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Axxis Geo Extends Havila PSV Charters

Mar 19, 2020

Ocean bottom node (OBN) survey company Axxis Geo Solutions has extended charters for two Havila platform supply vessels.Norwegian vessel owner Havila Shipping said Thursday that Axxis Geo had extended charters for the PSV vessels Havila Aurora…

Shelf Drilling's Jack-Up Rig Contract Cut Short

Mar 19, 2020

Jack-up rig contractor Shelf Drilling has informed that the contract for its jack-up rig Shelf Drilling Tenacious would be cut short.The company on Thursday said it had entered into a mutual agreement with the customer to amend the contract…

Total Buys 80% Stake in Floating Wind Project

Mar 19, 2020

French energy major Total said on Thursday that it had reached an agreement with renewables energy developer Simply Blue Energy to acquire 80% of the Erebus floating wind project in the Celtic Sea.Total, which did not disclose the value of the deal…

U.S. Offshore Oil Lease Sale Weakest Since 2016

Mar 19, 2020

A major sale of oil and gas leases in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday generated $93 million in high bids, the lowest total for any U.S. offshore auction since 2016, reflecting caution in the drilling industry amid a steep slide in oil prices…

Lankhorst Deepwater Mooring Lines for Liza Unity FPSO

Mar 18, 2020

Lankhorst Offshore reports it has been awarded a contract by SBM Offshore to supply the deepwater mooring lines for the Liza Unity Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) for ExxonMobil’s Liza oil field offshore Guyana, South America…

Petrobras China-built FPSO Hull Reaches Brazil

Mar 18, 2020

China-built hull of Petrobras P-71 FPSO has reached Brazil where topside integration will take place at the Jurong Aracruz Shipyard (EJA).The 316 meters long, 54 meters wide, hull, built by CIMC Raffles, had set sail from China on December 12…

Five PSV Charters for Solstad Offshore in UK

Mar 18, 2020

Norway-based offshore support vessel operator Solstad Offshore has secured contracts and extensions for five of its platform supply vessels in the UK Sector of the North Sea.The longest term charters of the five have been awarded to Solstad Offshore by its Equnior's UK subsidiary Equinor UK Limited…

Norway: Approval Granted to Dvalin-Heidrun Tie-In

Mar 18, 2020

Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has given its approval for the tie-in of Wintershall Dea's Dvalin gas field to Equinor's Heidrun host platform in the Norwegian Sea.The development solution/concept for Dvalin is to connect the well stream to Heidrun TLP for processing…

Tracerco in GoM Pipeline Inspection

Mar 18, 2020

Tracerco, part of Johnson Matthey Plc, has been awarded a deep-water subsea inspection project to assess the integrity of a new pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM).Tracerco said that the operator, which it didn't name, will deploy Tracerco’s Subsea CT Scanner 'DiscoveryTM…

Aker BP Reduces Offshore Workforce Count to Prevent Coronavirus Spread

Mar 18, 2020

Norwegian oil firm Aker BP, 30% owned by BP, said it had reduced staffing offshore to prevent a spread of coronavirus, but aims to maintain its output plans for 2020.The company has not register any coronavirus cases among its employees, but…

Ørsted, TEPCO in Offshore Wind JV

Mar 18, 2020

Japan's largest power company TEPCO, and Danish offshore wind farm developer Ørsted, have set up a joint venture company.The JV company, named Choshi Offshore Wind Farm K.K., has been formed with the intention of working towards a joint bid in the Choshi-city offshore wind promotion area…

WTI Oil Price Hits 17-Year Low, Brent Goes Below $28

Mar 18, 2020

Oil prices fell for the third session on Wednesday with U.S. crude futures tumbling to a 17-year low as travel and social lockdowns sparked by the coronavirus epidemic knocked the outlook for demand.U.S. crude was down $1.49 cents, or 5.53%…

200+ Oilfield Services Firms Could Go Bust

Mar 18, 2020

More than 200 oilfield services companies might be forced to declare bankruptcy - most of them in Norway and the UK - due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its effect on oil prices.This is according to Norway-based energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy…

U.S. Offshore Lease Sale Tests Industry Appetite Amid Market Meltdown

Mar 18, 2020

The Trump administration on Wednesday will hold a major sale of oil and gas leases in federal waters, testing drillers' appetite for investment amid a steep slide in oil prices that has cast doubt over energy projects around the globe. The more than 78 million-acre (31…

BW Energy Slashes Gabon Spending Plans

Mar 18, 2020

Oil and gas company BW Energy, with assets in Gabon and Brazil, has decided to cut down its planned Gabon investments by 50 percent, citing coronavirus outbreak, oil price uncertainty, and restriction on international travel.'The impact of international…

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