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Solstad Offshore Sells Platform Supply Vessel

Jun 22, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has sold another vessel. This time the platform supply vessel Far Spirit.The company said Tuesday the vessel had been sold by its subsidiary Farstad Marine to an undisclosed buyer.'Delivery of the vessel to the new owner took place today June 22nd…

DNV, Neptune Studying if Offshore Pipelines Can Be Reused for CO2 Transport

Jun 22, 2021

Neptune Energy has awarded DNV a contract for the carbon capture and storage (CCS) pipeline materials study which will assess the fracture and suitability of offshore pipelines for reuse in CO2 transport.The pipeline materials analysis is part…

X1 Wind Gets Funding for Floating Wind Project

Jun 22, 2021

Spain-based floating wind technology developer X1 Wind said Tuesday it had secured a €2.5 million ($2,97 million) grant to launch its first commercial floating wind project.The floating wind technology developer has been allocated the grant…

TGS Announces 3D Seismic Program in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Jun 22, 2021

Norway-based offshore seismic data provider TGS on Monday announced Sophies Resolve Refocus 3D, an OBC and NAZ imaging program in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.'The program includes approximately 6,175 square kilometers of reprocessed 3D seismic data to provide a high-quality regional product…

Sakhalin Energy Wraps Maintenance at Offshore Platform

Jun 22, 2021

Russian liquefied natural gas producer (LNG) Sakhalin Energy said on Monday a planned shutdown on its Piltun-Astokhskaya-B (PA-B) offshore oil and gas production platform had been successfully completed.The PA-B platform was the first this year…

Tekmar Energy's Cable Protection Systems for Chinese Offshore Wind Farms

Jun 22, 2021

Tekmar Energy said Monday it had secured multiple Cable Protection System (CPS) supply contracts to protect over 1,200MW of new offshore wind generating capacity in China.The contracts will see Tekmar Energy engineer, manufacture, and supply…

Exxon to Cut US Workforce by Up to 10% Annually

Jun 21, 2021

Top U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil Corp is preparing to cut its U.S. office workforce by between 5% and 10% every year for the next three to five years, Bloomberg News reported on Monday citing people familiar with the matter.The job cuts will…

Equinor CEO Calls for More Offshore Wind Areas

Jun 21, 2021

Countries worldwide should make more offshore areas available for wind farms than they do currently if they want to fulfil their climate ambitions, the chief executive of Norwegian oil firm Equinor told Reuters.Like other European oil majors…

Vår Makes 'Significant' North Sea Discovery

Jun 21, 2021

Vår Energi announced a new significant oil and gas discovery in production license PL027 in the Southern North Sea, with the dual branch exploration wildcat Prince 25/8-20 S, King 25/8-20 B and the appraisal side-track 25/8-20 C in the King Paleogene prospect…

WTI-Brent Spread Narrows as Oil Market Tightens

Jun 21, 2021

The price gap between the world's two most actively traded oil contracts narrowed to its lowest in more than seven months, demonstrating that U.S. oil output is still in the COVID-19 doldrums with the market likely to remain undersupplied.North Sea Brent futures traded at a premium of $1…

Ocean Power Technologies Announces Leadership Changes

Jun 21, 2021

Ocean energy technology developer Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) announced on Monday that Philipp Stratmann has been appointed as its new president and chief executive officer, and a director, while Matthew T. Shafer has been promoted to senior vice president…

KNUD E. HANSEN Unveils WTIV Design

Jun 21, 2021

Naval architecture firm KNUD E. HANSEN has unveiled a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) design engineered to carry and install up to four new-generation 14 megawatt wind turbines.The Atlas A-class vessel is specifically dimensioned…

As Big Oil Pushes into Offshore Wind, Seabed Lease Prices Will Rise

Jun 21, 2021

The world's largest offshore wind developer Orsted is concerned that Big Oil's eagerness to harness wind at sea could push up prices for seabed leases, making the technology less competitive, its chief executive told Reuters.European oil firms including Total…

Odfjell’s WindGrid Floating Wind System Passes Milestone, Aims to Help O&G cut Emissions

Jun 21, 2021

DNV completed a concept verification review of Odfjell Oceanwind’s WindGrid (WindGrid) system for Mobile Offshore Wind Units (MOWUs). DNV’s review confirms the technical feasibility of the WindGrid system, and that expected reductions in CO2…

As Iran Eyes Return to Oil Trading, Storage at Sea Rises

Jun 21, 2021

Iran could quickly export millions of barrels of oil it is holding in storage if it reaches a deal with the United States on its nuclear program and has been moving oil into place to prepare for an eventual restart, four traders and industrial sources said…

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