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New Well at Denmark's Largest Offshore Gas Field Gets Go-Ahead

Jan 12, 2024

The Danish Underground Consortium (DUC) has reached final investment decision (FID) to drill a new well on the Harald East area, located close to the Norwegian border, with the gas planned to be exported through the Tyra East facilities.DUC…

All Turbines from Vattenfall’s Danish Offshore Wind Farm Now Supplying Power

Jan 09, 2024

Every single turbine at Vattenfall’s 168 MW offshore wind farm Vesterhav Syd has now delivered power to the Danish electricity grid.The offshore wind farm is now completely connected to the Danish power grid, following the supply of power from the first turbines back in November 2023…

FLNG Gimi Reaches BP’s GTA Field in West Africa

Jan 11, 2024

Golar LNG’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit Gimi has arrived at BP's Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, located offshore Mauritania and Senegal.The FLNG Gimi unit reached GTA field on January 10, 2024, after departing from Seatrium Shipyard in Singapore in November 2023…

Investing in Subsea Decommissioning Pays Off, Decom Engineering Finds

Jan 11, 2024

Decom Engineering has completed the first deployment of its largest subsea Chopsaw to date, achieving substantial time savings of almost 300% on a decommissioning job in the North Sea.Following the $1.2 million (£1 million) investment to develop…

Gale-force Winds and High Waves Leads to Tilting of Elevated Liftboat

Jan 10, 2024

Gale-force winds and high waves from a storm led to the listing of an elevated liftboat in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday. Damage to the vessel and cargo was estimated at $6.9 million.On November 20…

BW Offshore’s Catcher FPSO to Stay in UK North Sea

Jan 08, 2024

Norwegian company BW Offshore has informed that the contract for its Catcher floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) has been extended beyond fixed term.BW Catcher FPSO, operating at Catcher field in UK, is owned and operated by BW…

Japan’s 112MW Offshore Wind Farm Comes Online

Jan 04, 2024

Japan’s utility JERA and Green Power Investment Corporation (GPI) have started operations at the Ishikari Bay New Port Offshore Wind Farm - the largest commercial wind farm in Japan.Located in Hokkaido’s Ishikari Bay New Port, the wind farm…

Talos Starts Production from Two Wells in Gulf of Mexico

Jan 03, 2024

U.S. oil and gas company Talos Energy has started oil and gas production at Lime Rock and Venice discoveries, located near its Ram Powell platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The Lime Rock and Venice wells were brought safely online in late December…

Chinese Shipyard Launches Cadeler’s Newbuild Offshore Wind Vessel

Jan 03, 2024

Cosco Shipyard in China has launched Cadeler’s newbuild vessel Wind Peak, designed to be able to transport and install up to seven complete 15 MW offshore wind turbine sets per load.The launching of Wind Peak is a critical milestone that marks the completion of the vessel’s hull…

Seatrium Responds to Empire Wind 2 Project Cancellation

Jan 03, 2024

Seatrium has issued an announcement confirming its contract for a 1,260MW offshore substation (OSS) platform for Empire Wind 2, valued at more than S$250 million, has been cancelled.Seatrium was awarded two contracts from Empire Offshore Wind LLC for the engineering…

Seatrium Gets Shell’s Contract for Sparta Floating Production Unit

Jan 02, 2024

Seatrium has been awarded a contract by Shell to construct and integrate the hull, topsides and living quarters of the Sparta semi-submersible floating production unit (FPU).The contract includes the installation of Shell-furnished equipment…

Vestas Selected as Preferred Supplier for South Korea’s 390MW Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 29, 2023

Danish company Vestas has signed has signed a preferred supplier agreement with Hanwha Corporation for the 390 MW Shinan Ui offshore wind project in South Korea.The project is developed by Shinan Ui Offshore Wind, a special purpose company established by Hanwha Corporation E&C Division…

Esgian: New Contracts, Drilling Activities and Rig Moves Across the World

Dec 29, 2023

Esgian's last roundup of the year for the Week 52 puts spotlight on new developments for Dolphin Drilling semisub, Seadrill drillships, as well as Shell’s plans for Australia and ONGC’s new tender for jackups in India.ContractsDolphin Drilling…

Petrobras Acquires Stake in Three Blocks Offshore West Africa

Dec 28, 2023

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras has acquired stakes in three exploratory blocks in São Tomé and Príncipe through a competitive process conducted by Shell.Petrobras acquired a 45% stake in blocks 10 and 13 and a 25% stake in block 11…

TGS Wraps Up 410-Day OBN Survey Campaign Offshore Guyana

Dec 28, 2023

Marine seismic data company TGS has completed a series of Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) surveys offshore Guyana, setting a record for the longest deepwater node survey campaign.On December 1, 2023, the final node recovery marked the culmination of…

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