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Van Oord Takes Delivery of Giant Offshore Installation Vessel Boreas

Jan 08, 2025

A brand-new offshore installation vessel Boreas has been handed over to Van Oord during a festive ceremony at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore shipyard in China.The Boreas, named after the Greek god of the Northern winds, is purpose-built for…

DeepOcean Adds High-Spec Subsea Vessel to Its Fleet

Jan 08, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has signed a charter contract for the high-spec subsea vessel Orient Adventurer.The new capacity aligns with the company’s service offerings and subsea capabilities across both the offshore renewables and conventional energy sectors in multiple regions…

KCA Deutag Lands $16M Drilling Services Extensions in North Sea

Jan 08, 2025

Oil and gas drilling services company KCA Deutag has secured contract extensions for its drilling services in the U.K. North Sea, worth $16 million.KCA Deutag said its offshore business pocketed multi-million-dollar contract extensions in the U…

Norway Greenlights DNO’s North Sea Drilling Campaign

Jan 08, 2025

DNO Norge has secured a permit from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) to drill an exploration well in the North Sea.DNO Norge, and its partners Aker BP, Japex Norge, and Concedo, will use Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible…

Aker BP Set for Drilling Ops in Norwegian Sea

Jan 08, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for wellbore 6507/2-8 in production license 94, which is operated by Aker BP with 30% working interest, along…

Galp’s CEO Filipe Silva Steps Down

Jan 08, 2025

Portuguese oil company Galp has informed its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Filipe Silva resigned from the position, following alleged relationship probe.The CEO, who also held the position of Vice-President of the Board of Directors at Gulp…

Shell Trims LNG Production Outlook Ahead of Weaker Q4 Financial Report

Jan 08, 2025

Shell trimmed its liquefied natural gas production outlook for the fourth quarter on Wednesday and said oil and gas trading results are expected to be significantly lower than in the previous three months.In a trading update ahead of Jan. 30 full-year results…

SBM Offshore Inks Investment Deal with Ocean-Power

Jan 07, 2025

SBM Offshore has made initial equity investment in Ocean-Power, a Norwegian company developing an offshore power hub which generates electricity using gas turbines in association with carbon capture and storage (CCS).The investment follows the…

ASCO Secures Aker BP’s Contract to Support Norwegian Ops

Jan 07, 2025

Scottish logistics and materials management company ASCO has secured a five-year contract from Aker BP to provide base and logistics services in Tananger, Sandnessjøen, and Farsund in Norway.The agreement also includes continued services in warehouse management…

Serica Energy Restarts Triton FPSO Production

Jan 07, 2025

U.K.-based oil firm Serica Energy has resumed production at Triton floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit in the North Sea, following the outage caused by a technical issue.Serica Energy said the production into the Triton FPSO resumed on December 27…

Galp Launches Investigation Into Alleged CEO's Conflict of Interests

Jan 06, 2025

Portuguese oil company Galp Energia is investigating an anonymous complaint about an alleged personal relationship between Chief Executive Filipe Silva and a company manager, economic website ECO reported on Saturday.Galp's ethics committee…

Equinor’s Troll Field Breaks Gas Production Record

Jan 06, 2025

In 2024, Equinor’s Troll field in the North Sea produced more gas than ever before, while significantly reducing CO2 emissions.The Troll field in the North Sea has set a historic production record, delivering 42.5 billion standard cubic metres of natural gas in 2024…

Tullow Oil Gets $320M Ghana Ops Tax Exemption

Jan 06, 2025

Shares of Tullow Oil jumped over 14% on Friday after the West Africa-focused company was exempted from a $320 million tax on its Ghana operations.The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ruled that the Branch Profit Remittance Tax (BPRT)…

Boskalis to Bolster Fleet with ‘Largest Subsea Rock Installation Vessel in Industry’

Jan 06, 2025

Dutch marine services firm Boskalis has announced the latest addition to its fleet, a giant subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel with a cargo capacity of 45,500 metric tons, which is set for delivery in the first quarter of 2026.The vessel…

Compressor Failure Shuts Down Equinor's Hammerfest LNG Plant

Jan 02, 2025

Equinor's Hammerfest LNG plant in Arctic northern Norway has suffered an unexpected outage due to a compressor failure, halting all output for one week, according to a regulatory statement on the Gassco web site on Thursday.The Hammerfest plant…

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