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Petrobras Exits several oil fields

Nov 28, 2018

Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said Wednesday it had signed agreements to cease participation in several oil fields in Brazil's northwest region.The company said it had reached a $370 million deal with Perenco to cease its operations in the Polo Nordeste…

Orsted Plots $30 Bln Green Energy Investment

Nov 28, 2018

Denmark's Orsted will invest $30 billion in green energy up to 2025, it said on Wednesday, as it seeks to become one of a handful of future 'renewable majors' leading a global transition from fossil fuels to green energy.While renewable energy…

Brazil Ship Collision Reveals Offshore Regulatory Gaps

Nov 28, 2018

Brazil has more than doubled the number of risky ship-to-ship oil transfers this year, but its monitoring of such offshore maneuvers is lax, to a point where a July 2017 collision between two tankers was not reported, according to a Reuters review of government and shipping records…

High Hopes for Campos Basin

Nov 28, 2018

Although much of the hype surrounding the Brazilian oil and gas market is directed toward the Santos Basin pre-salt, recent and older pre-salt discoveries in existing areas and on recently-awarded blocks within Campos Basin offer significant…

Van Oord Contracts Tekmar Borssele 2 Offshore Wind Project

Nov 27, 2018

The subsea cables and engineering services provider Tekmar Energy announced that international marine contractor Van Oord has selected the patented Tekmar Cable Protection System (CPS) TekLink Mechanical Latch for the Borssele 2 (site III and IV) offshore wind farm…

Aquaterra to Install Two Platforms for FIRST E&P in Nigeria

Nov 27, 2018

Global offshore engineering solutions provider Aquaterra Energy in conjunction with Maerlin Nigeria Ltd, its local partner, has been awarded a contract by FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Ltd (FIRST E&P) to design, engineer…

Solstad Offshore Wins PSV Contract from Allseas

Nov 27, 2018

Swiss-based offshore contractor has hired two platform supply vessels (PSVs) from Norwegian offshore shipping company Solstad Offshore.Norwegian offshore service and supply ship shipping company said in a press release that Allseas contracts are for two PSVs…

Østensjø Rederi Bags New Contracts

Nov 27, 2018

Norway-based international provider of marine services in the offshore and towage sectors Østensjø Rederi has been awarded a contract by a major European energy company for operation in the renewable sector.The contract commenced in November…

Subsea7 Upgrades BWTS at Optimarin

Nov 27, 2018

An Optimarin Ballast System (OBS) installed on Seven Pacific, a Subsea7 vessel, in 2015 has been upgraded to meet the ballast water treatment system (BWTS) requirements of the United States Coast Guard (USCG).The Norway-based BWTS provider said…

Husky SeaRose FPSO Ops Suspended

Nov 27, 2018

Operations at the SeaRose floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel are suspended, with all production wells secure, after an oil release, according to information released by Husky EnergyOperations will remain suspended until…

Floating Wind Turbine Installed at Kincardine

Nov 27, 2018

Contracted by the Spanish construction group Cobra, Bourbon Subsea Services completed the installation of the first wind turbine at Cobra Wind’s Kincardine site, Scotland, off the coast of Aberdeen this summer.For Bourbon Subsea Services the…

First Steel Cut for Karish and Tanin FPSO

Nov 27, 2018

Energean Oil and Gas announced that first steel was cut on the Karish and Tanin floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel at the COSCO yard in Zhoushan, China, on Monday. The FPSO is scheduled to be delivered to the Karish field offshore Israel in late 2020…

Seadrill Expects Contracting Rigs Market to Improve

Nov 27, 2018

Norwegian offshore drilling rig firm Seadrill Ltd sees the contracting rigs market improving from 2019-20, as it reported its first quarterly results on Tuesday since emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July.The company, controlled by Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen…

McDermott Wins Subsea Work from Shell

Nov 27, 2018

McDermott International, Inc. announced Tuesday it has been awarded a contract from Shell Exploration and Production Company, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, for new subsea umbilical and flowline installation at the Great White Frio development in Alaminos Canyon Block 857 in the U…

Rolls-Royce to Equip New Drilling Rigs

Nov 27, 2018

Rolls-Royce said it has signed agreements for the supply of mooring equipment to drilling rigs under construction at Singapore’s KeppelFELS yard and China Merchants Heavy Industry’s facility in Jiangsu, China.The 12-point mooring system Rolls…

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