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Beacon Offshore Hires Subsea7 for US Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Job

Dec 12, 2024

Texas-based exploration and production company Beacon Offshore Energy has awarded a contract to Subsea7 for the work on Monument development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The project involves the installation of a high-pressure 27-kilometre subsea…

Seaway7 Secures More Work at Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 12, 2024

Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm, a joint venture partnership between SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Vårgrønn, has signed a vessel reservation agreement with Seaway7 to support the construction of the offshore wind farm being built in the U.K. North Sea…

Galp Spuds Another Well Offshore Namibia

Dec 12, 2024

Galp and its partners have spudded another well in the Orange Basin, off Namibia, following the discovery of light oil and gas condensate in an appraisal well announced earlier in December.After the discovery at the Mopane-1A well, Galp and its PEL83 offshore block partners…

Serica Energy Boosts North Sea Assets with Parkmead E&P Acquisition

Dec 12, 2024

UK-based oil firm Serica Energy has signed an agreement with Parkmead Group to buy its exploration and production assets, expanding its North Sea oil and gas activities.As part of the agreement, Serica Energy will acquire all shares of Parkmead (E&P)…

Vår Energi Makes Oil Discovery in Barents Sea Near Goliat Field

Dec 12, 2024

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has made an oil discovery in the operated Countach appraisal well near the Goliat field in the Barents Sea, confirming the potential to unlock significant additional resources in the Goliat ridge area…

SLB Secures Integrated Services Deal for All of Petrobras’ Brazilan Fields

Dec 11, 2024

Following a competitive tender process, energy technology company SLB has secured a new contract with Petrobras for providing integrated services across all of its offshore fields in Brazil.SLB will oversee the construction of more than 100 deepwater wells…

All Bidders Pre-Qualify for Colombia’s First Offshore Wind Tender

Dec 11, 2024

Colombia's energy ministry has informed that all companies that submitted applications to participate in the country’s first offshore wind tender have been pre-qualified, complying with legal, financial and technical requirements.According to Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH)…

Ocean Winds Hires Norwegian Firm for Moray Offshore Wind O&M Job

Dec 11, 2024

Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has appointed Føn Energy Services to provide a fully integrated Balance of Plant (BoP) operations and maintenance (O&M) service program for the Moray West and Moray East offshore wind farms in Scotland…

Delmar Systems to Deliver Moorings for TotalEnergies’ Culzean Floating Wind Pilot

Dec 11, 2024

Delmar Systems has been selected to deliver mooring scope for TotalEnergies’ Culzean floating wind pilot project, which will supply renewable electricity to an offshore oil and gas platform in the North Sea.Delmar Systems was hired by Archer Wind…

FORCE Technology, AOS Team Up for Subsea Inspection Services in Australia

Dec 11, 2024

FORCE Technology and Asia Offshore Solutions (AOS) have signed a strategic partnership agreement to improve access to structural monitoring, advanced subsea inspection and cathodic protection services to the Australian offshore industry.As part of the partnership…

RINA to Conduct Pre-FEED Study for Petronas’ CCS Project in Malaysia

Dec 11, 2024

Italian classification and marine engineering consultancy RINA has secured a contract from Petronas CCS Solutions to carry out a pre-FEED study for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Malaysia.The contract covers the Northern hub, located in Kerteh…

Next Geosolutions Buys Offshore Survey Vessel for $7M

Dec 11, 2024

Marine geosciences and offshore construction support services firm Next Geosolutions has acquired a multi-purpose survey vessel (MPSV) from Beitveit Holding for $7.1 million.The vessel, Sea Admiral, will be renamed NG EXPLORER, and will be used for geophysical…

Ørsted Sells 50% Share in Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm for $1.6B

Dec 11, 2024

Ørsted has signed an agreement with Taiwan-based Cathay Life Insurance and its affiliate Cathay Wind Power Holdings for the sale of 50% stake in 583 MW Greater Changhua 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan for $1.63 billion.Ørsted will continue to own the remaining 50 % ownership stake in the wind farm…

Shell Settles Lawsuit with Greenpeace Over Vessel Boarding Incident

Dec 11, 2024

British oil and gas major Shell on Tuesday settled a London lawsuit it brought against environmental group Greenpeace after activists boarded a Shell oil production vessel last year.Greenpeace said it had agreed to pay 300,000 pounds ($382,650) to the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI)…

Permits and Funding in Place for UK’s First Offshore CCS Project

Dec 11, 2024

North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has issued its first carbon storage permit to Northern Endurance Partnership, consisting of BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies, for the carbon capture and storage (CSS) project off the coast of Teeside. The partners…

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