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INEOS FPS Awards Long-Term Contract to Sparrows Group for Unity Platform Support

Jun 28, 2023

UK-based Sparrows Group, a company providing engineering and maintenance services for global energy and industrial sectors, has secured a three-and-a-half-year contract with INEOS FPS.Under the contract, Sparrows will provide crane and lifting equipment operations…

Norway Approves More than $18B in Oil, Gas Investments

Jun 28, 2023

Norway's government said on Wednesday it had given approval for oil companies to develop 19 oil and gas fields with investments exceeding 200 billion Norwegian crowns ($18.51 billion), part of the country's strategy to extend production for decades to come…

Aquila Holdings Wins Norway Multi-Client Seismic Data Licensing Contract

Jun 28, 2023

Aquila Holdings, through its subsidiary Axxis Multi Client AS, on Tuesday announced a USD 0.34 million  - net to Aquila Holdings - multi-clientseismic data licensing contract with an existing customer. Under the contract, the customer will license…

Prysmian Selects Name for New Cable Laying Vessel

Jun 27, 2023

Italian power cable making and installation group Prysmian Group has chosen the name Monna Lisa for the new 171-meter cable-laying vessel that is currently under construction in Romania. The vessel is the sister ship to Prysmian's Leonardo da Vinci cable layer…

Safety Body Launches Probe into Fire at Equinor's Gina Krog Offshore Platform

Jun 27, 2023

The Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), has started investigating a recent fire in a utility room within the living quarters of Equinor's Gina Krog offshore platform in the North Sea, off Norway.The PSA…

In a 'World first', Lhyfe's Sealhyfe Pilot Starts Producing Green Hydrogen in the Atlantic

Jun 27, 2023

Lhyfe, a green hydrogen production specialist, said Tuesday that its offshore green hydrogen production pilot Sealhyfe recently started producing green hydrogen in what the company said is a world first.The Sealhyfe platform was recently towed 20 kilometers out into the Atlantic…

Linjepartner to Deliver Overhead Power Lines for Aker BP's Power from Shore Project

Jun 27, 2023

Norway's Linjepartner has been selected as a partner for the delivery of overhead lines in Aker BP's Yggdrasil power from shore project. Yggdrasil is an offshore oil development in the North Sea, off Norway.According to a press release issued Tuesday…

Hybrid Crew Transfer Vessel WINDEA ONE Joins Orsted's North Sea Wind Farm Fleet

Jun 26, 2023

The first 32m parallel hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV) designed by Incat Crowther for Emden-based EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has been delivered, with the vessel already servicing Germany’s offshore wind industry.According to Incat Crowther…

More Norway Offshore Drilling Workers Warn of Strike Action

Jun 26, 2023

More Norwegian oil and gas drilling rig workers warned last Friday of potential strike action [this] week as unions and employers prepared to negotiate over wages, although any labor conflict was still unlikely to affect oil and gas output. The…

Eni Sees Synergies of Up to $1B from Neptune Acquisition

Jun 26, 2023

Italian energy group Eni said that synergies from the $4.9 billion acquisition of private equity-backed Neptune Energy could reach $1 billion as the two groups integrate their operations across key geographies. The acquisition announced on Friday…

KCA Deutag Lands $70 Million in UK North Sea Contracts

Jun 23, 2023

KCA Deutag announced it has been awarded new contracts and extensions with a total value of over $70 million, with existing clients for the provision of drilling and maintenance services in the U.K. North Sea.The awards, each ranging from two…

Dolphin Drilling Acquires Two Semi-sub Rigs From Transocean

Jun 22, 2023

Oslo-based offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling announced Thursday it had reached a deal to acquire two semi-submersible drilling rigs, the Paul B. Loyd Jr. and the Transocean Leader from Transocean for a total of $61.5 million (plus an additional $3 million)…

Atlantic Offshore to Roll Out Inmarsat LTE Fleet-wide

Jun 21, 2023

Norwegian offshore services provider Atlantic Offshore has agreed to a fleet-wide roll-out of Inmarsat’s all-in-one Fleet LTE service to ensure continuous connectivity in the North Sea.Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business, said the commitment…

Norway Moves to Open Its Waters to Deep-sea Mining

Jun 20, 2023

The Norwegian government on Tuesday proposed opening its waters to deep-sea mining despite opposition from green campaigners and some countries, as it seeks to shift from a reliance on hydrocarbons to new sources of economic activity.Norway…

Cyprus Seeks Mediterranean Gas Link to Israel

Jun 20, 2023

Cyprus hopes to develop plans for a pipeline linking it to Israel's east Mediterranean gas fields during talks which start next month, the island's top energy official told Reuters.Proposals by the new centrist Cypriot government, which came to power in March…

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