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Neptune Energy's Fenja Drilling in a World's First

May 13, 2020

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has said it has carried out the world’s first dual drilling operation from an integrated subsea template structure at the Fenja field in the Norwegian North Sea.'In conjunction with the start-up of the Fenja drilling campaign last month…

Premier Oil Seeking Discount from BP to Buy North Sea Oilfields

May 13, 2020

Premier Oil is asking BP to cut the sale price of two North Sea oilfields in a proposed $625 million deal due to weak oil prices, Chief Executive Tony Durrant said on Wednesday.The company is also talking to shareholders, creditors and brokers…

Germany Lifts Offshore Wind Capacity Target to 20 GW by 2030

May 12, 2020

The German government, coastal states, and maritime authority BSH have agreed an offshore wind industry deal raising the new expansion target to 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 from currently 15 GW, the economy ministry said in a statement on Tuesday…

Norway Gov't Cuts Its Oil Price Assumption for 2020

May 12, 2020

The Norwegian government has cut its oil price assumption for 2020 to 331 Norwegian crowns ($32.17) per barrel from 476 crowns last October, a revised budget showed on Tuesday.Norway is Western Europe's largest oil and gas producer, with petroleum…

PGS' Ramform Vanguard Starts Viking Graben Seismic Survey

May 12, 2020

Norwegian marine seismic acquisition company PGS has begun a new multi-azimuth marine seismic survey in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The industry-funded survey- conducted by seismic vessel Ramform Vanguard - extends the GeoStreamer X area within the Viking Graben by 1160 sq…

United Wind Logistics' New Deck Carrier Delivered in China

May 11, 2020

Germany's United Wind Logistics has taken delivery the MV BoldWind deck carrier which will be used to transport turbines for offshore wind farms.MV BoldWind, delivered by Jiangsu Zhenjiang shipyard in China, will start her maiden voyage towards Europe…

Norwegian Firm Nets Anna Nery FPSO Topside Modules Job

May 11, 2020

Norwegian offshore EPC contractor Aragon has won a contract to deliver topside modules for Malaysia-based Yinson's Anna Nery FPSO that will produce oil from Petrobras' Marlim field in Brazil.The Bergen-based company, part of Singapore's SembMarine…

Macquarie's to Compete for Scottish Offshore Wind Lease

May 11, 2020

Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG) and Scottish offshore wind developer Renewable Infrastructure Development Group have partnered to compete in the next round of leasing for offshore wind development in Scotland, they said on Monday.ScotWind…

Equinor Gets NPD OK for North Sea Well

May 11, 2020

Norwegian oil firm Equinor has been given a drilling permit to drill the well 30/2-5 S in the North Sea, offshore Norway.Under the drilling permit granted by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, Equinor will drill the well 30/2-5 S in Production…

PHOTO: Van Oord's Heavy Lift Vessel Reaches Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm

May 11, 2020

Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen has arrived at the Danish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind field in the Baltic Sea off Denmark, where it will install foundations for wind turbines.The Dutch offshore contractor entered into an agreement with Vattenfall…

VIDEO: Nova Module Installed on Neptune's Gjøa Platform

May 11, 2020

Oil companies Neptune Energy and Wintershall Dea have informed that the 740-tonne topside module for the Nova development project in the Norwegian North Sea was lifted aboard the Neptune-operated Gjøa platform.The Nova topside module was installed by the world’s largest crane vessel…

Equinor Extends Island Clipper Charter

May 11, 2020

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has extended the contract for Island Offshore's Island Clipper platform supply vessel.Equinor and Island Offshore had in 2018 signed a three-year contract /with options to extend) for the use of the vessel both as a PSV and a walk to work vessel…

GMS Wins Offshore Renewables Contracts

May 11, 2020

Gulf Marine Services, a jack-up service vessel provider, has secured a renewable energy contract with an unnamed UK offshore renewables operator, and an extension of another contract.GMS said the newly won contract was for six months (firm period…

OMV Gets Green Light for Hades Drilling

May 11, 2020

OMV Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of Austria's OMV, has received approval from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to drill at the Hades prospect in the Norwegian Sea.'We have given OMV (Norge) AS consent for exploration drilling in block 6506/11 in the Norwegian Sea…

Gazprom's Arctic Gas Find Named '75 Years of Victory'

May 11, 2020

Russian gas giant Gazprom has named a new field discovered in the Yamal gas production center '75 Years of Victory' or 75 Let Pobedy in Russian, marking 75 years since the end of World War II and the victory over Nazi Germany.Gazprom discovered…

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