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BW Offshore Sells FPSO Joko Tole

Jun 03, 2022

FPSO leasing company BW Offshore has completed the sale of the FPSO BW Joko Tole.The FPSO was sold to PT Bahari Inti Tanker and PT Cahaya Haluan Pasifik, both of which are Indonesian companies, in consortium with PT Buana Lintas Lautan Tbk, a company publicly listed in Indonesia…

Steel Pipe Maker Tenaris Pays $78.1M to Resolve U.S. Bribery Probes

Jun 03, 2022

Tenaris SA , a global manufacturer of steel pipes, said on Thursday it will pay $78.1 million to resolve U.S. probes into its alleged payment of bribes to win business from Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras.The Luxembourg-based company will pay a $25 million civil fine plus $53…

SBM Offshore's Chief Transition Officer to Take Over as Heerema Marine Contractors' CEO

Jun 03, 2022

Philippe Barril, Chief Transition Officer (CTO) of FPSO specialist SBM Offshore, has decided to step down from SBM Offshore to become the CEO of the Dutch offshore installation firm Heerema Marine Contractors on September 1, 2022. Barril was…

Harvey Gulf Converts Fifth Vessel for 'Tri-Fuel' Operations

Jun 02, 2022

U.S.-based offshore vessel owner Harvey Gulf announced on Thursday it has converted its fifth offshore supply vessel for tri-fueled operations.Harvey Gulf's feet of carbon-neutral tri-fuel vessels operates on battery power backed by renewable liquefied natural gas (LNG) and diesel…

Storage Space a Challenge for Offshore Wind Turbine Manufacturers

Jun 02, 2022

Some equations just don’t add up. For example, storing 500 offshore wind turbine blades at a site with only space for 400 (and that’s only if you don’t store the other key elements required to build a full turbine). Elaine Maslin visited Siemens Gamesa’s blade manufacturing facility in Hull…

Valaris Names Raimbault VP of Sustainability and New Energy

Jun 02, 2022

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris announced on Thursday that Christophe Raimbault, Vice President and interim Head of Marketing will take on a new role as Vice President - Sustainability and New Energy.Valaris  President and Chief Executive Officer…

UK Approves Shell's Revised Jackdaw Field Plan

Jun 02, 2022

Britain's regulator on Wednesday approved Shell's revised plan to develop a North Sea natural gas field as the government seeks to boost domestic energy output following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.In a statement, Shell welcomed the decision…

Cbus Buys 10% in Australia's 2.2GW Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 02, 2022

Australia’s building and construction industry super fund Cbus has agreed to acquire a 10% interest in Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' (CIP) Australian offshore wind project, Star of the South. This follows Cbus’ investment into CIP’s flagship fund…

Blue Offshore Group Names New Managing Director

Jun 02, 2022

Blue Offshore Group, a company based in the Netherlands, ha appointed Henk van den IJssel as the new managing director. He will succeed Evert-Jan van Wijk as per the first of June 2022. Following Henk van den IJssel’s appointment, Evert-Jan…

Norway's Hammerfest Plant Resumes LNG Production almost Two Years After Fire

Jun 02, 2022

Norway's Hammerfest liquefied natural gas plant has restarted LNG production following a fire almost two years ago, boosting the country's gas exports, operator Equinor said on Thursday.The company last week told Reuters the plant had completed repairs and was preparing to restart output…

Saitec Wants to Install 50MW Floating Wind Farm in Spanish Mediterranean

Jun 02, 2022

Spanish offshore engineering company Saitec on Thursday announced its interest in developing a pre-commercial floating wind pilot park with 5 floating wind units and a total potential of 50MW, 15 km from Cap de Creus, Catalonia, Spain, by 2025…

Korean Shipbuilder Can't Accept New FSRU Orders as Capacity Full

Jun 02, 2022

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has mostly filled its order book for the next 2-1/2 years as the pandemic drove demand for container ships, leaving little room to meet the needs of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, a senior company executive said…

Ruya Project in Qatar: McDermott Wins One of Its Largest Ever Offshore FEED Deals

Jun 02, 2022

McDermott International has won a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by the Qatari North Oil Company (NOC) for the Ruya Development, previously referred to as Al-Shaheen Phase 3-Batch 1, located offshore Qatar. 'This award is one the…

Balmoral Group Boss Jim Milne Receives Knighthood

Jun 02, 2022

Jim Milne, Chairman and Managing Director of Balmoral Group, was awarded the honor of Knight Bachelor in the Queen’s Birthday 2022 Honours List for services to business and charity, and is now officially Sir James S Milne CBE, DL, DHC, Hon DBA…

Philippine Tycoon Razon to Buy Majority of South China Sea Gas Field

Jun 02, 2022

Philippines ports and gaming tycoon Enrique Razon is acquiring a majority stake in a South China Sea gas field from a close ally of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, a move seen benefitting his oil exploration franchise on the Reed Bank.Razon's…

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