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Siemens Gamesa Replaces CEO; Eickholt to Take the Helm

Feb 02, 2022

Struggling wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa on Wednesday named a new chief executive for the second time in less than two years, more than 10 days after issuing the latest in a series of profit warnings.Jochen Eickholt, management board member of Siemens Gamesa's German parent Siemens Energy…

First of Four FPSOs Deployed at Petrobras' Mero Field

Feb 02, 2022

The Guanabara FPSO has arrived at the Mero field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, the Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has informed.The FPSO, also known as Mero 1, will be the first 'definitive' oil production system at the Mero field…

Norway Approves Equinor's Kristin South Development

Feb 02, 2022

Norway has approved plans to develop several Equinor-operated gas and condensate discoveries in the Norwegian Sea, the ministry for petroleum and energy said on Wednesday.Equinor and its partners plan to invest 6.5 billion Norwegian crowns ($742…

Jan De Nul Group Orders USV for Offshore Surveys

Feb 02, 2022

Marine dredging and installation services contractor Jan De Nul Group has ordered Maritime Robotic's Mariner Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) as the first step towards unmanned and autonomous offshore survey operations. Named Beluga 01, after the Beluga whale…

Hydromea's Wireless ROV Tested at TotalEnergies’ FPSO Ballast Water Tank

Feb 02, 2022

Switzerland-based subsea wireless access provider Hydromea has said it has recently successfully trialed EXRAY, its wireless underwater ROV system, in a full ballast water tank on one of TotalEnergies’ North Sea FPSOs.EXRAY was deployed to collect visual inspection data…

Installed on OSV, Survitec's Seahaven Evacuation System Passes Heavy Weather Trials

Feb 02, 2022

Seahaven Advanced Evacuation System , developed by the UK-based marine safety and survival solutions provider Survitec, has successfully passed heavy weather sea trials (HWST), deployed from the offshore support vessel EDT Jane.According to Survitec…

Saudi Aramco Buys Stake in Cognite from Aker BP

Feb 02, 2022

Saudi Aramco has bought a 7.4% stake in Norwegian industrial software group Cognite from oil firm Aker BP, Cognite said on Wednesday.The price for the stake was 'around 1 billion Norwegian crowns,' or about $113 million, an Aker BP spokesperson told Reuters…

Australia: Pilot Energy, Triangle Energy Terminate Proposed Farm-out and Cliff Head Solar, Wind JV

Feb 02, 2022

ASX-listed oil and gas company Pilot Energy Limited said Tuesday its proposed agreements with Triangle Energy to farm out a part of a block off W. Australia and create a solar and wind joint venture would not go ahead as the Australian regulators have refused to grant the necessary approvals…

Can Qatari Gas Offset Disruptions to Russian Supply in Europe?

Feb 02, 2022

The United States, the world's top natural gas producer, has asked Qatar and other major energy producers to divert gas supplies to Europe if Russia attacks Ukraine and the United States imposes sanctions on Russia.Russia, which supplies around a third of Europe's gas…

Equinor's Ginny Exploration Well Comes Up Dry

Feb 02, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has drilled a dry well on the Ginny exploration prospect 6407/9-13 in the Norwegian Sea, and the drilling operations are now being concluded, OKEA, a partner in the project said Wednesday.The well, in production license PL1060…

Saipem Loses Its Footing on Path to Green Energy

Feb 02, 2022

Italy's Saipem risks becoming a casualty of the transition to cleaner energy after a shock profit warning left leading shareholders scrambling to shore up the finances of the energy services company.The Saipem board met on Tuesday to discuss the situation…

Oil and Gas UK Changes Name to Become 'Unifying voice for offshore energy sector'

Feb 01, 2022

Oil and Gas UK (OGUK), a UK-based offshore oil and gas industry association, is changing its name to Offshore Energies UK, to reflect its expansion into low-carbon offshore energy technologies that its members are developing, including offshore wind…

Drifting Ship Hits Tennet's HKZ Beta Platform Jacket

Feb 01, 2022

A cargo ship was cast adrift by storm Corrie on Monday in the Dutch North Sea, in the area where grid operator TenneT is building two transformer platforms (Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha and Beta) for the connection of the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid that is being built by Vattenfall…

Repsol's Offshore Oil Unloading Ops Banned in Peru after Oil Spill

Feb 01, 2022

Peru Environment Minister Ruben Ramirez said on Monday the government will temporarily suspend Repsol's offshore oil unloading operations following a spill of over 10,000 barrels that has caused widespread environmental damage.Ramirez said the…

VIDEO: "Things are about to change in a big way" for U.S. Offshore Wind

Feb 01, 2022

In a recent interview with Maritime Reporter TV, Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus Global Partners, breaks down the U.S. Offshore Wind market 'By the Numbers.'Let's look at the world . There's around 75GW of offshore wind farms, either operational or being built in the world today…

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