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Equinor Books Vela Drillship from Aquadrill for Gulf of Mexico Drilling

Jul 16, 2021

Aquadrill, a drilling company formerly known as Seadrill Partners, said Thursday it had secured a one-well contract with Equinor for the Vela drilling rig in the US Gulf of Mexico. 'The rig will be managed and operated by Seadrill Limited. The…

Jadestone Energy Set to Complete Buy of SapuraOMV's Peninsular Malaysia Assets

Jul 16, 2021

Jadestone Energy, an oil and gas production company focused on the Asia Pacific region, has received all the necessary approvals - including one from Petronas - to complete the acquisition of SapuraOMV's Peninsular Malaysia assets.Jadestone said in April it would acquire interests in four licenses…

MODEC, Toyo in Talks Over FPSO Delivery Alliance

Jul 16, 2021

Japanese FPSO specialist MODEC is in talks with engineering group Toyo Engineering over a feasibility study of a potential alliance in the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) business for FPSO vessels. Subject to the result of the discussion and feasibility study…

ExxonMobil Joins Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage Project

Jul 16, 2021

U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has agreed to take part in the Scottish carbon capture project that's designed to store carbon from onshore industrial plants under the North Sea seabed.The project, named Acorn carbon capture and storage project (CCS) in Scotland…

Shell, Iberdrola Plan to Build Large-scale Floating Wind Farms in Scotland

Jul 16, 2021

Oil and gas major Shell and Iberdrola-owned Scottish Power said on Friday they had joined forces to bid to develop large-scale floating wind farms off the coast of Scotland.The companies said they had submitted proposals for the potential projects as part of Scotland's offshore wind leasing round…

Biden, Merkel Fail to Settle Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Dispute

Jul 16, 2021

President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel failed on Thursday to settle their dispute over Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline but said they agreed that Moscow must not be allowed to use energy as a weapon to coerce its neighbors…

DSME Orders 2,600mt Huisman Crane for Eneti's Offshore Wind Vessel

Jul 15, 2021

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co has ordered from Huisman a 2,600mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC), to be installed on Eneti’s newbuild wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV).'The new Leg Encircling Crane has a 147-meter long boom…

VIDEO: Boskalis Delivers Final Turbine for Kincardine Floating Wind Farm

Jul 15, 2021

Dutch marine and offshore services provider Boskalis said this week it has completed the installation of the fifth and final floating wind turbine at the Kincardine floating wind farm off the UK, currently the world's largest floating wind farm…

SBM Offshore's AI Mooring Monitoring Tool Gets ABS' Stamp of Approval

Jul 15, 2021

SBM Offshore, a Dutch company best known for its FPSO leasing business, has developed an artificial intelligence-powered mooring lines monitoring solution which has now received new technology qualification from classification society ABS.The…

Nigerian Senate OKs Bill to Attract Investment in Oil Sector

Jul 15, 2021

Nigeria's senate approved a reconciled version of a bill on Thursday aimed at attracting billions in investment to its aging oil sector, capping a two-decade bid for reforms, just as investors begin to look beyond fossil fuels.The overhaul governs…

SOCAR Wants to Power Offshore Oil Rigs with Floating Wind. Signs Pact with Technip Energies

Jul 15, 2021

Azerbaijan's national oil company SOCAR has signed a cooperation agreement with energy services firm Technip Energies for a floating wind pilot project.SOCAR said the two firms would study sustainability measures in the offshore upstream activities…

PULS Power Launches 480W DIN-Rail Power Supply for Marine Applications

Jul 15, 2021

PULS Power, the manufacturer of DIN-Rail power supplies, said Thursday it had launched its 24V, 20A DIN-Rail power supply CP20.245-R2, developed for on- and offshore use in the marine and offshore process industries. 'The marine-compliant power…

DNV Verifies Ultrasound Testing Method for Fire Foam on Vessels, Offshore Structures

Jul 15, 2021

Classification society DNV has verified Survitec's fire foam testing process onboard maritime vessels or offshore structures.Survival technology specialist Survitec said its new Produced Foam Live Test method uses ultrasound technology to verify the effectiveness of fire-fighting foam…

Oil Prices Drop on Expected Supply Increase

Jul 15, 2021

Oil prices fell on Thursday, extending losses as investors braced for increased supplies after a compromise deal between leading OPEC producers and as U.S. fuel stocks rose, raising concerns over demand in the world's largest consumer.Brent crude dropped 52 cents…

South Korea's DSME to Build Offshore Platform for Al-Shaheen Field in Qatar

Jul 15, 2021

South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won an order to build a fixed offshore platform for the Al-Shaheen oil field in Qatar.The order, worth around KRW 725.3 billion ($635,3 million) was made by the North Oil Company (NOC)…

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