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Archer to Reactivate Topaz for North Sea Gig

Sep 26, 2019

Archer said it has secured a contract with a North Sea operator for the provision of drilling services using the modular drilling rig Archer Topaz.The firm contract commitment is for permanent plugging and abandonment of two wells and recovery of conductors…

i-Tech 7 Completes LLOG Job in the US

Sep 26, 2019

Subsea 7’s Life of Field business unit i-Tech 7 said it has completed a subsea decommissioning and abandonment project for LLOG Exploration Co. in the Gulf of Mexico, using its smart skid technology.Seeking better ways to flush three flowlines…

Montara Umbilical Cables Replaced

Sep 26, 2019

Independent oil and gas company Jadestone Energy said replacement subsea umbilical cables have been installed at the Montara complex, offshore Australia.The project to replace the umbilical cables, which provide electrical power and control signals to the Montara complex subsea well-heads…

Crown Estate Delays Scottish Offshore Wind Bid

Sep 26, 2019

Crown Estate Scotland has delayed the launch of the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round until after the publication of Marine Scotland’s draft Sectoral Marine Plan (SMP).Aligning timescales with the SMP will help to ensure maximum transparency…

Macquarie Acquisition of German Offshore Wind Approved

Sep 26, 2019

The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Ocean Breeze Energy GmbH & Co. KG by Sage Holdings, ultimately indirectly controlled by Macquarie Group Limited.Ocean Breeze Energy is the owner of North Sea wind farm BARD Offshore 1, from Unicredit…

Eni, Mainstream Eye UK Offshore Wind

Sep 26, 2019

Italian oil and gas giant to collaborate with global wind and solar developer Mainstream Renewable Power (MRP) for an offshore wind campaign that will begin in the UK.The Eni partnership will focus on clean energy projects in the UK, as well as Africa and Southeast Asia…

Solstad Wins AHTS Charter Deals from Total

Sep 26, 2019

French oil giant Total has awarded contracts to Norwegian shipping company Solstad Farstad for two large anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels.The offshore service and supply ship shipping company announced that the contracts were awarded…

Corvus, Kawasaki Pact for Novel ESS for Offshore Vessels

Sep 26, 2019

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and Corvus Energy have reached a licensing agreement for a novel lithium-ion capacitor (LiC) technology developed by Corvus for KHI.The LiC-based energy storage systems (ESS) to be sold by Corvus to offshore vessels and oil rigs globally…

Ulstein Verft Builds Bernhard Schulte’s 3rd Vessel

Sep 26, 2019

Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Ulstein has started construction work on Bernhard Schulte Offshore’s third Ulstein-designed offshore wind vessel at Ulstein Verft.According a press note, initiate work tasks such as steel outfitting, mechanical outfitting…

CPIH, Equinor Team Up on Offshore Wind

Sep 26, 2019

Chinese power giant China Power International Holding (CPIH) and Norwegian energy firm Equinor have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on offshore wind projects off China and Europe.“China is rapidly increasing its use of renewables and natural gas…

Craig International Wins Petrofac Contract

Sep 25, 2019

Oilfield procurement specialist Craig International said it has been awarded its first contract with Petrofac in the UK.The company will provide third party procurement services and supply general oilfield products to support Petrofac’s offshore operations in the North Sea…

OCIMF Updates FPSO Assessment Guidelines

Sep 25, 2019

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has published the second edition of its Guidelines on the Marine Assessment of floating production, storage and offloading units (FPSO). According to the industry association, the publication…

Wintershall DEA Considering Libya Exit

Sep 25, 2019

Oil and gas group Wintershall DEA is considering exiting Libya following a clash with the country's National Oil Corporation (NOC) over licences, German daily Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday.Wintershall DEA's Chief Executive Mario Mehren and Hans-Ulrich Engel…

HALO Acquires North Sea Assets

Sep 25, 2019

Oil and gas company Hague and London Oil (HALO) said it has reached an agreement to acquire a group of assets in the Dutch and UK sectors of the North Sea from ONE-Dyas (OND).These interests consist of 7.9% of the Sillimanite Development Unit…

ALE Awarded Subsea 7 Contract

Sep 25, 2019

Heavy transportation and lifting specialist ALE said it has been awarded a steel catenary riser (SCR) and umbilical pull-in contract by Subsea 7 USA. The scope of work included in this contract is for engineering, procurement, fabrication and offshore pull-in operations in the US Gulf of Mexico…

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