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TotalEnergies Closing in on Block 58 FID Offshore Suriname

Jun 05, 2024

TotalEnergies, together with APA Corporation and Staatsolie, has made progress toward reaching the final investment decision (FID) for the development of deepwater Block 58 offshore Suriname, expected to be made in the fourth quarter of 2024…

Dutch Subsea Services Newcomer Acquires First Vessel

Jun 04, 2024

FreeStar Subsea Services, a Netherlands-based company established by the merger of Vriezoo ROV Services and Mark Offshore, has acquired its first vessel and started operations.The company offers remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and survey support services with its own vessel…

Strategic Marine Delivers Two Offshore Wind CTVs to Mainprize Offshore

Jun 04, 2024

Singaporean shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered two offshore wind Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) to UK-based Mainprize Offshore.The two 27-meter vessels are part of the UK-based CTV owner and operator’s ongoing fleet expansion and will add to its current fleet of 11 vessels…

Transocean Scoops $161M in Contract Extensions for Harsh Environment Semisubs

Jun 04, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured contract extensions for three of its harsh environment semisubmersibles, worth approximately $161 million.In Norway, Transocean Spitsbergen was awarded a three-well contract extension with Equinor…

Corio and Å Energi Team Up for Offshore Wind in Norway

Jun 04, 2024

Corio Generation, a Macquarie Group company, and Norwegian energy firm Å Energi have signed a strategic partnership agreement to cooperate on offshore wind in Norway and the Nordic region.Under the agreement, Corio and Å Energi have agreed to…

DOF’s Pipelay Support Vessel Hooks Petrobras Job

Jun 04, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured a ‘major contract’ from Petrobras for its pipelay support vessel (PLSV) Skandi Vitória.DOF secured a three-year firm contract, plus option, for its PLSV Skandi Vitória as part of an ongoing tender process…

Reach Subsea Secures $47.6M in New Contracts Backlog

Jun 04, 2024

Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has strengthened its order backlog with $47.6 million worth of new contacts.Reach Subsea has increased its order backlog after securing multiple new contracts, contract extensions and call-offs within…

Malaysia’s MMHE Books Offshore Wind OSS Work for Petrofac

Jun 04, 2024

Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings (MHB), through its wholly owned and major subsidiary Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE), has secured a subcontract to build an HVDC offshore substation (OSS) platform from Petrofac in support of TenneT’s 2GW project in the Netherlands…

First LNG Canada Cargo Could Deliver Earlier Than Planned, Shell Says

Jun 04, 2024

Shell-led LNG Canada, the country's first natural gas export terminal, could deliver its first cargo earlier than previously planned, an executive at the British company said.The C$40 billion ($29 billion) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project…

Australian Court Orders Santos to Pay $1.8M in Penalties

Jun 04, 2024

The Federal Court ordered Santos to pay A$2.75 million ($1.83 million) in penalties for breaching auction record-keeping obligations under the National Gas Rules, Australia's second largest energy producer said on Tuesday.In October 2023, the…

Norway Gas Export Outage Extended, Duration Remains Uncertain

Jun 04, 2024

An outage of Norway's gas exports to Britain via the Langeled pipeline was extended by two days until the morning of June 7 as repair work continued, Norwegian system operator Gassco said on Tuesday.The outage, which Gassco attributed to a crack…

TotalEnergies Inks Two LNG Supply Deals in Asia

Jun 04, 2024

TotalEnergies has signed two new medium and long-term contracts with Korea South-East Power and Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) for the supply of LNG in Asia.TotalEnergies reached a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) for the delivery to India of up to 800…

Compliance Issues with Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up Delay Start of Drilling Ops for Equinor

Jun 04, 2024

Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil), the country’s offshore industry safety watchdog, has denied acknowledgement of compliance (AoC) application for Shelf Drililng’s Barsk jack-up, consequently delaying the drilling assignment with Equinor on the Sleipner Vest field…

Equinor Sells Stake in Gina Krog Area Off Norway to PGNiG

Jun 04, 2024

Equinor has agreed the sale of 19.5% interests in production licenses PL 048E, which is the Eirin field, and PL 1201 to PGNiG Upstream Norway.With the agreement, the ownership between Equinor and PGNiG in these licenses will be balanced with the Gina Krog field…

FPSO for BP’s GTA LNG Project Reaches its Destination Offshore West Africa

Jun 04, 2024

The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, a key component of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 LNG development, has arrived at its final location offshore Mauritania and Senegal.Following completion of its construction at the COSCO Qidong Shipyard in China…

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