Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine said Monday it was proposing to change its name from “Sembcorp Marine Ltd” to “Seatrium Limited.'This follows the completion of the combination of the company's businesses and Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd on February 28…
Dutch FPSO leasing firm SBM Offshore has signed the project financing of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré for a total of $1.63 billion.The Dutch company in July 2021 signed contracts with Brazil's Petrobras for the 26.25 years lease and operation of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré…
Around 150 Sparrows Offshore Services contractors on offshore facilities in the UK will start strike action in a dispute over pay from Wednesday, April 5, workers' union Unite said Monday.'Dozens of platforms and operators to be hit including Shell and Harbour Energy…
Baker Hughes has secured an order from QatarEnergy to supply two main refrigerant compressors (MRCs) for the North Field South (NFS) project, which will be executed by Qatargas. The MRCs are part of two LNG “mega trains” representing 16 million…
Oslo-listed FPSO leasing firm BW Offshore said Friday it had signed a short-term extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Espoir Ivoirien.The FPSO is operating on the Espoir field offshore the Ivory Coast for CNR International.The short…
Oil and gas company BW Energy said Monday it had completed the drilling and completion operations on DHIBM-3H, the first production well of the Hibiscus / Ruche Phase 1 development campaign in the Dussafu license offshore Gabon. 'Responsibility…
U.S. field production of crude oil rose in January to 12.46 million barrels per day (bpd), the highest since March 2020, Energy Information Administration (EIA) data showed on Friday.Among the top oil producing states, monthly output in Texas rose 1…
BW Offshore has signed a short-term extension for Abo FPSO with Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd, a subsidiary of ENI S.p.A.In January 2023, the contract for Abo FPSO, used for production from the Abo field offshore Nigeria, was extended until the end of March 2023…
Australian oil company Karoon said this week that it had brought on stream the PAT-1 well at its Patola field, offshore Brazil.The PAT-1 is the second of two new production wells drilled into the Patola field in the BM-S-40 production license in Brazil…
Brazilian oil company Enauta Participações has concluded the production ramp-up of the new well in its Atlanta field offshore Brazil., Enauta had said earlier this week that it had connected the new well 7-ATL-5H-RJS (“5H”) to the FPSO Petrojarl I…
A new service operation vessel (SOV) has arrived at Scotland's Montrose Port, home to Seagreen offshore wind farm’s operations and maintenance base, SSE Renewables, a partner in the offshore wind farm project has informed.The 82-meter-long Edda…
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas said Friday it had signed a preferred supplier agreement to supply its giant 15MW offshore wind turbines for a floating wind project in South Korea.Vestas did not say who the client was. It did say that the floating…
UK North Sea-focused oil and gas company Jersey Oil & Gas said Friday it was in advanced exclusive negotiations with a significant UK North Sea operator over a farm-out of its interest in the Greater Buchan Alpha offshore licenses.Jersey Oil…
Shell is splitting up its renewables and low-carbon division as part of CEO Wael Sawan's shake-up to boost the energy giant's returns.The changes come as Sawan, who took office at the start of the year, has signaled in recent weeks that Shell…
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on Friday offered two new exploration licenses related to CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf in the North Sea.The two exploration licenses offered are located in the southern part of the North Sea…