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Equinor Hires BW Offshore and Altera Infrastructure for Bay du Nord FPSO Job

Jan 23, 2025

Equinor has awarded pre-FEED study contracts to BW Offshore and Altera Infrastructure for the Bay du Nord floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, planned for deployment offshore Canada.The Bay du Nord project consists of several oil discoveries in the Flemish Pass basin…

Six US LNG Cargoes Diverted from Asia to Europe

Jan 20, 2025

Traders diverted at least six cargoes of liquefied natural gas that were on course for Asia to Europe earlier this month, drawn by higher European prices and amid weak Asian demand, according to analysts and shipping data.The diverted cargoes…

EMGS Lines Up New CSEM Survey Offshore India

Jan 15, 2025

Norwegian offshore survey services firm Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has secured a controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) survey offshore India.The survey is expected to have a contract value of approximately $10 million, subject to the issuance of a callout order…

US NatGas Demand Could Hit Record High

Jan 21, 2025

U.S. spot natural gas and power prices soared to multi-year highs in several parts of the country with extreme cold expected to boost gas demand to a daily record high on Tuesday.Extreme weather has created havoc for power and gas markets in recent years as demand has come close to outpacing supply…

Solstad Plans Oslo Stock Exchange Listing

Jan 22, 2025

Norwegian vessel owner and services provider Solstad Maritime Holding has outlined plans to apply for a listing of its shares on Euronext Oslo Børs during the second quarter of 2025.The listing is in line with the company’s previously expressed…

UK: Twelve Companies Get Offshore Wind Financial Boost

Jan 22, 2025

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched a new $2.45 million Development Grant competition and announced a combined $3.7 million in funding awarded to 12 companies from their 2024 funding calls.OWGP’s Development Grant program aims to support UK supply chain companies to scale up…

Lawsuit Seeks to Reverse Biden Ban

Jan 19, 2025

A group of Republican-led states filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging a ban announced by outgoing Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden earlier this month on new offshore oil and gas development along most U.S. coastlines.The lawsuit seeks a…

Shell Hires SLB for Deepwater Drilling Support Across Multi-Region Assets

Jan 08, 2025

Global energy technology company SLB has secured a series of major drilling contracts by Shell to support capital-efficient energy development across its deep and ultra-deepwater assets in the U.K. North Sea, Trinidad and Tobago, Gulf of Mexico and others…

Biden Expected to Ban Oil and Gas Development on Millions of Offshore Acres

Jan 05, 2025

President Joe Biden is set to ban new offshore oil and gas development across 625 million acres (250 million hectares) of U.S. coastal territory, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.The ban, to be announced on Monday, rules out the sale of drilling…

Portugal Selects Four Offshore Wind Farm Sites Ahead of Auction

Jan 10, 2025

Portugal's government has approved four areas in the Atlantic Ocean where offshore wind farms can be installed, moving a step closer to launching the first licensing auction of offshore capacity, which it plans this year.Two of the areas are off the coast of Viana do Castelo in northern Portugal…

Trump's Likely First Energy Policy Moves

Jan 13, 2025

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to maximize U.S. oil and natural gas production - already at record highs - in part by clearing away what he deems as unnecessary regulation and bureaucracy.Here are some of the energy-related executive…

Shearwater Kicks Off Second Round of Pelotas Basin Surveys

Jan 07, 2025

Shearwater Geoservices has started the second season of acquisition for the Pelotas Basin multi-client 3D seismic survey in Brazil, conducted in partnership with Searcher Seismic.The new acquisition will be the sixth multi-client 3D project for the joint venture and will utilize the SW Empress…

Petrobras to Keep Constellation’s Semi-Sub Rig Under $61M Contract Extension

Dec 24, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Constellation has secured an extension of the current contract for its semi-submersible drilling rig Atlantic Star with Petrobras, worth up to $61 million.The contract extension is for an additional period of up to 301 days…

France Picks Ocean Winds for 250MW Floating Wind Farm in Mediterranean

Dec 27, 2024

Ocean Winds, a joint-venture formed by EDP Renewables and Engie, has secured a 250 MW floating offshore wind project in the sixth tender of the French Ministry of Industry and Energy.The project, called Eoliennes Flottantes d'Occitanie (EFLO)…

Europe's Gas Uncertainty Help Drive Asian LNG Spot Prices Higher

Jan 03, 2025

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices rose this week to a one-month peak, as the expiry of a transit deal for Russian gas through Ukraine caused uncertainty in Europe's gas outlook.The average LNG price for February delivery into Northeast Asia LNG-AS was $14…

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