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CNOOC Starts Production at Offshore Field in South China Sea

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China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has brought on stream the Weizhou 5-3 oil field development project in Beibu Gulf Basin in the South China Sea.The main production facility includes one self-installing wellhead platform, which leverages the adjacent existing facilities for development.According to CNOOC, 10 development wells are planned to be commissioned…

Nigerian Oil and Gas Services Firm Buys HydroSurv's Hybrid USV

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Uncrewed surface vessel (USV) technology specialist HydroSurv has sold its REAV-47 USV to Geodetic Offshore Services Limited (GOSL), which will be used for hydrographic and geophysical survey operations in Nigeria.The sale marks the company's…

Shell Hires Subsea7 for Work at Aphrodite Development off Trinidad

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Subsea 7 has secured a contract by Shell for the Aphrodite gas project offshore Trinidad and Tobago.The project involves the transportation and installation of subsea equipment at the Aphrodite development, located within Block 5a, at water depths of up to 290 meters…

Eni, YPF Sign Deal for Argentina LNG Project

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Eni and Argentina's energy company YPF have signed an agreement for the Argentina LNG (ARGLNG) project.The agreement defines the required steps to reach the final investment decision for the phase of the project that includes the production…

UK Firm Seeks Suppliers to Build Full-Scale Tidal Energy Prototype

Jun 06, 2025

Tidal Technologies Limited (TTL) has launched a procurement process for the equipment supply, manufacturing and installation of components for its first full-scale tidal energy prototype.The procurement process is for the build out of TTL’s…

Brava Energia Inks $65M Deal with PetroReconcavo for Natural Gas Assets

Jun 06, 2025

Brazil's Brava Energia signed a $65 million deal to sell a 50% stake in midstream natural gas infrastructure assets in the state of Rio Grande do Norte to PetroReconcavo, the companies said in separate filings.The assets include two natural gas processing units…

Record Offshore Wind Auction Required for UK to Meet Targets

Jun 06, 2025

Britain’s next renewable energy auction must secure a record amount of new offshore wind capacity if the country is to meet its 2030 clean power targets, Darren Davidson, vice president of turbine maker Siemens Energy UK&I, told Reuters.The…

First French Floating Wind Farm Fully Commissioned

Jun 06, 2025

France's first floating wind farm, the 25 MW Provence Grand Large, located in the Gulf of Fos in the Mediterranean Sea.The Provence Grand Large wind farm is a pilot project with three floating wind turbines installed 17 km off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône…

Rex’s Akrake Set for July Drilling Ops off West Africa

Jun 06, 2025

Akrake Petroleum, Rex International's indirect subsidiary, has completed the development plan for the Seme field offshore Benin, with the drilling operations scheduled to begin in early July 2025 using Borr Drilling’s jack-up rig.Akrake holds…

Lautec Gets Vessel Tracking Contract at EnBW’s Offshore Wind Farms

Jun 06, 2025

Consulting services and software provider for offshore wind projects Lautec has signed a contract with EnBW to provide digital tracking of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) deployed on EnBW’s operational wind farms.EnBW will use the LAUTEC Daily Progress Reporting (DPR)…

TGS Kicks Off 3D Seismic Survey for Floating Wind Farm

Jun 06, 2025

Norwegian seismic firm TGS has started a geophysical survey for the pioneering Green Volt floating offshore wind farm offshore Scotland.Mobilization initiated in Aberdeen last week and the work is scheduled throughout June will include an ultra…

Petrobras Targets Africa as Its Main Exploration Area Outside Brazil

Jun 06, 2025

Petrobras aims to make Africa its main region of development outside Brazil, the state-run oil giant's CEO told Reuters on Thursday during a wide-ranging interview about the company's strategy.Ivory Coast has extended the 'red carpet' for Petrobras…

Vattenfall Names New Head of Wind Business

Jun 05, 2025

Vattenfall has appointed Catrin Jung as the new Head of Business Area (BA) Wind, which encompasses the company’s offshore and onshore wind operations, as well as large-scale solar and battery projects.Currently leading the Offshore Wind business…

Equinor and Centrica Ink $27B Long-Term Gas Sales Agreement for UK

Jun 05, 2025

Equinor and Centrica have signed long-term gas sales agreement of 55 TWh of natural gas per year, or around 5 billion cubic meters – bcm, for a period of 10 years, to be delivered to U.K.Starting October 1, 2025 at terms reflecting market prices…

GHD Tackles Offshore Wind Noise Impacts with New Modelling Kit

Jun 05, 2025

Engineering specialist GHD has unveiled a new subsea noise modelling program designed to mitigate the environmental impacts of offshore wind farms.GHD's solution, the RAT (R Acoustics Toolbox), has been developed to address challenges related to underwater noise by providing a bespoke…

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