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PGS Finds Offshore Wind Site Survey Work

Feb 13, 2024

Norwegian offshore seismic survey firm PGS has secured an offshore wind site characterization contract in Europe.The project will be acquired with PGS' ultra-high-resolution 3D (UHR3D) streamer. According to the company, UHR3D streamer provides…

ABL Wraps Up German Subsea Pipeline Survey Job

Feb 13, 2024

Global energy and marine consultancy ABL has finalized the marine warranty survey scope in connection with the successful installation of Germany’s Ostsee Anbindungsleitung (OAL) subsea pipeline, with the first gas feed-in expected imminently…

Expro Bolsters Well Construction and Intervention Offer with Coretrax Buy

Feb 13, 2024

Oilfield services provider Expro has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire well integrity and production optimization company Coretrax from an investment group led by Buckthorn Partners for $210 million.Subject to customary closing conditions and working capital adjustments…

Valeura Buys Nong Yao Field’s FSO Aurora and Expands Wassana Drilling Campaign

Feb 13, 2024

Valeura Energy has bought the Nong Yao field’s FSO Aurora for $19 million, and expanded the drilling program at its Wassana field in light of favorable initial results.In a February 13 update shared by the company, Valeura said it had exercised…

BIMCO Starts Work on Wind Turbine Transport Contract

Feb 12, 2024

BIMCO has established a subcommittee to work on a global standard contract for the transport and installation of offshore wind turbines. The project has been launched to support the offshore wind industry as the global demand for more renewable sources of energy increases…

ONGC Plans Rouble Payment for Sakhalin 1 Stake

Feb 12, 2024

Indian oil company ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) is in talks with the Russian government to pay its contribution to the Sakhalin-1 abandonment fund in roubles, a company official said on Monday.The contribution is a requirement for OVL to take a 20% stake in the project…

Oil Industry, Green Groups Challenge Biden Offshore Drilling Plan

Feb 12, 2024

Oil and gas companies and environmental groups on Monday filed dueling legal challenges to the Biden administration's five-year plan to offer drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico.The petitions to a U.S. appeals court come four months after…

Three Welsh Firms Enrol in ORE Catapult’s Floating Wind Supply Chain Accelerator

Feb 12, 2024

Three Welsh companies have been selected for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s first Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) program, aimed at boosting their skills and expertise in delivering support for the floating wind sector in Wales…

Reach Subsea Charters Two Vessels Amid Increasing Demand

Feb 12, 2024

Norwegian company Reach Subsea has made charter agreements for two vessels to meet the increasing demand in the subsea services market.Reach Subsea has expanded its capacity by securing charters for both the Northern Maria and Olympic Taurus vessels…

Baron Oil Schedules Site Survey at Timor-Leste Gas Field

Feb 12, 2024

Baron Oil, through its fully owned subsidiary SundaGas Banda Unipessoal, has awarded contracts for the site survey at the planned drilling location for the Chuditch-2 appraisal well, offshore Timor-Leste.Site survey operations at the gas field…

Altera Hires DOF to Install Voyageur Spirit FPSO Offshore Ivory Coast

Feb 12, 2024

Altera Infrastructure has hired DOF to install Voyageur Spirit floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit as well as one floating storage unit (FSO) at Eni-operated Baleine oil field offshore Ivory Coast.The project includes the complete installation of seabed mooring systems…

Borr Drilling Secures $82M for Three Jack-up Rigs

Feb 12, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has secured contract commitments totalling 495 days and $82.2 million in revenue for three of its jack-up rigs, excluding mobilization and demobilization compensation.Firstly, BW Energy has extended…

Esgian Week 6 Report: New Contracts and a New JV

Feb 11, 2024

Esgian has released its Week 6 Rig Analytics Market Roundup saying that several new contracts have been confirmed across three major types of offshore drilling rigs and an interesting new joint venture between an operator and a rig owner has been announced…

US EPA Announces Intent to Fund Methane Reduction Projects

Feb 11, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a Notice of Intent to make funds available to help measure and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sectors.This funding from the Inflation…

Brazil to Reappoint Government Representatives to Petrobras Board - Sources

Feb 11, 2024

Brazil's government will reappoint its representatives to the board of state-run oil firm Petrobras, sources said on Friday, a sign energy minister Alexandre Silveira is maintaining his influence over an administration he has criticised.Silveira is in charge of Brazil's mining and energy ministry…

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