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Helix, Volstad Agree Long Term Charters for Construction Support Vessel Duo

Aug 23, 2022

Helix Robotics Solutions Limited, the U.K. Robotics division of Helix Energy Solutions Group, and the Norwegian shipowner Volstad Maritime have agreed on five-year charter extensions for both the Grand Canyon II and Grand Canyon III construction…

U.S. Court Upholds ConocoPhillips' $8.7B Award for Loss of Venezuela Assets

Aug 23, 2022

A U.S. court upheld a tribunal's $8.75 billion award to U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips COP.N over the expropriation of its Venezuelan oil assets, granting a default judgment in the case on Friday.The decision gives the U.S. company new authority to collect on a 2019 award by a World Bank tribunal…

Gate Energy to Help LLOG Bring Online Salamanca FPS

Aug 23, 2022

Houston-based engineering, commissioning, and field services firm Gate Energy has won a commissioning management and execution contract for LLOG's Salamanca development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The scope of this work includes pre-commissioning…

Offshore Gas Platform to Help Develop Offshore Wind Projects in New Zealand

Aug 23, 2022

Oil and gas company Beach Energy has agreed for Doppler Light Detection and Ranging system (LiDAR) on its Kupe platform, offshore South Taranaki, New Zealand, which will provide data needed for the development of offshore wind farms in the region…

APA Strikes Oil in Block 53 Offshore Suriname

Aug 23, 2022

Oil and gas company APA Corporation on Tuesday said it had discovered oil at Baja-1 well in Block 53, offshore Suriname, using the Noble Gerry de Souza drillship.Baja-1 was drilled to a depth of 5,290 meters (17,356 feet) and encountered 34…

Offshore Wind: Boskalis Orders Cable Lay Spread from Royal IHC

Aug 23, 2022

Dutch maritime equipment and technology firm Royal IHC has won a contract from its compatriot Boskalis for the delivery of an advanced modular cable lay spread (MCLS) for offshore wind applications.The cable lay system will be used for the installation…

North Star's Offshore Wind Vessel Named After Victorian Heroine Grace Darling

Aug 23, 2022

North Star’s new UK-built hybrid-powered daughter craft, specifically designed for the offshore wind market, has been launched at a naming ceremony held at the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht club in Lowestoft, adjacent to the firm’s regional operations hub…

Near Miss Incident on Hibernia Offshore Platform

Aug 23, 2022

An incident that had the potential for fatality occurred earlier this month on the Hibernia Platform offshore Canada when a 711kg elevated feeder machine bridge adapter plate dropped on a deck. Luckily, there were no injuries.'Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd…

MacGregor to Deliver Traction Winch Systems for Chinese Geological Survey Drilling Vessel

Aug 23, 2022

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply two self-contained traction winch systems for a geological survey drilling vessel in China.The vessel is owned by Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey (GMGS), a subsidiary of China’s Ministry of Natural Resources…

BW Energy's Freshly Converted Jack-up En Route to Gabon

Aug 23, 2022

Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said Tuesday that its BW MaBoMo offshore production facility had sailed away towards Gabon.The production facility, converted from the Hibiscus Alpha jack-up drilling rig, is currently onboard a heavy…

Chevron Taps Shearwater for Time-lapse Seismic Imaging at Wheatstone Field

Aug 23, 2022

Marine seismic survey services firm Shearwater GeoServices has won a contract for a large time-lapse seismic imaging project with Chevron over the Wheatstone field, offshore W. Australia.'This project award marks Shearwater’s continuing growth…

TotalEnergies and SSE Renewables Bring Online Scotland's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 23, 2022

TotalEnergies and partner SSE Renewables on Tuesday announced the first power generation from their Seagreen wind farm off the coast of Angus in Scotland. The $4.3 billion Seagreen project will be Scotland's largest offshore wind farm and the world's deepest fixed-bottom wind farm…

Dijkstra Takes Over as Jadeston Energy CFO

Aug 22, 2022

Bert-Jaap Dijkstra was officially appointed Chief Financial Officer and director of the oil and gas company on Monday, 22 August 2022.Dijkstra joins Jadestone Energy from SBM Offshore, the Dutch FPSO leasing specialist. His planned appointment was first announced in June 2022…

Sapura Energy Sells Three Offshore Rigs for Scrap

Aug 22, 2022

Malaysian company Sapura Energy has agreed to sell three tender-assisted drilling rigs to NKD Maritime Limited for an aggregate cash consideration of $8,2 million.'The disposal of the rigs was carried out by way of tender exercise. Based on an informal market survey…

Turkey: Trillion Energy to Start Drilling at Black Sea Gas Field in September

Aug 22, 2022

Trillion Energy International, an oil and gas company focused on the Turkish section of the Black Sea, said Monday that the Uranus jack-up drilling rig was being prepared to move to its SASB natural gas field. Once at the location the rig will be used for a multi-well drilling program…

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