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Guyana's Oil Exports Double, with Europe Taking Half of Cargoes

Jan 13, 2023

Guyana's oil exports jumped 164% last year, boosted by growing output and demand for the newest Latin American oil producer's light sweet crudes, particularly in Europe, where thirsty refiners ramped up imports to replace Russian supplies.Since…

BW Offshore's Abo FPSO Gets to Stay with Eni in Nigeria Until March End

Jan 13, 2023

FPSO leasing firm BW Offshore has signed another short-term extension for Abo FPSO offshore Nigeria.The contract extension is with Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd, a subsidiary of the Italian oil firm Eni. The extension runs until March 31, 2023…

Scana CEO, Chairman, and Two Board Members Resign

Jan 13, 2023

Scana, an Oslo-listed maritime and offshore services provider, said Thursday evening that its CEO Styrk Bekkenes had resigned, along with the company's chairman and two board members.The Scana board has decided to appoint Oddbjørn Haukøy as interim CEO…

Tidal Energy Firm Minesto Tapped for Site Development Services in Asia

Jan 13, 2023

Tidal energy technology company Minesto said Friday it had received its first historic sales order for site development services,.The order includes Minesto's Dragon Class tidal energy powerplants and comes from an unnamed 'major corporation in the  Asian offshore energy sector…

Valaris Bags Drilling Contracts in Brazil, U.S. GoM, and UK North Sea

Jan 13, 2023

Offshore drilling firm Valaris said Friday it had recently secured contracts and extensions for its offshore drilling rigs in Brazil, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and the UK North Sea.In Brazil, French oil company TotalEnergies exercised an extension option for the VALARIS DS-15 drillship…

Marco Polo Marine Partners Up with S. Korean Firms for Offshore Wind Work

Jan 13, 2023

Marco Polo Marine, a Singapore-listed offshore vessel company, has entered the South Korean market with a 'landmark' Memorandum of Understanding signed with South Korean companies Namsung Shipping Co., Ltd. and HA Energy Co., Ltd. (“HA-E”).Under the MoU…

Vessel Retrofits Could Accelerate U.S. Offshore Wind Development

Jan 13, 2023

The U.S. Administration’s strategy to fast-track offshore wind development is exciting for overseas shipbuilders and service providers in the field. Joint ventures meeting Jones Act requirements will support accelerating development. Some question…

Siem Offshore Nets 7-month OSCV Deal at Equinor's Hywind Tampen Floating Wind Farm

Jan 13, 2023

The Norwegian energy firm Equinor has awarded Siem Offshore a seven-month contract extension for the offshore subsea construction vessel Siem Barracuda.The extension will keep the 120.8m vessel working on Equinor's Hywind Tampen project offshore Norway…

Mingyang Unveils Powerful Offshore Wind Turbine with 'Beyond 18MW' Capacity

Jan 13, 2023

China's Mingyang Smart Energy on Friday announced the launch of next flagship offshore wind turbine – the MySE 18.X-28X - 'going beyond the 18MW threshold.' This means that, at the time of writing, this is the most powerful offshore wind turbine announced so far…

Gusting Forward: U.S. Gov't to Simplify Offshore Wind Rules to Meet Climate Goals

Jan 13, 2023

The U.S. Department of the Interior will reform its regulations for the development of wind energy facilities on the country's outer continental shelf to help meet crucial climate goals, it said in a statement on Thursday.The proposed rule changes…

Kawasaki's AUV Used to Inspect Coating Defects on Subsea Pipeline

Jan 13, 2023

Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries said Thursday it had, with French energy supermajor TotalEnergies,  completed its joint offshore verification test measuring the electrical potential of subsea pipelines during close-range inspections using an AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle)…

TenneT, Petrofac, Hitachi Energy Pen Deals for 2GW Offshore Converter Stations

Jan 13, 2023

Today Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT has signed deals with Hitachi Energy and Petrofac for early works in support of TenneT’s 2GW Program. The companies will start preparatory work and detailed engineering to ensure timely…

U.S. Gulf of Mexico: Laborde Marine Expands Offshore Vessel Fleet

Jan 12, 2023

New Orleans-based Laborde Marine said Thursday it had acquired two 240-foot (73.15m) deepwater DP-2 offshore supply vessels from L&M Botruc Rental, Inc. and has expanded its fleet of managed vessels. The company said that SOLAS-certified Shelley…

Sri Lanka to Open 900 Offshore Blocks for Oil and Gas Exploration

Jan 12, 2023

Sri Lanka is preparing to issue two-year oil and gas exploration licenses for as many as 900 offshore blocks for foreign firms to scout for energy resources and bring in vital investments to the crisis-hit country, a top official told Reuters on Thursday…

Japan's Inpex to Ramp up LNG Output, Sales, CEO Says

Jan 12, 2023

Inpex Corp, Japan's biggest oil and natural gas explorer, aims to accelerate its expansion of production and sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the premise that LNG market will remain tight in the mid-term, its CEO said on Thursday. 'Global…

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