom Trip Risk application to provide up-to-date well insights for drillers.According to Kongsberg Digital, the interactive application provides users with the latest information for navigating wellbores…

ABS Launches 'First' Sustainability Guide for Offshore Industry

Aug 29, 2022

Maritime classification society The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on Monday launched detailed requirements for greener offshore operations in what it said was the first sustainability guide to target the offshore industry.'Developed by working with major offshore industry clients…

Oceaneering to Use HUVR's Inspection Data Management Software for Integrity Management Offerings

Aug 29, 2022

Subsea services and technology firm Oceaneering will use the Inspection Data Management Software (IDMS) platform provided by Austin-based software firm HUVRdata (HUVR) to enhance its current Integrity Management offerings.  'The arrangement…

Norway's Aker BP to Drill Wells in Arctic Barents Sea, CEO Says

Aug 29, 2022

Aker BP plans to drill up to 15 exploration wells next year, including in the Arctic Barents Sea, Aker BP Chief Executive Karl Johnny Hersvik said on Monday.'Our plan is to drill somewhere in the range of 12-15 wells and I'm assuming we will have the same level going forward…

Carbon Capture & Storage: Santos Reaches FID on Darwin Pipeline Duplication Project

Aug 29, 2022

Australian oil and gas firm Santos, as operator of the Barossa joint venture, on Monday announced a final investment decision (FID) has been taken to proceed with the Darwin Pipeline Duplication Project, located offshore the Northern Territory…

Offshore Wind: Vestdavit Nets CSOV Davit Order

Aug 29, 2022

Vestdavit said Monday it had secured a contract to deliver its docking-head davit technology on a construction service operation vessel (CSOV) being built for Rem Offshore by Norwegian shipbuilding group VARD.The order for a PAP-15000 davit…

How Industry is Depending on Carbon Capture Tech for Climate Goals

Aug 29, 2022

Norwegian carbon dioxide (CO2) storage company Northern Lights and its owners have agreed to store emissions captured at fertiliser-maker Yara's Dutch operation from 2025 in what they say is a commercial breakthrough for the business.The joint venture founded by oil firms Equinor…

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