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Guyana Court Stays Order for Exxon to Give Unlimited Guarantee for Oil Spills

Jun 09, 2023

A Guyana Appellate Court judge on Thursday temporarily stayed a lower court's order requiring Exxon Mobil and partners in offshore oil production to provide an unlimited guarantee to cover potential oil spills.The stay lifts a cloud over oil production at the nation's first offshore oil platform…

Alvheim FPSO Celebrates 15 Years of Oil and Gas Production as Tyrving Tie-in Gets Green Light

Jun 08, 2023

The Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Aasland, on Thursday granted approval for the development of Aker BP's Tyrving offshore discovery, which will be a tie-in to Alvheim FPSO.Aker BP as the operator, and its license partners…

BW Offshore Agrees Extensions for Two FPSOs in Africa as Divestment Talks Continue

Jun 05, 2023

Norwegian FPSO vessel owner BW Offshore has recently secured short contract extensions for two of its FPSOs operating in Africa.On Friday, BW Offshore said it had signed a short-term extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Espoir Ivoirien…

Output from Armada Kraken FPSO in UK Shut-In Following Failed Restart Attempt

Jun 05, 2023

Malaysian FPSO leasing firm Bumi Armada said Friday that its Armada Kraken FPSO, on a contract with EnQuest in the UK North Sea, was recently shut-in following the failure of critical hydraulic submersible pump (HSP) transformers.  The Kraken…

Valeura Extends FPSO Charter and Maintenance Services Contract for Jasmine Oil Field

Jun 01, 2023

Valeura Energy said Thursday it had signed two key contracts relating to its Jasmine oil field offshore Thailand.Namely, Valeura’s charter of the field’s FPF-003 floating production storage and offloading vessel (“FPSO”), and a contract for…

Canada: Equinor Delays Bay du Nord Offshore Oil Project Up to 3 Years

Jun 01, 2023

Norway's Equinor said on Wednesday that it will postpone its Bay du Nord Canadian offshore oil project for up to three years, due to rising costs.The decision sets back one of Canada's biggest oil projects in years, and one which has the rare support of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government…

Almirante Barroso FPSO Starts Production at Búzios Offshore Field

Jun 01, 2023

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has started production from Almirante Barroso FPSO in the Búzios field, offshore Brazil.The FPSO has the capacity to produce up to 150 thousand barrels of oil and 6 million m³ of gas per day.FPSO Almirante Barroso…

Investment Firm Kistos Acquires Mime Petroleum, Gains Access to Norway's Offshore Oil Fields

May 23, 2023

The investment firm Kistos said Tuesday it had acquired all of the outstanding shares of Norway-focused oil company Mime Petroleum A.S. ('Mime') from Mime Petroleum S.a.r.l.Mime holds a 10% interest in the Balder joint venture, comprising the Balder and Ringhorne fields offshore Norway…

Exxon Says Guyana Insurance Dispute Could Cut Revenue $350M/Month

May 22, 2023

Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday said an ongoing dispute over oil-spill insurance in Guyana could halt production at its first offshore platform there, cutting revenue by about $350 million per month.A Guyanese court this month found Exxon in breach…

Exxon Rebuts Proxy Advisor, Says Net Zero Emissions Scenario 'Unlikely'

May 19, 2023

Exxon Mobil Corp has pushed back against investors pressing the largest U.S. oil producer to report on the risks to its business from restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions and potential environmental disasters. In a reply on Wednesday to proxy advisor Glass Lewis…

SBM Offshore Picks M.A.R.S. for Sustainable Decommissioning of FPSO Capixaba

May 17, 2023

Modern American Recycling Services Europe, A/S (M.A.R.S.) has been awarded a contract by SBM Offshore for dismantling and green recycling of SBM Offshore’s FPSO Capixaba. The FPSO Capixaba is 362 m long, with a Light Displacement Tonnage of 54…

SBM Offshore Quarterly Revenue Drops 24% on One-off Divestment

May 11, 2023

May 11 (Reuters) - Dutch oil and gas services firm SBM Offshore SBMO.AS reported a 24% drop in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, citing the impact from one-off divestment in two of its vessels last year.Group revenue fell to $742 million for the first three months of 2023…

'Too Late' - Nigerian Claimants Denied Right to Sue Shell Over 'Devastating' 2011 Offshore Oil Spill

May 10, 2023

The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it was too late for Nigerian claimants to sue two Shell subsidiaries over a 2011 offshore oil spill they say had a devastating long-term impact on the coastal area where they live.The case was one…

MODEC to Deliver Highly Complex FPSO for Equinor's $9B Project Offshore Brazil

May 10, 2023

Japanese FPSO supplier MODEC has won a contract with Equinor to supply an FPSO vessel for the BM-C-33 block of the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. The order comes just days after Equinor and its partners Repsol Sinopec Brasil, and Petrobras took…

Hydroniq Coolers to Deliver Tube Coolers to Framo for FPSO Projects

May 10, 2023

Marine and offshore pumping system supplier Framo has ordered tube coolers from Hydroniq Coolers for use in Framo’s hydraulic pump units that will be supplied to four newbuild FPSOs.Under the contract, Hydroniq Coolers will supply eight large…

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