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Aqua Helix Gets Two-year Contract Offshore Brazil

Feb 03, 2023

Damen Shipyards Group and Compagnie Maritime Monégasque (CMM) announced a two-year offshore support contract for Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 Aqua Helix. The vessel will transport personnel to and from offshore platforms in support of an oil and gas decommissioning project…

Canada's CNLOPB Licenses Equinor's Significant Offshore Oil Discovery

Feb 03, 2023

A Canadian offshore oil regulator said on Friday that it has licensed a significant discovery by Equinor near the country's Atlantic coast. Global oil companies are pumping billions of dollars into offshore drilling because they can turn profits at lower prices than some onshore production…

GE Wants to Build Offshore Wind Blade, Nacelle Manufacturing Sites in New York

Feb 03, 2023

General Electric recently filed a plan to build two new offshore wind manufacturing facilities in New York if it wins enough orders from companies in the state’s ongoing solicitation for up to 4.6 GW of offshore wind.GE proposed building the…

Drydocks, Aker Solutions JV Pens Deal to Upgrade FPSO for Equinor's Rosebank Field

Feb 03, 2023

Dubai's shipbuilding and shiprepair company Drydocks World and Norwegian offshore engineering and construction firm Aker Solutions have established a joint venture to upgrade the Petrojarl Knarr FPSO for Equinor's Rosebank offshore oil and gas field in the UK…

OMV Spuds Eirik Well in North Sea Offshore Norway

Feb 03, 2023

Austrian company OMV said Friday that drilling of the Eirik exploration well in the Norwegian section of the North Sea had begun.As the owner of the production license (PL) 817 where the well is located, OMV is using the semi-submersible drilling rig Deepsea Yantai…

Chevron Taps ABL for MWS at Jansz-Io Compression Project in Australia

Feb 03, 2023

Chevron Australia has hired ABL Group (ABL) to do marine warranty surveys (MWS) for the Jansz-Io Compression project off the coast of Western Australia.Part of the original development plan for the Chevron Australia-operated Gorgon Project,…

Uptime's Gangway's for Pelagic Wind Services CSOVs

Feb 03, 2023

Uptime International has secured two contracts with Cochin Shipyard in India, for the supply of logistics systems to be included on their newbuild offshore wind service vessels being built for Pelagic Wind Services. Uptime's scope includes complete personnel and cargo logistics systems…

Intelatus: A Month of Contrasts for U.S. Offshore Wind

Feb 02, 2023

February will be a month of contrasts for U.S. offshore wind industry. On the positive side, BOEM is moving forward with lease negotiations for an East Coast floating wind pilot array, and six developers submitted over 100 proposals in response to New York’s third offshore wind solicitation…

Ørsted Extends Edda Mistral SOV Charter

Feb 02, 2023

Norwegian offshore wind vessel owner Edda Wind has secured a one-year contract extension with Ørsted for its Edda Mistral vessel.Since its delivery in 2018, the Service Operation Vessel (SOV) Edda Mistral has been operating for Ørsted at the Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom…

OMV Petrom's Neptun Deep Gas Project 'Closer than ever', CEO says

Feb 02, 2023

Romanian oil and gas group OMV Petrom is 'closer than ever' to starting construction of its Neptun Deep gas project, its chief executive said on Thursday of the Black Sea resources she says are key to the country's energy security. The company…

Ørsted Concerned by 'negative bidding' for German Offshore Wind

Feb 02, 2023

A new offshore wind tender that allows bidders to compete on their willingness to pay the German government rather than receiving subsidies could ultimately result in higher power prices, Ørsted's CEO said on Wednesday.Germany's federal network…

Equinor Says Sanctions Prevented it Helping on Nord Stream

Feb 02, 2023

Norway's Equinor said European Union sanctions had prevented it from providing services and equipment to inspect the damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, revealing for the first time why Norwegian assistance was not forthcoming.In September…

Greenpeace Activists Board Heavy-lift Vessel Carrying Shell's Penguins FPSO

Feb 01, 2023

Four Greenpeace activists on Tuesday boarded the heavy transportation vessel carrying Shell's Penguins FPSO aboard, calling on the oil major to 'Stop Drilling. Start Paying.'Six Greenpeace International activists attempted, and four managed…

Keppel to Deliver Guyana-bound 'Mega' FPSO to SBM Offshore in 1Q

Feb 01, 2023

Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine said Wednesday it was on track to deliver a 'mega' floating production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO) to SBM Offshore in the first quarter of 2023. This is the third FPSO that Keppel Shipyard is delivering…

WindServe Marine Secures Loan for Offshore Wind CTV Construction

Feb 01, 2023

WindServe Marine, a U.S. offshore wind support services company, has secured a loan from The Washington Trust Company, for the construction of three new 88-foot crew transfer vessels (CTV), recently commissioned by Ørsted, the largest offshore wind developer in the world…

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