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Exxon Takes a Hit from Russia, Triples Buybacks over Higher Oil Prices

Apr 29, 2022

Exxon Mobil Corp doubled its first-quarter per-share profit, it said on Friday, but the results fell short of Wall Street estimates, even excluding a $3.4 billion writedown from its withdrawal from Russia.The top U.S. oil producer tripled its buyback program…

Dogger Bank: Offshore Construction Work Starts at World's Largest Wind Farm

Apr 29, 2022

Offshore construction work has officially started on what will become the world's largest offshore wind farm - Dogger Bank - in the UK North Sea, with the installation of the first length of HVDC export cable off the Yorkshire coast.Cable laying…

Gas Prices Help OMV Cushion Nord Stream 2 Impairments

Apr 29, 2022

Austrian oil and gas group OMV reported better-than-expected first-quarter results on Friday as higher market prices and gains across all units more than offset a hit from impairments related to the discontinued Nord Stream 2 project.OMV said its adjusted operating income grew to 2…

Chevron 1Q Income Nearly Quadruples as Oil Prices Surge

Apr 29, 2022

Chevron Corp's first-quarter profit nearly quadrupled from the same period a year ago, easily surpassing Wall Street's forecasts as oil and gas prices surged following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The second-largest U.S. oil producer on Friday posted adjusted earnings of $6…

Baltic Pipe Ready to Ship Norwegian Gas to Denmark

Apr 29, 2022

Work on the Baltic Pipe project in the North Sea has been completed, and the pipeline is ready to ship Norwegian gas to Denmark, info on the project's website shows.Baltic Pipe is a strategic EU infrastructure project led by Danish and Polish…

Petronas Exits Myanmar's Yetagun Field

Apr 29, 2022

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has withdrawn from Blocks M12, M13, and M14 located in the Yetagun field, offshore Myanmar.'The decision was made following a thorough techno-commercial review in alignment with Petronas' asset rationalization…

Taiwan: Works Resume on Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Construction

Apr 29, 2022

Following the winter break, works have restarted on the construction of the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan.The UAE-based National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) will bring the heavy lift vessel DLS 4200 as their fleet’s flagship from Abu Dhabi into Taiwanese waters for the work…

BASF Concedes Wintershall Dea IPO is Not an Option Now

Apr 29, 2022

BASF said it has given up efforts to separately list its oil and gas business Wintershall Dea via an initial public offering (IPO) for now due to the joint-venture's exposure in Russia.'We want to list the company on the stock exchange. Wintershall…

Cranes: Mammoet Unlawfully Accused Huisman of Patent Infringement, Court Says

Apr 29, 2022

Dutch heavy lifting and transportation company Mammoet in February said it was investigating a possible violation of its intellectual property rights by Dutch crane maker Huisman and Danish crane specialist BMS.'The investigation concerns the recently announced series of land cranes…

Gulf Marine Services Nets Two-year Contract for K-Class Jack-up

Apr 29, 2022

Gulf Marine Services, a provider of jack-up support vessels for the global energy industry, said Friday it had won a two-year contract for one of its K-Class (smaller) vessels.The contract with an unnamed National Oil Company in the MENA region…

One-Dyas Adds One More Well to Maersk Drilling Jack-up Rig's Scope in Dutch North Sea

Apr 29, 2022

Oil and gas company ONE-Dyas has exercised an option to continue using the Maersk Resolute, a harsh environment jack-up drilling rig, in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The one-well contract extension for the Maersk Drilling-owned rig is set to begin in May 2022 and will last for 75 days…

In Offshore Energy, the Winds of Robotic Change are Blowing

Apr 28, 2022

Whether we realize it or not, robotics and robotics systems are starting to impact our daily lives. From warehouse picking systems through to high-end medical devices through to your mowbot lawnmower. Each tends to be specialized to its own…

Bardex Mooring Tensioning System Installed in GOM

Apr 28, 2022

BP’s latest floating production facility, ARGOS, has been successfully moored in the US Gulf of Mexico. The mooring tensioning system includes Bardex Corporation Chain Jacks used to haul in and tighten 12 lines of 171mm R4S top chain. Bardex…

Greensea Promotes Howard to Chief Growth Officer

Apr 28, 2022

Greensea appointed Rob Howard as Chief Growth Officer. Currently Howard is VP Growth & Strategy for Greensea’s sister company Armach Robotics, and Howard’s appointment to Greensea in this newly created role will ensure the company is able to…

Havila Shipping Sells Two Platform Suppliers

Apr 28, 2022

Norwegian offshore shipping company Havila Shipping has agreed to sell platform supply vessels Havila Aurora and Havila Fortune for an undisclosed sum.Havila Aurora was delivered on Thursday to the buyer, which Havila did not identify.  Havila…

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