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Vroon Offloads 30 Offshore Service Vessels to Britoil

Sep 29, 2023

Britoil Offshore Services said this week it had acquired 30 offshore service vessels and supporting offices in Singapore from Dutch shipping firm Vroon.'The acquisition will see an expansion of Britoil’s operating footprint into the Mediterranean…

Biden's Five-year Offshore Oil Plan to Have Historically Few Lease Sales

Sep 28, 2023

The Biden administration's five-year plan for offshore oil and gas leasing will not include any sales in 2024 and will feature the lowest number of auctions in the history of the program in the four years to follow, according to three sources familiar with the matter…

Vestas to Supply 15MW Turbines for Poland's Largest Offshore Wind Project

Sep 28, 2023

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has secured a firm order to deliver and install turbines for Poland's largest offshore wind farm.The order, from a joint venture between ORLEN and Northland Power, is for the supply of turbines for the 1.14 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm…

Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim's Firm Acquires Stake in Zama Offshore Oil Field

Sep 28, 2023

U.S.-based oil and gas company Talos Energy has completed the sale of its 49.9% interest in Talos Mexico to Zamajal, a subsidiary of Grupo Carso, a company controlled by the family of the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim.Talos Mexico, now owned 50…

Tugdock and Salamander Offshore Wind Team Up to Accelerate Floating Wind Energy Development

Sep 28, 2023

UK-based company Tugdock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Salamander floating offshore wind farm to collaborate on innovation for floating offshore wind energy in Scotland.Tugdock, based in Cornwall, UK, has patented marine buoyancy…

Wind Power Industry Drifts Off Course

Sep 28, 2023

A perfect storm of supply chain delays, design flaws, and higher costs in the offshore wind industry has put dozens of projects at risk of not being delivered in time for countries to meet climate goals, industry executives, investors, and analysts said…

Taiwan Aims to Shed Dirty Power Reputation with Big Wind Push

Sep 28, 2023

One of the dirtiest and most import-dependent power sectors in Asia is on a clean-up drive. Taiwan currently imports roughly 98% of its energy sources and gets more than 80% of its electricity from fossil fuels, including around 43% from coal and 39% from natural gas…

TotalEnergies Seals $400 Million Deal: Sells 40% Stake in Angola Offshore Block

Sep 28, 2023

French oil major TotalEnergies has sold a 40% interest in the offshore Block 20 in the Kwanza Basin in Angola to Malaysia's Petronas.The transaction was completed for an amount of $400 million as at January 1st, 2023, subject to customary price adjustments…

GEOS to Sell VOS Sugar Offshore Vessel at 'Substantial Profit'

Sep 27, 2023

The Norwegian offshore vessel owner Golden Energy Offshore Services AS (“GEOS”) said Wednedsay it had entered into a memorandum of agreement (the “MoA”) with an undisclosed buyer for the sale of the subsea support vessel VOS Sugar.The VOS Sugar…

Malaysian Firm Clinches $300 Million Offshore Platform Contract in Angola

Sep 27, 2023

Malaysia-based firm Sapura Energy has secured an offshore platform transportation and installation contract in Angola.The contract, with Azule Energy, an Angolan joint venture between Eni and BP, is worth around $300 million and is related to Angola Northern Gas Complex  (NGC) Project…

Shell CEO Comes Under Pressure from Within on Renewables Shift

Sep 27, 2023

Shell CEO Wael Sawan has come under pressure over his strategy from within the energy company after two employees issued a rare open letter urging him not to scale back investments in renewable energy, sparking an internal debate.The open letter…

Q+A-What is Known about the Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Explosions?

Sep 27, 2023

One year on from explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic sea between Russia and Germany, the question of who was behind them is unresolved.On Sept. 26, 2022, Swedish seismologists registered several blasts, some…

AUV Specialist Argeo Partners Up With Marine Seismic Giant Shearwater GeoServices

Sep 27, 2023

Argeo, a provider of robotic and digital solutions for the ocean space, and Shearwater GeoServices, a global provider of geophysical marine seismic acquisition and processing services, have entered a strategic alliance for innovating and pioneering…

Equinor and Ithaca Energy Greenlight $3.8 Billion Investment in UK's Largest Undeveloped Offshore Field, Rosebank

Sep 27, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor and its UK-based partner Ithaca Energy said Wednedsay they had taken the final investment decision to progress Phase 1 of the Rosebank development on the UK Continental Shelf, together investing $3.8 billion in the development…

BOEM Postpones Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261

Sep 27, 2023

The U.S. Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) said on Tuesday it will postpone its next sale of oil leases in the Gulf of Mexico.The agency said it will not hold Lease Sale 261 on September 27, 2023, as originally planned as a result of last week's ruling by the U…

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