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Beacon Offshore Makes FID for Winterfell Discovery in Gulf of Mexico

Jan 15, 2024

Beacon Offshore Energy has announced that several of its subsidiaries have taken final investment decision (FID) to develop the Winterfell discovery in the Gulf of Mexico, with the first oil expected in the second quart of 2024.The Winterfell discovery…

NKT Orders $270M Cable Layer from Vard

Jan 15, 2024

Norwegian ship designer and builder Vard has confirmed the Danish subsea cable company NKT is behind the order for the construction of the new cable laying vessel.The contract, valued between $218-270 million (€200-250 million), was signed mid December 2023 by Vard and NKT HV Cables…

Constellation and HMH Ink BOP Maintenance Deal for Three Semisubs

Jan 15, 2024

Constellation and HMH have signed integrated maintenance support contract for the Blowout Preventers (BOPs) of the semi-submersible drilling platforms Alpha Star, Gold Star and Lone Star.The Contractual Services Agreement (CSA) will last for five years…

Australian Court Lets Santos Build Barossa Pipeline

Jan 14, 2024

Australia's Santos can proceed with construction of an undersea pipeline vital to its $4.3 billion Barossa gas project after a court on Monday ruled in favor of the oil and gas firm in a dispute with an Indigenous man looking to pause the work…

Esgian Week 2 Report: New Work Secured

Jan 14, 2024

It was a busy week in the offshore drilling sector as new work was secured by Noble and Valaris rigs, reports Esgian in its Week 2 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.ContractsLLOG has exercised a six-month option for Noble 12,000-ft drillship Noble Valiant in the US GOM…

US Proposes Fee on Methane from Big Oil and Gas Producers

Jan 12, 2024

The U.S. on Friday proposed a fee on emissions of methane from big oil and gas producers as required under the 2022 climate law and as a backstop to wider regulations on the greenhouse gas from energy operations.The fee, proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency…

Saipem Barred from Public Contracts in Brazil for 2 Years

Jan 12, 2024

The Brazilian administrative authority has suspended Italy's Saipem and its subsidiary Saipem do Brasil from contracting with the country's public administration for two years, the engineering and construction group said on Friday.The decision…

Penguin Delivers CTV Pair to Northern Offshore Services

Jan 12, 2024

Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) announced it has taken delivery of two new crew transfer vessels (CTV) from Penguin Shipyard in Singapore.The R-Class sister vessels, Runner and Responder, were officially handed over in 2023 and are now ready for operation in Europe…

US DOE’s TEAMER Awards $1.3M to Marine Energy Researchers

Jan 12, 2024

The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) Program, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has selected 10 projects to share $1.3 million for marine energy-related research.The projects have been selected…

Enersea Designs Electric Gangway System for Ampelmann

Jan 12, 2024

Dutch company Enersea has designed a new walk-to-work system for Ampelmann, said to be especially suitable for offshore wind market.The newly-designed W-type is an electric gangway system developed for the Service Operation Vessel (SOV) market…

Brand New Jacket and Topside Set Sail to Fenix Gas Project Off Argentina

Jan 12, 2024

Italian engineering firm Rosetti Marino has completed the construction of jacket and topside for the Fenix wellhead platform, which are now en route to Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina.Rosetti Marino built Fenix platform’s topside and…

EU Adds 17GW of New Wind Energy in 2023

Jan 12, 2024

The European Union has built 17 GW of new wind energy in 2023, with 3 GW of new capacity coming from offshore wind farms.The WindEurope data shows that Germany built the most new wind capacity followed by the Netherlands and Sweden. The Netherlands built the most new offshore wind…

Oil Prices Rise Over 2.5% After US-UK Strikes in Yemen

Jan 12, 2024

Oil prices rose more than 2.5% on Friday as the United States and Britain carried out air and sea strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen in response to attacks by the Iran-backed group on shipping in the Red Sea.The attack added to market…

ExxonMobil’s Prosperity FPSO Achieves Background Flare in 39 Days

Jan 12, 2024

ExxonMobil Guyana has unveiled that the Prosperity floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, used in the Payara project, achieved background flare in 39 days, ahead of the 60-day target.Achieved ahead of schedule outlined in the project’s environmental permit…

New Well at Denmark's Largest Offshore Gas Field Gets Go-Ahead

Jan 12, 2024

The Danish Underground Consortium (DUC) has reached final investment decision (FID) to drill a new well on the Harald East area, located close to the Norwegian border, with the gas planned to be exported through the Tyra East facilities.DUC…

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