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Provence Grand Large Floating Wind Farm Foundations Floated Out

May 23, 2023

SBM Offshore-designed foundations of the Provence Grand Large floating wind farm were floated out this week at the fabrication yard in Fos-sur-Mer, France.Eiffage Metal, the Fos-sur-Mer fabrication yard owner, said Monday:”The three [floating…

Drone-Based Methane Emissions Survey to Aid Bumi Armada's Action Plan for Kraken FPSO

May 23, 2023

IKM Testing UK has secured a second contract with the Malaysian FPSO leasing firm Bumi Armada to deliver a drone-based methane emissions survey on the Armada Kraken FPSO, producing oil for EnQuest in the North Sea.The project follows an aerial…

Aibel Bags Johan Castberg M&M Work. Deal to Create Jobs in North Norway

May 23, 2023

Norwegian offshore engineering and construction services firm Aibel has won a contract with Equinor for Maintenance and Modifications works on Johan Castberg offshore field in the Barents Sea. The work will be carried out from Aibel’s office in Harstad…

Siemens Gamesa Executive Says Wind Turbine Makers Need Cash Support

May 23, 2023

Big Western wind turbine makers need direct financial support to make the investments needed to aid decarbonisation, Siemens Gamesa's operating chief said on Tuesday.The challenge for a turbine maker like Siemens Gamesa, a unit of Germany's Siemens Energy ENR1n…

Battle in UK Offshore Sector: 1650 Contractors Set to Strike Over Jobs and Pay

May 23, 2023

UK-based union Unite said Tuesday that around 1650 offshore contractors would start two new rounds of 48-hour strike action 'in an increasingly bitter dispute over jobs, pay, and conditions in the offshore sector.'Around 1650 contractors across…

Shell CEO Shielded by Security as Climate Protesters Try to Storm AGM Stage

May 23, 2023

Security staff shielded Shell Chief Executive Wael Sawan and the firm's board of directors as climate protesters tried unsuccessfully to storm the stage at the energy giant's annual shareholder meeting in London on Tuesday.Shell Chairman Andrew…

Plexus' POS-GRIP Tech Gets Vote of Confidence as SLB Extends Licensing Agreement

May 23, 2023

Oil and gas engineering services firm Plexus Holdings said Tuesday that oilfield services giant SLB had exercised its option to extend its non-exclusive licence agreement with Plexus for an additional six years effective from November 10, 2023…

2H Offshore Initiates Second Phase of Wellhead Fatigue JIP

May 23, 2023

2H Offshore has launched the second phase of its Measurement-based Wellhead Fatigue joint industry project (JIP), which aims to improve riser, wellhead, and conductor fatigue estimates and make drilling operations more reliable and efficient…

Norway April Oil, Gas Output Drop

May 23, 2023

Norway's crude oil and gas output declined in April from the previous month, with gas output exceeding the official forecast slightly, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said on Tuesday. Crude oil output edged lower to 1.81 million barrels per day (bpd) in April from 1…

Aquaterra Energy Wins Multi-Million Subsea Riser Contract with BP for Trinidad and Tobago Project

May 23, 2023

Offshore engineering solutions firm Aquaterra Energy said Tuesday it had secured a multi-million subsea riser contract with BP for a subsea well development project in Trinidad and Tobago.Under the contract, won through a competitive tender…

Investment Firm Kistos Acquires Mime Petroleum, Gains Access to Norway's Offshore Oil Fields

May 23, 2023

The investment firm Kistos said Tuesday it had acquired all of the outstanding shares of Norway-focused oil company Mime Petroleum A.S. ('Mime') from Mime Petroleum S.a.r.l.Mime holds a 10% interest in the Balder joint venture, comprising the Balder and Ringhorne fields offshore Norway…

Germany Cannot be Relaxed about Baltic LNG Capacity, Senior Official Says

May 23, 2023

Germany cannot be relaxed about the need for liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in the Baltic Sea, a high-ranking economy ministry official said on Monday, a week after plans emerged to scale down the region's Mukran project after local resistance…

Lula Doubts Petrobras Oil Project in Amazon Basin Would Hurt Environment

May 23, 2023

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday said he finds it 'difficult' to believe that oil exploration in the Amazon basin would cause environmental damage to the region's rainforest, the largest in the world. Brazil's environmental…

Heritage Petroleum Names Ex-ConocoPhillips Exec as New CEO as Chow Set to Retire

May 23, 2023

Trinidad and Tobago's state-owned oil company Heritage Petroleum has hired a 25-year veteran of U.S. oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips CEO, the company's chairman told Reuters on Monday. Erik Keskula was last president of Conoco's Malaysia…

INTOG: Salamander Signs Exclusivity Agreement for 100 MW Floating Offshore Wind Project

May 23, 2023

Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group, and Subsea7, has signed an exclusivity agreement as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round.The 100 MW Salamander floating offshore wind project…

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