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U.S. to Monitor Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Activity, State Dept. Says

Feb 04, 2021

The United States will monitor activity to complete or certify the Nord Stream 2 pipeline intended to transport Russian natural gas to Europe and, if such activity takes place, will make a determination on sanctions, the U.S. State Department spokesman said on Wednesday…

Bluewater Taps Royston for FPSO Engine Overhaul

Feb 04, 2021

FPSO operator Bluewater Services signed a framework agreement with marine engineering and maintenance firm Royston for engine overhaul, repair, and associated services on two of its FPSOs.Under the agreement, Royston will carry out planned engine…

Denmark to Build Giant Wind Energy Hub In the North Sea

Feb 04, 2021

Denmark has reached a deal on the construction of the first of its kind wind energy hub in the North Sea that promises to produce yet unseen amounts of green electricity, in what has been described as the largest construction project in Danish history…

Solstad Offshore Sells Three Platform Supply Vessels

Feb 04, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has sold three platform supply vessels.The vessels, sold by Solstad's Deep Sea Supply Shipowning AS and Deep Sea Supply Shipowning I AS subsidiaries, are the Sea Angler built in 2007, the Sea Bass built in 2008…

Kosmos Energy Raises CFO's Salary

Feb 04, 2021

Oil and gas company Kosmos Energy said Thursday it had raised its CFO's salary to align it with similarly situated executives in peer firms.Effective February 1, 2021, Neal D. Shah’s base salary was increased to $550,000 and the annual target…

Woodmac: Three Key Themes for Offshore Wind in 2021

Feb 04, 2021

For the offshore wind industry, 2020 was all about ambitions. Policymakers raised the bar for growth, focusing on job creation amid the offshore wind cost-out and the coronavirus pandemic. Renewables targets were raised and decarbonization plans…

R&M Engineering Names New Managing Director

Feb 04, 2021

Scottish offshore engineering and construction company R&M Engineering (R&M) has appointed Colin Maver as Managing Director.'Mr. Maver was Group Director of Dron & Dickson for 16 years, gaining extensive market experience in UK, Brazil, and UAE…

Shell's 2020 Profit Slumps 71%

Feb 04, 2021

Royal Dutch Shell's profit last year dropped to its lowest in at least two decades as the coronavirus pandemic hit energy demand worldwide though the company's retail network and trading business helped cushion the blow.The Anglo-Dutch oil major's annual profit slumped 71% to $4…

Norway: Aker BP to Increase Oil Output by 70% by 2028

Feb 04, 2021

Norway's Aker BP will raise output by 70% by 2028 to more than 350,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), the independent oil and gas firm said on Thursday, sharply lifting its investment target.Capital spending will increase to $2.2 billion-$2…

Report: Keppel Submits Lowest Bid to Build FPSO for Petrobras' Buzios Field

Feb 04, 2021

A consortium led by Singapore-based Keppel Shipyard Limited offered Brazil's Petrobras the lowest price to build a floating platform for Buzios, Latin America's second-largest oil field, three people close to the competition said.Keppel offered to build P-78…

UK: EnQuest to Buy Suncor's Golden Eagle Area Interest for Up to $375M

Feb 04, 2021

UK-based oil company EnQuest has agreed to buy Canadian oil firm Suncor's entire 26.69% non-operated equity interest in the Golden Eagle area in the UK North Sea.The area, operated by China's CNOOC, comprises the producing Golden Eagle, Peregrine…

No Need for Mothership: Kongsberg Launches HUGIN Endurance AUV

Feb 04, 2021

Norway's Kongsberg Maritime has announced the next generation of its HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) that can carry out long missions without a mothership.Named HUGIN Endurance, Kongsberg Maritime says its new AUV boosts operational duration to approximately 15 days…

Tullow Picks Maersk Drillship for Ghana Offshore Drilling Campaign

Feb 04, 2021

Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has received a conditional letter of award from oil company Tullow for the provision of the Maersk Venturer drillship and additional services for a development drilling campaign at the TEN and Jubilee fields offshore Ghana…

BOEM to Restart Permitting for Major US Offshore Wind Project

Feb 03, 2021

The Biden administration said on Wednesday it would restart permitting for the first major U.S. offshore wind farm, reversing a Trump administration decision that canceled the process late last year.The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management…

India's ONGC Extends Drilling Contract for Vantage Explorer Drillship

Feb 03, 2021

Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling said Wednesday it had received a letter of award with the Indian oil company ONGC for the charter of its ultra-deepwater drillship Platinum Explorer.The rig contract is for two years and will begin once the current three-year contract with ONGC expires…

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