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Report: European Banks Fund Oil and Gas Expansion Despite IEA Warning

Feb 14, 2022

European banks are providing billions of dollars of funding to expand oil and gas production, a report on Monday showed, despite International Energy Agency guidance against new facilities in order to slow global warming.Last year, 25 of the…

Equinor Gets OK for Veslefrikk Platform Disposal

Feb 10, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has received consent from Norway's oil and gas industry safety body the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for disposal of the facilities on the Veslefrikk field in the North Sea.'Equinor has applied to the…

UK to Hold Annual Auctions for New Renewable Projects from 2023

Feb 09, 2022

Britain will hold yearly auctions to support new renewable projects from 2023, the government said on Wednesday, as it seeks to boost low carbon power production to meet its climate goals.Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050…

Wave Energy Developer Plots Strong Growth Plan in '22, IPO in '23

Feb 08, 2022

South Korean wave energy developer INGINE revealed ambitious growth plans for 2022,its10th anniversary.Today the company is approaching a landmark fifth year of wave energy operation in North East Asia, via the Jeju Bukchon Wave Power Plant built in 2015…

Keppel Offshore & Marine Reels in $186M in New Contracts

Feb 09, 2022

Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine said Wednesday it had secured contracts worth around S$250 million (~$186 million) for the conversion of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), integration of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel…

First of Four FPSOs Deployed at Petrobras' Mero Field

Feb 02, 2022

The Guanabara FPSO has arrived at the Mero field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, the Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has informed.The FPSO, also known as Mero 1, will be the first 'definitive' oil production system at the Mero field…

What’s Happened to Teras Offshore's Liftboat Fleet?

Feb 09, 2022

Teras Offshore, once a notorious ‘‘big boy’’ in Singapore’s offshore oil & gas market and owning a varied fleet of liftboats, jack-ups, and small AHTs, has recently been forced to close its doors for good and put an end to years of suffering and losses…

Schlumberger Expects 'Supercycle' as Demand Lifts Profit above Forecast

Jan 24, 2022

Schlumberger beat expectations with a rise in fourth-quarter profit on Friday as higher crude and natural gas prices drove demand for the world's largest oilfield services company.Oil prices surged about 50% last year and are trading at seven…

Norside to Convert Platform Supplier into Offshore Wind W2W Vessel

Jan 21, 2022

Norwegian shipowning company Norside has taken ownership of Blue Ship Invest’s platform supply vessel ‘Farland’ and will convert it into a walk-to-work vessel for the offshore wind industry.'The PX121 design by Ulstein has once more proven to be a preferred design for conversions into new segments…

Schlumberger Profit Rises as Higher Oil Prices Drive Drilling Services Demand

Jan 21, 2022

Schlumberger NV, the world's largest oilfield services company, reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, as higher crude and natural gas prices drove up demand for its services and equipment.Oil prices surged about 50% last year and…

Floating Wind Project Gains Funding for Pilot

Jan 25, 2022

The U.K.’s Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has granted £10 million for the design and construction of a new floating wind turbine demonstrator off the coast of Scotland.The SENSE PelaStar project will feature SENSEWind’s turbine self-installation system…

Bumi Armada Winds Up Dormant Subsidiaries

Jan 14, 2022

Bumi Armada, a Malaysian offshore service firm and FPSO provider, has decided to wind up its two dormant subsidiaries.The company said that its subsidiaries Offshore Marine Ventures Sdn Bhd and Bumi Armada Ship Management Sdn Bhd, had approved…

Indonesia Oil and Gas Lifting Falls for 5th Year Amid Failure to Tap New Sources

Jan 12, 2022

Indonesia's oil lifting, or ready-to-sell production, narrowly missed its target and fell for a fifth straight year in 2021, after a failure to tap new sources and as older fields matured, energy minister Arifin Tasrif said on Wednesday.The Southeast Asian country's oil lifting came in at 660…

Seadrill Unit Files for Bankruptcy Seeking 24-hour Turnaround

Jan 12, 2022

A unit of offshore driller Seadrill Ltd on Tuesday filed a fast-tracked reorganization plan in Houston bankruptcy court, where it expects to seek approval of the proposal on Wednesday. The case comes just a few months after its parent entity emerged from its own bankruptcy proceeding…

Saipem Wins $1.1B in Offshore Contracts in Guyana and Australia

Jan 11, 2022

Italian offshore oilfield services company Saipem has won $1.1 billion worth of offshore contracts in Australia and Guyana with Woodside and ExxonMobil, respectively.In Australia, Woodside has granted Saipem the Notice to Proceed (NTP) for a contract related to the Scarborough project…

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