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Oil Majors' Renewable Push Drives Up Asset Prices - SSE CEO

Sep 17, 2020

Plans by European oil companies to increase their renewable power capacity are driving up the price tags on renewable businesses and projects, the CEO of British renewables and network company SSE, told Reuters.BP, Shell, and Total have all…

DOF Subsea Nets Angola FSV Work

Sep 17, 2020

Oslo-listed offshore vessel and services company DOF Subsea has won an integrated Field Support Vessel (FSV) contract with an international oil company in Angola. DOF Subsea will deploy its Skandi Seven vessel for a minimum of 303 firm vessel days plus 365 days of options…

Next-Gen Vessels, Cranes for Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Firm SBO

Sep 16, 2020

Danish offshore wind installation company Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) is set to expand its fleet and upgrade the existing wind farm installation vessels with new cranes, to future proof its business given that the offshore wind turbines keep getting bigger…

GC Rieber Shipping's Vessel Wins Offshore Wind Gig

Sep 16, 2020

Norway-based offshore vessel owner GC Rieber Shipping said Wednesday  it had won a contract in the offshore wind sector for its 2011-built Polar Queen multi-purpose vessel.The contract is a short one, for three weeks, with further options to extend…

CHC Helicopters Wins Extension for Neptune Energy Crew Transfers in Dutch North Sea

Sep 16, 2020

Offshore helicopter operator CHC Helicopters has won a contract extension with oil company Neptune Energy for the provision of crew transfer services in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.The extension is for two years, and CHC will continue…

Turkish Drillship to Continue Operating in Disputed Waters off Cyprus Until Mid-Oct

Sep 16, 2020

Turkey said on Tuesday it had extended the operations of its Yavuz energy drillship in disputed Mediterranean waters off Cyprus until Oct. 12, in a move that could stir tension between the Greek Cypriot government and Ankara.Yavuz will be accompanied by three other Turkish ships…

Seadrill Suspends Debt Payments as Restructuring Talks Continue

Sep 16, 2020

A group of Seadrill's creditors has agreed to let the offshore drilling rig operator suspend interest payments this month as part of an ongoing effort to restructure its $7.3 billion debt, the Oslo-listed company said on Wednesday.Seadrill,…

UK to Release 'Extremely Valuable' Historic North Sea Seismic Data

Sep 15, 2020

The UK oil and gas regulator Oil and Gas Authority will release historic North Sea seismic data, saying the move will be beneficial both for oil and gas explorers and those looking for carbon capture and hydrogen storage sites.'Explorers, organizations…

Gallery: Lukoil Installs Jackets for Caspian Sea Platform

Sep 15, 2020

Russian oil company Lukoil said Tuesday it had installed the jackets of the fixed ice-resistant platform at the V.I. Grayfer field in the Caspian Sea. Ahead of being shipped to the offshore location, the 3,700+ tonnes heavy jackets were moved…

Premier Oil in Financing Talks with Chrysaor, Others

Sep 15, 2020

Premier Oil Plc said on Tuesday it was in talks with private-equity backed oil producer Chrysaor and several other parties on alternative deals to secure long-term debt refinancing.Premier announced on Aug. 20 that it was seeking a total of $530 million in fresh equity…

Wilhelmsen Buys Into Østensjø's Offshore Wind Business

Sep 15, 2020

Wilhelmsen, one of the world's largest shipping companies, has agreed to acquire a 25% stake in Østensjø Group’s growing offshore wind business Edda Wind.Wilhelmsen has also secured an option to buy another 25% before June 2021. Launched in 2018…

Aibel to Optimize Krafla Platform Concept

Sep 15, 2020

Norwegian offshore oil and gas engineering and construction firm Aibel will provide a field engineering, concept optimization, and definition study for Equinor's unmanned process platform at the Krafla field in the North Sea off Norway, under a contract announced Tuesday…

Chinese Oil Firm CNOOC Brings Online Its First Offshore Wind Project

Sep 15, 2020

Chinese offshore oil company CNOOC has said that its first offshore wind project has started producing electricity. The company said Tuesday that its offshore wind power project had connected to the grid and begun to generate power. The 300MW…

SBM Offshore in Talks with Petrobras Over Buzios FPSO Charter

Sep 15, 2020

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has started negotiations with the Dutch FPSO supplier SBM Offshore over a potential charter of an FPSO to be installed at the giant Buzios field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The FPSO, to be named Almirante Tamandaré…

Premier Oil: Tolmount Jacket, Topside Set Sail (VIDEO)

Sep 15, 2020

London-listed oil company Premier Oil has informed that the completed jacket and topside are now en route to the company's Tolmount field in the UK sector of the North Sea.The 500 bcf field, sanctioned in 2018, had been on schedule for first gas by the end of the year…

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