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Petrobras, CNOOC Sign Búzios Field Deal

Mar 08, 2022

Brazilian oil firm Petrobras last Friday signed a contract with its Chinese partner CNOOC for the assignment of 5% of its interest in the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, offshore Brazil.The agreement is the result of the option to purchase an additional share…

Scana's Seasystems to Deliver Anchoring System for Brazil-bound FPSO

Mar 08, 2022

Scana's subsidiary Seasystems, previously known as Scana Offshore, has received a letter of intent to deliver an anchoring system for a Brazil-bound FPSO.The delivery consists of anchoring equipment such as chain stops, jacks, and winches.Scana…

Shell to Exit Russian Oil and Gas

Mar 08, 2022

Oil major Shell said Tuesday it would withdraw from its involvement in all Russian hydrocarbons, including crude oil, petroleum products, gas, and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The news follows Shell’s decision last week that it intends to end…

Nexans, Peterson Den Helder Charter Havila Shipping Vessel Duo

Mar 08, 2022

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Havila Shipping has won vessel contracts with Nexans Norway and Peterson Den Helder. The company also secured work of one AHTS with an unnamed client.Nexans Norway has chartered Havila Shipping's subsea vessel Havila Phoenix…

Sakhalin Projects to Effectively 'freeze', Japan Holding Off Decision - Minister

Mar 08, 2022

Japanese industry minister Koichi Hagiuda said on Tuesday that the Sakhalin energy projects 'will effectively freeze' given the exit of Western stakeholders and that Japan would therefore wait to see how the situation plays out to make any decision…

BHP Books Aquadrill's Vela Drillship for Gulf of Mexico Drilling

Mar 08, 2022

Australia-based BHP has booked Aquadrill's Vela drillship for a drilling operation in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The rig, managed by Seadrill, is currently in the Gulf of Mexico, on a contract with Equinor until May. After the expiration of the contract…

BP to Resume Operations in Libya, NOC Says

Mar 08, 2022

Libya's state-owned National Oil Corp (NOC) announced on Monday that oil and gas major BP agreed to resume oil operations in the country, a statement published on the company's website said.The statement added the two companies discussed resuming…

Gulf Island Chairman Flick to Retire

Mar 07, 2022

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., a steel fabricator and service provider to the industrial and energy sectors, today announced that its Chairman of the Board of Directors, Michael A. Flick, will retire effective upon the expiration of his current…

US House to Vote as Soon as Tuesday on Russia Energy Import Ban

Mar 07, 2022

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote as soon as Tuesday on legislation seeking to ban the import of Russian energy products and suspend normal trade relations with Russia, a congressional aide told Reuters.The text of the proposal is expected later on Monday…

Ørsted Prepares for Potential Sanctions on Russian Gas

Mar 07, 2022

Danish energy firm Ørsted said on Monday it was preparing for potential disruptions to its gas supplies from Russia's Gazprom, due to sanctions, and would give any profits from the contract to humanitarian aid in Ukraine.Ørsted, which is 50…

Brazil Gov't Appoints Rodolfo Landim to Chair Petrobras Board

Mar 07, 2022

Brazil's government has appointed former Petrobras executive Rodolfo Landim to chair the state-controlled oil producer's board, the company said in a filing on Saturday night.Earlier in the day, Admiral Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira told Reuters…

Viking Link: NIB Grants Another Loan for Denmark-UK Subsea Power Cable

Mar 07, 2022

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has agreed on a 10-year loan deal with Danish grid operator Energinet to increase the co-financing to construct the Viking Link, a 760- kilometer 1.4 GW high voltage direct current electricity interconnector…

Coral Sul FLNG: World's Deepest FLNG Unit Moored Off Mozambique

Mar 07, 2022

The mooring of Coral Sul (South) FLNG, East Africa's first FLNG unit, and the world's deepest, was completed last week.The giant Coral Sul FLNG unit, 432 meters long and 66 meters wide, and weighing around 220,000 tons, earlier this year arrived…

Empyrean Energy: Jade Prospect Site Survey Complete. Drilling Rig Talks Underway

Mar 07, 2022

Empyrean Energy, a company gearing up to start drilling at its Jade prospect, offshore China, said Monday that China Oilfield Services Limited ('COSL') had successfully completed the well site survey required over the Jade Prospect drilling location…

Offshore Gangway Firm Uptime Nets Long-tem Walk-to-Work Deals with DOF Subsea

Mar 07, 2022

Motion-compensated gangway supplier Uptime International has secured two long-term walk-to-work contracts with the offshore vessel owner DOF Subsea.Uptime will be supporting DOF Subsea's on the vessel owner's recently awarded long-term contract for a Multi-Purpose Supply Vessel (MPSV)…

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