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Poland: Ørsted, PGE JV to Develop Two Offshore Wind Farms in Baltic Sea

Feb 10, 2021

Danish offshore wind farm developer Ørsted has teamed up with Polish PGE to develop two offshore wind farm projects in the Baltic Sea, off Poland.Ørsted and PGE will form a 50/50 joint venture which will work on the development, construction…

Japan's Cosmo Awarded Offshore Exploration Concession in Abu Dhabi

Feb 10, 2021

Japanese oil company Cosmo has been awarded exploration concession for Offshore Block 4 in Abu Dhabi, ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi national oil firm said.Under the agreement, Cosmo will own a 100 percent stake in the exploration phase, investing up to $145 million towards exploration and appraisal drilling…

Dutch Offshore Services Firm ROG Goes Independent

Feb 10, 2021

Dutch-based ship repair and vessel services firm ROG is going independent as the company has reacquired a controlling 75% stake previously held by Royal IHC.The company, which provides services to the maritime and offshore industry through its ROG Ship Repair and Rotterdam Offshore units…

PTTEP, Petronas Make Significant Gas Find Offshore Sarawak, Malaysia

Feb 10, 2021

Malaysian oil firm Petronas and Thailand's PTTEP on Wednesday announced they'd made a large gas discovery at the Lang Lebah-2 well, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.The well is located in Block SK410B, in the Central Luconia Province, about 80 kilometers off the coast of Sarawak…

Equinor Posts Record Annual Loss. Sells U.S. Bakken Shale Assets

Feb 10, 2021

Norway's Equinor has agreed to sell its assets in the U.S. Bakken shale oil province after a decade of multi-billion-dollar losses and criticism for poor investment decisions.Equinor will sell its entire Bakken acreage, located in the states of North Dakota and Montana to Grayson Mill Energy…

Denmark's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Gets DNV GL Project Certificate

Feb 10, 2021

Vattenfall's Horns Rev 3, Denmark's largest offshore wind farm, has received a project certificate from certification firm DNV GL, proving a safe and cost-efficient operation of the offshore wind farm.The 412 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm…

Taggart Development: LLOG Gets Access to Eni's Gulf of Mexico Infrastructure

Feb 10, 2021

U.S. Gulf of Mexico focused oil firm LLOG Exploration Offshore, and the Italian oil company Eni have signed an infrastructure agreement in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, that will help LLOG develop its Taggart discovery.The agreement provides…

Tullow to Sell E. Guinea, Gabon Assets to Panoro for Up to $180M

Feb 09, 2021

Oil firm Tullow has struck a deal to sell its assets in Equatorial Guinea and an offshore block stake in Gabon to Panoro for $180 million and will use the proceeds to reduce debt.Tullow said Tuesday that Panoro would acquire all of its assets in Equatorial Guinea and the Dussafu asset in Gabon…

Jumbo Delivers Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Goods

Feb 09, 2021

Dutch heavy lift and transportation firm Jumbo has recently completed the transportation part of what is the company's largest-ever job - the Transportation and Installation contract for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan.Jumbo said Tuesday it had mobilized its heavy lift vessels…

Crowley, Watco Team Up to Support Growing U.S. Offshore Wind Industry

Feb 09, 2021

Two U.S.-based maritime & offshore services and logistics companies Crowley and Watco, are teaming up in the space of the emerging offshore wind industry in the country.In a statement on Tuesday, the two firms said they'd create a single-source…

Blue Water-backed Kentech to Buy SNC-Lavalin's Oil and Gas Business

Feb 09, 2021

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc said on Tuesday it would sell its oil and gas business to Kentech Corporate Holdings Ltd, an energy services company backed by private equity firm Blue Water Energy, and focus on its high-performing engineering services…

France's Total to Change Name in Pivot Away from Oil

Feb 09, 2021

France's Total posted better than expected earnings in the fourth quarter as oil prices stabilized, and said it would change its name as part of a push to diversify and grow renewable power and electricity production.The French oil and gas major…

Sapura Energy Says Brazilian JV Unaffected by Seadrill's Chapter 11 Filings

Feb 09, 2021

Malaysian offshore energy services firm Sapura Energy said that its Brazilian joint venture with Seadrill is not affected by Chapter 11 cases filed by several Seadrill subsidiaries operating in Asia. Sapura Energy said it was responding to media…

Shell in Norway: Focus on Gas and Offshore Wind

Feb 09, 2021

Royal Dutch Shell will narrow its exploration scope in Norway to focus on natural gas production and possibly offshore wind in future, it told the Norwegian oil and energy ministry.Shell said in October it planned to reduce its oil and gas operations…

Long-term Charters for Østensjø Rederi Offshore Vessel Trio

Feb 09, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel provider Østensjø Rederi has signed long-term contracts for three of its offshore vessels.The new contracts for the Edda Fauna and Edda Flora vessels, signed with subsea services company DeepOcean, will begin in the…

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