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Stena Drilling Takes Delivery of Stena Evolution Drillship

Jan 17, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has taken delivery of its 7th generation Stena Evolution ultra-deepwater drillship from Samsung Heavy Industries.After a decade in the making, Stena Evolution drillship has finally been completed and is ready for its first job…

Shell Halts All Red Sea Shipments

Jan 17, 2024

British oil major Shell suspended all shipments through the Red Sea indefinitely after U.S. and U.K. strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels triggered fears of further escalation, the Wall Street Journal reported, on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the decision…

Esvagt to Build New SOV to Service Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

Jan 17, 2024

Danish vessel owner Esvagt has secured a service contract with Vestas for Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust (west) offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, and started the process of designing and building the new service operation vessel (SOV).The newbuild will be the sixth purpose-built SOV for Vestas…

Ignitis and CIP Secure Second Offshore Wind Deal in Estonia

Jan 17, 2024

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Ignitis Renewables have placed the highest bid in Estonia’s auction-based competitive tender, securing the rights for the development of an offshore wind farm in the Liivi 1 seabed area.CIP and Ignitis Renewables placed the highest bid of $1…

Shell Makes FID for Victory Gas Field in North Sea

Jan 17, 2024

Shell has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Victory gas field in the UK North Sea, approximately 47 km north-west of the Shetland Islands.Once onstream, the field will help to maintain domestically produced gas for Britain’s homes…

Potential Offshore Wind Projects Under Assessment for Santos Basin

Jan 17, 2024

Petrobras, Shell Brasil, TotalEnergies, CNPC, and CNOOC, along with the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), have started a series of offshore wind measurements in the Santos Basin to gather data for potential floating wind projects at Búzios and Mero fields offshore Brazil…

TechnipFMC Gets ‘Significant’ Contract from BP in Gulf of Mexico

Jan 17, 2024

Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a ‘significant’ contract from BP for its Argos Southwest Extension project in the Mad Dog field.TechnipFMC will install pipe and an umbilical, tying back three new wells to the Argos platform in the Gulf of Mexico…

BP Appoints Murray Auchincloss as New CEO

Jan 17, 2024

BP has appointed Murray Auchincloss as its chief executive officer with immediate effect.Murray, who has been interim CEO since September 2023, will continue as a member of the BP board. His appointment has been made following a robust and competitive search process…

Norway Offers 24 Companies Ownership Interest for Oil and Gas Licenses

Jan 16, 2024

Norwegian government has offered 24 companies ownership interests in 62 production licenses on the Norwegian shelf in pre-defined areas (APA) 2023, Norway's regulator of the petroleum resources informed.The awards, unveiled on January 16, 2024…

Coretrax Boosts Well Intervention Portfolio and Secures New Deals

Jan 16, 2024

Oil and gas well integrity and production optimization company Coretrax has strengthened its well intervention capabilities after acquiring a complementary suite of technology from Wireline Drilling Technologies.After completing the acquisition and expanding its offering…

McDermott Scoops Contract for CCS Project Offshore Malaysia

Jan 16, 2024

Offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott has been awarded a contract from Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) for the Kasawari Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project, located offshore Sarawak in East Malaysia.Under the scope of the contract…

Strohm Wraps Up TotalEnergies’ TCP Job in West Africa

Jan 16, 2024

Strohm has supplied TotalEnergies with a thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) Jumper, which has been commissioned in deep water in West Africa.This installation, at 1600-meter water depths, followed a rigorous testing program, during which TotalEnergies…

Qatari LNG Tankers Resume Course Via Red Sea

Jan 16, 2024

Four tankers used for shipments of Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) have resumed course after pausing for several days amid maritime attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in the Red Sea, LSEG shiptracking data showed on Tuesday.The Houthi attacks…

Hellenic Cables to Wire Polish Offshore Wind Farms

Jan 16, 2024

Hellenic Cables has signed a contract with Seaway 7 to supply inter-array cables for the Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III offshore wind farms in Poland.Hellenic Cables was appointed by Seaway7 as the key subcontractor for the design, manufacturing,…

Danish Offshore Wind Turbine Maker Goes for Low-Emissions Steel

Jan 16, 2024

Vestas has established a partnership with ArcelorMittal to launch a low-emission steel offering, said to significantly reduce lifetime carbon dioxide emissions from the production of wind turbine towers.The low-emission steel is produced using…

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