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Allseas' Pioneering Spirit Removes Ninian Topsides in Final Decom Gig of 2020

Aug 28, 2020

Allseas' colossal Pioneering Spirit offshore construction - or in this case 'deconstruction - vessel has removed the Ninian Northern platform topsides in the UK North Sea.Located in the North Sea, 160 kilometers northeast of the Shetland Islands…

Shell Taps Kongsberg for Cloud-Based Digital Twin Services

Aug 28, 2020

Norway's industrial tech solutions provider Kongsberg Digital has signed an enterprise framework agreement with Shell, for the supply of its digital twin software, across the oil and gas giant's upstream, integrated gas, downstream, and manufacturing business lines…

Hermitage Offshore Services Appeals NYSE Delisting Decision

Aug 28, 2020

Offshore vessel owner Hermitage Offshore Services has appealed against the New York Stock Exchange's move to delist its shares.Hermitage Offshore Services (previously known as Nordic American Offshore) on August 12 filed for a voluntary petition…

UK: ORE Catapult to Develop Testing Facility for Next-Gen Offshore Wind Turbines

Aug 28, 2020

UK's Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has teamed up with and Advance Northumberland to develop a new facility for testing the next generation of advanced offshore wind turbines in Northumberland County, North East England.According to ORE…

Akastor Assumes Full Control over DOF Deepwater and Its 5 Vessels

Aug 28, 2020

Norwegian oil services investment firm Akastor will take full ownership of DOF Deepwater, a joint venture with company DOF, as part of the debt restructuring agreement with the JV's lenders.  DOF Deepwater operates five mid-sized AHTS vesselsAs…

Borr Drilling Posts $109,6M 2Q Loss

Aug 28, 2020

Jack-up drilling rig contractor Borr Drilling on Friday reported a $109,6 million net loss for the second quarter of 2020, on revenues of $84 million.For comparison, Borr provided the 1Q 2020 figures, in which it posted a loss of $87 million…

World's First: Drone Brings Cargo to Offshore Production Platform

Aug 28, 2020

Norwegian oil company Equinor has successfully sent a drone carrying a 3D-printed cargo from shore to an offshore production platform in the North Sea in what the company says is a world's first.In a flight spanning around 80 kilometers from…

Moray East Offshore Wind Farm: Final Substation Set for Sailaway

Aug 28, 2020

The last of three offshore substations for the Moray East offshore wind farm is set to leave the fabrication yard and sail away to its offshore location in the UK North Sea over the weekend.The 950MW wind farm is being developed by Moray Offshore Windfarm East Ltd (MOWEL)…

Total Spuds Luiperd-1X Well Offshore South Africa

Aug 28, 2020

After striking a play-opening gas find offshore South Africa in 2019 with the Deepsea Stavanger drilling rig, the French oil and gas major Total has brought the same rig back to the country and has started drilling on another closely watched prospect - the Luiperd…

Shearwater Geo to Shoot Seismic for Total in Mauritania

Aug 28, 2020

French oil giant Total has hired marine seismic surveyor Shearwater GeoServices for a 3D survey project in Mauritania.The Norway-based seismic acquisition company said Friday that the contract was for a large towed streamer 3D acquisition and Fast Track processing project…

Oil Dips as U.S. Rigs, Refiners Appear to Have Avoided Worst of Storm

Aug 28, 2020

Oil prices fell in early trade on Friday as a massive hurricane raced inland past the heart of the U.S. oil industry in Louisiana and Texas, with a storm surge weaker than predicted.U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 16 cents…

End of the Line for Deepsea Bergen Drilling Rig

Aug 27, 2020

Norwegian offshore drilling company Odfjell Drilling will recycle its oldest drilling rig the Deepsea Bergen, to focus on its modern, harsh-environment drilling rigs.In a quarterly update on Thursday, Odfjell said that the Deepsea Bergen rig…

Hurricane Laura: Workers Evacuated from 299 Gulf of Mexico Platforms

Aug 27, 2020

Oil companies in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico had, by Wednesday 11:30 CDT, evacuated workers from 299 oil companies due to a threat from the hurricane Laura, the U.S. offshore safety body BSEE said. According to the BSEE report Wednesday, oil firms…

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Jack-Up Picks Up More Work in Taiwan

Aug 27, 2020

Offshore wind installation company Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has won a conditional contract for its Brave Tern jack-up, for wind turbine installation work in Taiwan.The conditional contract is with Liwei Wind Power Co. Ltd., a company wholly owned by wpd Group…

Angola Aims to Reverse Oil Output Decline

Aug 27, 2020

Africa's second-biggest oil exporter, Angola, has unveiled a 2020-2025 energy roadmap which foresees oil discoveries of up to 57 billion barrels of crude oil and 27 trillion cubic feet of gas, state news agency ANGOP reported.The plans involve…

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